Montezumas (for fans of The Tallest Man on Earth)

Really good bluesy indie rock fronted by Kristian Matsson of The Tallest Man on Earth.

Get it at mediafire, bitches.

Candlemass Essentials

any fan of doom could sing at least one praise for Candlemass, the Swedish band which has still been releasing and performing heavy music after all these years. the world was given Death Magic Doom this year, which gives a more epic, heavy metal feel to the doomy foreground of Candlemass' past works.
I have compiled the albums which I believe are "essentials" to fans or to those who are prospecting the genre in its many forms. in short, there should be something for every metal fan.

1984 - Witchcraft Demo
1986 - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
1987 - Nightfall 1 / 2
1988 - Ancient Dreams 1 / 2 / 3
1989 - Tales of Creation
2009 - Death Magic Doom 1 / 2

note: Ancient Dreams contains a bonus disc which includes live tracks as well as a Candlemass interview.

Graveyard

Graveyard - Graveyard

An awesome combination of vintage traditional doom, and groooovy psychedelics with a stoner rock edge, Graveyard have it right. Like their Swedish counterparts, Witchcraft, they lay down the analogue sound low and heavy with a swingin' beat that other bands can't touch. Graveyard write incredibly smart riffs that will be stuck in your head for hours (The first three tracks are all choons beyond belief), and their singer reminds me a good bit of old school classics like Joe Cocker.

ALL IN ALL GET THIS FUCKING ALBUM! TRY IT AND BUY IT BECAUSE IT IS MAGNIFICO!

Leviathan - Shrouded By Fog

Awesome minimalist dark ambient, completely non-affiliated with the black metal Leviathan as far as I know.

Be lost...

Dalek - Gutter Tactics

Dalek is a lyrical wordsmith the likes of which the world has never seen before. If Kanye figured this guy out, he'd shit himself.

Gutter Tactics is a badass hip-hop album full of low-tuned beats and hard to hear yet ingenius phrases.

Blessed is he who bashes your children's heads against a rock.

Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans

Band: Ahab
Location: Germany
Genre: Funeral Doom

This album has been long anticipated by me, after the incredibly intense first full-length by the band, The Call Of The Wretched Sea. While the production on this album is somewhat softer than previously, it doesn't detract from the sonic texture at all. Everything about this album is impeccable, the added touches of melodicism are just absolutely perfect. A brilliant release from a relatively new band, and very much worth a listen.

Support the band at these websites!
Official Website
Official Myspace
Ahab@Metal Archives

Begin the descent..
*Note: Current version has some tracks with a single watermark. I encourage you to purchase this album to have copies without watermarks, as opposed to downloading the latest rip of the album.*