I suppose "occult rock" is a handy enough term for it, anyway; it's easier than stringing together "70's-influenced psychedelic doom rock" to describe the aural spells these wicked women weave. The Devil is bigger than ever (bigger than the Beatles!) and the chorus of converts singing his praises has grown louder with every Ghost album [...]
After listening to Psycho's female blowtorch, Penny Torture, and Ava Inferi's haunting distaff elemental, Carmen Susana Simões, I realized it's time we just chill and admit that women are all-around better at this metal-singing thing. Is this mad exaggeration? It feels like that when I'm away from an MPEG player, but then I listen to those [...]
Wilhelm Reich was one of Freud's inner circle - some say he was being groomed to take over leadership of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) - but he was ultimately centrifuged out of that organization for his social reform and anti-Nazi work. Historians have since documented the general capitulation of German psychoanalysis to the Nazis, [...]

Finally, the volcanic dust has (almost) settled! For everyone no longer fighting short term memory loss and extreme fatigue caused by sleep deprivation and sensory overload, get ready to re-live the highlights of Roadburn Festival 2010 ! Now we all know that Roadburn is undoubtedly one of the absolute coolest festivals of the year. Masters of bringing the best of heavy rock, stoner and doom together under one smoky haze, Roadburn is the highlight of the summer festival season for tons of rock fans. Unfortunately, not everyone has the chance to get there, whether because [...]
Welcome to Revelations of Doom, Metal Injection's portal into the seedy underworld of extreme metal. Your tour guide is, as always, Grim Kim, and this time around, I've got something for you that's colored a little lighter than the usual sludge fiends and black metal tyrants that populate this column. Imagine the unholy union of ...
The four-piece band sang of serving Christ and Satan, being purified by the fire of latter and given life by the water of the former; Armageddon—Abaddon—and repentance, Jehovah's strength and Lucifer's light; and of the Process' appropriately Old Testament-y prophecy of the end of the world. Unlike the Old Testament, when the world is in flames, blood runs in the streets and we're plagued by pestilence, hatred and misery, Processians "shall conquer fear with love." I'm glad my new religion is so awesome.
The Cinefamily brings you Satan! On Sunday, August 23, participate in a Sabbath Assembly ritual and learn all there is to know about the Process Church through a multimedia presentation by an expert, while The Sabbath Assembly band sings hymns... From the Silent Movie Theater: Was The Process Church truly "one of the most dangerous Satanic cults [...]
Il caldo sapore dei suoni di altri tempi catapultati ai giorni nostri può essere molto consolatorio arrivati alla fine di una settimana di deliri e casini lavorativi. Sarebbe stato eccitante viverli in preda al delirio delle Borse di questa settimana e invece si trattava di 'problemi interni'. C'è bisogno di vibrazioni positive e in questo momento Euphoria dei Dead Man è un toccasana. Vedere l'anno 2008 stampigliato sul retro dell'album e ascoltare come suona ti può far perdere i pochi punti certi della tua vita.Può non sorprenderti la bravura di questi svedesi quanto piuttosto [...]

DOWNLOAD: James Jackson Toth - Nothing Hides (MP3) DOWNLOAD: James Jackson Toth - Doreen (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jex Thoth - Separated at Birth (MP3) James Jackson Toth (ex-Wooden Wand) released an album called Waiting In Vain on 7/29 on Rykodisc. The album features, among others, Nels Cline (Wilco), John Dietrich (Deerhoof) and Andy Cabic (aka Vetiver) on guitar, and it was produced by Steve Fisk (Nirvana, Screaming Trees). You can download two tracks from [...]
beck: modern guilt remember before scientology when beck was a vibrant, exciting artist? jex thoth: jex thoth: nothing left to die my new drunk(ing) record. like bardo pond from the seventies. james blackshaw: litany of echoes: infinite circle now with piano. too pretty for the wire apparently. dicks. no new york: various artists contortions. teenage jesus and the jerks. mars. dna. 'nuff [...]

Þá er maður kominn heim af frábærri Roskilde hátíð. Hátíðin í ár var jafn erfið og hún var skemmtileg enda barði sólskinið á manni daginn út og daginn inn svo svitinn bogaði af manni. Svo festist bölvað moldrikið á manni og smaug inn um allar rifur og vit þannig að manni líður eins og maður sé með kíló af mold í lungunum. En hvað lætur maður sig ekki hafa til að komast á og vera á bestu útihátíð í heimi? Tónlistarspekingar á góðri stundu Ég mun birta [...]

"We consider ourselves and alchemic doom band," opines the voice (and namesake) of Jex Thoth. Normally statements such as this cause me to flash-back to Nigel Tufnell and little men dancing round stonehenge... HOWEVER... no such giggle inducing scenery popped into my head this time. I attribute this to: 1) ummm... the woman's holding an axe, I'm going to say nice things about her; and [...]

With Wooden Wand on indefinite hiatus, the husband and wife duo of James Jackson Toth and Jessica Toth, are both focusing on their new projects. James, recording under his full name, James Jackson Toth, and Jessica, fronting her band Jex Thoth. Although Jex worked on James' album, and vice versa, that's where the similarities end. [...]

Jex Thoth , a psychedelic hard rock band named after its enigmatic singer, has announced the release of its self-titled debut album courtesy of Swedish imprint I Hate Records . Anyone looking for 'stoner rock' or cookie cutter doom best look elsewhere - lord knows there are plenty of other options if that's your sort of thing. Download "When The Raven Calls" MP3 No, Jex Thoth is a bright shining phoenix rising from the drudgery of predictable metal. The transnational quintet features a bevy of [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Dark Romantics : "Lonely... Alone" [mp3] from Lonely/Roads other Dark Romantics music blog posts at Largehearted Boy Donkeys : "Walk Through a Cloud" [mp3] from Living on the Other Side (out September 9th) other Donkeys music blog posts at Largehearted Boy Jex Thoth : "When [...]

With all that extra downtime this week, we now find ourselves with a ton of unused mp3s. However, rather than let them go to waste, we figured to just include them in the newest edition of our "Friday Mixtape". As always, let us know what you like from the bunch below, and we'll spend some time featuring them in the coming weeks... "Say Whoa" by DJ A-Trak "Star" by EXTREME "Torn Blue Foam Couch" by [...]

Surfacing through a melange of Sabbath infused trellises, Jex Hoth's hot cinder vocals rise clearly to the top as a beckoning light. Named after their singer, Jex Hoth is a multi-national entity containing former Wooden Wand leader James Jackson Toth (Grim Jim) on Bass and Guitar, Silas Paine (Guitars / Bouzouki / Flute), Zodiac (Keyboards / Studio Wizardry) and Johnny Dee (Drums, Percussion). audio: nothing left to die.mp3 seperated at birth.mp3 http://www.jexthoth.com/ [...]

Is there such a thing as lof-fi gothic metal? Jex Thoth is the singer of the band that was named after her and her vocals float on top of the slow moving doom inspired backing. There is a feel of the basement and the garage in the recordings of this Californian band, who is likely to be dreaming of big budgets and extensive studio time. The surprise instrument on their self-titled album is the bouzouki, an instrument that normally features prominently in the folk tradition of Greece. The lyrics feature the usual [...]
Þá er Roskildeleik Rjómans lokið og reglulegar áætlunarferðir geta hafist að nýju. Sökum þess hve langt er síðan ég vísaði í einhverja tónlist hér ætla ég að sleppa allri umfjöllun (þið eruð alveg sátt við að losna við bullið í mér ekki satt) og birta bara topp 10 lista af tónlist sem safnast hefur upp. Einn, tveir og svo... [MP3] Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook [MP3] Jex Thoth - Separated At Birth [MP3] Passanger - Do What You Like [MP3] The Morning [...]

Jex Thoth , a psychedelic hard rock band named after its enigmatic singer, has announced the release of its self-titled debut album courtesy of Swedish imprint I Hate Records. The transnational quintet features a bevy of skull-thwacking riffs and folk-tinged tones supporting Thoth's gloriously soaring voice. The band also includes the impeccable musicianship and creativity of former Wooden Wand leader James Jackson Toth ( Grim Jim ) on bass and guitar, backing the frontwoman who had previously lent her remarkable harmonies to his former group. Likewise, members Silas Paine (guitars / bouzouki / flute), [...]