Caffeine – The Threshold
The raucous guitars, tempo, and rougher vocals make this a contender for AOTY in the stoner-prog genre, failing only to give a little bit more for us to love and not just feel like a long EP … MoreCaffeine – The Threshold
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Wolfheart – Draconian Darkness
A great album for those scratching that particular symphonic/classical death metal itch
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The Blacktones – The Longest Year
Fans of Faith No More and Mastodon should enjoy this musically-diverse and sludgy, stoner-y record, but don’t ask it to be much more than it wants to be … MoreThe Blacktones – The Longest Year
MEER – Wheels Within Wheels
This is definitely one of the “gateway” bands that bridges the gap between genres- I think that the smooth-as-butter vocals as well as the symphonic orchestration is just a blend of dramatic and thematic that tickles the brain in a good way … MoreMEER – Wheels Within Wheels
delving – All Paths Diverge
Robert Fripp and Brian Eno would be really proud of what Delving have managed to do with All Paths Diverge … Moredelving – All Paths Diverge
ADON – ADON
The overall tone of the album is a varied blend of righteous blackened death with melodic/symphonic overtones that doesn’t bore or insult its audience with platitudes or attempts to be better than it is; Frankly, it’s just a great album that deserves your attention … MoreADON – ADON
SPACECORPSE – Shapeshifter
A fun and technically-proficient romp that features excellent mixing, instruments, and a large array of vocals that might be especially-enjoyable live … MoreSPACECORPSE – Shapeshifter
The Radicant – We Ascend
An album that comes from Vince Cavanagh’s desire to expand on Anathema’s tone with electronic and progressive tones that are haunted by smooth vocals and metric vibes … MoreThe Radicant – We Ascend
Black Hole Deity – Profane Geometry
It’s absolutely worth your time to listen if you want filthy, fast, and furious death metal that scratches an itch for the sounds and atmospheres of the 1990s with a modern twist
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Derelict – Versus Entropy
If you combined Aborted/Cryptopsy’s musical style with the old school vocals of Deicide or Death, you’d get Derelict’s sound … MoreDerelict – Versus Entropy