Allt – From The New World
These guys are the real deal, and this album is 100% worthy of listening to if you enjoy some energetic thall-core … MoreAllt – From The New World
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Rain City Drive – Things Are Different Now
Things Are Different Now is 100% enjoyable, overproduced, catchy, and sexy, all things that embody popular mainstream music; yet it is still paying homage to much of the music that we strived to seek out in its infancy … MoreRain City Drive – Things Are Different Now
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
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