Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn’t be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.
~Scott Weiland

I think that about sums up the Doom Charts intent as well. We are listeners and fans, some of us artists, and all of us are here for the sole purpose of sharing that artistic expression and feeling among like minded spirits. This year was an exceptional year for heavy music as we’re sure you all can agree to. We took every vote from each contributor throughout the year and tallied it up as if it was one big monthly chart. Statistically we had a total of 6,832 album votes during the year with 1,563 different albums voted on and listened to by the Doom Charts Team collectively. Its a wonderful thing how much music is out there and we hope the Doom Charts helped you find some killer albums throughout the year. Each and every album voted on meant something special to somebody at some time. Let us know what you think and lets hope 2019 brings us as much great new tunes we heard this year.

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Welcome to Doom Charts, representing some of the finest bloggers, journalists, radio, podcasters and album reviewers from the doom-stoner-heavy underground around the globe.  Each month, our critics submit their picks for the best new doom, sludge metal, stoner-psychedelic and heavy rock albums.  The results are compiled and tabulated into the chart below.  This is a one-stop shop for the best new albums in the world…

1. SLEEP – THE SCIENCES

67 Votes (79,864 pts)

2. FORMING THE VOID – RIFT

54 Votes (46,062 pts)

3. YOB – OUR RAW HEART

49 Votes (41,258 pts)

4. APOSTLE OF SOLITUDE – FROM GOLD TO ASH

48 Votes (36,720 pts)

5. BRIMESTONE COVEN – WHAT WAS AND WHAT SHALL BE

43 Votes (31,562 pts)

6. EARTHLESS – BLACK HEAVEN

42 Votes (30,870 pts)

7. SEEDY JEEZUS – POLARIS OBLIQUE

41 Votes (26,650 pts)

8. WOLFTOOTH – WOLFTOOTH

40 Votes (24,800 pts)

9. 1968 – BALLADS OF THE GODLESS

42 Votes (22,596 pts)

10. GRAVEYARD – PEACE

36 Votes (21,384 pts)

11. MONSTER MAGNET – MINDFUCKER

40 Votes (20,800 pts)

12. CRYPT TRIP – ROOTSTOCK

38 Votes (20,596 pts)

13. WEEDPECKER – III

34 Votes (19,890 pts)

14. WITCH MOUNTAIN – WITCH MOUNTAIN

37 Votes (19,647 pts)

15. MOS GENERATOR – SHADOWLANDS

35 Votes (18,655 pts)

16. WINDHAND – ETERNAL RETURN

34 Votes (18,632 pts)

17. FIRE DOWN BELOW – HYMN OF THE COSMIC MAN

36 Votes (18,504 pts)

18. MESSA – FEAST FOR WATER

35 Votes (18,305 pts)

19. FU MANCHU – CLONE OF THE UNIVERSE

36 Votes (17,640 pts)

20. MERLIN – THE WIZARD

34 Votes (17,204 pts)

21. DRUG CULT – DRUG CULT

34 Votes (17,102 pts)

22. THE SKULL – THE ENDLESS ROAD TURNS DARK

31 Votes (15,748 pts)

23. SPACESLUG – EYE THE TIDE

34 Votes (15,640 pts)

24. LUCIFER – LUCIFER II

31 Votes (14,260 pts)

25. CONAN – EXISTENTIAL VOID GUARDIAN

32 Votes (14,144 pts)

26. ORANGE GOBLIN – THE WOLF BITES BACK
27. JIRM – SURGE EX MONUMENTIS
28. ALL THEM WITCHES – ATW
29. WITCHSKULL – COVEN’S WILL
30. GOZU – EQUILIBRIUM
31. WASTED THEORY – WARLORDS OF THE NEW ELECTRIC
32. UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS – WASTELAND
33. HOLY GROVE – HOLY GROVE II
34. CHURCH OF THE COSMIC SKULL – SCIENCE FICTION
35. GRAJO – SLOWGOD II
36. KAISER – 1st SOUND
37. DEATHBELL – WITH THE BEYOND
38. DOMKRAFT – FLOOD
39. ASG – SURVIVE SUNRISE
40. SAINT KARLOFF – ALL HEED THE BLACK GOD
41. FREEDOM HAWK – BEAST REMAINS
42. THE WATCHERS – BLACK ABYSS
43. WE HUNT BUFFALO – HEAD SMASHED IN
44. DEMONAUTA – TEMAUKEL, THE SPIRIT BEFORE TIME
45. ALMS – ACT ONE
46. LONELY KAMEL – DEATH’S-HEAD HAWKMOTH
47. KING BUFFALO – LONGING TO BE THE MOUNTAIN
48. DOPETHRONE – TRANSCANADIAN ANGER
49. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – NO CROSS NO CROWN
50. BACKWOODS PAYBACK – FUTURE SLUM
51. RIVER CULT – HALCYON DAZE
52. CLUTCH – BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS
53. BOSS KELOID – MELTED ON THE INCH
54. SUNDRIFTER – VISITATIONS
55. THE DEATH WHEELERS – I TREAD ON YOUR GRAVE
56. FOGHOUND – AWAKEN TO DESTROY
57. SPACETRUCKER – SMOOTH ORBIT
58. HAUNTED – DAYBURNER
59. HIGH ON FIRE – ELECTRIC MESSIAH
60. ALASTOR – SLAVE TO THE GRAVE
61. HIGH PRIESTESS – HIGH PRIESTESS
62. JACK HARLON & THE DEAD CROWS – HYMNS
63. THUNDER HORSE – THUNDER HORSE
64. FRAYLE – THE WHITE WITCH EP
65. MAIDAVALE – MADNESS IS TOO PURE
66. THOU – MAGUS
67. BRANT BJORK – MANKIND WOMAN
68. CASTLE – DEAL THY FATE
69. MAGMAKAMMER – MINDTRIPPER
70. BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT – BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT
71. KINGNOMAD – THE GREAT NOTHING
72. RIFFLORD – 7 CREMATION GROUND/MEDITATION
73. BLACK ELEPHANT – COSMIC BLUES
74. PALE DIVINE – PALE DIVINE
75. BEASTMAKER – EPS
76. LA CHINGA – BEYOND THE SKY
77. KHEMMIS – DESOLATION
78. BLACKWULF – SINISTER SIDES
79. HUATA – LUX INITIATRIX TERRAE
80. SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF – TERRA SOLUS
81. CAPTAIN CARAVAN – SHUN THE SUN
82. SAMAVAYO – VATAN
83. SON OF THE MORNING – SON OF THE MORNING
84. HIGH REEPER – HIGH REEPER
85. ROUGH SPELLS – MODERN KICKS FOR THE SOLITARY WITCH
86. KING BUFFALO – REPEATER
87. EAGLE TWIN – THE THUNDERING HEARD
88. BONGRIPPER – TERMINAL
89. DUNBARROW – DUNBARROW II
90. BLACK RAINBOWS – PANDAEMONIUM
91. ABOLETH – BENTHOS
92. WITCH RIPPER – HOMESTEAD
93. SVVAMP – SVVAMP 2
94. MYSTIC SONS – MYSTIC SONS
95. PLAINRIDE – LIFE ON ARES
96. WITCHSORROW – HEXENHAMMER
97. CHRCH – LIGHT WILL CONSUME US ALL
98. KILLER BOOGIE – ACID CREAM
99. GREENLEAF – HEAR THE RIVERS
100. BESVÄRJELSEN – VALLMO

Special thanks to the ongoing contributors to the monthly Doom Chart.  You folks help give voice to the heavy underground:

Adam Walsh (Earmunchies); A.S. Van Dorston (Fast n’ Bulbous); Bryan Coffey (Indy Metal Vault); Bill Goodman (The Evil Engineer); Billy Goate (Doomed & Stoned); Rob Blasko (VolumeForever.com); Bobby Rayfield (Trendkill Radio); Brandon Collins(Super Dank Metal Jams); Bryan Coffey (Indy Metal Vault); Bucky Brown (The Ripple Effect);  Clint Willis (Hand of Doom Radio);Chris Latta (Indy Metal Vault); Doktor420(Stoner HiVe);  Doombeard (DoomBeardZine);  Frazer Jones (Desert Psychlist);  Geoff Leapord (Atom Heart Mutha); Gram ‘Son of Sam’ Pola (Dirty Denim);  Héctor “Mr. Heavyhead” Hurtado (More Fuzz); Hugo Hulleman (Metalfan.nl); Jamey Morris (Fistfull of DOOM); Jason Roach (Indy Metal Vault); Jay Morgan (High Desert Valley Radio); Jim Thompson (Heavy in the Hills); Joe Eldridge (Shadebeast Records); John Gist, (Vegas Rock Revolution); Joop Konraad (Stoner HiVe); Ken Elliott (Heavy Planet); Leanne Ridgeway (Riff Relevant);Lucas Klaukien (Outlaws of the Sun); Lyk (Phantasmagoria); Magnus Tannergren (Into The Void Radio);  Marc C. Pietrek (VITRIOL, INC / A DARK UNITED FRONT); Marcus Greybeard (FuzzHeavy Podcast); Mari Knox Knox (Doomed & Stoned); Mark Partin (The Ripple Effect); Martin Petrov (Rawk’n’Roll); Matt Slighter (Cheeto) (Hwy 420, Core of Destruction Radio) Matthew Thomas (Taste Nation); Matheus Jacques (October Doom); Mathieu Van Der Hert (Dutch European Stoner Rock);  Melissa Marie (Doomed & Stoned); Melissa Spence, (Stoner Witch Radio);  Mike Williams (I Talk to Planets); Pat Harrington (Electric Beard Of Doom);  Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker (Riff Relevant);  ‘Papa’ Paul Rote (Doomed & Stoned); Roberto Lucas (Denpa Fuzz); Roberto Fuentes (La Habitación 235); Rod Reinhardt (Captain Beyond Zen); Samir Asfahani (Super Dank Metal Jams); Skip (The Burning Beard); Steve Howe (Outlaws of the Sun);Steve Miller (Vertical Chamber Apparatus);Steve Woodier (Shrieks From Below);  Tanguy ‘Mr Fuzz’ Dupré (More Fuzz); Tom Hanno (Tom’s Album Reviews);Tony Maim (Black Insect Laughter, Stoner HiVe).

Feel free to send in your albums to stonerdoomcharts@gmail.com where they’ll be delegated to the crew above to determine their thoughts and gather the votes at the end of the month. Leave us comments below and let us know what you think about the Charts.