Rolling Stoner/Psych/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2012

Unless the last ten minutes of the final track blow my mind. I guess that's possible.

I don't know what's not to like! Man, you are hard to please.

At about the 7 minute mark the title track gets nearly great.

I just found it incredibly boring. I'm way more the psych end than the drone end, and this was way too hookless for me.

Are you sure you aren't listening to Wolfgoatblack?

nope. Went to their website, downloaded it, queued it up and waited for a hook; until halfway through the title track I was bored.

I don't know man, you know me. I love big hooks, and normally I'm not into drone, but the repetition of these particular riffs really grabbed me.

The deadline for the Stoner HiVe top 20 albums poll is upon us. You have until end of day tomorrow to send in your top 5, 10, 20 or 63 to stonerhive at hotmail dot com. The countdown starts on December 12th!

The rollout begins!

http://stonerhive.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-ultimate-stoner-hive-top-20-albums_12.html

So far #20 and 19 revealed. I nearly went insane trying to catch all the best stuff in this genre, and I still missed #20 ;)

That Major Kong record is fun. Didn't consider it one of the best of the year, but a solid piece of work.

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“I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.” Revelations 6:12

This instrumental trio pays homage to the godfathers of the ‘scene’ and immediately also show which direction they are heading. Massively ponderous and meant for charcoal and withered landscapes; not some hot and steamy desert. Apart from that they also honor the coming apocalypse. Not only with their album title; but also with their thunder heavy drums and dark and dangerous riffs. They move and weave and dance on the very edge of the world with their enigmatic and doomed blues. So stand in attention and salute the Major…

Major Kong – Doom for The Black Sun

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"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34

On their fourth studio album these four freaks make their stoner metal grow a set of wings and take off like a malicious bird of prey. Propelled ever faster and with more precision their songs bulge of impressive vocals and lyrical hooks that take aim and destroy before you can blink with your left eye. And as the beast takes flight again its looks to see the earth scorched by awesome riffs, wicked variations and excellent solos. And thanks to the drum powered groove the entire structure of the album rumbles and grumbles and shakes and torments the very soul of the earth. And hidden within it all is the desire to shatter the anvil and take up The Sword to conquer the world…

The Sword – Apocryphon

The Major Kong is probably just outside my Year End list (which isn't just Metal stuff). Been following them for a while hoping for a non-download release & it didn't disappoint, although yeah 'solid' is a better description than 'Top 20'.

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“They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing. Their silver and gold are not able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord.” Ezekiel 7:19

These three guys turned in a bit of a puzzle for our inadequate but heartfelt List; a tiny head scratcher so to speak. But since some of you only voted for one of them or even separately and rating one higher than the other one. I ran with that suggestion. And for the ones that voted for them together; those points got divided evenly. Aha; so now you already know which Italians occupy Number 18 with their spacey, groovy and top heavy doom that is both atavistic and visceral. Meant to be listened to in one entire session the guys delivered two albums this year. This one is meticulously built; like an intricate clockwork of riffs, rhythms and rumbling drums without ever destroying their very own complex mechanisms. So, one of them we find on 18; but which one is it and has the other one made the list also?!

Ufomammut - Oro: Opus Alter

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“Whenever there is decay of righteousness… and there is exaltation of unrighteousness, then I, Myself come forth… for the destruction of evil-doers for the sake of firmly establishing righteousness. I am born from age to age.” Bhagavad Gita, fourth discourse

These guys turned out to be one of the best bands on Speedfest this year. Something I had not expected given the nature of the festival and the concrete industrial halls, which could be too big for such a band and distort their sound. And given the hour of the day and the long lines outside there were unfortunately only a handful of devotees to witness their tight spaced out show. It was their last evening of the tour with Monster Magnet and it was clear for the ones that were there that the guys had learned a lot. The played their set amazingly firm and strong and visited their 2012-released fourth album. Like true nectar of gods their sounds weave and float through your mind and expand it in true psychedelic fashion. So drink up and let the hardy taste transport you to another world…

My Sleeping Karma – Soma

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“And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.” Revelation 6:4

And during this doomed final year of mankind the love for the old guard has once again been ever present. For we all know and love the resurgence of the ‘retro’ styled old school rock these past few years. And there were a great deal of releases in that good stuff corner and for some weird reason most of the good records seem to come from Scandinavia or even Sweden. The guys we find on Number 16 produced an intensely groovy, blues-based seventies rock record. Nostalgic in the good sense of the word and hard rocking all over all of the obvious heroes and inspirations of that era. But I do reckon this album making the list a bit of a surprise since the album does dwindle in conviction fairly quick. Still; it has some tasty jams on it and I guess all those people voting for them deservedly pushed them on to that Number 16 spot. Let’s get ready for a third attack!

Horisont - Second Assault

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“For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return...” Genesis 3:19

So here it is. The other part of the psychedelic doom metal adventure into tonal space. And as we listen to the sounds building and cascading and erupting and imploding we hear the Italians making every single tone count and hear them execute with extreme precision a highly intense journey where every sonic touch seems to be a stroke of genius. They balance beautifully on a chessboard of dynamics and never seem to want to go for the easy way out. Without any hesitation they sacrifice their queen and knights; and make the simple pawn their chief attacker in the audio assault. There is no doubt that this years Opus is a definite checkmate; and it does not seem to matter at all that the albums were released months apart and that one has gotten more votes than the other…

Ufomammut – Oro: Opus Primum

Looks like Burning World records is putting up some of its Roadburn live albums for name your price on Bandcamp – Bongripper and Church of Misery right now.

http://burningworldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roadburn-2012

http://burningworldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roadburn-2009-2

nice.

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“These are the Signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other people in other lands -- with those who possessed the first light of wisdom. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from here.” Hopi prophecy as told by White Feather in 1970.

Seventies and stoner. The two are linked together indefinitely and they owe a lot to each other. And as said before the resurgence of all that goodness the last few years has given us a fair share of amazing albums. Some more stoner and others more groovy or filled with enough fuzz to make a shoulder long wig so that even that weird bald uncle that only visits during the holidays could become cool again. And these guys go for the fuzz and for the proto-stoner of the sixties in a big way. Intense drumming and classic riffs are key here and produce a warm nest to sleep in. But be careful; cause their are quite a few stings lurking around the corner and once the venom swirls through your blood there is no telling what will happen! Ooh; and should we mention Sweden once again?!

<a href=http://stonerhive.blogspot.com/2012/12/number-14.html>;<b>Greenleaf – Nest of Vipers</b></a>

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“These are the Signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other people in other lands -- with those who possessed the first light of wisdom. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from here.” Hopi prophecy as told by White Feather in 1970.

Seventies and stoner. The two are linked together indefinitely and they owe a lot to each other. And as said before the resurgence of all that goodness the last few years has given us a fair share of amazing albums. Some more stoner and others more groovy or filled with enough fuzz to make a shoulder long wig so that even that weird bald uncle that only visits during the holidays could become cool again. And these guys go for the fuzz and for the proto-stoner of the sixties in a big way. Intense drumming and classic riffs are key here and produce a warm nest to sleep in. But be careful; cause their are quite a few stings lurking around the corner and once the venom swirls through your blood there is no telling what will happen! Ooh; and should we mention Sweden once again?!

Greenleaf – Nest of Vipers

White Feather would be a great name for a stoner band

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“There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilence’s. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.” Luke 21:11

We’ve already come to the unlucky Number 13 and have already climbed exactly twenty-six points from Major Kong residing at Number 20. And here we find yet another outfit that mastered the fuzzy rock ages ago. Their 2011 album was already an amazing piece of solid gold that for some weird reason did not make the list that year. Their 2009 album did and made it to Number 8. Their new one seems destined to grow and eventually best all of them; for it has been written in a dark and secret code. High driving energy and gigantic smoky riffs; throbbing rhythms and raw vocals; that all seem to end in loose and orgiastic jams. Or to quote the honorable FastNBulbous: “Someday there will be scientific evidence that certain notes and timbres reliably induce a peculiar balance state between bliss and fury, or a general state of earthy, metallic awesomeness. And it will be belatedly revealed that Wo Fat cracked that code a long time ago.” They definitely did!

Wo Fat – Black Code

That Greenleaf album is nice

Fester’s Lucky 13
http://fastnbulbous.com/lucky-12/

01. Colour Haze – She Said (Elektrohasch)
02. Ufomammut – Oro: Opus Primum & Opus Alter (Neurot) | Buy
03. Graveyard – Lights Out (Nuclear Blast) | Buy
04. Witchcraft – Legend (Nuclear Blast) | Buy
05. Troubled Horse – Step Inside (Rise Above/Metal Blade)
06. Gojira – L'Enfant Sauvage (Roadrunner) | Buy
07. Golden Void – Golden Void (Thrill Jockey)
08. Royal Thunder – CVI (Relapse) | Bandcamp
09. Spiders – Flash Point (Crusher)
10. Christian Mistress – Possession (Relapse) | Bandcamp
11. Motorpsycho & Ståle Storløkken – The Death Defying Unicorn (Rune Grammofon)
12. Goat – World Music (Rocket)
13. At Devil Dirt – Chapter II (Vulgo gratissimus auctor) (At Devil Dirt) | Bandcamp

Since I already listed my combined stoner and heavy rock list previously, here’s this instead:

Psych Rock
01. Moon Duo – Circles (Sacred Bones)
02. Sun Araw & M.G. Gengras Meet The Congos – Icon Give Thank (FRKWYS)
03. My Sleeping Karma – Soma (Napalm)
04. Peaking Lights – Lucifer/Lucifer In Dub (Mexican Summer)
05. Tame Impala – Lonerism (Modular)
06. Six Organs Of Admittance – Ascent (Drag City)
07. Zombie Zombie – Rituels d’un Nouveau Monde (Versatile)
08. Ice Dragon – Dream Dragon (Yersinia Pestis)
09. Royal Baths – Better Luck Next Time (Kanine)
10. Baby Woodrose – Third Eye Surgery (Bad Afro)
11. Aqua Nebula Oscillator – Third (Tee Pee)
12. White Manna – White Manna (Holy Mountain)
13. White Hills – Frying On This Rock (Thrill Jockey)
14. The Amazing – Gentle Stream (Subliminal Sounds)
15. Pretty Lightning – There Are Witches In The Woods (Fonal)
16. Sula Bassana – Dark Days (Sulatronic)
17. Maserati – Maserati VII (Temporary Residence)
18. Rangda – Formerly Extinct (Drag City)
19. Guardian Alien – See the World Given to a One Love Entity (Thrill Jockey)
20. Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound – Manzanita (Tee Pee)
21. Pyramidal – Dawn In Space (Radix)
22. Bardo Pond – Yntra (Latitudes)
23. Oneida – A List of the Burning Mountains (Jagjaguwar)
24. The Cosmic Dead – The Exalted King (Cosmic Dead)
25. Carlton Melton – Photos Of Photos (Agitated)
26. Eternal Tapestry – A World Out Of Time (Thrill Jockey)

Doom
01. Castle – Blacklands (Ván/Prosthetic)
02. Witch Mountain – Cauldron Of The Wild (Profound Lore)
03. Elder – Spires Burn EP (Armageddon)
04. Alunah – White Hoarhound (PsycheDOOMelic)
05. Conan – Monnos (Burning World)
06. Windhand – Windhand (Forcefield)
07. Bevar Sea – Bevar Sea (Bevar Sea)
08. Black Pyramid – II (MeteorCity)
09. Pallbearer – Sorrow And Extinction (Profound Lore)
10. Saint Vitus – Lillie: F-65 (Candlelight)
11. Pale Divine – Painted Windows Black (Shadow Kingdom)
12. Spirit Descent – Seven Chapters In A Minor (Psychedoomelic)
13. Orchid – Heretic EP (Nuclear Blast)
14. Hour Of 13 – 333 (Earache)
15. Mares Of Thrace – The Pilgrimage (Sonic Unyon)
16. Undersmile – Narwhal (Future Noise)
17. Black Magician – Nature Is The Devil’s Church (Shaman/Burning World)
18. Bell Witch – Longing (Profound Lore)
19. Serpentine Path – Serpentine Path (Relapse)
20. Paradise Lost – Tragic Idol (Century Media)
21. Candlemass – Psalms For The Dead (Napalm)
22. Witchsorrow – God Curse Us (Rise Above)
23. Earthen Grave – Earthen Grave (Earthen Grave)
24. Demon Lung – Pareidolia EP (Demon Lung)
25. Behold! The Monolith – Defender (Redeemist) (Arctic Forest)
26. Uzala – Uzala (Uzala)
27. Worm Ouroboros – Come the Thaw (Profound Lore)
28. Indesinence – Vessels of Light and Decay (Profound Lore)
29. Deep Sea Thunder Beast – DST (DST)
30. Witchstone – Witchstone EP (Witchstone)
31. Ahab – The Giant (Napalm)
32. Buried Sleeper – Colosseium (Buried Sleeper)
33. Pilgrim – Misery Wizard (Metal Blade)

Thanks fast! Looking forward to checking this stuff out

yeah good lists, going to bet i'd like a lot of that psych rock stuff that I haven't heard. or even heard of.

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“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

Sweden; it seems to be a chosen country, a territory filled with ancient riffs and structures and rhythms and melodies of yore. They shimmer and glint in their bronze armor as they devour the stage. And there are many of them. On Number 12 we find yet another collection of these seventies styled stoner Mongols running head first and guitar drawn towards the stuff of legends. For yes, not only is this number filled with Swedes, it is also filled with songs that make up one of those retro styled classical masterpieces. Rolling waves of riffs and whirling dashing drums completed by vocals with the right amount of shrill haunting. And even if there’s a weak sentence or dubious refrain here or there; there is no way that can harm such intense retro-pleasure! Let’s all move to Sweden…

Troubled Horse - Step Inside

Fastnbulbous, I ctrl-f'ed your site for "bison" to see if you rated Bison B.C. and was instead sucked into the search term singularity that is "Bison Bison - Bison Bison (Bison Bison)", whose Bandcamp I am now thoroughly enjoying. Thanks.

Yeah, good band! They're on my list to order a CD from their site.

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“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” Revelation 21:1

Five points above Troubled Horse we find one of those acts that has been loved by everyone for what feels like ages. And with every release since their conception somewhere around 1994 they seem to have bettered themselves. And according to many of you out there they did it again! And that’s a feat on itself for the expectations ran high since the release of this tenth studio album got delayed and delayed and delayed. Thanks to the added instrumentation this is incomparable to earlier work even though it is still very recognizable. Warm, open-minded and openhearted, artisanal and mystical without being overly dramatic about it. She speaks of dreams and of hope and offers a peak into the soul of its creators and offers guidance in this dark and twisted society. It is elaborate, intricate but not difficult and it is what the world needs at this moment of time and space…

Colour Haze - She Said

I think this would have been higher but not everyone who might have liked it heard it. No excuses now . . . for the sake of the upcoming polls, know that clicking on Bubba's name in the comments reaps rewards.

I finally heard this, which would be in #19 spot:

19. Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. – IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out (Riot Season)

And for those who can't get enough psych:

Electric Moon – The Doomsday Machine (Sulatron/Nasoni)
Woods – Bend Beyond (Woodsist)
Eternal Tapestry – Dawn In 2 Dimensions (Thrill Jockey)
Les Lesbiennes – Les Lesbiennes (Les Lesbiennes)
Dean Allen Foyd – Sounds Can Be So Cruel (Crusher)
Acid Mothers Temple – Son Of A Bitches Brew (Important)
Black Space Riders – Light Is The New Black (Brainstorm)
Sir Richard Bishop – Intermezzo (Ideologic Ocean)
Foxygen – Take The Kids Off Broadway (Jagjaguwar)

Wo Fat have a skateboard for sale at their show tonight.

They were made for the Kickstarter campaign but there were no takers for that particular item. Looks super cool though! So are they gonna play any dates elsewhere in the U.S. before Europe?

I think just the one hometown farewell, but I'll ask.

Skateboard is a good deal too. $65 ain't outrageous.

Sadly, no shows outside of Texas on the books at the moment, and it's unlikely they'll tour the states before hitting Europe in the spring. I have to say that when they do tour go and see them. I've never been fully sold on any of their records but they killed live. Absolutely slayed even though there couldn't have been more than 25 people there when they took the stage.

25 people? I guess it is the holidaze. Hopefully they'll pull more people in after they crush Europe.

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“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?” Isaiah 33:14

And now we enter the Top 10 of this years Ultimate Stoner HiVe top 20 of albums. Which means the world has not come to an end and those Maya, Hopi, Indus cultures and a caseload of lovely freaks had it wrong. So we can now look forward actually seeing who ends up on the Number 1 position according to 56 sent in lists and to 2029 when the world will come to an end according to a few other maniacs or 2060 according to Newton. Hell; as long as we try to make this floating rock a bit better for everyone inhabiting it; I don’t mind sticking around. And I think those freaks we find on Number 10 would not mind either; even though they get their kicks from a very destructive power. Which you can hear in their burning riffs and blistering drums. Their sixth studio album is an almost bombastic inferno of heaviness that borders on insane punctuation and a highly exact execution. Ambitious yet extremely atavistic.

High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis

dig the hell out of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbfjxIRMSV0

Yeah, liking that a lot. I started it up, got about 90 seconds in and thought, well, this is very easy on my Purling Hiss-loving ears. Clicked "Watch on YouTube" and sure enough, they're on Richie Records, home to the Hiss.

the whole record: http://spacin.bandcamp.com/album/deep-thuds-2

uh, wait, never mind. no it's not.

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“So the six angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind.” Revelation 9:15

On Number 9 we find an act that has the same amount of votes as High On Fire; but since this act to some surprise stayed in the top three for ages and has gotten more amount of votes. It has been decided that it is ranked one place above High On Fire. The album was released early this year and their heavy psychedelic sound transports you to the seventies. Thanks to a lazy groove and acoustic folk inspired interludes their progressive riffing and blues motivated soul captivates in a devious and shrew manner. This is not heavy for heaviness sake but classic for classics sake. It has the fine and golden qualities of absolute freedom and rolling with whatever wave of creativity is lying in wait…

Stubb – Stubb

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“Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.” Revelation 1:7

Five points higher as Stubb we find one of those incredible debut albums of 2012. Cause there were quite a few of those this year. This one paints illustrious psychedelic landscapes and gallops through them on huge and powerful doom rhythms. The powerhouse diva on vocals slays like a metal medusa and their complex structures are carefully hidden below layers of impressive basswork and intense riffs. Highly electric and deadly sexy like lightning! It might be their concealed obviousness that does the trick; but after one listen you’re hooked and in love! Ride the thunder!

Royal Thunder – CVI

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“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.” Revelation 17:8

From Royal Thunder we move three points towards the next entry; another debut album and once again these freaks hail from Sweden. Seeped in mystery and tradition the album speaks of haunting tales, ancient myths and tribalistic rituals. Through a colorful mixture of kraut and space rock, enchanting percussion, eastern influences and mesmerizing vocals we are treated to magical voodoo music. Spells are cast and transport towards a psychedelic and occult delirium. It’s a necromancers rejoice at bringing to life long lost music, the visions and the waves of emotions that belong to it. And besides all that it also strikes a chord in the hearts of the most reckless; for it is a vague and distant call to arms for all those who on some level detest the way life in the western world is shaping up to become. Join in with the slaughtering!

Goat – World Music

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“And will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.” Revelation 20:8

And yes, as we skip ahead with seven points to the next entry we once again find a collection of crazy Swedes. Four young dogs that sound like the masters of old. And to complete that fact they produced a true album’s album. Cause from the first forest noises to the last birds singing in the closing track it is a complete and utter musical adventure that transport the listener to green pastures, wide landscapes and mountainous regions. Their sound is huge, cumbersome, heavy and gigantic; like the name of the band suggests; yet surprisingly agile and on some weird and possible insane level folksy, pure and luscious. It sounds like the rumblings of a monstrous storm; but one that does not bring destruction; but life and renewal...

Mamont - Passing Through the Mastery Door

That is not what I would have guessed! My guess is the remaining top 5 will consist of:

Graveyard – Lights Out
Witchcraft – Legend
Om – Advaitic Songs
Pallbearer – Sorrow And Extinction
Conan – Monnos

However it's not easy, there's a ton of other worthy albums that could make it.

Saint Vitus – Lillie: F-65
Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay
Kadavar – Kadavar
At Devil Dirt – Chapter II (Vulgo gratissimus auctor)
Orange Goblin – A Eulogy For The Damned
Captain Crimson – Dancing Madly Backwards
Wight – Through The Woods Into Deep Water
Orcus Chylde – Orcus Chylde
Christian Mistress – Possession
Golden Void – Golden Void
Bong – Mana-Yood-Sushai
Spiders – Flash Point
Alunah – White Hoarhound
Ice Dragon – Dream Dragon
Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight – Going Home
Ivy Garden Of The Desert – Blood Is Love
Snail – Terminus
Witch Mountain – Cauldron Of The Wild
Venomous Maximus – Beg Upon The Light
Ancestors – In Dreams And Time
Castle – Blacklands
Lento – Anxiety Despair Languish
Pale Divine – Painted Windows Black
Spirit Descent – Seven Chapters In A Minor
Hour Of 13 – 333
Bell Witch – Longing
Dragged Into Sunlight – Widowmaker

You dont think Torche or Baroness will place?

Not with so many other strong candidates that are more clearly stoner/doom, but I could be wrong!

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“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Peter 5:8

As we count on and add another five points we end up at the Number 5 position with exactly a 141 points. And these cats have been around for a while and are not from Sweden but from the British Isle. They released their seventh album this year and it is filled with heavy stoner and metal that roars and grunts and is as steady as Motörhead. And mix that given band with some heaviness from Down and the doom and dark virtuoso we love from Black Sabbath and you approach that well crafted sound of these insane critters. They sound like the perfect soundtrack to a bourbon soaked biker movie and should actually be signed by one of the big whisky brands to provide music for every freaking commercial they ever make. Rock solid, hard hitting and fast driving. This rock’n roll is what’s keeping me breathing!

Orange Goblin - A Eulogy for the Damned

I like Orange Goblin enough to have picked up their box set on Rise Above last year. And while the new one is an improvement over their last couple, I can't help but take them for granted along the lines of Motorhead. So who got displaced? I guess Conan might not have made as big an impact as I'd thought?

idk, i also figured Witch Mountain would be there so it's hard telling.

I think the OM album is kinda controversial tbh, but I wouldnt know what Stoner Hive's core demographic thought of it

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"Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God." Revelation 9:13

Like we mentioned yesterday: we now enter a different part of the league, we enter a league of extraordinary releases. For to reach Number 4 we have to add almost 50 points to Orange Goblins final total. These guys have been making the list since it’s conception and actually made it to the number 1 position of that first year. This year they find themselves stranded on place Number four with 192 points. But their spiritual expedition into the realms and dynamics of heavy music does not care for numbers of points. Filled with seductive arrangements of droning strings, tablas, chants and melodies woven together in a hazy melange of rock at its most languorous the album transports you to an entirely different dimension. And only on a very rare occasion does the bass of yesteryear make its appearance in a sting of sludge. Made for Opium dreams; Ibogaine reveries and Ayahuasca epiphanies…

Om - Advaitic Songs