Death-doom quartet Spectral Voice brought their unearthly sounds to Central Square with support from Cooked Alive and Groaning Retch.
A heavy Friday night at OB’s featured a local lineup rounded out by Tears From a Grieving Heart and Mollusk.
Greater Boston’s annual heavy music showcase returned with a three-day, three-venue lineup of Summer darkness.
Liverpool doombringers Conan sold out the Middle East with support from Phoenix’s Thra and locals Glacier.
The Dregs Records & Liquid Light Show assembled a heavy local bill in Allston with Sea, Coma Hole, Ballast and The Outlourdes.
Two experimental sludge metal greats held court at a sold-out O’Brien’s, with support from Luci Dead Limb.
Formerly Bostonian stoner-prog quartet Elder made a thunderous return to town with support from Poland’s Belzebong.
For the second consecutive August, a day-long bill of Greater Boston heaviness brought the doom and gloom to ONCE Somerville’s outdoor show space.
Swedish doom legends Candlemass played a rare east coast gig in April with support from Ruby the Hatchet and Frayle.
Colorado doom metal crew Khemmis performed their 2016 breakthrough Hunted in full on their first of two nights at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus, supported by Delaware’s High Reeper.