HB420's Top Ten Stoner/Doom/Sludge Albums

[daimonos]

Originally Posted by vegantopher

I was thinking of doing a doom/sludge thread, but I never got around to it. Nice job on Sourvein. I've seen them twice and they always put on an awesome show.

I want to make one at some point, too. But I'm still learning and discovering new bands from these genres every day, so I feel like I need to wait.

[christopher]

Originally Posted by daimonos

I want to make one at some point, too. But I'm still learning and discovering new bands from these genres every day, so I feel like I need to wait.

I don't really like too much Doom or Sludge cause a lot of bands have the same boring riff over and over. I don't discover new bands in this genre often cause of that.

[christopher]

....I'm going to hijack this thread in a few days if nothing else gets posted

[Wizard in Black 666]

I better see some "Take as needed for pain" up in this biznitch.

[hb420]

Sorry for the delay haha. I'll make up for it though by doing a couple now.


8. Asunder - A Clarion Call
The greatest funeral doom album I've ever heard. While most funeral doom just settles for despairing atmosphere and never really tries to be menacing and heavy. This album is one of the few in the genre that actually does that. Heavy as shit throughout, while also making you feel its sorrow.

Key Track:
Crown of Eyes

[christopher]

Asunder is one of my favorite doom bands. I was lucky enough to see them when they opened for Corrupted in 2008. This album is one of my favorites as well! Good job

[hb420]

7. Elder - Dead Roots Stirring (2011)

I know what you're thinking. This just barely came out, how in the fuck does it deserve to be here? Well that's because you haven't heard it. The sophomore effort by Elder is easily a modern classic, five amazing cuts. That make up what I believe is the best stoner metal album in the past decade at least. As soon as you press play you're hit by an onslaught of HUGE riffs that ride an unbelievable rhythm section. The bass is perfect really low dirty but sticks out just enough. While the drums not being technical or anything are really dynamic and powerful. They bring something that I think is sorely lacking in stoner rock/metal now a days, and that's groove. This is the type of stuff Black Sabbath, Sleep and Kyuss were made of. I shudder to think what their follow up to this mammoth will sound like.

Key Tracks:
Gemini
III

[illuminatus917]

Awesome thread.

[jhdeity]

Originally Posted by illuminatus917

Awesome thread.

Yeah I consider myself really in touch with most genres of music that I care about and this thread has definitely exposed me to some cool stuff I've never heard before.

[daimonos]