Welcome to Doom Charts, representing some of the finest bloggers, journalists, radio, podcasters and album reviewers from the 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…
Tom Schmahl is our newest team member, representing the site Rock Circuz here for the Doom Charts. In his own words, he is a crazy collector of all things rock and metal. Just the right fit here at the Doom Charts. Check out Tom’s top 25 albums he submitted for the charts in 2019. Cheers Tom!!!
25. IRON CROWN – BEFORE THE VOID
24. KAL-EL – WITCHES OF MARS
23. SNAKE MOUNTAIN REVIVAL – THE VALLEY OF MADNESS
22. VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY – AGE OF AQUARIUS
21. CREEK – THE DEEP
20. THE GRAND MAL – THE GRAND MAL
19. CRYPT SERMON – THE RUINS OF FADING LIGHT
18. DÖ – ASTRAL DEATH CULT
17. FIREBREATHER – UNDER A BLOOD MOON
16. ORODRUIN – RUINS OF ETERNITY
15. MAGIC CIRCLE – DEPARTED SOULS
14. GREEN LUNG – WOODLAND RITES
13. STEW – PEOPLE
12. CAVEM3N – THE STALEFIELD INCIDENT
11. DUN RINGILL – WELCOME
10. GOATESS – BLOOD AND WINE
9. IAN BLURTON – SIGNALS THROUGH THE FLAMES
8. PSEUDO MIND HIVE – OF SEERS AND SIRENS
7. RAINBOWS ARE FREE – HEAD PAINS
6. HIPPIE DEATH CULT – 111
5. PESTA – FAITH BATHED IN BLOOD
4. HAZEMAZE – HYMNS OF THE DAMNED
3. MOONER – O. M.
2. MOTORPSYCHO – THE CRUCIBLE

1. THE DEVIL AND THE ALMIGHTY BLUES – TRE

Special thanks to the ongoing contributors to the monthly Doom Chart. You folks help give voice to the heavy underground:
Aaron Pickford (The Sludgelord); Adam Walsh (Earmunchies); Andy Benson (Nerve Salad); 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); Bob “Mr. Weird Beard” Baker (More Fuzz Podcast); 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 Beck (Doom Tomb Podcast); 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,Orange Maze); Jamey Morris (Fistful 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); Kyle Twadelle (Stoner HiVe); Leanne Ridgeway (Riff Relevant); Lucas Klaukien (Outlaws of the Sun); Lyk (Phantasmagoria); Magnus Tannergren (Into The Void Radio); Marc-Eric Gagnon (Stonefly Effects); 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); Reek of STOOM (Stoner HiVe); Remi (Remi VL); Roberto Lucas (Denpa Fuzz); Roberto Fuentes (La Habitación 235); Rod Reinhardt (Captain Beyond Zen); Samir Asfahani (Super Dank Metal Jams); Steve Howe (Outlaws of the Sun); Steve Miller (Vertical Chamber Apparatus); Steve Rodger (God’s Holy Trousers); Steve Woodier (Shrieks From Below); Svempa Alveving (Into The Void Radio); Tanguy ‘Mr Fuzz’ Dupré (More Fuzz); Tom Hanno (Tom’s Album Reviews); Tom Schmahl (Rock Circuz); Tony Maim (Black Insect Laughter, Stoner HiVe); Tony Van Dorston (Fast n Bulbous)
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.
Love seeing The Devil and the Almighty Blues getting the respect they deserve, I always find myself coming back to that album and loving it all over again.
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