The Fërtility Cült - Eschatology (2010)

1. Cosmic Kaishakunin 07:46
2. Into the Sacred Grove 07:35
3. Rheopolis 10:01
4. Volkerwanderung 11:03
5. Return to the End of the Beginning 11:21

 Think about Sleep, Electric Wizard, mix them with Kyuss, and then add a saxophone... Progressive doom-stoner as a result!. The sound of the saxo fits perfectly with that kind of music, and give to it and original touch that becomes a breath of fresh air. Really nice surprise from Finland. Highly recommended.

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The Crystal Caravan - Against The Rising Tide (2010)

1. We’ll Always Lose 3:51
2. Love And Direction 3:33
3. Apple Hotel 5:30
4. I’m A Stone 4:06
5. Focus 4:23
6. Blues Blues 3:55
7. Take What’s Yours 3:36
8. Wrecking Ball 8:16

WTF?! Sweden again? And again a fucking masterpiece! Seriously, this is a delicious work of psychedelic hard rock. Here we have the references of the all classics (everybody knows of what I´m talking about...). This record have strength, good taste, and feeling, tones of feeling!!! Directly to the top 5 of this year.

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Barn Owl-Ancestral Star (2010)

1. Sundown
2. Visions in Dust
3. Night’s Shroud
4. Ancestral Star
5. Cavern Hymn
6. Flatlands
7. Twilight
8. Awakening
9. Incantation
10. Light from the Mesa

Drone-ambient soundscapes, with Earth´s spirit prowling around. Close the lights and open your minds...

Barn Owl - Light from the Mesa from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

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Bombs Of Hades-Chambers Of Abominations (2010)

01. Corpse Holocaust 04:24
02. Bombs of Hades 02:25
03. Funeral 03:09
04. Infernal Return 04:04
05. The Storm is Coming 02:40
06. Carnage 01:02
07. Godless 03:26
08. Master Builder 02:50
09. The Horror of Insanity 03:28
10. One With Hell 03:51

A very good album of old school swedish death metal, nothing new, I know, but the fact that it hasn´t got originality doesn´t mean that it won´t be good. An enjoyable work.

(the song is edited)

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Soulsavers-Broken (2009)

1. The Seventh Proof (instrumental)
2. Death Bells (Mark Lanegan & Gibby Haynes)
3. Unbalanced Pieces (Mark lanegan & Mike Patton)
4. You Will Miss Me When I Burn (Mark Lanegan & Red Ghost)
5. Some Misunderstanding  (Mark lanegan)
6. All the Way Down (Mark Lanegan)
7. Shadows Fall (Mark Lanegan & Ritchie Hawley)
8. Can’t Catch the Train (Mark Lanegan)
9. Pharaoh’s Chariot (Mark Lanegan & Jason Pierce)
10. Praying Ground (Red Ghost)
11. Rolling Sky (Mark Lanegan & Red Ghost)
12. Wise Blood (instrumental)
13. By My Side (Red Ghost)

Do you know when you listen an album, and doesn´t mean much at first time, then it get lost and keep forgotten for a while? Then a while after you recover and listen again the album and everything changes. And what a change! This is pure magic. Robert Machin and Ian Glover, the brains of the creature, are surrounded by an impressive collection of collaborators: Mike Patton (Faith No More), Will Oldham (Palace Brothers), Jason Pierce (Spiritualized), Righard Hawley and Gibby haynes (Butthole Surfers), Rosa Agostino (a.k.a Red Ghost), and of course Mark Lanegan, the voice who makes that album becomes as brilliant. The whole record is sublime, but it´s worth to point some of the highlights: All the way down, You will miss me when I burn, Some misunderstanding, Shadows fall... Once again, music for the soul.

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Acid Witch-Stoned (2010)

01. Satanic Faith 02:03
02. Witchfynder Finder 04:04
03. Trick or Treat 04:27
04. Thundering Hooves 03:11
05. Live Forever 04:00
06. Whispers in the Dark 02:53
07. If Hell Exists 05:19
08. Stoned to the Grave 05:36
09. Metal Movie Marijuana Massacre Meltdown 03:26
10. Sabbath of the Undead 05:47

Prepare the cauldrons, the potions and lit the grass. The acid witchers are back!. The hiperactive mind of Lasse Pyykkö brings us another dose of psychedellic heavy doom with all the paraphernalia that goes with it. Cavernous voices, heavy riffs and of course, the delicious evilness of the keyboards wich bring to the music this magical atmosphere. A safe bet!

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Bethlehem-Stönkfitzchen EP (2010)

1. Was ihr seid, das waren wir - Was wir sind, das werdet ihr 05:09

2. Kalt regelt ab die Krankgeburt 04:55

3. Yesterday I Already Died Today 05:03

4. Kandierte Verlosung zu Ross 04:12

5. Pillerthrillaren 05:33

6. The 11th Hour 06:19

I lost The track of these guys years ago, since the SUIZID album. I read something about the later era, which misdirected their path to an experimental rock/metal sounds. This ep probably not make you want to cut your veins, but it stills remains that point of darkness and the band´s own bad vibes, check out 11th hour for example. Apparently an improvement over their last works.

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Isobel Campbell&Mark Lanegan-Hawk (2010)

  

01- We Die and See Beauty Reign

02- You Won't Let Me Down Again

03- Snake Song

04- Come Undone

05- No Place to Fall

06- Get Behind Me

07- Time of the Season

08- Hawk

09- Sunrise

10- To Hell and Back Again

11- Cool Water

12- Eyes of Green

13- Lately

Mark Lanegan (or The Voice) goes on with the third album  together with Isobel Campbell. Following the steps of their past works, the duo combines the powerful and deep voice of Lanegan with the most sweet and smooth voice of Campbell, besides some collaborations like Willy Mason. Of course it is not the best project, and certainly nor the best Lanegan´s album but still remains a good choice. Also we can find a couple of covers of  Townes Van Zandt, "Snake Song" and "No Place To Fall". 

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Neil Young-Live At Massey Hall 1971 (2007) DVD

01. On the Way Home 3:42
02. Tell Me Why 2:28
03. Old Man 4:56
04. Journey through the Past 4:15
05. Helpless 4:15
06. Love in Mind 2:47
07. A Man Needs a Maid - Heart of Gold Suite 6:38
08. Cowgirl in the Sand 3:45
09. Don’t Let It Bring You Down 2:45
10. There’s a World 3:33
11. Bag Fog of Loneliness 3:26
12. The Needle and the Damage Done 3:54
13. Ohio 3:39
14. See the Sky about to Rain 4:04
15. Down by the River 4:08
16. Dance Dance Dance 5:48
17. I Am a Child 3:19

This is a very, very special dvd. The show was recorded on 19th January 1971, at the Massey Hall, in Toronto. Neil Young perfomring a solo acoustic show, full of melancholy, beauty and emotion. His lovely voice and the intimate atmosphere, create the perfect scene to enjoy of an unforgettable experience. Music for the soul!

By the way, the audio is excelent, and the video is old, but very much in keeping with the music.

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Whores Of Tijuana-Psycholongevity (2010)

1. Conspiracy of Achillies 06:30
2. Toecut 03:06
3. Ultimo Hombre 03:11
4. Racer X 04:25
5. Pig Country 03:37
6. The Shank 07:49
7. Onsiya Kel 04:47
8. Robot Headdresses 03:53
9. Blue Ball Blues 02:08

What a nice surprise this band! Think about Karma To Burn, 16, even some rockabilly sounds in some times, and of course the omnipresent spirit of  Kyuss. Well, then what you´ll get is Whores Of Tijuana.

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Autopsy -The Tomb Within EP (2010)

1.The Tomb Within

2.My Corpse Shall Rise

3.Seven Skulls

4.Human Genocide

5.Mutant Village

They are back! This EP has become one of the best records of this year... since now! 

As brutals as they should be, with new dose of blasting sound and killing riffs. Autopsy!

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Agalloch-Marrow Of The Spirit (2010)

1. They Escaped The Weight Of Darkness [3:41]
2. Into The Painted Grey [12:25]
3. The Watcher’s Monolith [11:46]
4. Black Lake Nidstang [17:34]
5. Ghosts Of The Midwinter Fires [9:40]
6. To Drown [10:27]

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Drowned-Viscera Terrae EP(2007)

1. Embrace The Beast 4:40
2. Key To The Lunar Waters 5:44
3. Abyssic Dead, They Sing For Me 4:47
4. Viscera Terræ 4:28

Old school death metal featuring members of Necros Christos. 

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