Gothic doom of 2020 will be remembered for the new albums by Paradise Lost and Draconian, but also for the incredible debut of Tomorrow’s Rain. Showing their passion for post punk/gothic rock too, the Israelis released a disheartening and absolutely melancholic opus. Along with a host of great special guests, with artist of the stature of Aaron Stainthorpe from My Dying Bride, Greg Mackintosh from Paradise Lost, Sakis Tolis from Rotting Christ, Kobi Farhi from Orphaned Land, Fernando Ribeiro from Moonspell, Mikko Kotamaki from Swallow The Sun, Jeff Loomis from Nevermore and Arch Enemy or Spiros Antoniou from Septicflesh, “Hollow” is an infinite sea of tears in which to drown. Desolation in its purest form.

Cross-Shaped digipack CD.

Barcelona’s doom sludge has its masters: Tort. On their third album they continue the lysergic slowness, with the long songs that seem like psychopharmaceuticals. Freaks of all things unconventional, their command of the style is undeniable. And if they leave you hanging on some tracks, who cares: that’s savoir-faire, folks.

LP + download card.

Dense split with some of the darkest moments of these two great doom sludge bands. Tart and highly recommended.