Within the first 6 months of this year, three pivotal bands from the doom and adjacent metal genres returned from the void. Sleep, Neurosis, and Warning all released new music in one form or another. At a certain point in recent history, any new music from these bands would have been the time to rejoice. Indeed, two of them have their fans throwing horns while the other has their fans slack-jawed with a dangling joint on their lips burning out. It was only 10 years ago that doom metal and its brethren were at a high point. Sleep had made … Continue reading 2026: The Year Heavy Came Back