FRIDAY FREEBIE – GREENGOAT

GREENGOAT – ALOFT Label: ARGONAUTA Records Spanish fuzz rockers GREENGOAT‘s second full-length, Aloft, a genre-bending release inspired by alien abduction research from Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack. Aloft explores altered consciousness and emotional transcendence, blending stoner doom, heavy psych, flamenco, and classical influences into hypnotic, riff-laden compositions. Recorded at California Studios in Madrid, the album […]

FRIDAY FREEBIE – MADMESS

MADMESS – THE THIRD COMING Emerging from the heart of Porto around 2017, MADMESS created a unique sound in the realm of heavy psychedelic rock. Drawing inspiration from the iconic sounds of the 70s, their music transports listeners on a mind-altering voyage. Join them on this mesmerising quest, where they continue to push the boundaries of […]

FRIDAY FREEBIE – BOREHEAD

BOREHEAD – VITA EST MORTE EST VITA LABEL: ARGONAUTA RECORDS BOREHEAD’s debut full-length album, Vita est Morte est Vita, is a profound and immersive exploration of the human psyche. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse Studio in London, the album features four expansive tracks that guide listeners through a dynamic and richly textured […]

FRIDAY FREEBIE – DEEP VALLEY BLUES

DEEP VALLEY BLUES – SANGUE E VELENO LABEL: ARGONAUTA RECORDS The Italian band DEEP VALLEY BLUES, renowned for their captivating fusion of hard rock blues and psychedelic heavy rock with a raw sludge and stoner edge, proudly unveil their fourth full-length album Sangue E Veleno (Blood and Poison); a deeply personal album. The album showcases […]

Doomed and Stoned in Colorado

Doomed & Stoned in Colorado has arrived. Huge Bandcamp giveaway of this mega-compilation featuring 55 heavy bands in the doom metal and stoner rock family.

Doom Charts for October 2017

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~ L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) Autumn has begun, steadily building its strength for the annual reckoning of Summer. October brings transition, in the color of trees, the chilled weather, a thickening wardrobe. Samhain has come to shout at the Earth […]

Doom Charts for September 2017

“The doom lies in yourself, not in your name.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien (The Children of Húrin) It doesn’t matter where you wander, you always take you with you. Change your name, change your clothes, change your city. Broken, bent, torn, shattered, doomed… it all goes with you. Remember though, so do the smiles, laughter, those […]

Doom Charts for August 2017

“A new consciousness is developing which sees the earth as a single organism and recognizes that an organism at war with itself is doomed. We are one planet. One of the great revelations of the age of space exploration is the image of the earth finite and lonely, somehow vulnerable, bearing the entire human species […]

Doom Charts for September 2016

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

The DOOM CHART for April 2016

“There’s a creepiness to this record, and a bleakness” … Hope this Doom Chart makes your springtime a little bit gloomier