Metalsucks — Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you: I partied way too hard last night and have not been to bed yet. I’m running purely on fumes and caffeine right now. I think if somebody put on something really fast and crazy right now, like, say, Necropha... more info

Stereogum — I gave some background info on crusty, cathartic Virginia-based sludge/doom trio Salome when vocalist Kat stopped through to discuss her day job as a massage therapist and a yoga instructor. And I focused on her voice: She’s an amazing singer, one ... more info

Metalsucks — ‘Cause sometimes we like it slow. Mobius: Dooooooown. Temmmmmpooooo. Sloooooow. Dooooooom. You get the point. Raw and crusty, down and dirty doom from the Slovak Republic. For fans of bands like Batillus and Salome. [Thanks: Hopig Santourian] The ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Batilus on stage with Kat of Salome (more by Chris LaPutt) Complete Failure. Celeste. Thou. These are some of a few bands that have offered their recorded output for FREE in the past, and considering the quality of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Chris La Putt Landmine Marathon Salome, from northern Virginia, is a doom-metal band with no bass player: one of the few... At Union Pool on Tuesday night, early in the band's second song "Master Failure"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Paul Birman, words by BBG Salome The first night of the Salome / Landmine Marathon madness struck Union Pool last night (7/13), leaving a wake of overheated bodies and bruised/unprepared mosh casualties in it's path. The show saw... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Landmine Marathon photos by Taylor Keahey, words and photos of Failures & Mammoth Grinder by BBG Landmine Marathon at Kimo's Salome and Landmine Marathon are in NYC, and are ready to tear the roof off of Union Pool TONIGHT (7/13)... more info

Metalsucks — Bad luck and terrible timing are the culprits responsible for the fact that I’ve yet to see Landmine Marathon live, but all that’s gonna change when they play Union Pool in Brooklyn with the equally-excellent Salome and Wetnurse next Tuesday. And... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonDavid McVicar's production of Salome reimagines Strauss in terms of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, which in turn relocates Sade's 120 Days of Sodom to fascist Italy. It provoked an equivocal response when it was new in 2008. So... more info

The Telegraph — After a master stroke the production's shock value, impetus and intensity is lost. Rating: * * * more info