Sludge/Stoner Metal

[Obed]

I'm into some of this shit. Brainoil, Iron Monkey, Older Facedowninshit, Catheter (they grind too) oh and Sleep too.

Anybody else?

Iron Monkey hands down is some of the evilest shit I've ever heard on CD.

Iron Monkey hands down.... Oh wait. I already said that didn't I?

[Nonsense]

High on Fire

[Baphomet]

Kyuss, especially Blues For the Red Sun...

[Zombish]

Sludge

it's all about the pale horse!

[Nasty Ronnie]

Check out Kylesa, and Burning witch

[Zombish]

Originally posted by goregrind
Check out Kylesa, and Burning witch

Burning witch fucking yes!

[Crunchermcnut]

Check out YOB.

[Eomer]

first facedowninshit LP and the split ten inch. that stuff is unreal.
Do y'all listen to SUNN0)))?

[Zombish]

Originally posted by Eomer
first facedowninshit LP and the split ten inch. that stuff is unreal.
Do y'all listen to SUNN0)))?

yeah sunno))) top top shit man!

people have some really good taste on the board!

[Mike D]

Originally posted by Baphomet
Kyuss, especially Blues For the Red Sun...

Kyuss were amazing, and Blues for the Red Sun was their best. Oddly, Queens of the Stone Age, which is basically the same band minus the singer, has no appeal to me whatsoever.

[The Gore-met]

Originally posted by Mike D

Kyuss were amazing, and Blues for the Red Sun was their best.

No, man, Welcome to Sky Valley is ultimate Kyuss. I'm with you on Queens, holds no appeal for me, either.

[Eomer]

I tried to get into Kyuss but they just didn't do anything for me. Perhaps if I indulged in the herb?
I've been getting real into the more drone side of "stoner" rock. Seeing SUNNO))) live was spiritual.

[Obed]

Originally posted by Eomer
first facedowninshit LP and the split ten inch. that stuff is unreal.
Do y'all listen to SUNN0)))?

Never heard of SUNN0

I love Kylesa. But don't really see them as sludge. Maybe? I dunno.

High on Fire is ok but They are Ex- Sleep.

Facedowninshit kills. The new one is ok too but it's kinda more hXc/crust than sludge.

I forgot about Kyuss. Blues for the Red Sun is wicked.

Burning Witch and SUNN0 have eluded me anyone have any info?

[Obed]

Oh yeah.....


Neurosis, Isis and Red Sparowes.

They kill too.

[Matt]

I love doom and its many ilk. Buning Witch, Esoteric, Corrupted, Grand Magus, the list goes on and on and on...

[Nonsense]

Nebula!

and QOTSA is wicked. Give em a chance.

[Eomer]

neurosis is amazing. I am going to lose my mind when they play Philly at the end of this month.

anyway, check out southerlord.com. http://www.southernlord.com they put out some great stoner rock and what have you(Burning Witch, Goatsnake, the Hidden Hand(Wino's new(ish) band) SUNN0))).

[Redman]

does anyone jam bongzilla or any relapse records stuff for that matter.

[Ghoulish Gary Pullin]

Monster Magnet - Spine of God rules.

[detox666]

eyehategod- dopesick

[Death Dealer]

Check out Sheavy.....they rock!!! :banger:

[Kannibal]

I saw EyeHateGod and Neurosis in Detroit, in 98, and that was as sick as it's gonna get.
Mike Williams the singer for EHG asked me where to find rohypnol (roofies), and I asked him if he was looking to get lucky, and all he said was 'No, they're for me'.
As for sludge, etc I suggest the following:

Grief
Buzzoven - Sore
Sons Of Otis (Fantastic toronto band)
Dystopia
Graves At Sea
Pelican

If any of you were lucky to catch Neurosis
during the Souls At Zero, Enemy Of The Sun, Through Silver In Blood tours, you'll know how much those guys lay waste, and stomp as mudhole through your guts. These records still do a mean creepy crawl on my brain.

[Baphomet]

Funny, I never really considered Neurosis and Isis to be stoner metal bands, but I guess if you like one thing you can probably get into the other easily enough. You add Cult of Luna onto that list if you like Neurosis and Isis...

Although I haven't gotten too into them, I've heard a few Fu Manchu tracks that I've liked. They're a fairly prolific stoner metal band..

As for Doom metal, you can't go wrong with Paradise Lost, Candlemass, and My Dying Bride...

[The Gore-met]

Nobody mentioned Cathedral, so I will. Carnival Bizarre is a fantastic album with lots of horror references.

[Obed]

DYSTOPIA ARE AMAZING!!!

[Obed]

Originally posted by Redman
does anyone jam bongzilla or any relapse records stuff for that matter.


I rock the Bongzilla sometimes. And some Relapseish stuff. Nasum for one I love. Ohhh man do I loves Me some Nasum. Mastodon, Pig Destroyer, Disfear, Zeke, Deceased. I like alot of Relapse releases I guess.

[Nasty Ronnie]

Originally posted by Obed
DYSTOPIA ARE AMAZING!!!


*Agrees furiously

[The Gore-met]

Originally posted by Obed

Ohhh man do I loves Me some Nasum.

Helvete lays waste to all in its path. I picked it up on a whim. I love the monstrous grooves they bust out. There are some serious moments of violent headbanging on this record. I grabbed the previous albums immediately.

As for grind, which is far from stoner metal, I haven't heard anything better than Napalm Death's Fear, Emptiness, Despair. An absolute masterpiece of intensity.

[Nasty Ronnie]

Nothing will ever beat Inhale Exhale by Nasum.

[Matt]

Those who like Nasum may want to check out 324. I love Nasum, but 324 absolutely kill them in every way.

[Obed]

Where can I find this formidible beast 324? I'm intrigued to say the least.

[Zombish]

Originally posted by Obed
I rock the Bongzilla sometimes. And some Relapseish stuff. Nasum for one I love. Ohhh man do I loves Me some Nasum. Mastodon, Pig Destroyer, Disfear, Zeke, Deceased. I like alot of Relapse releases I guess.

I'm going to see Pig Destroyer next week, been a long time waiting for me! :D

[Matt]

Originally posted by Obed
Where can I find this formidible beast 324? I'm intrigued to say the least.

Most grind distros will carry their stuff. Relapse e-store usually has some.

[Baphomet]

Originally posted by The Gore-met

As for grind, which is far from stoner metal, I haven't heard anything better than Napalm Death's [I]Fear, Emptiness, Despair. An absolute masterpiece of intensity.



AGREED!!!!!!!! Fear, Emptiness, Despair deserves top billing on any "Top Albums To Smack Someone With a Barstool" lists. I had on in my car the other day. A classic.....

[evilive]

Originally posted by The Gore-met
Nobody mentioned Cathedral, so I will. Carnival Bizarre is a fantastic album with lots of horror references.

Man, I want to like Cathedral because their music and themes are bad ass (Witchfinder General, Night of the Seagulls!!), but Lee Dorrian's fucking voice drives me looney.

Same reason I can't get into Spiritual Beggars or Orange Goblin.

Sleep still rules the roost though...

[evilive]

Originally posted by Baphomet
AGREED!!!!!!!! Fear, Emptiness, Despair deserves top billing on any "Top Albums To Smack Someone With a Barstool" lists. I had on in my car the other day. A classic.....

That album, along with "Necroticism" & "Heartwork" by Carcass changed my life for the better.

[H. P. Lovebuddy]

Thanks, Obed, my kind of thread!!! (Hey, I'm a poet!) I started checking out stoner rock back at the turn of 2000, when Rolling Stone featured a short article on it and had a sidebar with some groups--I went out and bought Queens of the Stone Age (1st), Orange Goblin/The Big Black, sHeavy/Celestial Hi-Fi, Fu Manchu/King of the Road, Nebula/To The Center--I prefer my metal to have some kind of groove, so I'm not so much into the sludge aspect (or the "Cookie Monster" vocals), altho I can appreciate some Melvins, Electric Wizard, etc.--I have been hooked since--I HIGHly recommend newer acts, like Viking Skull and Young Heart Attack--to check out mucho songs in the genre and order great stuff from a reliable place, go to--what else?--www.stonerrock.com--I go there on an almost weekly basis to check out the latest sounds!

[tonedeaf]

Cool Thread this!

I love this type of music. Some stuff that hasn't been mentioned here, that may or may not be considered "stoner":

Church of Misery from Japan, Sabbath worship at it's finest.

Someone already mentioned Nebula, but I'll mention them again.

The Illuminati: From Toronto, these guys rock large.

Alabama Thunderpussy, Artimus Pyledriver, Clutch are great.

There ar e bunch of cool local bands here in the Maritimes that I love: Iron Giant, Galactus77, Bucket Truck.

Some sites to check out:

www.stonerrock.com
www.stonerrockchick.com

[Jo Satana]

it's all about Clutch baby!

and ATP, Down, Electric Wizard, Karma to Burn, Corrosion of Conformity, Witchcraft

[cannibal cam]

what about sea of green from toronto (r.i.p.)

we had them play down here in the niagara falls and had them on the radio show. there was more herb then i could imagine. it was beautiful man, and the show. oil lights all around. i was in heaven.

yob are amazing. bongzilla kick ass. fu-manchu in search of..., spiritual carvan double disc is amazing. winter anyone? Disembowelment? check out goatsblood www.willowtip.com if your into doom grind. sir hedgehog for that billy squire deep groove rock.

Natas on www.smallstone.com. fuck yeah!!!

i figured sunn ((o))) would be spiritual. that show would be amazing. i'd have to do a few grams of pizza toppings for that one for sure. way out there and i'm down.

anybody interested in pink floyd horror should check out my band it lives within....


email me cannibalcam@sympatico.ca for a disc.

[Obed]

I like pizza. And Neurosis.

[Obed]

Artimus Pyle

Ah hell yeah.

[Spider Baby]

EYEHATEGOD! New album & tour! This is gooood!
www.eyehategod.com

[mehem]

Originally posted by Spider Baby
EYEHATEGOD! New album & tour! This is gooood!
www.eyehategod.com

:blood: that and a little buzzov-en hmmmmm..............

[cannibal cam]

check out electric wozards new band ramesses.

godly.

[Jo Satana]

New Eye Hate God coinciding with Superjoint Ritual's Hiatus? Coincidence>?

[Baphomet]

The new Candlemass album comes out next week, so I'll probably be picking that up...

[skratchsarah]

:saw: facedowninshit rules

[skratchsarah]

:saw: facedowninshit rules

[MurderLegendre]

Weedeater are great, and i haven't seen anywhere near enough mention of Khanate yet...

[Bloodloss]

Clutch
and

Soilent Green

:axe:

[Atomagevampire]

Originally posted by tonedeaf

Church of Misery from Japan, Sabbath worship at it's finest.



CoM is pretty good, but the real gem in Japan is GreenMachine. "The Archive of Rotten Blues" is their latest and it just crushes everything in its path. They have a sludgey rocking feel to them, but they can also go into a slow crushing, atmospheric mode too. Absoutely essential.

I've been listening to Reverend Bizarre lately as well. Excellent doom there!

[Nihilist]

Neurosis
Bongzilla
Soilent Green
Cult of Luna
Isis

[kyle]

face down in shit.
you'll be hearing about them when the new record's out on relapse.

[kyle]

http://www.rue-morgue.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8879

[electric_wizard]

I'm HUGE in stoner/sludge. It's actually my favorite genre. It's very very cool shit, it can be mellow or super agressive and the distortion is pure heaven. Some stuff i'm into is

Om
Floor
Electric Wizard
Khanate (Creepiest shit ever)
Sleep
Greenleaf
Bongzilla
Stoner Kings
Jesu
Atomic Bitchwax
5ive
Boris
Esoteric
Grief
Melvins
Pelican
Orange Goblin
Sunn O)))
Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine

[electric_wizard]

Originally posted by Atomagevampire
CoM is pretty good, but the real gem in Japan is GreenMachine. "The Archive of Rotten Blues" is their latest and it just crushes everything in its path. They have a sludgey rocking feel to them, but they can also go into a slow crushing, atmospheric mode too. Absoutely essential.

I've been listening to Reverend Bizarre lately as well. Excellent doom there!

I'd have to say Boris are the kings/queen on the stoner scene in Japan.

[Nihilist]

Originally posted by electric_wizard

Esoteric


Esoteric are fucking great. I caught them live a year or so ago.

[electric_wizard]

You my friend are one lucky bastard. Western Canada gets nill for anything doom related.

[MurderLegendre]

Originally posted by Atomagevampire

I've been listening to Reverend Bizarre lately as well. Excellent doom there!
Good call, their cover of Burzum's 'Dunkelheit' is incredible!

[Matt]

Don't forget Naked City: Leng Tch'e

[Innsmouth]

Saw Om, Hidden Hand and Unearthly Trance about a month ago in NYC.
Om was like the ghost of Sleep with more fluid vox. Good show.

[Atomagevampire]

Originally posted by electric_wizard
I'd have to say Boris are the kings/queen on the stoner scene in Japan.

Yeah, Boris are pretty good. A friend of mine is their manager, so I've received some of their albums and DVD. I thought "Feedbacker" was amazing, but I hear most don't care for it (I have no idea why not). "Akuma no Uta" was alright...had more of a stoner feel to it, whereas I'm more into the doomy stuff, but it was still good.

[MurderLegendre]

Just got hold of some Warhorse, and am liking it muchly! The riff in Doomsbride is seriously heavy stuff!

[cannibal cam]

there was this show that was set up in st. catharines ontario with voivod years back. only 20 people showed up but this opener was unheard. they start playing and floor me and my pals. it turns out it was high on fire touring their first album. it was amazing.

matt pike kicks ass.

[electric_wizard]

Originally posted by MurderLegendre
Just got hold of some Warhorse, and am liking it muchly! The riff in Doomsbride is seriously heavy stuff!

I find alot of people don't like Warhorse.. which is fucking retarded, as I view them as one of the bands keeping the genre alive.

[Wrathbone13]

Check out these guys...

http://www.borgopass.com

Sludge from NYC...regular Halloween Night headliners at the House of Shock in New Orleans also...their song "I've Been Down" is a classic...

[Shotgun Facelift]

yeah, I just saw Cult of Luna play with Mastodon last thursday night, fuck yeah.

[Nihilist]

I'm seeing Cult of Luna on Wednesday, my friends band is playing with them. Should be fucking great show.

I've also been listening to a lot of Swallow the Sun and Buried at Sea lately. Been really enjoying these two for some reason.

[Innsmouth]

Grief is headlining the New England Doom and Grind Fest in Boston on July 16th and 17th. Show up if you're into that sort of thing.

[torso]

for those who love Sleep, like me, Jerusalem melts my brain, I strongly suggest you check out OM: Variations on a Theme.

It's the bass and drums from Sleep..... and that's it.

In my opinion, all these bands coming out with just bass and drums (DFA1979, Fine Motor Control etc.) is just a fad, but I can't get enough of this album.

If you want some fun, jokey old school doom metal, Toronto's own Goat Horn are the absolute tits. Go see a show, you won't be disappointed.

[Nice Guy Eddie]

I've been listening to ALOT of stoner rock lately...sober. Top of my list are the Melvins (esp. Eggnog, Gluey Porch Treatments, Stoner Witch and Stag ). Sleep, High On Fire, and Teeth Of The Hydra are getting much spins as well. Oh, and Zeni Geva, though thats more noisecore than stoner, but it's close enough IMO.

[Hardcore Horror]

you all need to check out bongripper

[LaMort]

Nobody mentioned Earth, i just heard their new cd, it did nothimg for me.

I still have my old Pentagram, Swans, Godflesh, COC, Melvins, Cathedral and Candlemass records lying around here somewhere.

[Nice Guy Eddie]

Godflesh.LOL. Streetcleaner takes me back to high school. Fucking classic!

[LaMort]

LOL. Streetcleaner takes me back to high school. Fucking classic!

I still wear my Streetcleaner tour shirt i bought the first time i travelled to the USA to see them. Maybe i should wear it tomorrow.

[PsychotronicFan]

I imagine my response is dirt old, but CLUTCH, KYUSS, and FU MANCHU

[Fred Garvin]

Electric Wizard (duh!)
Pentagram (the godfathers)
Witchcraft (Pentagram worship)
Reverend Bizarre (dooooom!)
Nebula (spacey. trippy. great!)
Planet Gemini (they offer free downloads on their WEBSITE (http://www.planetgemini.net/))
Fu Manchu (just awesome)
Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom (English doom)
Witch (j mascis' new band)

[Zomb-Aid]

Monster Magnet - Spine of God rules.

THIS

Also, Fu Manchu kicks a fair bit of ass.

[Rovin]

Planet Gemini (they offer free downloads on their WEBSITE (http://www.planetgemini.net/))


Thanks for this, I'll be sure to check this band out. I've found that the Doom stuff I've listened to (Electric Wizard, Sunn O))), some others) really works well for me.

[SittinHereAtMidnight]

I've got a Goatsnake/Burning Witch split that's great for zoning out to. The Burning Witch side has irritated the shit out of most everybody I've played it for, but I love it- those vocals are so tortured.


As for grind, which is far from stoner metal, I haven't heard anything better than Napalm Death's Fear, Emptiness, Despair. An absolute masterpiece of intensity.

Cheers on that one. "Twist The Knife (Slowly)" ranks up there as one of the most brutal openings to a record I've ever heard.

[unas11]

EYEHATEGOD! New album & tour! This is gooood!
www.eyehategod.com
really should of read the date on that post before i got excited.

[Abomination Reborn]

anybody may or may not like this band. I happen to.

http://www.myspace.com/sahg

[Nice Guy Eddie]

Sloth rocks for some doom-y stoner sludge.

[Hacked to Pieces]

eyehategod

[cannibalist]

Glad to see doom-mates here !! :)

monarch! is an amazing doom/sludge band from France :

http://www.myspace.com/monarchuberalles

and for those not too far .. this year the Festival Internatinal De Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville presents : OM and KTL ... thats going to be one fucking kickass concert !!!!!!!!!!!! i saw sunn0))) there 2 years ago, will never forget the experience

http://www.fimav.qc.ca/en/even/fimav2008/20080517/22000000/

[Hacked to Pieces]

naskar nazarene(sp?) is pretty damn badass.

[Pseudonymous]

Just picked up Church of Misery's latest, Houses of the Unholy. For those unfamiliar with the band, musically they're like a heavier version of their countrymates Boris: all fuzzed-out, wah-wahed rock action without any of the dreamy, drifty, drony stuff. Lyrically though they're somewhat gimmicky, in that every song they write is about a different serial killer. That may seem like it's in dubious taste, but the singing is mostly unintelligible, so it's not really a problem. They also do one cover song per album: this time out, said cover is a ripping version of Sir Lord Baltimore's "Master Heartache."

Also, the design of the CD booklet makes this worth buying a physical copy instead of a digital one. Each song / serial killer pairing gets its own page in the booklet, which is designed to look like a series of covers to old Blue Note LPs. Very cool.

In sum, if you're in to stuff like Boris, Corrupted, Eyehategod, Weedeater, Bongzilla, etc., you should probably check this out.

[Eatenbydogs]

To whoever said Monster Magnet "Spine of God": YES.

Acid Witch.

Thee League Ov Gentlemen (pedophilia notwithstanding).

Newest Boris.

Oldest Galhammer.

"Space Truckin'."

[Fermentor]

Red Fang for Portland, OR owns everyone as far as current stuff.
Unlike the meandering and sub-par HIGH ON FIRE (Bejesus why are they getting anywhere?) RED FANG's music actually goes somewhere. And the vocals tower above all the other stoner/sludge guys as well.

Watch -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Vcoq-QRo4

[Eatenbydogs]

OK, I have to admit that was pretty badass.

Some background? Before I consign them to the "better-than-the Sword" pile?

[Fred Garvin]

Anyone heard Jex Thoth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ckjRiwa48&feature=related)?

They play early-70's influenced heavy rock with some big riffs, a really fat bottom end, and a singer that sounds like Grace Slick. Awesome stuff.

[Pseudonymous]

Anyone heard Jex Thoth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ckjRiwa48&feature=related)?

They play early-70's influenced heavy rock with some big riffs, a really fat bottom end, and a singer that sounds like Grace Slick. Awesome stuff.

I've heard of them, and I've also heard that the vocals can be a dealbreaker. I'll check out the linked song when I get home later today.

I'm guessing that Oklahoma City is too far away for you to drive to the Scion festival.

[Pseudonymous]

Listened to and liked a few tracks by Jex Thoth: "Equinox Suite A) The Passion Pit" and "The Banishment." The singer's voice isn't the only thing that reminds me of Jefferson Airplane, the use of organ also contributing to the psychedelic vibe. White rabbit, black sabbath?:)

Jex Thoth also kind of remind me of the band Blood Ceremony, recently profiled in an issue of Rue Morgue.

Good stuff. Thanks (as always) for the recommendation, Fred. Also, you should rob a bank or something so that you can afford to drive across the country to the Scion fest.

[Fred Garvin]

Just listening to some Blood Ceremony. Not too shabby...

And driving across the country for a festival probably isn't gonna happen since I can't even seem to get to a show 30 miles away (I suck). The Sword is scheduled to play here Thursday night but there's a huge-ass ice/snow storm headin' this direction so it'll most likely get canceled.

[ghostula]

Just listening to some Blood Ceremony. Not too shabby...

And driving across the country for a festival probably isn't gonna happen since I can't even seem to get to a show 30 miles away (I suck). The Sword is scheduled to play here Thursday night but there's a huge-ass ice/snow storm headin' this direction so it'll most likely get canceled.
Saw Blood Ceremony at Sneaky Dee's about a year ago. Awesome show, bitterly cold outside, drunken hot dogs at College/Bathurst...sweeeeet. I dig that album (as much as it "borrows" from other bands) quite a bit.

[Pseudonymous]

Apparently Dave "Dixie" Collins (Weedeater, Bongzilla) blew off a toe while cleaning his shotgun, thus postponing some of Weedeater's touring and recording plans: http://www.stonerrock.com/news/news.asp?NewsID=8289 Although the article doesn't say as much, given Dixie Dave's lyrical preoccupations, I'd think it would be a safe bet that he was stoned at the time. Maybe there's a lesson to be learned there, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what it is. If I were more clever, I'd make a joke about Weedeater's cover of Skynard's "Give Me Back My Bullets."

In other Dixie Dave-related news, I've been listening to and liking Violence from the Vault, the recently released 5-song archival collection from his former band Buzzov-en. While the recordings on Violence are from 1995, and thus predate Dixie Dave's stint with the band, they should appeal to anyone who likes Weedeater and stuff of that ilk.

[Fred Garvin]

Sounds like someone needs to take a basic gun-safety course. What a dumbass.

Pseudo, you ever listened to Wooden Shjips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-VODzscDr4)?

[Pseudonymous]

Pseudo, you ever listened to Wooden Shjips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-VODzscDr4)?

I love, love, love that band. Unbelievably catchy songs---I like how the bass carries the melody, and the guitar freaks out all over top of it. I got to see them a couple of summers ago at Terrastock in Louisville: they played in the mid-afternoon on the outside stage, and my wife and I sat on a hill while they played, baking in the sun, drinking beer, and blissing out. I'd never heard them before, and I was instantly smitten. One of my favorite moments of that summer, and, along with Kawabata Makoto, Bardo Pond, and Pelt, one of my favorite performances from what was hands-down the best music festival I've ever attended.

So far, I've only bought their Dos record, but I've heard the debut, which is available in its entirety over at lastfm (or at least used to be). Do you listen to a lot of this psych /krautrocky kind of stuff?

[Fred Garvin]

Do you listen to a lot of this psych /krautrocky kind of stuff?

Nope.

A friend told me about them about a year or so ago and I figured it might be the type of stuff you would like. Guess I was right!

[The Gore-met]

Pseudo, you ever listened to Wooden Shjips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-VODzscDr4)?

This track sounds too much like The Doors.

Edit: They do a pretty mean Velvet Underground (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMFTVenGJk&feature=related) as well.

Hey, I'm getting old.

[Pseudonymous]

This track sounds too much like The Doors.

Edit: They do a pretty mean Velvet Underground (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJMFTVenGJk&feature=related) as well.

Hey, I'm getting old.

Yeah, they're very Doors, but in a good way--i.e., more "The End" than "Love Me Two Times."

[Jo Satana]

Pssst, hey there, don't tell anybody, but John Garcia (of Kyuss fame) is playing a few bookings in tribute to his old band:

GARCIA plays KYUSS tour dates:

Fr 28.05.10 DUBLIN Andrews Theatre
Sa 29.05.10 GENT Vooruit
So 30.05.10 AMSTERDAM Melkweg
Di 01.06.10 KÖLN Underground
Mi 02.06.10 LUZERN Schuur
Do 03.06.10 ARAU Kiff
Fr 04.06.10 BOLOGNA Estragon
Sa 05.06.10 MÜNCHEN Feierwerk
So 06.06-10 WIEN Arena
Di 08.06.10 BERLIN Festsaal Kreuzberg
Mi 09.06.10 KOBENHAVN Loppen
Do 10.06.10 HAMBURG Übel & Gefährlich
Fr 11.06.10 FRANKFURT Batchkapp

See u there!

[Fred Garvin]

Just found this band, Rituals of the Oak (http://www.myspace.com/ritualsoftheoak), that plays traditional doom metal and features a female lead singer. Good stuff!

[Boris_K]

I get a kick out of Acid King (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6eNI3r2gEI).

[Pseudonymous]

I get a kick out of Acid King (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6eNI3r2gEI).

I really like this band as well. Their stuff on Man's Ruin was some of the first stoner/sludge stuff I heard, and it really clicked for me. Fun fact: frontwoman Lori S. is Melvins drummer Dale Crover's ex-wife, and drummer Joey Osbourne also played (and maybe still plays, though I'm not sure) in Crover's Altamont.

[Lucifuge]

Acid King kicks ass. I've always been a fan of the Melvins even before I heard the term 'stoner metal'. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned Sleep but there a definite must for any stoner metal fan. a friend of mine just turned me onto Witchcraft which are more Doorsey sounding. A few others I like

Electric Wizard
Kyuss
Reverend Bizarre
Earthride

[motherxpuncher]

No love for Torche?
Otherwise, I'll just reiterate that Neurosis, Kylesa, and Pelican are badass.

[Fred Garvin]

New Keepers of the Water Tower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJSpWY0KRs&feature=related)

Kind of a cross between The Sword and High On Fire. Check it.

[Rovin]

New Keepers of the Water Tower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJSpWY0KRs&feature=related)

Kind of a cross between The Sword and High On Fire. Check it.

I like that their vocalist doesn't sound like he's trying to be Ozzy but isn't as damned harsh as the frontman for Church of Misery, either.

[Nonsense]

I like that their vocalist doesn't sound like he's trying to be Ozzy but isn't as damned harsh as the frontman for Church of Misery, either.

Yes! Solid band, Ill check more of their stuff.

[Bloodloss]

I like Eyehategod and Crowbar quite a bit, of course Clutch and Scissorfight too.

I know clutch and Scissorfight aren't metal but I thought I'd throw them in there.

Oh and Soilent Green.

[Boudin Noir]

The new Hooded Menace album destroys

http://www.myspace.com/hoodedmenace

[Boris_K]

How about Astra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDvufmol_w)?

[Fred Garvin]

The new Hooded Menace album destroys

http://www.myspace.com/hoodedmenace

I dig that cover art!:thumb:

[Fred Garvin]

Electric Wizard will release their new album Black Masses on Nov. 3, 2010.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/iceomat/RISELP130.jpg

I dug Witchcult Today, so I'll have to get this one too.

[Pseudonymous]

I dug Witchcult Today, so I'll have to get this one too.

I think Dopethrone is probably my favorite of theirs, but I really like Witchcult Today too. "Dunwich" is one of the cooler explicitly Lovecraft-inspired metal songs.

[Yasmina]

FU MANCHU!

[Rovin]

Electric Wizard will release their new album Black Masses on Nov. 3, 2010.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q48/iceomat/RISELP130.jpg

I dug Witchcult Today, so I'll have to get this one too.

EXCELLENT news.

[Fred Garvin]

A cute baby listens to EW's Black Mass from the new album. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vQd2mrxjI)

He doesn't seem too impressed.:)

[Rovin]

A cute baby listens to EW's Black Mass from the new album. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vQd2mrxjI)

He doesn't seem too impressed.:)

I'm hoping they didn't go COMPLETELY seventies retro in the production like they did with Witchcult Today. It just doesn't seem to have any real... I dunno, oomph to it. It's almost like listening to a recording of a recording.

[Wild Bill]

Witchfinder General's "Death Penalty" record has been spinning endlessly in my apartment ever since I picked it up last month.

For me, nothing beats Sabbath when it comes to doom metal. Sleep, Acid King, Witch and Kyuss come close.

[captainprophesy]

hhmmm no mention of Acid Bath?

Kyuss and Acid Bath are two of my all time favorites.