Chris is a long running team member representing the fine city of Indianapolis, Indiana and the revered review site Indy Metal Vault. I always loved the way Chris reviews albums with a concise and honest approach. Check out his Top 25 Doom Charts albums he sent in for the readers here. Chris also plays in his bands Lavaborne and Spirit Division.
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…
25. Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead
24. BUS – Never Decide
23. The Devil and the Almighty Blues – Tre
22. Void King – Barren Dominion
21. Shotgun Sawyer – Bury the Hatchet
20. Smoulder – Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring
19. Destroyer of Light – Mors Aeterna
18. Wizzerd – Wizzerd
17. Concilium – No Sanctuary
16. Merlin – The Mortal
15. Horseburner – The Thief
14. Magic Circle – Departed Souls
13. Howling Giant – The Space Between Worlds
12. Lord Vicar – The Black Powder
11. Gothic Stone – Haereticus Empyreum
10. Year of the Cobra – Ash and Dust
9. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Infest the Rats Nest
8. The Riven – The Riven
7. Black Road – Witch of the Future
6. Fvneral Fvkk – Carnal Confessions
5. Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light
4. Spirit Adrift – Divided by Darkness
3. Sanhedrin – The Poisoner
2. Rosalie Cunningham – Rosalie Cunningham
1. Atlantean Kodex – The Course of Empire
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.