Windhand - Windhand (2011)

1. Black Candles 06:11
2. Libusen 08:23
3. Heap Wolves 04:52
4. Summon The Moon 10:51
5. Winter Sun 11:39

Fantastic first full lenght of Windhand, in the line of his demo, in fact their two songs are included here. This is one of a few groups that does not boring me between the bands that follow the Electric Wizard sound. It has something special that hooks you up. Amongst the ultra-saturated doom scene, this is a really worthy band.  

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Magnus Pelander - EP (2010)

1.- A Sinner´s Child

2.- Hope

3.- You Have Got NO Friends To Turn To

4.- Stardust

Solo ep of Magnus Pelander, guitarist and vocalist of Witchcraft. What we can find here is something more folkie and psychedelic, altough we can find some sounds closer to what Witchcraft does. Good, hippie, easy, and fresh work. A good way to wait while the new Witchcraft´s record arrives.

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Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Beileid (2011)

1.- Zombies Never Die (Blues) 7:31

2.- Catch My Heart 13:16

3.- Beileid 14:21

New work os these doom-jazz masters. Only 3 songs, including the colaboration of Mike Patton singing in the Warlock cover "catch my heart". As always with this band, a must have album.

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Wizard Smoke - Live Rock In Hell demo (2009)

1.- II 8:18

2.- I 5:02

3.- III 3:43

4.- IV 7:30

Good work of doom/sludge, featuring members of Maserati, Cassavetes and Dust Rabbit. Raw vocals and tough guitars wrapped in a dense atmosphere of dark sounds.

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War Injun - Tribal Eulogy (2010)

1. Loaded And Damned 4:29
2. Quest For Fire 5:57
3. Distance 3:58
4. Patience And A Shovel 3:56
5. A Dangerous Prayer 5:02
6. No Worry Woman 5:13
7. Ghost Dance 4:46
8. New Ink 4:08
9. War Injun 7:50
10. Razorwire, Guards & Stone 6:50

Cathedral fans, attention! This is for you. Very good work of traditional doom with the main influence of Lorrian and cia.

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Widowland - Widowland (2011)

01. Firehouse 3:29
02. Kaleidoscope 6:38
03. Labyrinth 9:07
04. Volcano 5:46
05. Myth 5:33
06. Orthodox 5:01

Another excelent album for the new year. The whole album is awsome, combining the doom and stoner parts perfectly with some other heavy moments (Maiden´s spirit prowling around). It has a sort of swedish style as bands as Witchcraft, but they come from Russia! Really good discovery, don´t let it go!

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Don Juan Matus - Más Allá Del Sol Poniente (2010)

01. Bajo la sombra del arbol de la vida y la muerte 01:16
02. Kadath / Mas alla del sol poniente 06:03
03. Ectoplasma 02:16
04. Mundo alterno 06:41
05. Visiones paganas 02:20
06. Summerland 04:58
07. Espejismos 04:41
08. Verde nocturno / Las horas azules (Version) 05:58

Magnific third album of these peruan doomers. Down-tempo sonorities but with a little touch of psychedelia and ethnic parts. It´s worth to point out too the excellent work of the guitars, specially in the solo parts. If you like Reino Ermitaño and similar bands, you ´ll enjoy this album.

*sorry, I cannot find videos for that record.

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Earth - Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I (2011)

01. Old Black 08:49
02. Father Midnight 12:11
03. Descent to the Zenith 07:30
04. Hell’s Winter 11:32
05. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I 20:24

Yes!!! At last! One of the most anticipated albums of the year to me.  It seems that it follows the path of their past two albums, closer to "The Bees Made...", with his hipnotic slow-country soundscapes, and in this occasion I have to say that this record also seems to be more "accessible", wich does not mean that it is an easy-listening work, but easier digestion. I think that this work will accomplish the expectations. We will see... enjoy it!

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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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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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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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Horn Of The Rhino-Weight Of The Coronation (2010)

01. Weight Of Coronation
02. Speaking In Tongues
03. Brimstone Breath
04. Crushed And Dragged To The Swamp
05. Southern Beast
06. Throats In Blood
07. Mass Burial Punishment
08. Sovereign

Colossal new work of the ex-Rhino. Monolithic and crushing sound with an astonishing cover artwork, and some diferences between their past albums. A punch in the face from Bilbao! 

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Jucifer-Throned In Blood (2010)

1. Throned In Blood
2. Contempt
3. Work Will Make Us Free
4. Return of the Naive
5. Disciples of An Expanding Sun
6. Hiroshima
7. Rifles
8. Good Provider
9. Spoils To the Conqueror
10. Armageddon

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