Author Archives: Brandon Corsair

I completely spaced on sharing it on this website, but I hosted a festival here in Seattle with some friends over the weekend and it was a real blast. 17 bands played across two days and two stages and it was one of the most fulfilling weekends of my life. Flyer: Here’s a video ofContinue reading “Soldiers of Steel Fest 2025”

Pagan Altar is one of the greatest doom metal bands of all time–some might say the greatest, bar none, and I wouldn’t argue with them. After the tragic and too-early death of their singer (and father of the band’s main songwriter and only other constant member, Alan Jones) Terry Jones in 2015, their future wasContinue reading “Pagan Altar Plunge Into a “Well of Despair” On Their New Album (Early Track Stream + Interview)”

The new Serpent Rider album is out today on No Remorse Records! I am so thrilled. This is the first album I’ve released in five years, the best thing I’ve ever written, and I am so proud of it. I’d really appreciate it if you’d give it a spin sometime soon if you haven’t already!Continue reading “Serpent Rider – The Ichor of Chimaera OUT NOW”

BIG THINGS COMING. I am launching a new festival alongside Amy Lee Carlson and NW Metalworx Music as a sort of spiritual continuation to NW MetalFest. Mark your calendars for August 1 and August 2 at the Substation in Seattle. This will be a powerful showcase of old school and new school PNW might withContinue reading “New Festival Alert: Soldiers of Steel Festival in Seattle!”

New song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdmah3vWVtIPre-sales: https://serpentrider.bandcamp.com/album/the-ichor-of-chimaera

Scald has long been a tragic legend of the underground doom metal scene. Despite the lack of support that the sort of music they played had almost anywhere in the late 1990s but particularly for bands operating outside of North America and Europe, these Russians master put out one of the most beloved and celebratedContinue reading “Scald, Curators of the Spirit of “Ancient Doom Metal,” Recall their Journey and Tease New EP (Interview)”

I am thrilled to announce that after TEN YEARS, the first Serpent Rider album is coming out shortly on No Remorse Records! First track stream and pre-sales coming soon.

Another year, another album of the year list and another writeup! This has been an absolutely crazy year in a lot of ways, and one of those has been for the genre itself: in my own opinion this has been the greatest year for metal since 2016 just in terms of the sheer density ofContinue reading “Album of the Year 2024”

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If you’re reading this, you probably like music. How else would you have found this article otherwise? You’re probably even passionate about it if you’re here, and consider yourself to be quite the fan. But do you buy music? Do you go to shows? Do you spend any money meaningfully engaging with the scene inContinue reading “Opinion: Music is Worth Paying For”