Some of my most listened to bands lately: Candlemass Krux While Heaven Wept Argus Pale Divine Grand Magus any fans of doom metal here? Doom on!
don't listen to a lot of it, but I love 40 Watt Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjGXmkXJfc&feature=related
Don't forget the mighty SORCERER from Sweden - their two demos are essential !!! I also love the first 3 albums of TROUBLE and the first 2 albums of SOLITUDE AETERNUS...there is so much good Doom stuff out there !!!
Disembowelment Esoteric Mournful Congregation Inverloch Faustcoven (not 100% doom, but they more than qualify) I do think that Disembowelment's "Transcendence Into The Peripheral" is one of the greatest metal albums ever recorded and pretty much the pinnacle of the genre.
Pale Divine's 'Windows Painted Black' is an excellent release from this year. Two of my favourite releases so far this year are Earthen Grave's s/t debut which incorporates acoustic strings and a violin. From Spain of all places, is Viage A 800 third album, 'Conac oxigenado' which is tagged as stoner but has a doomy vibe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlxmreI6vN0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeEl-mpqE9U
The only doom releases I bought in recent years are: Candlemass s/t Candlemass "King of the Grey Islands" Solitude Aeturnus "Alone" Paradise Lost "In Requiem" (should it qualify?) Paradise Lost "Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us" Paradise Lost "Tragic Idol" ...and Heaven and Hell "The Devil You Know" But, overall, nowadays I mostly prefer "vegetarian post-doom-rock" a la Anathema.
Love Doom Metal. So much atmosphere. My Dying Bride- one of my favorite bands ever. Evoken Esoteric Shape Of Despair
Anybody heard the new Grand Magus yet? Haven't really liked the direction they were going on their last couple albums...
Great stuff. Really digging While Heaven Wept myself. Check out Vorvon. They're a local band here in the Dallas / Ft. Worth metroplex. The debut EP is available on CDbaby.com
I have been listening to a good deal of Electric Wizard's stuff recently. "Come My Fanatics" "Supercoven" and "Dopethrone" are all amazing. I also have a lot of Earth's discography. Both of their recent albums are really good. Can't do Sunn O))). I tried their first record and was bored to tears. Maybe if it had drums... I have enjoyed some of the stuff I have heard from Sleep. Might pick up one of their albums in the future. Obviously, you don't go down this road unless you have most Sabbath albums in multiple formats!! Haha!
Dopethrone's my favourite EW albums - one of the heaviest albums ever recorded! Couple of others worth recommending: Warhorse - As Heaven Turns To Ash Sloth - Sloth Heavy Doom!
