My Top 100 Stoner/Doom Albums of 2023: This is a massive list, at least the longest thing I’ve ever attempted to write. It’s not a perfect list, especially when I consider the bands I left off.
Read More My Top 100 Stoner/Doom Albums of 2023Top 10 albums of November: I know that a lot of us are probably a little panicked at the amount of work ahead of us as we slide into December. I feel the urge, the temptation to wrap 2023 in a nice package and a shiny bow. In the meantime, we still have 30 days left in a year this has been absolutely fantastic across the entire spectrum of the heavy underground.
Read More Clean and Sober Stoner Top 10 albums of NovemberI freely admit I resisted the charms of the Bandshee at first. But the cleverness of the name kept tugging at me, along with vocal performances. After a few months, I noticed it’s an album I keep returning to weekly. Maybe a stray melody from Forgotten Daughter or a vicious riff buried deep in Curse of the Bandshee would float in my mind. In the end, I’ve gone back to this ten times more than Blood Ceremony’s The Old Ways Remain, which is a highly rated and regarded album.
Read More Curse of the BandsheeThe author reflects on their journey through addiction, influenced by music and the tragic loss of Chris Cornell. Despite struggles with substance abuse, they found solace in music and eventually pursued recovery. The impact of Cornell’s music is acknowledged, yet the author is determined not to follow his path.
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