2011 Rolling Doom/Stoner/Sludge/Drone/Psych/Space Metal Thread

A thread for those who want to discuss new Doom/Sludge/Drone but dont want to start a new thread on every album released.

When this board is deleted please can we keep this thread so we can discuss stuff that does kinda get lost on the rolling thread?

I posted about this on the trad/epic doom thread but thats more for older stuff.
I really cant recommend this album highly enough
http://indivision.ca/imageland//stored_originals/2440978.jpg

CONDENADOS - A Painful Journey Into NIHIL
SKR040CD
Release Date: TBA
CD
$12.00
A relatively new Doom Metal band hailing from Chile; with a very traditional Heavy Metal / Doom Metal sound. The majority of the songs are sung in English, only a few are sung in Spanish. Carrying the old flame of Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus; Condenados takes those influences to create an ultra heavy and hypnotic rhythm and riff driven album while all sung in clean vocals. The album is an epic and emotional journey to explore the dark side of your mind. Check out their latest work at http://www.myspace.com/condenadosdoom

1. Las Puertas De La Catedral
2. Cargando La Cruz (El Inquisidor)
3. Welcome To My Grave
4. Centuries Of Darkness
5. The Shadow Within
6. Final Transmutation

Also heard a really good stoner/doom/spacerock band called Sungod today

http://roadburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Sungod-First-Matter1.jpg

really enjoyed it.

Looks like it was out last year but dont sleep on it like I did!
http://www.roadburn.com/2010/10/album-of-the-day-sungod-first-matter/

plan on checking these both out

good to see you here! Im hoping the sub-genre threads will make things easier for us all to follow plus easier to search.

no problem; I'll try to post more to the main rolling thread too, even though imo I'm more false-metal psych dude than anything. Also really want to check out the Liturgy and Orthodox albums talked about in the main thread...

God I need that Liturgy so bad. Im waiting on my Orthodox lp arriving but obviously I downloaded it and its bloody great.

http://alonerecordsthestonecircle.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/orthodox_baal_150.jpg

you can order it here http://www.the-stone-circle.com/store/index.php?language=uk&osCsid=b3544abb77353867d2ae1e056ba36c9a

the cuzo lp from last year is on Alone Records, i need to pick that up sometime.

ohh didn't know about this

Available for PRE-ORDERS. Ltd. colour vinyl. DAMO SUZUKI, the legendary vocalist of the German band CAN, (with whom he recorded four of his most important records, Tago Mago, Future Days, Soundtracks and Bamyasi Ege), and the Spanish band CUZO are releasing in Alone Records, a live album recorded in one of their dates together last year. The title of the album, 'Puedo ver Tu Mente' (I Can See Your Mind), reflects the experience of see live these two acts. Ahead of what usually it can be found on a standard live album, here there are songs that have less recognizable structure. 'Puedo ver Tu Mente' is the recording of a gig that took place in November the 4th 2009 in the small town of Huesca, Spain, where DAMO SUZUKI and CUZO met for the first time on stage. From here, the band and DAMO started a Spanish tour of 7 dates. On the album we have a single piece divided in three movements from where many songs could emerge but that dilutes any trace of structure and links the musical passages with undeniable perfection to other states of mind, sometimes more relaxed and other times more electric. The pause between tracks is no more than the required oxygen intake before making another dive on the listening experience. It seems quite obvious that is very difficult to fit compositional brilliance, technical virtuosity and creative talent in songs that last no more than 4 o 5 minutes, but what if those three components were released from the limitations of time and format?. This concept which is so close to the 'free-jazz' definition, is the glue where the music of DAMO SUZUKI and CUZO mix together and sculpt a sound speech that is constantly mutating and fed back with bites of progressive-rock, stoner, psych, kraut, improvisation and many similar styles. Throughout the length of the album the peaks of intensity and changes of humor are happening continuously in response to the exposure of the mutual influence, the sum of both entities. This is precisely the purpose of the Damo Suzuki's Network through its 'Never-ending Tour', where he plays with other musicians from the different countries. This keeps his discourse alive and dynamic, being reinterpreted every night, without egos among the artists who are really at the service of the music they are playing at that time. This is what CAN and DAMO SUZUKI called 'Instant Composition'; each concert is unique and therefore is a unique opportunity to create a new sound work. That is what DAMO SUZUKI and CUZO made in their first gig together. Listen the album is to feel sorry for not having being present the day the album was recorded and an aware state for staying tune in order to know when and where will tour to introduce the album to the audience. Until then, 'Puedo ver Tu Mente' is also a notch in the gun of DAMO SUZUKI, and a great opportunity to enjoy the best weapon of CUZO, their live performance.

oooh

are they gonna release any of this stuff on CD cause I don't have a record player (though I might be getting one...)

oh i dunno, i just copied from the vinyl page. Alone usually do both i think

CD http://www.the-stone-circle.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1320&osCsid=b3544abb77353867d2ae1e056ba36c9a

Orthodox cd http://www.the-stone-circle.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1318&osCsid=b3544abb77353867d2ae1e056ba36c9a

though if you are in the usa you might be better waiting til ATH gets them

ATH?

you heard that Hypnos 69 album yet, pfunkboy?

http://www.allthatisheavy.com/

no, ive not heard it yet. They've been around years right? All my stoner rock friends from audiogalaxy/slsk rooms loved them.

I thought you would have heard of ATH. Sadly the stonerrock.com forums gone now but ATH is still going. Just wish it was a bit cheaper, plus everytime anyone in europe orders, they wont mark value down/as a gift, so almost everyone gets hit with a VAT charge from the customs (and the even higher mandatory and despicable £8 post office charge) which means most euros cant order from them now.

I had a Cuzo album ages ago and found it to be just the most generic post-metal waste of time... maybe they're better now and I got <3 for D Suzuki but he's not exactly choosy about who he teams up with

realest of talk, and sorry to get my promo swag on, but the Witch Mountain album is probably the best doom-related thing I've heard this year so far! I think it is out in about a month and is released by the band themselves so I guess you can direct all questions to Nate not that I've seen him posting for a minute

So is "Dopesmoker" by Sleep really the must-hear epic I have had ppl tell me it is recently?

yes

but any album no matter by who is always a disappointment if its been really bigged up

Dopesmoker seems a bit of a commitment, I was planning on hedging my bets with Holy Mountain which seemed like it had more in common with the High on Fire albums I loved

great album too. get both!!

xpost- yeah "Dopesmoker" is some kinda monument, but it can be a chore to listen to imo. (I've only got the "Jerusalem" version of it- not sure how different the one you get in stores these days differs)

(btw Trayce have you heard the first High on Fire album The Art of Self-Defense? I'm not exactly fluent in metal, but it's one of the best heavy albums I've ever heard, and one of my favorite albums from this last decade...)

not heard them (read about them on a swamp thats sludgy if you know what i mean ;) )
but this may be what drugs a money is after

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/artistsofwar

1st HOF is still my fave HOF

what that blog said about artists of war btw

Really powerful and heavy debut, the best way i can come up with to define their sound is High On Fire meets The Sword. The vocals are a bit strained when they try to reach the higher pitch (actually VERY strained) but its kinda part of the deal. The music, though, is a freeakin Sludge/Doom sledgehammer. Titan sized riffs (that owe to Matt Pike volcano tones a lot), eardrum violating drums, and a geral feeling of a stampede war-like epic rage.

interesting

you know the blog I speak of?

no...and I'm not really after anything anywayz but I'm gonna check em out regardless...

I havwnt heard any HoF yet, ... at least I dont think I have, I listened to some Om and Sleep stuff, some stuff that had a bit of a Sabbathy riffin going on, quite liked it. Really like Earth, was wondering if Dopesmoker was in a similar vein.

High on Fire is less drone than those bands I think...

early stuff is stoner later more metal

you ever listen to any Vitus, Trayce? Born Too Late is pretty droney...

the 1st ep even more so

also yay for the thread title change

yay indeed I was just thinking that put the words "space" and "rock" together and I become a huge fan...

well id be surprised if spacerock doesnt kinda have its own thread but stuff like SubArachnoid Space and Paik definitely belongs here. Bardo Pond have their own thread but have no probs discussing them here either.

hey have you guys ever heard of this one band called Hawkwind?

tell us more!

are they new? out in 2011?

what a dumb name, sounds like a bird fart

xxp awesome...I was just reading over the 2008 albums poll thread, and I'm just now getting around to checking out all the stuff like paavoharju, lau nau, and grouper that you were repping for in that thread...

but be warned dude; I'll probably end up trying to get you to listen to Erykah Badu once or twice in this thread...

hawkwind's first album is the best

metal poll or big poll?

big poll

(metal poll too though)

yeah theres a rolling thread on ilm for that kinda stuff. This one is for the heavier stuff obviously

Do you guys arcross the pond pay any mind to the High on Fire vs Electric Wizard harn locking? I heard there is a great divide between the Americas and the UK regarding those two bands.. idk, thats why I'm askin.

What. Who is supposed to like which?

not sure what you mean...? are they locking horns or is it US fans vs. UK fans over who is the definitive stoner metal band?

both are loved here (tho hof are probably bigger)

i didn't know of any such thing. Personally I have always been way more into EW, and I am an American.

love both

atm I am currently listening to Venezuelan Sludge/Doom with Psych/Stoner Overtones Cultura Tres

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yitsjcxmR0/TYYI4hlkLvI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/beAU1SDZUm4/s1600/183982_501869291930_46249321930_6681538_7172798_n.jpg

Clean vox so ez snappin/bill magill might dig it

http://www.last.fm/music/Cultura+Tres

you ever listen to any Vitus, Trayce?

No but I was just listening to some Hidden Hand and Vitus come up as a similar artist on my playlist doobry.

From what I've heard, the UK thinks EW is the shit, and think HoF is like second rate in comparison. An cuz of Pike's status in the world of Doomier stuff, the Yanks think he's on par with Wino, so they love HoF

WINO
XP

am American, prefer EW (over Sleep, too)

Never heard of this sean. Both are adored here

Though as i said, i think hof sell more records.

I did finally hear the new EW... wasn't too stoked. I think they got better records prior

It might be an Yank press thing then, i really don't know. Maybe I'm startin shit.. lol. j/k

new EW is great!!!!

It even won our poll! https://pub.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=ILM-Metal-2010&query=Winners

oh some shouty vox just appeared on this Cultura Tres album. Only on a couple of tracks but forget about what I said earlier.

1 album I'm really looking forward to is
http://shop.relapse.com/dbimages/sleeves/guiltless_362.jpg
Any one heard it yet?

Out April 12!! Cant wait.
http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=42051

Xp No but they have a Myspace page somewhere...my browser didn't have the requisite Flash updates to see whether it had traxx from their new one or not...

AG, you mentioned Paik upthread: are they still around? They haven't released an album in a few years and afaict they have no upcoming shows at all...do you know dude?

I dont, but a lot of these bands just release stuff out of the blue or sometimes material comes out that isnt publicised and miss it completely. Could imagine loads of 7"s in real ltd quantities being out there.

cant find anything about them though. Nothing about splitting up so they might just be somewhere recording an album.

hate to keep talking about it, but the new Liturgy is a huge, massive fucking beast of an album

New Grails belongs here, IMO. Interesting psych textures, some quite affecting moments too. Good use of the piano, although I was reminded a couple of times of Tony McCaroll's Classical Gas...

Re: Paik...I just saw them on the line up for a new Terrastock that did not come to pass, so maybe they're still around???

hate to keep talking about it, but the new Liturgy is a huge, massive fucking beast of an album

are you on a promo list now?

how else am i supposed to write about new great albums the week they come out? ;)

its not out for 2 months!

April 11 in the UK apparently

oh ok

my favourite album this year so far

http://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Subrosa-No-Help-300x300.jpg

http://www.profoundlorerecords.com//index.php?option=com_ezcatalog&task=detail&id=718&Itemid=99999999

SUBROSA - No Help For The Mighty Ones

Easily delivering their most accomplished and most entrancing album yet (NHFTMO being their third release), the female dominated doom contingent are destined to bring even more awareness to their brand of spellbinding amplifier worship. By delivering their heaviest release to date, SUBROSA’s music is a culmination of supernatural down-tuned guitar and low-end bass, the dark air of two eerie violins, thunderous raw percussion, and seductive female vocals. To get a glimpse of the diabolical sound that SUBROSA conjure, imagine a haunting mix of PJ HARVEY, KYUSS, L7, COVEN, and Appalachian Murder Ballads filtered through the ghostly vibes of American gothic tragedy.

Mixed and mastered by MARDUK bassist Magnus Devo Andersson and featuring artwork from the great artist Glyn Smyth of Scrawled Design, tracklisting for “No Help For The Mighty Ones” goes as follows

1. Borrowed Time, Borrowed Eyes
2. Beneath The Crown
3. Stonecarver
4. The Inheritance
5. Attack On Golden Mountain
6. Whippoorwill
7. House Carpenter
8. Dark Country

SUBROSA are:
Rebecca Vernon: Guitar, vocals
Sarah Pendleton: Electric violin, vocals
Kim Pack: Electric violin, vocals
Dave Jones: Bass
Zachary Hatsis: Drums

http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/02/glyn-smyths-artwork-for-subrosa/

Really good interview

and more on the artwork and thinking behind it
http://scrawleddesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/subrosa-no-help-for-mighty-ones.html

ilxor you get on profoundlores promo list?

course

subrosa sounds like my kinda thing, need to hear asap

ditto

i love it, i really do. Dont sleep on the Grayceon album that came out at the same time. You will love that ilxor

you did all get the Salome album right?

http://reigninart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Grayceon-All-We-Destroy.jpg

GRAYCEON - All We Destroy
GRAYCEON’s third album, “All We Destroy”, is the album the eclectic Bay Area trio have been threatening to make since their inception.

Comprised of cello (Jackie Perez Gratz), guitars (Max Doyle), drums (Zack Farwell), and vocals (Perez Gratz and Doyle), GRAYCEON are a band unlike anything that has been procured in heavy music. Known to create elongated time-stretching odes by combining progressive metal, neo-classical/chamber music, and down-tuned baroque-esque sludge doom, “All We Destroy” is already being heralded as the band’s masterpiece. Heavier, more ferocious, yet more elegant and beautiful, “All We Destroy” is the musical soundtrack to a frantic journey filled with tales of deceit, revenge, and broken hearts, all weaved through the scope of modern-day tragedy

A quick background check on the accomplished musicians that comprise GRAYCEON:

- - Jackie Perez Gratz is also the vocalist and cellist for aquatic doom metal outfit GIANT SQUID and was once a part of chamber neo-classical masters AMBER ASYLUM. She has also has served as the recording cellist for such bands as NEUROSIS, CATTLE DECAPITATION, OM, TODAY IS THE DAY, and most recently appeared and composed all the cello parts featured on the latest AGALLOCH album “Marrow Of The Spirit”

- - Max Doyle and Zack Farwell are also members of one of the most underrated thrash bands in the U.S. today, namely the VOIVOD-influenced band WALKEN. Come to think of it, WALKEN are pretty much the only thrash band we like today.

Tracklisting for “All We Destroy” goes as follows:
1. Dreamer Deceived
2. Shellmounds
3. We Can
4. Once A Shadow
5. A Road Less Travelled
6. War’s End

2 free mp3s here
http://www.profoundlorerecords.com/mp3/Grayceon_Shell.mp3
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/02/world-premiere-grayceon-a-road-less-travelled/

ilxor you will love that album

1990s revival

By the early 1990s, the term "space rock" came to be used when describing numerous American and British alternative rock bands of the time. Shoegazing, stoner rock/metal and noise pop genres emerged into the mainstream with the explosion of bands such as Kyuss, Slowdive, The Verve, My Bloody Valentine, Flying Saucer Attack, Loop, Ride, The Flaming Lips, Failure, Tool, Monster Magnet, Supergrass, Hum, Spacemen 3, Spiritualized, Mercury Rev and Muse. The sonic experimentation and emphasis placed on texture by these bands led them to be dubbed "space rock".

In the mid 1990s, a number of bands built on the space rock styles of Hawkwind and Gong appeared in America. Some of these bands (such as Pressurehed and Melting Euphoria) were signed to Cleopatra records, which then proceeded to release numerous space rock compilations. The Strange Daze festivals from 1997-2000 showcased the American space rock scene in 3 day outdoor festivals. The shows were headlined by Hawkwind and Nik Turner in 1997 and featured major players of American space rock: F/i, Alien Planetscapes, Architectural Metaphor, Quarkspace, Melting Euphoria, Pressurehed, Nucleon, Bionaut, Born to Go and others.

A Michigan based space rock scene included Burnt Hair Records, Darla Records, and bands such as Windy & Carl, Mahogany, Tomorrowland, Delta Waves, Starphase 23, Füxa, Auburn Lull, Monaural, Asha Vida, and Alison's Halo. This was a modern movement of the traditional "space rock" sound and was pinned Detroit Space Rock.
[edit] Space rock in the 21st century

Influences from space rock can be heard in UK bands Radiohead, Amplifier, Oceansize, Mugstar and Muse, American bands 30 Seconds to Mars, Angels and Airwaves, The Secret Machines, The Mars Volta and The Boxing Lesson, Australian bands Lunar Module and Space Project, and Turkish band Nemrud.

The first reported involvement of NASA and space rock came in 2009 when an off duty worker from the shuttle program synchronised footage of a Discovery launch with the Flowers Of Hell's 'Sympathy For Vengeance' in an online video which became popular amongst staff at the Kennedy Space Center[3][12]. Star One's 2002 Space Metal album mixes space rock and progressive metal, and many of the songs are linked conceptually by having cult science fiction movies or TV series as their subjects.

Think chris & ned will be able to school us all in space metal!

lol supergrass as space rock

30 Seconds to Mars

LOL

Angels & Airwaves equally lol-worthy

dunno who that is. blink 182 spin-off?

I'd say Spiritualized/Bloody Valentine/The Lips are space rock but most bands influenced by them/their kind of thing are not very spacey and mostly just shitty. A&A and 30secs are some prime examples.

and not influenced by them at all and is purely someones idea of "funny" wiki-vandalism

what genre do we think this is?
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4130/acovtid141563.jpg

im siding with the red & white accies hooped galea crest

LOL Thats gotta be TRAD DOOM for sure. perhaps the start of something new... Power Doom? would that work?

ps - just listening to the SubRosa album now and wow its really amazing!! Any other sludgey/doom bands out there with cellos and female vocalists? Just loving this...

xxpost i considered using scare quotes around incluenced...

"influenced"

Any other sludgey/doom bands out there with cellos and female vocalists? Just loving this...

Earth's latest album kinda-sorta fits the bill here & it's excellent

Cellos - YES
Females - YES, three in the band
Female vocalist - NO
Sludgy - NO
Doom - used to be doomy :)

haha I love Earth they are my favorite hippie love and peace band.

Grayceon

im guessing wishdoom will be one of those trad metal/epic doom bands with a bit of power metal in them. Kinda like grand magus meets atlantean kodex. But maybe I'll be way off the mark.

that subrosa album sounds kind of uneven on first listen—the women's voices don't have much personality or theatricality to them—or sheer vocal presence—and they kind of sound like they're singing 90s alt-rock over doom-fuzz songs that came from somewhere else. actually i kind of get tinges of kim deal or claudia gonson or something. but when things really get going, especially when the drummer is bashing the fuck out of things, they hit a sweet spot.

I love the SubRosa album, it's turning into my favourite Profound Lore release of 2011 so far...and I've heard the new Krallice and Altar of Plagues, so that's very high praise.

I look forward to both of those albums, but yeah they will have to go some way to beat the SubRosa.

i assume it will grow on me, for sure.

best albums generally do

yeah, i just get a sense that it will only go so far with me because they're up to something that's not totally my thing anyway. i like my metal singing to be more malevolent and incomprehensible.

fair enough. Lots of metal fans dont like female vocalists for some reason too or some just hate growling vox.

trad doom tends to have clean vox not that SubRosa are in anyway trad doom.

I guess you prefer sludge to doom?

this wishdoom album ,whilst still epic doom, definitely will appeal to those who like old school metal/power metal. Can see some of those on that power metal thread last week digging it.

like viceroy, its his thing

played it again, i think the power metal dudes might dig it.

drugs a money found more space metal. want a link to it?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nKYjmhXDi8k/TYjDtI2p2gI/AAAAAAAABAA/8ug9W9UWFxc/s1600/RainbowsAreFree-BelieversInMedicine.jpg

yes plz

its probably more psych/stoner now im listening to it but you may dig it i'll webmail you it as i forget your email

let me know if you got it

ok, i listened to the subrosa again (on a different system, too), and i could hear the atmosphere a lot better and place the blending between the voices and the violins. but i hadn't gotten to 'house carpenter' before—it's amazing what it did to define the sound of the singing on the other tracks.

got your email

the blog groups that album together with the new Psychic Paramount = me v interested!

j, glad it's hitting the spot. DAM, nothing like PP at all, but you might still dig it.

keep checking those blogs btw, lotsa good stuff. If anyone wants the links to them say here and i will webmail!

drugs a money you like atmospheric instrumental sludge?
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4653/acovtid141648.jpg
Listening to that just now and liking it a lot. Nothing especially original but they do it very very well.

http://www.magicbulletrecords.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1doompurp.jpg
has been repressed, i recommend it!

Listening to the Rainbows are Free album right now... pretty straightforward stoner rock/metal, but it's def. got a spacey acid-trip feel to it. I'm really liking it, though! Tons of awesome riffing...

oooooohhhhhhh
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6363/winterlppackage.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3773/wintercdpackage.jpg

I just ordered the LP on its own, gonna be great to finally own this!

woah!!!

Indeed, been waiting so long to get this classic album on vinyl, sold for silly money on ebay. So im excited about it. Looks like burning witch vinyl repress wont happen now so i guess i need to buy that 3xCD thing now.

And this finnish funeral/doom band obviously influenced by Winter/thergothon/skepticism
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3269/1300746231col.jpg
have put me in the mood for it. If you dig those bands then you should check them out.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3269/1300746231col.jpg

http://www.myspace.com/colosseumband

for drugs a money
http://i46.tinypic.com/2v8n98o.jpg

The debut album from ANIMA MORTE, "Face the Sea of Darkness", is now available from Dead Beat Media which is a sub label of the great Razorback Records which is already famous for their love of all things horror. Incredibly creepy, dark, and haunting, this is a album made by some very talented musicians, namely Fredrik Klingwall who is a member of progressive metal act "Loch Vostok", Machinery and death metal band Flagellation. Daniel Cannerfelt who is also a member of Flagellation, Stefan Granberg and Teddy Miller who work with progressive metal band Loch Vostok and the defunct progressive metal band Mayadome as well as the Danish power metal band Wuthering Heights. Inspired by 70's progressive rock especially bands like Goblin, Fabio Frizzi, and Morte Macabre, this album is like a soundtrack to classic blood-curdling horror movies especially the ones that came out in the 60's and 70's. Even the title "Face the Sea of Darkness" comes from the phrase "And you will face the sea of darkness, and all therein that may be explored" which comes from Lucio Fulci’s "The Beyond" movie released in 1981. This is creepy prog rock, full of the wonderful vintage sounds of Moog, Hammond and the Mellotron as well as some tasty guitar work. This is not a doom album or even a metal album but most of us doom fans have a love for horror soundtracks and this album delivers in every aspect possible of that genre of music. This is a real blast from the past in terms of sounds from the already mentioned vintage keyboard sounds which are the earthly sound of the Hammond organ which hammer out some classic riffs. There is moody mellotron choirs & strings, moog synth leads, very 70's sounding funky bass lines and some warm acoustic guitar sounds. The album is a workout in atmosphere and while this stinks of 70's retro cinema, fans of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, King Crimson and even Uriah Heep will dig this stuff. Some of the highlights include "He Who Dwells In Darkness" which opens the album after a intro piece, the explosive yet dramatic prog of "Rise Again" to the Moog & Mellotron soaked "Devoid of A Soul". Stunning acoustic guitar creates a warm backdrop for haunting Mellotron on "Wandering", while "The Hunt" recalls classic Goblin recordings with almost funky guitars and spirited synth melodies. The final two tracks are pure horror prog magic, the bombastic "Twilight of the Dead" which features huge Hammond sounds and Mellotron sections and the almost doomy "Funeral March". Being what is basically a soundtrack type of album, the music is very visual. Each section of music conjures up a movie scene, maybe one you know well or maybe just one you imagined and invented yourself. From scenes of fear, panic, tension or even some type of dramatic chase scene, everything is covered here but its the brilliant playing and musicianship that is the main thing and this album is mesmerizing and holds your attention to the very last note.

bit more Info on the Winter album if you're unfamiliar with them (ie j3ff)

Sometimes a band is so far ahead of the times or just so original that people aren't ready for them and only years later do they get the praise they deserve. This is truly the case of Winter. Winter formed in 1988 out of the ashes of local punk bands Doomsday and Meltdown. The thriving underground music scene in NY at the time was split between NYHC, death/thrash metal and punk. Each one was separate from the other in musical style, politics (or lack thereof) and fashion. Somewhere in the middle of all that Winter arrived. At this time every band from the area were playing as fast as possible. Winter however was the complete opposite playing as slow and heavy as possible. They tuned lower than any band and their tempos crawled at a snails pace. Inspired by bands as diverse as Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Amebix, Rudimentiry Peni, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Carnivore and Discharge their combination of dark lyrics, low vocals and crushing slow tempos slowly built a following of punks metalheads and even some NYHC/crossover fans. In Long Island they would open up for the big death metal bands of the time like Sepultura and Death while also playing punk/d.i.y. /squat shows in NYC with bands like Nausea and A.P.P.L.E The band signed with Future Shock Records for the release of their debut LP Into Darkness. The album became an instant cult classic. As the years went on Winter's legacy slowly evolved from total obscurity to becoming a cult favorite who were respected around the world. Winter disbanded in 1991.

20+ years later the immense impact /influence of Winter continues on! From Cathedral to Grief to Unearthly Trance to Coffins. All these bands readily admit the influence of the mighty Winter. After a few dodgy reissues and shitty bootlegs from other labels comes the OFFICIAL re-release of "Into Darkness".

Your choice of 180 gram white vinyl or black vinyl with heavy-duty gatefold jacket and huge 18 page "zine"-style booklet with flyers, posters etc.. Original lp pressing was released in the early nineties and has long been out of print as well as highly sought after . ALL HAIL WINTER. RISE!!! $14 each

Winter - “Into Darkness” CD

The compact disc version of the essential classic album from Winter. 18 page booklet with flyers, posters etc.. $10 each

Sorely tempted to be a total dick and say something like "IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WINTER YOU DON'T LIKE METAL GTFO"

It's cool, though! Just as long as you get familiar.

haha, there you heard it folks, you gotta get familiar with it! I bet even skot would tell you its essential.

yeah i need to hear/get this

Didn't Metal Mind reissue that Winter disc a couple of years ago? Or did they have a second album that Metal Mind put out? I forget now. I didn't love it anyway.

Phil that might have been a cd only reissue? Possibly with the EP on it too?

hey guys would you be interested in a google group where we can post links/blogs n stuff since we cant do it here? You can set it to just get a daily digest if you don't want too many emails

webmail me your email if you don't want to post it here

Phil that might have been a cd only reissue? Possibly with the EP on it too?

That's exactly what it was. So if you buy the Southern Lord vinyl, you pay more and get less. Awesome.

Yeah fair enough, but the vinyl hasn't been around for 20 years. I assume the EP will be reissued at some point.

Also the cd you have might be OOP?

ph1l if you don't like yr Winter CD i'll buy it from you! would prob rather have the version w/ the EP tacked on

wdnt that defeat the purpose of this thread AG? xxxp

no, ilm is for discussion but you cant post links to certain places right? All discussion is to be on ILM but other stuff on there.

new releases old releases make requests fill requests all the things you cant do on ILM but can be by mass email via google groups

did you get my email?

I did yes and replied!

did you get the invite?

is it to 77?

*crosses fingers*

hah, no. You just need to ask a mod for 77 access.
did you get the invite to the ilx metal google group?

yeah I'm in

excellente. lets pool our blogs n um send some good things

Just back from a Fu Manchu gig in Geneva. Not much of a stoner fan but I remembered "In Search Of" was pretty good and I gotta admit despite the predicability of it all these guys are still spot on groovewise & all...

yeah that really was a great album. Never saw Fu Manchu live but saw Nebula twice at their peak.

did they play much old stuff?

All od ISO and some newer songs, its one of those 'play yr classic album' tours.

oooh, didn't know about that. Damn!

drugs a money, you like post-metal stuff at all? (yes theres post bm post sludge etc)

maybe

I suppose Isis came under that along with bands like Russian Circles

Digging this slice of Finnish doom Seal Of Beleth - Doomsanity Control .
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7854/acovtid1400019609925.jpg

It appears to be just a demo (consisting of 3 tracks) but I'd like to hear more.

Dunno what they put in the water in Finland but that country is just crazy for metal.

Just going to listen to this finnish doom/drone album now. Kinda expect it to be blackened a bit too, i'll get back to you on that.
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/677/acovtid141682.jpg

I'll um make a post to the group if anyones interested

Seems like this should be mentioned here: http://fina-music.com/catalog/index.html?id=105344

Benefit for the Recovery in Japan
by Various Artists
Antiopic
AN012 | 2011-03-24
Benefit for the Recovery in Japan is a compilation album dedicated to the victims and survivors, their families, and the aid workers courageously struggling to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake, resulting tsunami, and nuclear emergency that occurred on March 11th, 2011 in Japan. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this compilation will go directly towards the recovery and relief effort. The album features the contributions of sixty-four artists from around the world and clocks in at nearly five hours of music.
As the crisis continues to unfold and the full scope of the disaster becomes even more apparent, our sisters and brothers in Japan face many challenges: both the immediate needs—provisions for food, water, shelter, and healthcare—as well as the long term recovery and rebuilding efforts in the impacted communities. The ripple effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami will be felt for years to come. Benefit for the Recovery in Japan was created with the goal of providing immediate and tangible aid in the relief, recovery, and rebuilding that will take place over the coming days, months, and years.
The people of Japan need your help now, and your purchase of this music is one way to connect with and provide assistance to the people in Japan working to recover from this disaster. 100% of the proceeds from your purchase of this release will go to the Japanese emergency response organization Civic Force—thereby helping support real work happening on the ground by Japanese-based relief workers.
Benefit for the Recovery in Japan is curated by Antiopic's David Daniell and James Elliott, with invaluable assistance from Regina Greene (Front Porch Productions), Greg Davis, and Bettina Richards (Thrill Jockey). Greg Davis mastered the compilation and Sadek Bazaraa designed the cover art. This release is made possible by the generosity of Thrill Jockey and all of the artists involved.

About Civic Force: Civic Force is a Japanese not-for-profit organization that provides aid and emergency response in times of great domestic trouble in Japan. Civic Force developed from experiences learned during the Niigata Earthquake of 2004, and was established to provide faster and more effective disaster relief by cooperating closely with NGOs, the business community and government of Japan. For more information about Civic Force, see
http://civic-force.org/english/index.html
TRACKLIST:
Part One:
1. Fennesz: "Fearless"
2. Helado Negro: "Cabeza Bella"
3. Stephan Mathieu: "(Excerpt from) The Floating World"
4. School of Seven Bells: "Midnight Sun"
5. Lawrence English: "Hotaru"
6. Noveller: "Darkheart"
7. Zeena Parkins: "The Letter"
8. Tom Carter (of Charalambides): "Mended"
9. Akron/Family: "Deep Kazoo"
10. The Ex: "Cold Weather Is Back"
11. Shinji Masuko (of Boredoms/DMBQ): "Botsuon"
12. Oneohtrix Point Never: "The Inside World"
13. Tokimonsta: "Sound Caves"
14. Joshua Abrams: "Jackdaws"
15. Keith Fullerton Whitman: "Anzac #3"
16. Ben Frost: "Snæugla"
17. David Daniell: "Shiho-hiru-tama"
18. Grouper: "Cassiopeia"
19. Tape: "Mirrors"
20. Jefre Cantu-Ledesma: "Moon in a Dewdrop"
21. D. Charles Speer: "Steel Infant"
22. Evan Caminiti (of Barn Owl): "Blue Veil"
23. Blackshaw, Wood, Wood & Tomlinson (James Blackshaw & Hush Arbors): "Are You Alright? (Chump Change)"
24. Nat Baldwin (of Dirty Projectors): "In the Hollows"
25. Chris Forsyth & Shawn Edward Hansen: "Dirty Pool Blues"
26. Zelienople: "Stone Faced About It"
27. Elm (Jon Porras of Barn Owl): "Diamond Dust"
28. Lobisomem: "Kusha"
29. Stabbing Eastwood (Tunde Adebimpe & Ryan Sawyer): "Thundersnow Mountain"
30. Alan Licht & Greg Malcolm: "Natasha Utting Reporting"
31. Scott Tuma: "To: Hasty"
32. Rhys Chatham: "Prayer for the People of Fukushima"
Part Two:
33. Prefuse 73: "The Only Climactic Dissonant Hums"
34. Growing: "Untitled"
35. James Plotkin (of Khanate): "Broken '96"
36. Totem Test: "Pulse Prayer for Japan"
37. Marcus Schmickler (of Pluramon): "2.71828 Up"
38. Tim Hecker: "Hatred of Music (Double Gate Mix)"
39. Sylvain Chauveau: "Colours in Darkness"
40. Bear In Heaven: "The Days We Have"
41. Spires That In The Sunset Rise with Michael Zerang: "Collision Theory"
42. C. Spencer Yeh: "Solo Violin March 13th 2011"
43. Lau Nau: "Oi Kuolema"
44. Oren Ambarchi: "Merely A Portmanteau"
45. Warm Ghost: "Uncut Diamond (Dripping Pollen Mix)"
46. Bradley & Geofrey (Atlas Sound + White Rainbow): "Mr. Stephen's Private Service"
47. Peter's House Music: "Half Step"
48. Leb Laze: "Da Plane Da Plane"
49. Matthewdavid: "Stop Laughing / Be Honest"
50. Sam Prekop: "Lakes River"
51. Simon Scott: "Of You (Before 2082)"
52. Tetuzi Akiyama/Jon Mueller/Jim Schoenecker: "Untitled"
53. Shelley Burgon: "Let It Be New"
54. Giant Sand: "Recovery Mission"
55. William Tyler: "Tears and Saints"
56. Mountains: "Still Life"
57. Ben Vida: "Quadsweep +2 (snkglazz iii)"
58. Maria Chavez: "Natural Disaster #2_2011"
59. Cleared: "Nova"
60. Neptune: "FIG IV"
61. Water Fai: "Tokitomori"
62. Parts & Labor: "Dokonimonai"
63. Jackie-O Motherfucker: "Blood of Life"
64. Greg Davis: "Sho Sai Myo Kichijo Dharani"

cool

yeah! kind of a win win imo.

just listening to that album by the female fronted Aussie avant-doom group Murkrat.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2537/acovtid141052.jpg

Pretty good downtuned stuff with haunting vox. Reckon its a bit different to most stuff in this genre. It's not what i'd call accessible but it could appeal to those who who might not normally listen to this kind of thing. Of definite appeal to who who dislike growly vox. Trying to think of something to compare it to but cant really, a bit like a female Warning maybe? But its not as in your face or quite as depressing or powerful, bit more haunting. Plus there is keyboard on it, maybe a bit of the Thergothon sound without the extreme vox. Nightwish this is not!

Here is a review on it

http://www.doommantia.com/2011/02/murkrat-drudging-mire.html

Winter is doing a pre-Roadburn gig in NYC on April 3.

Anyone going?

btw I need to buy this murkrat album. Got outbid on one on ebay dammit

Chicago, IL's INDIAN has posted a second preview track, "The End of Truth", taken from their Relapse debut Guiltless online now via http://www.MetalSucks.net. The band has previously posted Guiltless album opener "No Grace" via the band's MySpace and Facebook pages. Guiltless will see its North American release on April 12th (April 25th internationally) on CD, 12" vinyl, and digitally. The CD is available for pre-order now at Relapse.com and a deluxe digital edition with bonus track and digital booklet is available now at iTunes.

Guiltless was recorded at Semaphore Recordings in October with engineer Sanford Parker (UNEARTHLY TRANCE, PELICAN, MINSK, BLOODIEST). The album art, as designed by Scott Fricke, can be viewed now at http://www.IndianDoom.com.

INDIAN has announced a hometown record release show in support of Guiltless for April 9that Subterranean (2011 West North Avenue). This is a co-record release show with labelmates BLOODIEST.

Anyone heard the album?

This album cover certainly doesnt look like a doom album but apparently is progressive doom, and I do like this cover, so I'm gonna check it out.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3290/acovtid141848.jpg

Im guessing viceroy is up for some prog doom!

Hah do they do a doom version of Wreck of the Hesperus?
(I totally love the cover)

i think you will dig the album theres 5 long songs and 1 short. Its viceroy music!

ohhh digging this solo on The Palace Without A Name

not quite the right thread for it but drugs a money, you heard the new Moon Duo album?

No but it sounds rad.

i don't think you will be disappointed.

despite the dodgy review I posted over on the rolling metal thread I'm quite enjoying
http://www.metalunderground.com/images/covers/Haggatha_-_Haggatha_II_cover.jpg

Adrien are you familiar with them?

(they're from canada)

Got a 2nd chance offer on Murkrat on ebay £6. Not bad i think

Did anyone else check out the Murkrat?

Anyone heard http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1445/acovtid1402397697311.jpg?
Its pat walker from Warning.

Some interesting comments on last.fm

No, 40 Watt Sun isn't doom metal. It's slowcore made metal. Naturally, since Pat enjoys stuff like Low.

This is great, it's not doom though, it's more like Depressive Pop Metal

Review http://www.metalpsalter.com/review_40_watt_sun_the_inside_room_c.html

Interview (intro is in german but the actual interview is in english
http://rockzoom.de/2011/03/20/40-watt-sun/

ok wouldn't say it was pop metal (lol) but it definitely wasn't as overwhelming as Warning. Will probably need a few more listens to sink in, but i think this album is gonna end up in my top20 of 2011 easily. If you liked Warning then you will see it as a bit of a progression, just not as heavy as Warning were.

Cool then I will give it a go...

yeah you should.

40 Watt Sun dude sings like Michael Stipe imo (think I've seen this said elsewhere but I agree with it [er, obviously]) - I dig the couple of songs I've heard off the album tho

impressed with the new Indian rekkid having listened last night - iirc the first one had a biggish epic crust thing going on but this one is mainly really slow and pummelling

I dont think he sounds like stipe at all. Pat Walker can actually sing for a start!!

And todays bit of Finnish psychedelic sludge is
Dark Buddha Rising - Abyssolute Transfinite
http://www.metalkingdom.net/album/cover/d7/40299_dark_buddha_rising_abyssolute_transfinite.jpg

I have a mate who is a big fan of these guys. So im expecting good things.

drugs a money, you might like this. Not that spacey and quite heavy but its really good and worth you checking out.

dj mencap and aldo might love it too

i forgot i had mp3s of the other albums, pretty damn good band having just listened to them

the 2nd album is a lot spacier than the new one btw

Todays big doom album is
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--4qHqgxcL_4/TZL0lt7BH9I/AAAAAAAACtE/7OVHwCdjh9M/s1600/ws2001.jpg
Review

Anyone heard of this "Belgian Horror Doom" act?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pIUIn-L9kT8/TZMkwdDweyI/AAAAAAAABCQ/szcH1z-t0SM/s1600/AkemManah-HorrorInTheEyes.jpg

Dark Buddha Rising sounds cool

I'm not 100% on the rest of em yet

i think you will prefer the earlier Dark Buddha Rising albums as they are much spacier (especially the 2nd album)

I'm down with epic flowing sludge too, though I gotta admit, 2nd DBR just sparked my Spidey sense

which one is the 2nd one, Ritual IX?

yes!

Right up your alley

Sweet~!~

It appears there's a new Aldebaran ep!!!!
http://www.doommantia.com/2011/03/aldebaran-buried-beneath-aeons.html

Anyone heard this?

christ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Kk5K1mLmg&feature=player_embedded#t=0s

drugs a money does this heighten your spidey senses? http://www.doommantia.com/2011/03/flying-eyes-done-so-wrong.html

The new Pentagram album is shockingly good. Seriously, I've never been a fan—they've only got a few truly solid songs scattered here and there in the back catalog, and not one front-to-back great album. But Last Rites is a seriously kick-ass hard rock/doom album. I'd recommend it to anyone into heavy rock, even people who've never heard of Pentagram before.

I look forward to hearing it then. Maybe bobby will finally get some success?

btw attention drugs a money

this looks perfect for you, right?
http://clatl.com/imager/wizard-smoke-the-speed-of-smoke/b/big/2962574/887a/music_reviews6-1_47.jpg

and funeral doom dudes, please go check this out, You will love it!!
http://www.doommantia.com/2011/03/consummatum-est-hypnagogia.html
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JjYk81D6cE4/TYt_I4SCV6I/AAAAAAAABcA/6fJNIrsDltM/s1600/Consummatum+Est+-+Hypnagogia+%25282010%2529.jpg

Wizard Smoke seems cool

did you check out Dark Buddha Rising?

That Wizard Smoke album looks right up my sleeve.

despite the dodgy review I posted over on the rolling metal thread I'm quite enjoying

Adrien are you familiar with them?

What is it? I just got a red X.

Meanwhile this new 40 Watt Sun album is killing me.

This http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=4865

Oh, that. No, I haven't heard it yet. That review makes me not want to!

Bottom line: Sludge metal's "Master of Puppets."

thing is, it's pretty good.

Anyone check out any of the albums in the club?

Can anyone tell me about this american doom/sludge act Enoch

http://fullmetalattorney.blogspot.com/2011/03/enoch-hierophant-2011.html

that review says part jazzy and part like old sludgey Boris. Maybe Phil or someone has heard them? ilxor?

I def. gotta check out that Haggatha! (unlike A.B., that review totally got me psyched for it)

Found an interview with SubRosa

good interview btw looking forward to my profoundlore cds coming.

anyway some of the cd's i spoke about upthread are now available in the usa at http://www.allthatisheavy.com/ if you spend over $25 you get a free Black Pyramid flexi disk .

they have
Wooden Stake: Dungeon Prayers & Tombyard Serenades (CD)
Murkrat: Drudging the Mire (CD)
Condenados: A Painful Journey Into Nihil (CD)
Blood Ceremony: Living with the Ancients (CD)

which i've recommended on this thread, and since some of you dont do the piracy thing then you should pick the cds up *looks at ilxor*

oh and Warning: Watching From a Distance (CD)

SubRosa & Grayceon arrived from profoundlore but not my other cd, parcel says 2/2 so i assume the other cd was sent on its own but somehow didn't come.

http://www.metalkingdom.net/album/cover/d77/39577_whitehorse_progression.jpg
is available if you know what I mean but I cant seem to find any info on what label it's on or where i can order it. Any of you journos got any info?

you can hear a track here
http://soundcloud.com/brooklynvegan/whitehorse-progression

i liked their album on 20 Buck Spin a few years back i think?

ilxor you will dig this Enoch album, so will drugs a money i think. Its pretty fine stoner rock. Which makes a change from all that bog standard stoner rock thats been around for the last 10 years.

i liked their album on 20 Buck Spin a few years back i think?

forgot to answer this, yeah, they had an album on 20 buck spin plus a whole load of live releases (including a 12" out last month on blind date records)

My Winter LP arrived today!

just in time for summer!

the body just played w/ whitehorse here the other night

missed it :(

great article by adrien http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138159-subrosa-no-help-for-the-mighty-ones/

http://images.play.com/covers/19095302x.jpg
Came out yesterday on Rise Above.
It's £9.99 ppd on play.com or £10+postage from Rise Above (RA don't take Paypal anymore)

ilxor i really hope you ordered that Winter cd.

i have it, yes :D

what do you think of it?

haven't played it yet

get to it!

Still waiting on ilxor liveblogging the Winter album!

My copy turned up today.

Still waiting on ilxor liveblogging the Winter album!

may not listen til next week, i have a bunch of other stuff i wanna play b4 then :/

shocking!!

Aldo you get cd or lp?

New Indian album is BRUTAL

Hey y'all. I'm back. Big week for us.

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17296-witch_mountain_saturday_april_9.html

Portland has declared saturday as Witch Mountain Saturday? Man, how much cash did you drop them?!

whitehorse's sxsw set is up on the free music archive

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Whitehorse/WFMU__FMA_SxSW_March_18th_2011/

http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/129/abbb0966581e458a98eae6821591cb10/l.jpg

$25 advance from
http://www.brownpapertickets.com

In the mood for trad doom with clean vox in style of candlemass/solitude aeturnus ?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gA8eqt358SI/TZ3Unx5sTCI/AAAAAAAABEQ/p2zFl0InpLk/s1600/darkcovenant.jpg

I know those dudes in White Witch Canyon...(in reference to the Doom in June poster).. Really nice guys, great players, the guitarist, Lando is bad ass.. The drummer/singer recorded the Hellbeard record.

I keep missing this thread. The new Gates album is very good. Slower than their last two.

(and thanks for the plug, AG!)

In fact, word is that the bass player, Cornbread is a better guitar player than anyone in that band.. (the drummer/singer also being the guitarist/singer for Spiral Arms and formerly of Systematic)(Spiral Arms features lead guitarist Craig Locicero from Forbidden)

Adrien, I'm really looking forward to the TGoS, still hasn't arrived! You should bookmark the 3 metal threads ( i do) so you don't miss out.
You guys want in the google club btw?

oh look what i found on the web...

Wow, this Gates of Slumber record is amazing. Gonna try to get an interview w/Karl Simon for MSN.

suddenly i dont feel so gutted my cd isnt here yet for some reason

keeping tgos for later as its Pentagram time

it's the gates of slumber time now.

and it seems tgos have gone right back to their roots and made very much a DOOOOOOOOM album. Much slower than the last couple of albums much more saint vitus like. And its bloody great too.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/04/08/135211902/witch-mountain-doom-metal-aged-10-years-just-south-of-salem

we love http://www.reuk.co.uk/OtherImages/13-amp-plug.jpg

Better than cut & paste press releases.

i don't think brian has done that in here, plus I dont mind when he does it, it's not like I ever see press releases as im not a journo

and since im no good at writing i paste some blog stuff anyway to let ppl know what it's like.

and the plug img was just a joke with nate anyway!

mr snappin have you enjoyed any of the albums posted about in this thread lately?

I like how they chose a photo that makes Nate look like the tallest one in the band. (I've met Nate; he comes up to my sternum.)

LOL

maybe he's standing on his drum kit?

why did no one ever say nate's band's singer is a woman named uta plotkin, that's enough to make me check out a band right there.

the name or fact it's a female singer?

The Gates Of Slumber cd arrived today, giving it a spin now. Anyone else heard it yet?

They put me on a tree root, haha!

Yeah Uta Plotkin. We tease her and call her Uta Dirkschneider. She hates that.

If anyone needs Hammers Of Misfortune Fields/Church Broken Glass 2xCD then ilxor is selling a copy there.

filthy dylan i got your webmail but I need your email. Can you webmail it to me?

added

the name or fact it's a female singer?

well women singing metal is always interesting, but her name specifically.

it reminds me of some thing i read (not even the original articles) when i was a teenager about how penn and teller would use uma thurman's name as an example in all the articles they wrote for some pc magazine:

thurman.uma

plotkin.uta

Did SludgeSwamp become invitation only when I was away, or something?

yeah I noticed it yesterday.

one of my fave other blogs has closed too. Maybe it's the yearly blog purge time

Metal Archives new site is up & running

hey nate when is your album out? (has it got a european release?)

South of Salem officially came out yesterday. Record release show was a smash success last night. Really really happy about it.

I released the album and have all the remaining limited edition LPs so they have to be ordered directly from me at this time.

It's also available via iTunes and CDbaby as a download.

how ltd is it? I've no money right now.

500 copies. Should last a few months.

Ahh cool, if they suddenly start selling over the next 3 weeks could you keep one back please?

Live version of my fave track from the new gates of slumber album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCef-Fz0Ug4

My fave TGOS song fwiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqRvaoaZPwA&feature=related

a thumbs down to the pentagram album i think

I wasn't to into much of any of it but the new recording of Walk in the Blue Light.

Sludge Swamp news

I just wanted to say sorry for the close-down over the weekend. I was doing some work on the other site and was doing some work on this blog. This blog will close down on June 17th officially. I will announce it on our Sludge Swamp Facebook when the dot com site launches. The new Sludge Swamp will be great, but it will be different from the blog. We will still have downloads (although limited), reviews, contests, give-aways, interviews and lots of news about what is going on in the world of sludge, stoner, and doom. More about all that in the next couple months. Anyways, thanx to all of you for supporting the Sludge Swamp and we'll see you here until June 17th.

I'm guessing they want to take over the gap left by stonerrock.com ?

Anyone else heard the Pentagram yet?

I'm glad I didn't preorder it tbh

got the 1st Murkrat cd in the mail today, got it cheap on ebay. It sounds as good as the new one too, i think you guys really need to check them out if you haven't. Even j3ff t would like them im sure! if you like jex thoth then you might did this.

Oh go on then... what are the BIG FOUR OF DOOM METAL?

something for drugs a money and fans of Circle offshoot...
http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000006083816-muf5iy-crop.jpg?142a848

Here is a track from it
http://soundcloud.com/ektrorecords/pharaoh-overl-rd-out-of

From Pharaoh Overlörd's album Out of darkness (2011)

Finnish independent recording artists Pharaoh Overlord, who have been working on the dark side of post rock for a decade, have taken a sharp, unexpected turn into the heart of true heavy metal, making the Ektro slogan New Wave of Finnish Heavy Metal come to life in a way that no other Ektro artist has ever pulled off. A blazing journey through guitar shredding face ripping true blue heavy metal as shards of steel blast from your speakers. Features guest vocals from US hard rock outfits Night Horse and Angus Khan.

Iv was NWOFHM though. The album after was shit, so I'm glad this one is meant to be good.

oh the Pharaoh Overlörd is bloody great. A complete return to form!! If you liked Pharaoh Overlörd IV you will LOVE this!!!

looks like the swamps gone to shit.

Anyone know if the Pharaoh Overlörd will be out on vinyl?

This funeral doom album was pretty good
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aAJl6BQuWo4/TaSLJilLAuI/AAAAAAAAAKc/iajuyR2hqD8/s1600/NIGHT%2BOF%2BSUICIDE%2B-%2BDesire%2B%25282011%2529%2B%255B%255BM.G.%255D%255D.jpg

You can find it in the usual place if you want to try before you buy

Anyone heard
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_-ul652GR08g/TaldHrsrkZI/AAAAAAAACEM/lKJPX24crdE/acov_tid143593.png
yet? Out on Seventh Rule, supposedly a more blackened sludge version of Indian. (who used to be on seventh rule)

Killer band of weirdos from my hometown called Everyone Lives Everyone Wins, just released this ridiculously awesome 3 CDR box of serious kvlt drone evil. http://www.myspace.com/everyoneliveseveryonewins

everytime you say this i just assume Clay and/or Glenn are behind it :)

HA! Nope. These are locals.

I believe you (this time) btw check your email!

you may not have a current email address - madmonkvinyl at h0tmail dot com

oh man after all these years you changed email!!

you get it? Might be in junkmail

got it. it was in junk!

thought it might be. hotmail hates google

Re: Batillus, yep, I have that album, and love it. Just might be better than Indian.

really liked the Batillus

the batillus is on the name your own price system @ their website

BATILLUS!!! I don't know why I hadn't check em out, Kowloon Walled City did a small tour with em and have been crowing about em ever since, and I just now got around to checking it out... soooo good!

LOL, can't wait to pick their album up at the "I heard it on NPR" rack of my local music shop.

(for context: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/04/08/134839110/song-premiere-batillus-the-division)

I wish the BBC had a decent metal show.

Anyone heard this?

Loon - Loon

somewhere between doom, 90s indie rock and spacey psych... weird stuff. def worth a listen.

Witchy doomy heaviness from Rhode Island, home of ultra avant doom heavies The Body, electro rockers Six Finger Satellite, spastic hyper noiserock duo Lightning Bolt, and hardcore legends Dropdead, among others, but female fronted doom rockers Loon have way more in common with the current crop of heavies like Jex Thoth, The Devil's Blood, Sub Rosa, Blood Ceremony, Cauchemar, Christian Mistress and Purple Rhinestone Eagle, and fans of any of those bands will definitely dig Loon's stonery psychedelic grooves, and pop flecked Sabbathy doominess, but Loon definitely have their own take on that sounds, beyond the doom aspect, which is really pretty minimal, sure it IS doomy, but it's way more groovy, there's also a serious slowcore vibe going on, a downer pop woven into the group's more metallic heaviness, which ends up reminding us of a way heavier more traditionally metal True Widow, which is totally NOT a bad thing. And then there's the vocals, which are amazing, slipping from demonic screech, to sweet melodious croon, powerful and intense, and often reminding us of country chanteuse Neko Case surprisingly enough. So if you can imagine Neko Case singing for a Sabbathy doomy downer pop stoner metal combo, well then, you might have an idea of what Loon has going on. And while the vocals might be the best we of the bunch, in terms of actually singing, the songs are pretty fantastic too, spacey and psychedelic, groovy and heavy, a little bit proggy, super hooky, with just enough pop, the guitar sound buzzy and crunchy, the drums powerful, the whole sound hooky and heavy, doomy and sort of dreamy at the same time.
After a gorgeous hazy bit of psychedelic acoustic guitar, the record finishes with the nearly 10 minute "Grackel" which is the perfect Loon track, mixing all the various elements, the Neko Case like vocals (sounding surprisingly twangy here!), the shrieked demonic howls, the groovy Sabbathy riffage, the super melodic poppiness, the dirgey slowcore, all culminating in a woozy washed out feedback drenched spacey psychedelic outro, that could have (and probably SHOULD have) gone on for ANOTHER 10 minutes. Definitely a new favorite. Anyone into ANY of the above mentioned bands should for sure check this out.
The packaging is incredible too. The vinyl is black and green swirled, and is housed in an elaborate silkscreened fold out cover, green and metallic gold, a skeletal soldier wreathed in flowers, beneath the groups's tendril-y root-like logo, includes several inserts and a download code!

http://www.omgvinyl.com/2011/01/17/loon-st-lp/

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g325/hplovely/covermontage.jpg

I could be down with that

Samples sound meh. Not as melodically satisfying as the influences mentioned nor as groovy or evil as say, Dark Castle or something.

Not as melodically satisfying

If Geir Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport

^genuine lolz

Having a hard time finding out more about this; where is that writeup from AG?

(really shoulda went with "geirplanes" tho)

Indietorrents, lol

Anyway looks like the v-man was to the rescue

:) I am liking it. There's like a different vocal style every song! Highly worth a listen... fuzzed out hazy psych-sludge with harsher breakdowns... interesting riffs... something for everyone!

anyone into beast in the field?

Haven't heard it

Beast in the field... that was my stipper name.

lol.

theyre too good

http://www.myspace.com/beastinthefield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q6j9g-17r4

okay that was pretty great.

are there vox on any of their songs roxy?

nope

sweet

they have so much gear and they also tour with 2 enormous wooden crosses that they place inverted behind them but in front of their gear. and they're only two guys - so much stuff to carry! they do this in even the smallest of venues

yeah that kinda ruled. where are they from?

loon! everybody in town loves them. I keep missing their shows tho.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/loon.jpg

LOL <3. that is a v fortunate band photo.

listening to the Loon right now. it's cool.

(excise that superfluous 'the.')

I asked about them on the Crazy Psych thread and got no responses, but does anybody on this board like ST 37? I know I've seen contenderizer & Ned rep for them before...

(btw Loon album is p good--clears out a spot for itself between growly doom and stuff like Warpaint and even Acid King)

xposts

beast in the field are from michigan, not sure what city

i got that loon lp in the mail recently! psyched to listen to it.

I'm from Michigan too!

they're from Midland! I used to live there!

lol they're playing in Lansing on May 6th (I'm playing in Lansing on the 15th)

listening to a boot of the loon record release show tbh

you like?

y

so do I. I think my favorite song is "Osprey" which has no growly vox and is free just to be an awesome Acid King-meets-Warpaint epic with spinetingling harmonies towards the end...

OK, so I was listening to that Beast In The Field clip and then some other stuff of theirs I downloaded and went crazy last night and bought all four of their albums. I'm not sure what distinguishes this from so many other stoner / doom bands, exactly, but I've totally fallen in love with this band. Can't put my finger on why, but something about these tunes - and yes, I said 'tunes' - really gets me. Awesome, awesome stuff. Thanks, roxy!

Still not feeling Loon at all. Then again, "Acid King-meets-Warpaint," while spot-on, does not sound like something I would ever want to check out, anyway.

np dude, i'm glad you dug them that much!

not space metal, but did anybody listen to the White Moth record from last year? Kerr posted about it on the ilx metal google group a while back...anyway, I've listened to it & I LOVE IT!

but does anybody on this board like ST 37?
Reviewed an album by them for college radio YEARS ago and I remembered thinking it was okay?
Didn't strike me as very doom-y or at all metal in any way, more like fringe psych. Haven't heard them in years, though.

very fringe psych, but it counts, I guess...

Anyone digging Across Tundras? They bill themselves as being for fans of Nail Young and Neurosis, which I guess sorta makes sense, even though I don't hear a whole lotta Shakey going on. Still, been really into these guys today - hard to pin down. Stony but not stock. Not Desert Sessions style, but not too far off from that. They're from Denver but recently relocated to Nashville. New one is on Neurot. Previous albums on the same label as Beast In The Field (upthread) which is how I discovered these dudes. Anybody?

http://www.myspace.com/acrosstundras

Oops. That's "Neil" Young, obvs

wish there was a band called nail young

i saw the pentagram documentary last night, unbelievable, must-see!

i dont really like across tundras, but lots of ppl in knoxville do

What don't you like? I'm just curious, because I'm sorta new to them and contemplating seeing them next month. There's a pretty harsh AMG review of one of their records. They play the Pilot Light pretty regularly, I guess?

The new Doomraiser is just as good as the cover art makes it out to be:

http://i22.fastpic.ru/big/2011/0530/65/4ef1aba2c9b4ea380156bbd51c51c765.jpg

Clean vox, heavy trad-doom, Italian horror sensibilities, great riffs... There's a lot of complex over-laid guitar work too that gives it a bit of psych-rock feel.

and I love love love Across Tundras!

Haven't heard their latest yet, though...

Also, Serpent Venom - Carnal Altar is really really good. Very heavy stuff.

Kind of dropped the ball on this :(

finally listened to that Sungod album; that stuff is phenomenal! I can't believe I slept on it after AG told me not to! It's awesome; easily one of the best thing from last year that I've heard...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/juicyfrt/3313373.jpg

Blood Ceremony released an album back in March, Living with the Ancients. I read about flipping thru Quietus reviews, but am just now listening to it. It's really really good; one of my favorite from this year so far. Has a real black-magic classic rock vibe, like the first Witch album, but it also can be grouped in with other female-fronted doom bands like Subrosa or Loon. Add to that a healthy dose of Zeppelin/Jethro Tull ca. 1971 (loads of amazing flute-work on this album).

I've heard zero mention of this in the twelve different rolling '2011 albums' threads: has anybody else out here listened to this yet?

There was a little talk on the main Rolling Metal thread before and when it came out. Great, great record - easily one of my favorites of the year.

I hate these secondary rolling threads, but would happily chat about it on the main one.

I liked the first Blood Ceremony, but it dragged in spots. How does this compare? Minstrel in the Gallery an underrated tull album I have loved.

Does the new Gnod fit here? "Tony's first communion" is a p good song title!

bendy - Haven't heard the first BC album, but there are couple of songs on this one that run on a bit. Still love it though.

EZ - Fair enough, I probably will chat it up a bit in the main thread, but while you're in here, do yourself a favor and check out that Sungod album. Totally awesome!!!!

Neil S - Have no idea; will have to check out Gnod

I've heard the Sungod. Quite good.

Have just d/led the Blood Ceremony record, will check it out and report back. I need more stoner/ psych rock in my life!

first blood ceremony was pretty great. loved the flute and vox on it. gotta give this new one a go sometime.

Yeah 1st Blood Ceremony was one of my Year End albums, just got the new one in the post (HMV did a dirt cheap pre-order on the vinyl, but then took about 6 months to come up with the goods), but not had chance to listen to it yet.

I really like Living with the Ancients. It takes a lot for me to get past gratuitous flute use, and these guys pull it off.

it takes a lot for me not to love a band with gratuitous flute usage!

Been listening to the new Crowbar, Sever the Wicked Hand: ehh it's okay so far. Anybody else liking it?

What do you think, Bill Magill?

http://cdn.imposemagazine.com/__data/wooden-shjips-west.jpg

^

listening to The Cosmic Dead album right now as well. Awesome stuff!

Downloaded their Bandcamp freebie _Psychonaut_ a month or 2 ago & it pointed me in the direction of Three Dimensional Tanx, so a double win that day.

That Cosmic Dead album is pretty great. Spacerock with a side of doom. And maybe a little drone on top. Hawkwind with fewer amphetamines perhaps.

F/i - Paradise Out Here (Human/Lexicon Devil) 89
F/i - Space Mantra (RRR/Lexicon Devil) 88
F/i - Why Not Now?...Alan! (RRR/Lexicon Devil) 87
F/i - Blue Star (RRR/Lexicon Devil) 90

Since stumbling upon them on the Aquarius site before I paid a visit to the store, just a couple blocks from my friend's house in SF, I've been absorbing everything I can find. Just blown away this band has been lurking about so close (Milwaukee) half my life and I didn't know it. I also have albums from 2003 and 2005, but haven't listened thoroughly yet. In the early 90s I saw an amazing show with Helios Creed performing with Hawkwind in Mpls. F/i could very well have been the opening act, I don't remember. If they didn't, they fucking should have.

Acrimony - Tumuli Shroomaroom (Leaf) 1996
I can't believe I never heard this until this week. It would have filled a gaping rock shaped hole in my life at the time, that was almost but not quite fulfilled by Kyuss, Acid Bath, Electric Wizard and Neurosis.

Elder - Dead Roots Stirring (MeteorCity) Oct 25
ATH is selling it now. If it's a pre-order it's not clear. I've been listening to a leak nonstop all week, can't get enough. A big leap from their first album, and will keep me happy until the next Ufomammut.

Sleestak - The Fall Of Altrusia (Sleestak)
Another Milwaukee band. I have last year's Skylon Express which holds enough promise that I ordered this one unheard. Don't have it yet, but here's a slavering rave on Doomantia.

Colour Haze - She Said (Elektrohasch)
Original release date of Sep 6 was delayed 'til at least late October. I corresponded with Stefan and he had an equipment issue while mixing that caused a delay, but is going well. Can't wait to hear it. Meanwhile I'm enjoying their Dutch baby brother band's second album, Sungrazer, Mirador. Immensely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTW5LKYxvDg&feature=player_embedded

Acrimony - Tumuli Shroomaroom (Leaf) 1996

One of my fave albums and it got in the alltime metal poll.
f/i are awesome and so are colour haze. New Elder album is really good.

this Friday I'm gonna see Sigiriya which is 3/4 or 4/5 or something of Acrimony, doing a pretty closely related thing - got high hopes

Cool, where are they playing? Have you heard Return To Earth?

Yeah that Sungrazer album is pretty great! I'll have to keep an ear out for the Colour Haze.

been wanting to check out Colour Haze for a little bit now; if they have a new abum coming out, maybe that'll be my chance--Ratfucker has played the Sungrazer album in outloud, but I haven't done any in-depth listening yet...

another album Ratfucker has played from in the outloud room that's turning out to be really good is this:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h279/juicyfrt/cover.jpg

a beguiling mix of demonic doom riffs (a la Witch or Blood Ceremony), garagey fuzz, and snotty, spacey harmonies. It's killer stuff.

also fastnbulbous, if you really love F/i, then you should check out:

1) the Sungod album in the original post
2) ST 37's older stuff, esp. Glare--that's p hard to find though. The Insect Hospital is on Spotify, though.

Neither of them are as droney as F/i, but they both are fresh takes on space-rock.

I'll check 'em out, thanks! I emailed the link for my Colour Haze sampler to you.

Richard Franecki of F/i has recorded several records under his own name as well as Vocokesh which you might want to check out. And in the Hawkwind vein, you might want to give Farflung a listen, though as I recall, the quality level between records could sometimes vary.

yeah Vocokesh are fantastic. You guys really need to check out the band Electric Moon

If You Only Buy One New Metal Album This Year...

Only Vocokesh album I have is the first one, and I haven't listened to it extensively yet...

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust (One of the best rock albums this year)

Thanks for the Elder and Sungazer recommends, really enjoying those

Ive not been picking up much outside the southern lord stable recently but I can recommend the Gigan record, its probably the most intensely mindbending metal record Ive ever heard

yeah that Uncle Acid is cool, it's weird but somehow to my ears the vocalist kind of has a Lennon-ish nasal thing going on that's odd but really cool, def. has a more 60s feel than most doom- it's like he's going for the Ozzy tone but instead it reminds me of Plastic Ono Band era stuff from Lennon- does anybody else hear what I mean?

track down the f/i split w/ boy/dirt/car if you can

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgIQzU_VEC0

been digging some of the teaser tracks from lolita black's new one

http://lolitablack1.bandcamp.com/

yeah so I wasn't sure where that should go

most things usually go on the rolling metal thread. this thread is more for stuff that gets lost on there or not spoken about on it.

Originally it started on the metal board that existed for one day but lets not get into that :) so it got transferred over here.

and drugs a money i keep telling you to get more vocokesh!

played that bandcamp thing and i do believe glenn may like it

they're kinda weird, like rudimentary peni as an 80s sword n sorcery metal band or something

it's bob from dropdead's side project

I think jeff would dig it too

E3 -- if fnb bought the CD version of Space Mantra then it should have the Boy Dirt Car split LP included with it.

tune/space -- I totally feel ya! I didn't hear Lennon until you said something but those processed vocal harmonies are v 60s and make the album imo.

Also, neither of these are 'metal' enough to go here, but if you're looking for some decent space-rock, two albums I've been digging are GNOD's In Gnod We Trust and La Big Vic's Actually

anything spacerock belongs here imo

E3 -- if fnb bought the CD version of Space Mantra then it should have the Boy Dirt Car split LP included with it.

but then he doesn't get to hear "he tore out his eyes"

F/i - Paradise Out Here (Human/Lexicon Devil) 89
"Om 21" is the best thing f/i has ever done. Love this band so much.

Looks like I'll have to track down still more F/i! So much to absorb.

I hadn't had much luck with finding much stoner/doom in lossless blogs, but last week I discovered this, and am drowning in doom. http://stonerobixxx.blogspot.com/

Omega Massif, Orchid, Wiht, Amarok, Thou, Swamp Witch, Wizard Smoke, Capricorn, and much more.

yeah thats a good blog. Esp since sludgeswamp closed

I just hit the doom metal tag on bandcamp and am swamped with choices. Currently listening to Forks of Ivory, http://forksofivory.bandcamp.com, and like it, though prefer it when there's no singing. I'm weird though, and don't have a lot of patience for a lot of doom/metal vocals.

As I said in another thread, that Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats album is just great. More on the Sabbath-y side of things, but triangulates nicely between metal, acid rock and garage.

hey fastnbulbous i never got yr colour haze link email

Hrm, I sent via link on yr ILX profile. You can email me at savand at fastnbulbous.com

right on

Hoping this will sound as awesome as the cover.

http://f.bandcamp.com/z/11/22/1122015234-1.jpg

haha

wtf

who is up for a spacerock/doom/metal etc session on outloud? http://outloud.fm/ILXORS

alright

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z_xzuAkuuJk/TfeNhUClTnI/AAAAAAAACsU/eXlFfuIjoP0/s1600/childrenofdoom_doombedoomed.jpg
Children of Doom - Doom, Be Doomed, or Fuck Off

A sentiment we can all get behind

Albums great btw. If you like Cathedral or Reverend Bizarre or vitus check it out

I liked their last album, doomed doomy doom doom of doomish doom

the song you played didnt really sound like Vitus to me, it sounded like X if there was no Exene and they fetishized Motorhead instead of rockabilly

http://malleusdelic.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/ufomammut-fall-tour.jpg%3Fw%3D450%26h%3D623

Anyone in Europe gonna see Ufomammut's fall tour? As far as I can tell, they only played in the U.S. with a one-off show in San Francisco in 2009. Perhaps because they're buds with Neurosis. Their signing to Neurot hopefully will mean a U.S. tour sometime next year.

It might mean their cds and lps will be cheaper!

Tonight they're in Tampere, Finland. Tomorrow, Helsinki. Wish I could jet over!

Yeah, I'm going to the Bristol show.

dont think they're playing up here

Are they doing Supersonic?

No. Would have been a good opportunity for them though.

What am I saying, SSonic has ElWiz, Monarch and Orthodox. That's a big chunk of doom right there.

http://www.roadburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Corrupted-Garten-der-Unbewusstheit.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWJw7tsInY4

yeah dog corrupted ftw obaby.

http://www.smallstone.com/img/posters/chitownLO.gif

Looking forward to the Small Stone showcase on Saturday, with Gozu, Suplecs, Sasquatch, Lo-Pan and Freedom Hawk. Not sure if that's the order. I would have thought Freedom Hawk would be co-headliner, as they just released a tremendous second album, Holding On. All the bands have some solid recordings, should be a great show.

Not that it's nearly as good as any of the above, but The Roswell Incident's HOPING FOR A CONTACT just went up today at bandcamp.

http://theroswellincident.bandcamp.com

Live set from 1997 in anticipation of perhaps future recordings should Elvis T. and ever be in the same county again.

Might even be worth the download cost of absolutely free.

I've been enjoying Causa Sui - Pewt'r Sessions Vol 1, and finally picked up Vol 2. A search in Google Reader showed that this site has their whole catalog! http://psych-rock.blogspot.com/2011/08/causa-sui-pewtr-sessions-2-2011.html

Perfect, massive dose of Colour Haze Jr. to hold me over 'til She Said comes out in just over a month!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pTY0vUZ1n5I/Tk9bskLdEzI/AAAAAAAAB0A/Ln9Xs6q-3oU/s320/Life+Is+Psychedelic.jpg

Causa Sui (Elektrohasch) 05
Free Ride (Elektrohasch) 07
Summer Sessions Vols. 1-3 (Elektrohasch) 09
Pewt'r Sessions Vols. 1 & 2 (El Paraiso) 11

That Causa Sui Pewt't Sessions disc doesn't suck at all. Spacetastic.

Highly recommend Summer Sessions Vol. 1

Really looking forward to this
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3gx1KyimtTY/TosLrp9T-bI/AAAAAAAAFR4/xSQVmT9Adhk/s1600/SPIRIT%2BDESCENT%2B-%2BSeven%2BChapters%2BIn%2BA%2BMinor%2B%25282012%2529%2B%255B%255BM.G.%255D%255D.jpg

Last one was really good.

And it was really good

just now im listening to some finnish funeral doom. Some really nice melancholic piano mixed in with the heavy downtuned guitars and the vox. The finns really do rule funeral doom.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K3Efbn_pyAA/TosimV0PLdI/AAAAAAAAFSY/Llv63ZTQk8w/s1600/ORDOG%2B-%2BRemorse%2B%25282011%2529%2B%255B%255BM.G.%255D%255D.jpg

most albums discussed here available in the group.

for fans of trad doom with clean vox

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m3RJvnCef-I/TpGpqqO0taI/AAAAAAAAFZM/2pl3XkhfiiQ/s1600/DEVIL%2B-%2BTime%2BTo%2BRepent%2B%25282011%2529%2B%255B%255BM.G.%255D%255D.jpg
DEVIL - TIME TO REPENT

Norwegian band, im digging this album just now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ra0GIe8SRY&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHq5aelLns&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLF59752D4983EC400

whole thing is on youtube

it's quite poppy so some may not like it as its not extreme

sent a bunch of spacey stuff out. no sign of drugs a money tho

i saw it.

i listened to most of the cosmic dead this morning and it was aaaaaawesome

calling ez snappin
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DoBUY6Os5L8/TpPlCUCX-AI/AAAAAAAAEjA/HhTllTw1708/s512/acov_tid155812.png

Is Ratfucker the same guy as Algerian Goalkeeper.

never heard of him

Welcome back

Gomer Pyle, Causa Sui, and the Samsara Blues Experience all seem v interesting to me...

Plus the Roswell Incident ;)

There is a band called Gomer Pyle? Maybe we should start a band called The Ropers. Or Jack Tripper.

Aww, that's gonna go right to my overinflated ego, Drugs.

Digging the new Freedom Hawk album, which you can hear here: http://drdoomslair.com/2011/10/13/freedom-hawk-holding-on/

Though it could be slower and sludgier...

and less ozzy? :)

remember how Sheavy used to sound like a ringer for ozzy era sabbath?

I suppose it's most Ozzyesque on that first track, but yes, less Ozzy would be fine.

And this is actually the first Freedom Hawk I've heard, so I don't remember that...

Wasn't a huge fan of the Causa Sui, though I'm thinking about seeking out the first Pewt'r Sessions.

I think Pewt'r Sessions are a definite improvement on the Summer Sessions. Anyone in Chicago going to see Sleestak at Cafe Lura tonight in Chicago?

I just finished an updated and expanded version of my Stoner Rock Primer that covers Sleestak at the end (and Causa Sui, and many of the bands in this thread) -- http://www.fastnbulbous.com/stoner-rock.htm

that rundown was sweet, fnb!

Thanks! In a fit of completism, I added a few more items to the article since then (Goatsnake, Los Natas, Cowboys & Aliens, Been Obscene, Pyrior, Spiritual Beggars, Blind Dog, Numbah Ten, At Devil Dirt), and I compiled that and recent articles in ePub (iPad, Nook, Android) and mobi (Kindle). Also reposting lots of related album blogs on FB page.

News of interest to some of you, Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats' Blood Lust will be available on CD November 16th.

http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/725-uncle-acid-and-the-deadbeats-blood-lust-cd.html

Stoner HiVe Top 20 Of 2011

1. Elder - Dead Roots Rising
2. Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
3. Lo-Pan – Salvador
4. Skraeckoedlan – Äppelträdet
5. Red Fang - Murder The Mountains
6. Mars Red Sky - Mars Red Sky
7. The Atomic Bitchwax - The Local Fuzz
8. Yob – Atma
9. Heavy Eyes - Heavy Eyes
10. Karma to Burn – V
11. Freedom Hawk - Holding On
12. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Blood Lust
13. 1000Mods - Super Van Vacation
14. Lonely Kamel - Dust Devil
15. Mastodon - The Hunter
16. Monkey3 - Beyond The Black Sky
17. Been Obscene – Night O Mine
18. Radio Moscow - The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz
19. Elvis Deluxe – Favourite State of Mind
20. DeWolff – Orchards / Lupine

#21-50 | Stoned Sun Vibrations Top 20 | Derochas Top 25 | Captain Beyond Zen Top 40 | Doomantia Readers Poll

not familiar with a ton of those, but surprised to see Red Fang up that high, i wasn't impressed

Yeah I rated a lot of albums higher than Red Fang for sure.

On my Fester's Thirteen Days of Xmas, I kept the genre lists to 13 each. In case some of you are interested to see the complete ones...

Stoner Rock
1. Graveyard - Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Assault)
2. Elder - Dead Roots Stirring (MeteorCity)
3. Been Obscene - Night O' Mine (Elektrohasch)
4. At Devil Dirt (Corvus Discos)
5. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Blood Lust (Killer Candy/Svart)
6. Sungrazer - Mirador (Elektrohasch)
7. Causa Sui - Pewt'r Sessions 1 & 2 (El Paraiso)
8. Wo Fat - Noche del Chupacabra (Nasoni)
9. Humo del Cairo - Vol. II (Estamos Felices)
10. Freedom Hawk - Holding On (Small Stone)
11. Sleestak - The Fall Of Altrusia (Sleestak)
12. Elvis Deluxe - Favourite State Of Mind (Harmony)
13. Monkey3 - Beyond The Black Sky (Stickman)
14. Sahara Surfers - Sonar Pilot (Sound Zero)
15. Arenna - Beats of Olarizu (Nasoni)
16. Siena Root - Root Jam (Transubstans)
17. Mars Red Sky (Emergence)
18. 1000mods - Super Van Vacation (Kozmik Artifactz)
19. Eggnogg - Moments in Vacuum (Palaver)
20. The Atomic Bitchwax - The Local Fuzz (Tee Pee)
21. U.S. Christmas - The Valley Path (Neurot)
22. Brotherhood Of Sleep - Dark As Light (Catch The Soap)
23. Tia Carrera – Cosmic Priestess (Small Stone)
24. Lo-Pan - Salvador (Small Stone)
25. Sigiriya - Return To Earth (The Church Within)
26. Skraeckoedlan - Äppelträdet (Transubstans)
27. Tracer - Spaces in Between (PID)
28. Samsara Blues Experiment - Revelation & Mystery (World In Sound)
29. Black Rainbows - Supermothafuzzalicious!! (Longfellow Deeds)
30. Ironweed - Your World Of Tomorrow (Small Stone)
31. Underdogs - Revolution Love (Go Down)
32. Roadsaw (Small Stone)
33. Wight - Wight Weedy Wight (Kozmik Artifactz)
34. Soul Manifest - White Season (Night Tripper)
35. Belzebong - Sonic Scapes & Weedy Grooves (Self-released)
36. Karma To Burn - V (Napalm)
37. One Inch Giant - Malva (One Inch Giant)
38. Midnight Zombie Alligator - See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil (MZA)
39. Felipe Arcazas - Induction To The Subconscious EP (Arcazas)
40. Molior Superum - Towards The Haze EP (Molior Sperum)
41. Monster Coyote - Stoner To The Boner (Monster Coyote)

Heavy Rock
1. Opeth - Heritage (Roadrunner)
2. Boris - New Album (Tearbridge/Sargent House)
3. Amebix - Sonic Mass (Easy Action)
4. Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (Matador)
5. Cherry Choke – A Night In The Arms Of Venus... (Elektrohasch)
6. Highway Child (Elektrohasch)
7. Radio Moscow - The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz (Alive)
8. Rival Sons - Pressure & Time (Earache)
9. The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre (Van/Profound Lore)
10. Blood Ceremony - Living With The Ancients (Rise Above)
11. Melvins - Sugar Daddy Live (Ipecac)
12. The Heavy Eyes (Heavy Eyes)
13. Lonely Kamel - Dust Devil (Napalm)
14. The Flying Eyes - Done So Wrong (Flying Eyes)
15. Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning (Ksope)
16. Trap Them - Darker Handcraft (Prosthetic)
17. Jeff The Brotherhood - We Are The Champions (Infinity Cat)
18. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Tao Of The Dead (Superball)
19. Denizen - Whispering Wild Stories (Denizen)
20. Black Cobra - Invernal (Southern Lord)
21. Suplecs - Mad Oak Redoux (Small Stone)
22. Boris - Heavy Rocks (Sargent House)
23. li>Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned - 30 Weight (Small Stone)
24. Borracho - Splitting Sky (CDBY)
25. Gordon Fights (Transubstans)
26. The Grand Astoria - Omnipresence (TGA)
27. Thalamus - Subterfuge (Zyx)
28. Red Fang - Murder The Mountains (Relapse)
29. Gentleman's Pistols – At Her Majesty's Pleasure (Rise Above)
30. Dixie Witch - Let It Roll (Small Stone)
31. Black Spiders - Sons Of The North (Dark Riders)
32. Totimoshi - Avenger (At A Loss)
33. Anathema - Falling Deeper (Kscope)
34. Jeremy Irons & The Ratgang Malibus - Bloom (Transubstans)
35. Ancient VVisdom - A Godlike Inferno (Shinebox)
36. The Quill - Full Circle (Metalville)
37. Motörhead - The Wörld Is Yours (EMI)
38. The Company Corvette - End Of The Summers (The Company)
39. Three Seasons - Life's Road (Transubstans)
40. Kamchatka - Bury Your Roots (Ais)
41. Junius - Reports From the Threshold of Death (Prosthetic)
42. Chris Connelly - Artificial Madness (Relapse)
43. Tank 86 - Rise (Rising Magma)
44. Firebird - Double Diamond (Rise Above)
45. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (RCA)

Psych Rock

1. Ufesas (Droehnhaus)
2. Hills - Master Sleeps (Transubstans)
3. Circle - Infektio (Conspiracy)
4. The Cosmic Dead - Cosmik Tape I (Who Can You Trust?)
5. DeWolff - Orchards/Lupine (REMusic)
6. Hexvessel - Dawnbearer (Svart)
7. Psychic Paramount - II (No Quarter)
8. Moon Duo - Mazes (Sacred Bones)
9. Cave - Neverendless (Drag City)
10. Acid Baby Jesus (Slovenly)
11. Wooden Shjips - West (Thrill Jockey)
12. Weird Owl - Build Your Beast A Fire (Tee Pee)
13. Acid Mothers Temple - The Ripper at the Heavens' Gates of Dark (Riot Season)
14. Woods - Sun And Shade (Woodsist)
15. Lüger - Concrete Light (Giradiscos)
16. Eidetic Seeing (Chybucca)
17. Cosmonauts Day - Paths of The Restless (Cosmonauts Day)
18. Nurses - Dracula (Dead Oceans)
19. The Heads - Vertigo Swill (Rocket/Rooster)

Doom
1. Lord Vicar - Signs Of Osiris (The Church Within)
2. Krux - III - He Who Sleeps Amongst The Stars (GMR)
3. Obrero - Mortui Vivos Docent (Night Tripper)
4. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room (Cyclone Empire/Metal Blade)
5. YOB - Atma (Profound Lore)
6. Obake (Rarenoise)
7. Pentagram - Last Rites (Metal Blade)
8. The Gates Of Slumber - The Wretch (Rise Above)
9. Glitter Wizard - Solar Hits (Archers Guild)
10. Black Pyramid - II (MeteorCity)
11. Green & Wood - Devil's Plan (Cyclopean)
12. Leather Nun America - Kult Occult (PsycheDOOMelic)
13. Orchid - Capricorn (Doom Dealer)
14. The Wounded Kings - In The Chapel Of The Black Hand (I Hate Records)
15. Ice Dragon - The Sorrowful Sun (Ice Dragon)
16. SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty One (Profound Lore)
17. Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance (Season Of Mist)
18. Premonition 13 - 13 (Volcom)
19. Hands Of Orlac (Horror)
20. Black Capricorn (12th Records)
21. SerpentCult - Raised By Wolves (Listenable)
22. Black Pyramid - Stormbringer (MeteorCity)
23. Crumbling Ghost (Withered Hand)
24. Sólstafir - Svartir Sandar (Season Of Mist)
25. Devil - Time To Repent (Soulseller)
26. Acid Witch - Stoned (Hell's Headbangers)

Metal
1. Mastodon - The Hunter (Reprise)
2. Hammers Of Misfortune - 17th Street (Metal Blade)
3. Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit (Nostalgia Blackrain)
4. Grayceon - All We Destroy (Profound Lore)
5. Beastwars (Destroy/Universal)
6. Dopethrone - Dark Foil (Dopethrone)
7. Tombs - Path Of Totality (Relapse)
8. Demonic Death Judge - The Descent (Inverse)
9. Wizard Smoke - The Speed Of Smoke (Wizard Smoke)
10. Korpiklaani - Ukon Wacka (Nuclear Blast)
11. Anatomy Of Habit (Self)
12. White Wizzard - Flying Tigers (Earache)
13. Arkona - Slovo (Napalm)
14. East Of The Wall - The Apologist (Translation Loss)
15. Virus - The Agent That Shapes The Desert (Duplicate)
16. Hull - Beyond the Lightless Sky (The End)
17. Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero (The End)
18. Giant Squid - Cenotes EP (Translation Loss)
19. Cynic - Carbon Based Anatomy EP (Season Of Mist)
20. Weedsnake (Weedsnake)
21. Weedeater - Jason...The Dragon (Southern Lord)
22. Dark Buddha Rising - Abyssolute Transfinite (Post-RBMM)
23. Rwake - Rest (Relapse)
24. Slabdragger - Regress (Holy Roar)
25. Lazarus A.D. - Black Rivers Flow (Metal Blade)
26. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord)
27. Brutal Truth - End Time (Relapse)
28. The Atlas Moth - An Ache For The Distance (Profound Lore)
29. Roadkillsoda - A Fucked Up Trip Gone Bad (Asiluum)
30. American Heritage - Sedentary (Translation Loss)
31. Obscura - Omnivium (Relapse)
32. Scar Symmetry - The Unseen Empire (Nuclear Blast)
33. Bruce Lamont - Feral Songs For The Epic Decline (At A Loss)
34. Today is the Day - Pain is a Warning (!K7/Black Market)
35. Liturgy - Aesthetica (Thrill Jockey)
36. Riot - Immortal Soul (Steamhammer)
37. Leviathan - True Traitor, True Whore (Profound Lore)
38. Indian - Guiltless (Relapse)
39. Unearth - Darkness in the Light (Metal Blade)
40. Krallice - Diotima (Profound Lore)
41. Blut Aus Nord - 777: Sect(S) (Debemur Morti)
42. Primordial - Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand (Metal Blade)
43. Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues EP (Metal Blade)
44. Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising (Metal Blade)

fastnbulbous, I love your lists, but for the life of me I can't understand what you hear in that Ufesas album that makes you place it higher than the Cosmic Dead & Psychic Paramount albums, which are two of my top albums of the year...

Psychic Paramount is cool like if Sonic Youth took a turn in 1982, and I like the lo-fi Cosmic Dead, but I freakin' love Ufesas. Can't stop playing it. So you listened to it?

fastnbulbous - did you hear the Argus record, Boldly Strode the Doomed? Great classic metal record that caught me hook line & sinker.

The name caught my eye as it's a great Wishbone Ash album, but I did not hear it. I missed so much stuff I'm sure. Like I heard some streamed songs from Maligno - The Funeral Domine, but once I grabbed it, realized it's pretty great.

Left out the part where the streamed songs sounded like crap.

I streamed the Maligno and assumed it was poorly recorded versions of good songs. Guess I should track down a cop and hear them as intended.

cop=copy

For my last post here, my final list for 2011. I spent a bunch of time looking up which ones are on Bandcamp. I bought several that way, especially the ones that are less than $10 for FLAC.

http://www.fastnbulbous.com/2011-stoner-doom-psych-metal-rock.htm

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