Ethere Magazine

02/21/2026

Everyone check out this new funeral doom band from China, Xié Gòu: https://xiegou.bandcamp.com/album/- ... very interesting release with traditional Chinese instrumentation that reminds me a bit of Begraebnis that I've interviewed in Convivial Hermit #10.

Speaking of which, issues of both Ethere 1 and Convivial Hermit 9 and 10 are still available, order now at my Convivial Hermit bigcartel or Bleeding Heart Nihilist Prod. if you are outside of USA! Thanks!

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01/12/2026

For anyone interested in my top albums of 2025, you can check out my list(s) here: https://www.convivialhermit.net/top2025albums

I know most hipsters have these lists done at end of November/beginning of December but I need some time to absorb what I hear. Only a few doom albums appeared, but appear they did. Happy 2026, everybody!

And P.S. Issues of Ethere & Convivial Hermit are still available! Non-standard interviews, eccentric reviews, weird articles, we are your men...

Top 2025 Releases

12/12/2025

Just a few copies left of ETHERE #1 to order from me directly at www.convivialhermit.net. For those in Sweden and Scandinavia, The Sinister Initiative (www.thesinisterinitiative.com) will be stocking ETHERE and all available CONVIVIAL HERMIT issues in maybe 2-4 weeks time! Keep an eye on this distro, thanks!

02/24/2025

Ethere #1 is now in stock at the Princeton Record Exchange (www.prex.com), "one of the leading independent record stores in the world" in Princeton, New Jersey by the campus of Princeton University! Check it out next time you are there! Copies of Convivial Hermit #10 are also in stock. Thanks!

01/08/2025

Here is a recent Youtube video on Funeral Doom, on the wyattxhim channel. I disagree with portions of this, agree with others. The pronunciation of Thergothon with the stress on "goth" is most unforgivable...

Background Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcNxQ0sH3NAThergothon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRJAkNSCn_YSkepticism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

11/12/2024

Cult Never Dies (www.cultneverdies.com) in the UK still has copies of Ethere #1, as well as Convivial Hermit #10 and the special #9 edition available only in the UK (at reduced cost!). Please check it out and show your support by ordering now!!!!!! Limited copies! Thanks!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween Doom to all readers! 🎃🎃🎃 Light some candles, turn off the damn computer, and quietly read a printed zine. Keep print media alive!

Thanks to everyone who has already ordered an issue through our various worldwide distributors and www.convivialhermit.net!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cNGgzgLr1U&ab_channel=FuneralIndustryInc

Funeral Doom Metal band from Australia (Adelaide, South Australia)!!!Formed in 1993.Album: Tears From a Grieving Heart - 1999.In an interview in Laudatio Fu...

10/04/2024

https://www.arslongavitabrevis.org/ AKA Necrocosm in France finally posted up issues of Ethere #1 and Convivial Hermit #10 in their distro. If you live in France or surrounding areas, now is your chance to get these zines at a good price!

Ars Longa Vita Brevis

09/23/2024

Siren Records in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is now stocking Ethere #1 and the latest Convivial Hermit issue. They have a very nice selection of metal and underground music there so make sure to check it out if you are in southeast Pennsylvania!

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08/23/2024

Darkness Shall Rise Productions in Germany will be the next distro to stock Ethere! They should have copies in several weeks. Thanks for Denny and Mirko for their support and for all of the great releases and re-releases they've produced in the last years.

07/27/2024

The UK publishing house Cult Never Dies is now stocking Ethere #1 and the latest Convivial Hermit issue, #10! Order both from them now!!!

07/18/2024

Early funeral doom or doom/sludge, my friends? Or does it even matter? They nailed the darkness but the sloppiness of this mix and many average riffs are put offs... what is your opinion? In any case this was their only good album; following this demo they did a complete 180 and changed to stoner rock, would have never guessed.