John Doran
Latest articles by John Doran

The Body: Christs, Redeemers
By John Doran published
Malevolent sludge duo introduce some choral grief

Grails/Pharaoh Overlord: Black Tar Prophecies/ Palmu
By John Doran published
Split release teams up stoner rock and Krautrock metallers

Wo Fat: The Black Code
By John Doran published
Stoner rockers induce that (kitchen) sinking feeling

Litmus: Slaughterbahn
By John Doran published
Mantras and Mellotronics from a long lost future

Obelyskkh: White Lightnin'
By John Doran published
A bolder, brighter vision for stoner rock

Anna Calvi: Anna Calvi
By John Doran published
Roy Orbison reborn as a young female Londoner.

Wire: Red Barked Tree
By John Doran published
Nostalgia be damned on Wire’s glorious twelfth.

Humanfly: Darker Later
By John Doran published
Leeds post-hardcore doom revivalists strike blackened gold.

Superchunk: Majesty Shredding
By John Doran published
Completely average chunk more like.

Soulfly: Brute Force
By John Doran published
In 2010, Max Cavalera explained to Metal Hammer why Soulfly have gone back to being a nasty metal band on the Omen album
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