Reverend Bizarre: doom metal monoliths, reviews and essential works

Reverend Bizarre

Musical Group

Forfans of traditional/epic doom, devotees of candlemass, pentagram, saint vitus, and black sabbath, and listeners who enjoy massive, slow-burning albums.
3 Reviews 1 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Reverend Bizarre are a Finnish doom metal trio from Lohja, active from 1996 to 2007. Renowned for traditional, ultra-slow, and heavy doom, they released three monumental studio albums culminating in III: So Long Suckers.

Finnish doom metal band from Lohja; formed in 1996; core trio: Albert Witchfinder, Peter Vicar, and Earl of Void; style rooted in traditional/epic doom akin to Candlemass, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, and Black Sabbath; three studio albums between 2002 and 2007; the group ended activity after announcing III: So Long Suckers as their final album.

Three emphatic reviews celebrate Reverend Bizarre’s ultra-heavy, traditional doom: crushing riffs, anticlerical themes, and marathon song lengths. The 2002 debut is hailed as a monolith; the 2005 follow-up doubles down on classic doom aesthetics; the 2007 swansong is vast and imposing, though criticized for excessive length. Influences repeatedly cited include Candlemass, Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Black Sabbath, and Cirith Ungol. Overall verdict: reverent praise with a few caveats on bloat.

Notable Quotes

❝ There is no light in the heavy, metallic grooves crafted by Reverend Bizarre. There is no opening, nothing at all. Just fucking powerful, deflagrating, and infinite acid doom metal.

❝ At the end of this very long journey through godforsaken moors, mystical rites, and vaguely dreamlike impulses, what emerges is the compositional power of a debut that, with each listen, increasingly takes on the appearance of an ancestral and immutable dolmen.