by mugwumb
One of those bands & records I bought only based on the recommendation by local record store owner. And once again he was right about the fact that this record is a little treasure on domestic scale at least. Blending doomed stoner to hazy psychedelic sludge the band has managed to put out quite impressing album. Funny thing here is the fact that the grass ain’t much greener on the other side of the fence after all. So here I […]
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Last week I got this album from Morag Tong. Spotted the band via BandCamp and listened the album few times.. I was sold (like so many times before). Last Knell of Om is a monstreous mixture of doomed sludge/stoner with heavy psychedelic influences. Band is mixing so many styles & genres that the result is near perfection Picking this album you just can’t go wrong and surely one of those albums that should have been sold out long ago. Highly […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, Psychedelic, sludge, stoner
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This freaking damn good 12″ came with that latest Grajo album. Here we have a twelve-inch EP from The Red Widows. Unknown band to me but seems that DHU Records manages to surprise me release after release. Groovy 70s influenced stoner/doom rock with vocalist who has been kidnapped straight from the stars. This is good, more than good leaving me wonder when they are going to put out their full-length? This HU exclusive version is still available from the source, […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: 70's, DHU Records, doom, fuzz, rock, stoner
by mugwumb
That album from Dozer ain’t the only little treasure I picked up from that local record store of ours. Original copy of Orange Goblin’s Thieving From The House of God in nearly perfect condition and also this one I got very cheap. I already have few albums from Goblin (Frequencies From Planet Ten & Time Travelling Blues) and this one is nice addition to my collection. For those who are after this one on wax, there’s good news because Rise […]
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Here’s some dirty & dangerous doomed blues in your face! I came across with this band via Golden Dawn Recordings as I tried to purchase this album on cassette (surprisingly it was sold out..). Suddenly I noticed that Golden Dawn was about to give this one a vinyl treatment and I was like Hell Yeas!! Limited o only 100 copies on black wax this is quite hard o find item today, I was lucky enough to get one of those […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, Golden Dawn Recordings, stoner
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This I picked up from the Post office today, album titled “Methistopheles” from group called Sixes. This is heavy, literally, filled with dirty sludge/stoner/doom/crust & darkness. Evil stuff released by Poisoned Mind Records (one of my favorite ones). This is still available from the source, even that deluxe edition I chose not to purchase this time (little low on money because this doomed house of mine is sucking all the extra pennies). This version here is “Acid God” one (limited […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: crust, dark, doom, Poisened Mind Records, sludge, stoner
by mugwumb
Once again a band I haven’t heard before (shame on me..).Bought this as used just because I got it quite cheap. Nice die-cut cover if I may say. Well, now that I have listened this few times I have to say I kinda like this band a lot (lucky me because I bought this without knowing what was coming). Haa, now I have another band to follow. This version is limited to 125 copies and it seems that copies have […]
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Doom & drones, two tracks, one per side crushing your mind. Earlier this year I bought their “Across the River of Time” on cassette and planned to purchase this one on tape too.. Actually I’m quite happy that I didn’t because as a vinyl lover I found out that this one was about to be released on vinyl too. So here it is, on white vinyl (ltd. 250) and still available via Dirty Filthy Records. Recommended if you find drone […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: dark, doom, drone, Psychedelic
by mugwumb
Well, I skipped this bands debut (can’t say why..) but then I came across with this one, their second full-length and I was sold. Don’t know how to describe this record.. it’s like doomed metal with some darkened jazz in it or something. Anyways, it sounds freaking good. Love the atmosphere on this album and those vocals.. Must get my hands on that debut album too. I bought this copy of mine via Aural Music (according to Discogs there should […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: Blues, doom, drone, jazz, rock, whatever..
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Year of Cobra, my favourite duo and their latest one that I grabbed via DHU Records earlier this year. I totally missed the launch of this EP and all those special versions but I’m more than happy I got my hairy/sweaty hands on this via DHU (released by Magnetic Eye Records). Love this one, and you should too. Magnetic Eye still have some nice variants available so what are you waiting for?
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, Magnetic Eye Records, metal, stoner
by mugwumb
Yet another release from DHU Records. This EP from Black Road arrived few weeks ago (if I remember right, been messing up days lately). Hell yeah this is one damn good release, bluesy-fuzzed-stoner-rock and oh I love Suzi Uzi’s voice. This copy here is DHU Records exclusive version, limited to 90 numbered copies. And for your information, this and other two variants (plus cassette version that I still have to purchase) are still available from the source, DHU Records. Wondering […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: Blues, DHU Records, doom, fuzz, stoner
by mugwumb
I’ve known this band for some time now but it took quite long to purchase their music in physical format. Instrumental stoner/doom/sludge/call-it-whatever-you-want is quite new thing to me and I like it!. Like this so much that I must grab their previous records too. Great example how many great bands there is and how limited our time is to find all these treasures, some you might find and some you’ll obviously gonna miss. Really happy that I came across with […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, instrumental, stoner
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It took only one song to hear via BandCamp and I had to purchase this debut album from Earth Witch. I really like this kind of stoner/doom/blues/whateverwecallitnowadays. Hopefully I found a copy of this raw diamond via Cursed Tongue Records (really surprised that this still is available). I’m really lost with bands & records of this “genre” but I really try keep myself on the map. This record has been given hours & hours spinning time in this household and […]
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Never got a chance to get any of those Emetic records versions (I was at work while those came available and I missed the one I was after, then I missed all the other versions..). Hopefully all mighty STB Records came to rescue all of us who were left behind & announced repressing this one. Die hard version was little too expensive (with shipping) to me so I snagged this Obi version instead. Whole package came in perfect condition (like […]
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Don´t know about you but I think that this album by Incubator, “Mc Gillroy The Housefly”, goes straight to my top ten of early 90′ death metal albums. I came across with this album few weeks ago, never heard about this band before. I was checking out my “wantlist” on Discogs and somehow I found myself listening to this album via Youtube. Bought the vinyl via Discogs while it was available and now it has been spinning on my turntable […]
Categories: old ones • Tags: death metal, doom, Psychedelic
by mugwumb
Few weeks have passed and I have been way too busy at work to even listen any of the new records that have arrived. Even though I should be sleeping at this moment I still want to say some words about this split album from Doomstress/Sparrowmilk. Both bands are new to me so this split is quite good way to get familiar with these artists. What it comes to Doomstress, sounds gooood… heavy as hell and I can even taste some […]
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Haa.. somehow I have purchased great pile of cassettes during last few months. Never thought that I would turn back to this format but here we are. There is more than one reason why cassettes have found their way to my heart.. This format is way more cheaper, these arrive without a doubt in much better condition than vinyl records and most of all, in some cases cassettes are the only physical format available. Some of these albums I already […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: Battle Hag, black metal, Black Thread, Blisfull Stream, Bloodsoaked Records, Caffa, Canti Magnetici, Cepheide, Concrete / Field & Wound, Cosmic Reef Temple, Creep Purple Records, Danny Clay & Greg Gorlen, Dark Ambient, Dödsrit, death metal, Demonsmoke, doom, Electric Wizard, Fólkvangr Records, Fordell Research Unit, garage, Gilead Media, Hammerheart Records, Hell, Invisible City Records, Lightsabres, Medusa Crush Recordings, Mephistofeles, Midnight Circles, Minimal, noise, OLDE, Owl Coven, Pestilence, psych, Spinefarm Records, stoner, Transylvanian Tapes, Unreqvited, Yellow Eyes
by mugwumb
Damn, just remember that I got this latest from Monolord months ago and haven’t said a word about it. Yes, I purchased this “poor man’s” semi die-hard version from Riding Easy Records (couldn’t afford to purchase neither that “Faux Leather” nor “Denim” version) and like I said it has been here with me sometimes now. This version was limited to 100 copies with some kind of printed extra cover (nice way to add some extra price to album..). Anyways, once […]
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Another Dopethrone recording, this time their second full-length. Bought this via Ebay from SteveSTB and I’m really happy that I finally manage to get a proper copy of this album (yes, I already have one copy of this record I purchased via Discogs but I’ll come back to that on my next post..). Still I don’t know what it is that fascinate me about their music but these raw & evil sounding tunes have stolen my heart. This beer-colored copy of […]
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Yeah, filling my head with these filthy, evil sounds produced by this awesome sludge/doom band. Even though I’m not that big fan of single/ep releases this was must buy for me,, hey, it’s Dopethrone. Twelve-inch arrived nearly two weeks ago from one of my favorite labels, Totem Cat Records. Great release and really hope to hear from this band soon. Limited to 600 single-sided copies with etching on the B-side (300 on black & 300 on red). Funny thing is […]
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Been a long time since the last update but my time has been reserved totally with a house we recently moved in (moving all the stuff etc.). But here’s one monstrous album that I received few weeks ago, Bell Witch and their latest master piece, Mirror Reaper. Holy hell what an album we got here, single track on four sides. Have to admit that I had been waiting for this one since the day I ordered it. Beautiful album, crushing […]
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Oh, my first touch with Monarch! Have to say it’s not bad one. I really don’t know what genre I should place this record but at the end who even cares. Album is hazy, doomed, droned & shoegazing and all these makes it sound just.. awesome. Can’t even imagine better record playing on the background while sitting on the balcony and watching how the autumn sun slowly glides along the horizon. Nice one indeed. Available from Profound Lore’s MerchTable store (US), […]
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DamnHellYes!! Faces Of The Bog and their debut album “Ego Death” that arrived from DHU Records last week. I have reached the point that I do not even have to listen a single note from the albums some labels are putting out (labels like DHU, STB, Poisoned Mind, Totem Cat etc.), with these labels I can go blindly just because they have been releasing pure diamonds lately. Back to the Bog. This record has it all, stoner/psych/sludge/doom/space/metal etc. combined perfectly […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, metal, psych, sludge, space, stoner
by mugwumb
This I got from HeviSike yesterday, been waiting for this and I even thought that also this one has gone missing (like what happened with my die-hard copy of Morass Of Molasses). Hopefully this arrived in perfect condition. I missed Brunt’s debut album and been hunting it since but this twelve-inch helps to ease that pain. Doomed instrumental psych/stoner/whatever and sounds damn good. Limited to 300 colored copies (like on the picture above) and still available from the source, HeviSike. […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, instrumental, Psychedelic, stoner
by mugwumb
Here’s some Australian hard rock/occult/stoner/doom flavored with some Black Sabbath influences. This record is ment to be played LOUD. More I listen to this, more I like it. Funny thing nowadays is that all these bands playing vintage influenced hard rock/heavy metal are labeled right away as stoner/doom groups. Maybe that’s right but I can’t but Devil Electric on the same line for example with filthy, doomed Dopethrone. Anyways, this debut full-length from Devil Electric is a damn good rock […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: black sabbath, doom, stoner
by mugwumb
With Triptykon I have to admit that I haven’t listened this band in ages even though this album has been on my “wantlist” like forever. Few days ago I saw that this original version was available on my local record store for very reasonable prize. Nearly perfect copy all the way and here it is now. I know that this album has been repressed last year but I always prefer original pressings.. it’s just the thing I can’t explain. Now […]
Categories: old ones • Tags: Avantgarde, black metal, doom
by mugwumb
Ha, check out this monster! This arrived last week and damn I like this one so much. This is just kinda doom/stoner I like to listen; filthy, raw & dangerous. When Poisoned Mind Records announced this I was about to skip the whole release but then I checked out this album from BandCamp, listened first track about 10 seconds.. and the result of those 10 seconds can be seen on the picture above. Yes, yes & yes! I can really […]
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This latest from Ides Of Gemini has been waiting for some listening quite a long time now. It’s just that I simply do not have time to take every purchased record to closer listening right away. This is my second album from this band (bought their debut years ago) and still I like this band lot. Some strange way I love these nearly shoegazing doomed tunes even though I rarely listen to these records. Surely there’s a time and a […]
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Latest release from the mighty STB Records, this time Shroud Eater with their album “Strike The Sun”. Oh girls & boys, this record is hitting hard. I get to know this group few years ago when I found their twelve-inch “Dead Ends” via BandCamp. I have to admit that I haven’t been listening that 12″ lately (if I remember right the last spinning moment under the needle was over a year ago..) but when STB announced this I wa stoked […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, STB Records, stoner
by mugwumb
Been waiting this record to be released/arrive soooo long and now I have it here with me.. Brume and their debut album “Rooster” released by one of my most favourite labels, DHU Records. Few years ago I purchased Brume’s twelve-inch EP “Donkey” and fell in love within a minute I placed the needle on the surface of that vinyl. This full-length only amplify that feeling. Great doom/stoner album, and for me it’s near religious experience (even though I’m not religious […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: DHU Records, doom, metal, stoner
by mugwumb
If that Youki Noseyama’s drone filled record wasn’t enough, then we have this record by Oksennus (in english “Vomit”) and their second album, first one on vinyl format, called Sokea Idiootti (“Blind Idiot”). This album is filled with avant-gardish, disturbing Death metal or something like that. It’s nightmarish, strange but same time fascinating. I really love those early 90s Death metal bands, not that much of these technical bands nowadays and that’s why I find Oksennus very refreshing act. Imagine […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: avant garde, death metal, doom, vomit
by mugwumb
Got this post-rocking instrumental album from Throne Records few weeks ago, and have to admit that my soul is resting while listening these tunes. There was this time period while I listened mostly instrumental post-rock like If These Trees Could Talk, Toundra, Explosions In The Sky, Mono etc. Great bands but too much is just too much. Nowadays I use to listen bands from this genre time to time and this album by El Altar Del Holocausto sounded way too […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, instrumental, post-rock, shoegaze
by mugwumb
Got this album from Cursus weeks ago and can’t even say how many times I have listened it. Love the rawness, brutal outcome this record has. I didn’t even knew about the existence of this doom/stoner/whatever outfit before I checked the link Brume share on Facebook (I come back to that latest release from Brume within few days). Hell yeah I like this duo and this debut release, it’s brutal & intense record from start to very end. Oh, there’s […]
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Alright, this arrived 3-4 weeks ago but I managed to place this under the needle just few days ago. Woah, I didn’t expect anything because I have never heard any of their music before but now we are speaking! Doomed is this record, funeral doomed and like the title of this album, it leaves you. This is melancholic, hopeless album and surprise, I LOVE it! while listening this record I can imagine myself sitting in the rowing boat on the shore […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, funeral doom, metal
by mugwumb
Very intense doomed, blackened-crust release from Ragana (once again). This duo stole my heart last year with that previous album, Wash Away. This third release (You Take Nothing) is filled with dark, intense & powerful tunes and those vocals.. damn. Hope that this two-piece will never stop what they are doing because, just because. If you haven’t already heard of this band it’s just about the time to check them out. This colored vinyl is limited to 500 numbered copies […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: black metal, crust, doom
by mugwumb
Five years ago I put this album on the top of my “wantlist”, five years it took to get it and yes, it was worth to fait. Mamaleek is a twisted shoegazing bastard child of blackened-doom-experimental-abstract-noise-drone scene.. This is kind of music you either like or you do not, there’s no shades of grey on this color palette. I love this. Thing that made this album little hard to find was obviously the limitation, only 100 copies floating around the […]
Categories: must have • Tags: Abstract, black metal, doom, drone, etc.., experimental, noise
by mugwumb
The last couple of months I have been struggling by myself either to continue this blog or let it just fade away.. But then, what else would I do on my spare time? So I decided to continue this journey & spreading the word. Actually I ‘ll try to post something everyday just because I have received/purchased huge amount of excellent records during this time. Let’s start with this latest by Beastmaker, album called “Inside The Skull”. Purchased their debut […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, metal, proto-metal, rock, stoner
by mugwumb
Once again damn good release from STB Records, this time we are talking about Wounded Giant’s latest full-length “Vae Victis”. If you like your stoner/doom dirty & loud, this might be your thing (surely it’s mine) and og boys & girls I do like this record. I got to know about this band few years ago when STB released their split album with Goya but somehow it has been rarely under the needle in this household, and that’s a shame. […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: doom, rock, STB Records, stoner
by mugwumb
Don’t know about you but I really like this band, this record. Released by The Company and has been available to pre-order months. Don’t know what I was thinking but at first I skipped this (maybe it was because of shipping costs..) when this came available to pre-order.. Few weeks ago I started listening this album with a thought.. It struck like a flash from the bright sky. Awesome sounding album even though this does not sound dirty/mean/evil, this sounds […]
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Damn I like this one too. It’s nasty, dirty & evil sounding piece of vinyl by this Polish stoner/doom band that has obviously taken some influences from Electric Wizard and sounds little bit like Dopethrone. But hey, that’s just ok because I love these kind of bands, mean & dirty. Actually I nearly skipped this record but somehow I ended up listening only one track from this record and I was sold. This copy of mine (orange with exclusive pin) […]
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Actually this came already weeks ago, just haven’t had time to get more familiar with this album but now I’m working for it. Really love their previous album, Come To Thaw, and as this new one is now playing on my headphones I think that I have to share that love between these two albums. This is some kind of mixture of doomed neofolk with some post rock in it but the mostly, this is music filled with sadness.. Great album from […]
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More filthy metal for your ears. This is Crud and their debut(?) album called “Resin”. Damn this sounds evil, filthy, dangerous and these are elements I like when listening this kind of music. Sludge/doom with nearly grindcore-like vocals. This album is released by one awesome label, Totem Cat Records (I really like these smaller labels like DHU Records, STB Records, Poisoned Mind etc.). Pressed on purple/black haze vinyl (limited to 300 copies, 47 copies of those comes with exclusive screenprinted […]
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Here we go.. Latest from In The Company Of Serpents and this is literally crushing every bone I held on this carcass of mine. This album was one of those “must have” items for me because I missed their previous twelve-inch “Merging In Light” and I still can’t forgive that mistake. About four years ago I heard this band the very first time via BandCamp and I’ve loved it since that moment I held their debut, “Of The Flock”, in my […]
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Aaaaaarrrgghhhhh… Hell yes if I may say. Latest from one of my favorite (experimental) black (doomed) metal groups. It was track “In The Midst Of Life, We Are In Death” from same titled album in 2011 when I came across with this band. I still remember listening that album repeatedly while visiting countryside at my aunt’s home (even listened it while picking some blueberries in a shady forest. Great album even though I have managed to listen it only few […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: black, doom, experimental, metal
by mugwumb
Yet another one from Goya.. And yet again solid release from this stoner/doom outfit. I like this band, I love their records but maybe, just maybe they are releasing records way too often (and so what!). Nice package indeed, I couldn’t pass this and surely can’t pass that upcoming album either. This “wax mage” version is limited to 50 copies and sold out within minutes (or was it seconds..) and I was lucky enough to grab a copy. Album was […]
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I don’t know about you but sometimes (most of the time) it feels like there’s no time to listen to all those bands I would like to. Have to admit that I had never ever listened to Cough before this album I found from the local record store couple of weeks ago. This album (like so many other) has been hanging on my “wantlist” for ages and now I had an opportunity to get it for decent prize. Well.. this damn […]
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And yet again one great, dirty & filthy psych/stoner/doom album but this time from Argentina. Fuzzed and groovy, that’s the way to do it. I found out about this band via Creep Purple (damn good site about upcoming releases etc.). This copy of mine is “Secret Stash Edition” that came pressed on silver haze vinyl & is limited to 100 copies (came with a poster & patch). This version is sold out but there’s still some copies left on solid […]
by mugwumb
When talking about filthy & dirty music then here’s your band, Dopethrone. I came across with this band few years ago (thanks to STB Records and bands first album, Demonsmoke). Managed to purchase their latest, Hochelaga, few years ago and loved it right away. That love is still there and now it’s growing stronger because I managed to get band’s third album few weeks ago. There’s something magical with this Canadian stoner/doom band, love of filth-trash-dirt-doomed-stoner-metal. Still missing their first two […]
Categories: new ones • Tags: dirt, doom, filth, metal, stoner
by mugwumb
After spending few hours with Grief I decided to check this one out (picked up my copy from the post office yesterday). Shoegazing, doomed post-rocking metal, or something, with outstanding, beautiful. ethereal vocals by Kristina Esfandiari. Released by Relapse and limited to 300 copies (this color variant). Crushing melancholy and freaking good album by far. There’s still black variant available from Relapse and I really suggest you to check out this band if you already haven’t. Aaaarghh.
Categories: new ones • Tags: alternative, doom, metal, shoegaze
by mugwumb
Some Grief to this early morning. Found this pristine, unplayed copy from the local record store some time ago (warehouse find/or from the owners own collection). Have to say that there’s no better way to wake up to new day than a pint of Guinness and a full-length of crushing doom. Thing I love the most is that he prize I paid or this was ridiculous compared to those Discogs prizes. I had this on CD format years ago and […]
