The Sword - Age of Winters (2006)

Artist: The Sword
Album: Age of Winters
Year: 2006
Genre: Stoner Metal
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I saw The Sword open for Metallica in Jan 2009 at The Fleet Center in Boston and sadly at the time I didn't get it.  They were playing loud slow and heavy jams when I was in the mood loud fast and heavy.  A year later I finally got it and now wish I could go back to the Fleet Center to take it all in again.  "Age of Winters" sounds like the bastard child of "Master of Reality" and "Ride the Lightning" wearing an Orange Goblin t-shirt.

Doomriders - Black Thunder (2005)

Artist: Doomriders
Album: Black Thunder
Year: 2005
Genre: Stoner Metal
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High on Fire - Snakes For The Divine (2010)

Artist: High on Fire
Album: Snakes For The Divine
Year: 2010
Genre: Stoner Metal, Doom
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Speedblow - Fields of Doom (2010)

Artist: Speedblow
Album: Fields of Doom
Year: 2010
Genre: Stoner Metal
If you like: The Sword, Iron Age, Solace
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Cathedral - The Guessing Game (2010)

Artist: Cathedral
Album: The Guessing Game
Year: 2010
Genre: Stoner Metal, Doom, Metal
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Burning Colossus - A New Horizon (2010)

Artist: Burning Colossus
Album: A New Horizon
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Genre: Stoner, Doom
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16 - Bridges to Burn (2009)

When ever I'm looking for something loud and heavy but not too fast I queue up 16's latest release "Bridges to Burn".  Each track seems to flow perfectly into one another without any sharp transitions in tempo.  Each track is just plain fucking heavy.  Imagine Slayer playing at 1/2 their speed but maintaining a level of heaviness like Godzilla stepping on you tiny skull.


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Church Of Misery - Houses of the Unholy (2009)

There are quite a few Stoner Metal and Doom bands from Japan but Church of Misery is the only one I have found that sticks to the program of laying down serious Stoner Metal.  "Houses of the Unholy" is 44 minutes long and made up of 7 tracks each of which is about a different Serial Killer/Psychopath.  The opening track "El Padrino (Adolpho Constanzo)" starts off with a news reporter describing a horrific scene in Mexico where drug lord Adolpho Constanzo conducts ritualistic human sacrifices.  One of the victims is an American college student whos severed head was found with  the brain missing which is later found brewing in a cauldron at Constanzo's lair.  Rob Zombie can't even make this kind of twisted shit up.

Musically "Houses of the Unholy" leans more towards the hardcore/punk than classic stoner metal with a lot of DOOOOOOMMMMMM!

It's a good heavy ass listen that I keep forgetting I have in my collection.

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Cycle of Pain - Cycle of Pain (2009)

Cycle of Pain is the band of the bassist John J.D. DeServios of Black Label Society.  It's pretty good stoner metal that is well worth listening to.  It's hard to not say this sounds like a BLS album which it does but it's different.  So if you like BLS than you'll like this as well.

Offiical web site: http://www.cycleofpain.net/

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Speedealer - Second Sight (2002)

Speedealer (once know as REO Speedealer) from Lubbock, TX churn out some crazy ass Thrash n' Roll that borders on punk, speed metal and stoner rock.  Second Sight is their 3rd release with 12 tracks that are like a kick in the nuts.
The title track "Second Sight" is a D.R.I. / Metallica assault while "All the Things You'll Never Be" sounds like Motorhead on a 8-Ball. On the 4th track "The Thin Air" Speedealer settles into a big-balled Stoner Metal/Rock jam of epic proportions.

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Solace - The Black Black (2007)

Here's another heavy rockin' gem from Solace.  The Black Black is a 4 song EP that clocks in at just over 30 minutes but each songs packs a wallop of fuzzed out stoner metal that is very Black Sabbath sounding.

The first track, "Khan (World Of Fire)" starts off slow and brooding but quickly turns into a chugging monster riff jam that reminds me of Lo-Pans's "Dragline". "Destroy the Gift" is another slow burner that opens up the throttle at 1:18 and doesn't let up for 7 minutes with a jam that's a cross between The Allman Brothers and Slayer.  "The Devil's Clock" is a 13 minute epic of stoner doom.  And the last track, "World War" continues the doom with a heavy as groove that leaves you wanting more.

Official site: http://www.diedrunk.com/

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Southern Death Threat - Southern Death Threat (2007)

This could be balls to the fucking wall awesome metal if they would get rid of the melodic slow songs.
Rap-core style start-stop crunching riffs with thundering double-bass drums and growling vocals.
It's just a bummer this is their only release.


Tracks:
1) Screwface – Pantera+Korn+BlackLabel Society = Awesome!

2) Hit The Floor – Starts slow & heavy then faster and then Pantera/Korn/5FDP.
3) Rusty – Total let down.  It’s the nice radio friendly song.
4) Wanted Sevenfold – Heavy & fierce metal.
5) Beyond Forever – Starts out melodic and lame but gets heavier.
6) Hard Time In Texas – Angry, thundering metal.
7) Old Summit Lake Road – Starts out melodic and lame but it gets angry pissed.
8) Frontlines – YES!! HEAD BANGIN’ FUCKING METAL!!! w/ Screaming!!
9) Black Jack – More head bangin’ metal!!
10) F-Bomb (Instermental) – Needs some screaming vocals.
11) Beyond Forever (Acoustic) – suck.
12) Rusty (Long Version) – 22 more seconds of suck.

This album (aside from the sucky tracks) should be played at FULL BLAST!!

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