Stoner/Doom/Psychadelic Recommendations

Josh Homme does a lot of leads, but not a lot of solos. If that makes sense.

Never heard Sleep. Nor have I heard Electric Wizard but it's growing readily apparent that those days should soon be over, 'fore gayness beset upon my person.
 
so anyone heard Cable?I'm not too interested in their early noisecore stuff, but I've heard their later noise, stoner rock is great.

Here's an excerpt from a review of of Pigs Never Fly:

This particular version of Cable (Cable Mach 32?) has brought forth the Pigs Never Fly recording. The Cable sound is hard to pin down – they’re as at home basking in shards of extended undulating feedback as they are kicking in your teeth, as they are displaying the occasional jangly REM sensibility. Then they’ll throw a complete curve ball and pull magic out of their ass in the form of the last 3 or so minutes of “It’s My Right to Be An Asshole”. I don’t know who Cherilynne Lewis is, but we all should. A beautiful way to end a song and a huge landmark in Cable songwriting. Somehow they mend disparate musical ideas seamlessly. What does it sound like? Cable. That’s a nice place to be at in a world of me-too bands.


another:

Cable's music is difficult to describe: is it classic rock sludge? Metalcore? AggroDoom? Who do they sound like? Molehill? Unsane? Isis? Dillinger Escape Plan? Black Sabbath? Its ridiculous to try to pigeon hole 'em, but I suppose all of this should give you some kind of vague idea. In any case, they're well worth checking out, especially live. I have a feeling that there will be a lot of jaws on the floor after their set at Emissions.


and another:

Northern Failures is further reason that Cable must be heard. Darker than their five song Skyhorse Jams, it pounds, swings, pummels and grooves. Better yet, it doesn't sound like Sabbath, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Maiden or Slayer. Cable have a sound/identity of their own. The closest I can come is Unsane on Percoset. And that doesn't even cut it. The singer has gotta have a terminal sore throat though...
 
here's a review of Northern Failures from Doom-Metal.com:

All right, who likes a little noise with their riffage? How about a little, like a lot? Cable is from Connecticut, USA, promote "dirtbag clothing", and are happy to serve up plenty of screaming vocals, killer riffs, down n' dirty lyrics, and funny/disturbing samples, tasty as ya please.

The album was engineered by Today's the Day member Steve Austin, and let me tell you, rarely have I heard such a good low end in a genre where engineers commonly pursue that holiest of grails. The guitars are buzzsaw-rough, giving just the right supporting edge to vocalist Bernie Romanowski's screaming. This is not music for the faint-hearted, but neither is it obnoxious noise-core. Cable always return to the heavy riff no matter how far away they might venture, which is all to the good to these ears. 'Wings of Hope' starts things right with some slammy riffing, while 'Climb the Cactus' is of particular interest to doomsters, with its slow pace, treated vocals, and echoing guitar sometimes sliding into dissonance. The album standout is Black Leather Mustache, which incorporates gently strummed acoustic guitars among the madness. The album winds up with a sick but somehow satisfying version of the tired '70s Marshall Tucker Band chestnut, 'Can't you See'. Contrast this with Halfway to Gone's respectful version; odd to see 2 versions popping up this year.

No, this isn't doom like you're used to, but I can imagine many doomsters going for this unholy cross between Unsane, The Allman Brothers, and Black Sabbath. It gets under your skin like heroin cut with strychnine.
 
One Inch Man said:
Josh Homme does a lot of leads, but not a lot of solos. If that makes sense.

Never heard Sleep. Nor have I heard Electric Wizard but it's growing readily apparent that those days should soon be over, 'fore gayness beset upon my person.
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I sent you an Electric Wizard album, you buttnut.
And get Sleep's Holy Mountain. The Jerusalem/Dopesmoker album is cool, but not nearly as good as SHM.
 
I traded Sleep's HM to JayK, and I'm glad he enjoys it. I just can't seem to get into the true stoner doom sound like Sleep, Electric Wizard, High on Fire, etc. THere's nothig wrong with it, just nothing that really grabs me. Church of Misery is probably the only exception here, but like to get down and groove a lot more than those bands. Granted, if I heard HoF today, I'd probably like them a helluva lot more than I did 3 years ago.
 
matt99_crew said:
I sent you an Electric Wizard album, you buttnut.
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God damn I'm retooded! :loco: I'll give it a listen tonight, I'm already in a pissed off mood this Monday and will require Big n' Tasty riffs to reassert my good nature.
 
J. said:
I traded Sleep's HM to JayK, and I'm glad he enjoys it. I just can't seem to get into the true stoner doom sound like Sleep, Electric Wizard, High on Fire, etc. THere's nothig wrong with it, just nothing that really grabs me. Church of Misery is probably the only exception here, but like to get down and groove a lot more than those bands. Granted, if I heard HoF today, I'd probably like them a helluva lot more than I did 3 years ago.
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I'd like to hear Church of Misery. Have you heard the new High on Fire? It's a bit different--a stronger Motorhead influence. I like that OM album pretty well, it's pretty much where Sleep left off.
 
matt99_crew said:
I'd like to hear Church of Misery. Have you heard the new High on Fire? It's a bit different--a stronger Motorhead influence. I like that OM album pretty well, it's pretty much where Sleep left off.
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I've been wondering about that Om album, I was definitely interested in it at first, but when I found out it was without Pike, or any guitar for that matter, I was wary of what to expect. If it continues with that Sleep sound, then the album title seems quite appropriate. Guess I'll have to check it out!
 
...and that may explain why I wasn't too crazy about them. Surrounded by Thieves was my first HoF album. Just didn't do anything for me.
 
Mushroom River Band. Any good?

And I assume no one has heard latter-day Cable? May have to go blind on that one, first time in a long time.
 
Their debut "Music For The World Beyond" kicks ass. I have not heard their second album, but most people say that its not as good as their debut. The music is similar to S. Beggars "Ad Astra", but more catchy and without keyboards.
 
IOfTheStorm said:
Their debut "Music For The World Beyond" kicks ass. I have not heard their second album, but most people say that its not as good as their debut. The music is similar to S. Beggars "Ad Astra", but more catchy and without keyboards.
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Now that sounds like a winner. I want some straight hard-edged heavy rock. WHich is why I like The Black League so much. No fancy instruments, just down n dirty.
 
I was just browsing through Aquarius Records trying to see if they were cool enough to carry a sexcellent collection of Magma albums, when I stumbled upon this:

NORTHWINDS Great God Pan

Doom/psych fans: a few of you might remember this eccentric, underground French band from their second album entitled Masters of Magic that we reviewed a few years back. And anyone intrigued by the rather weird and melodic psychedelic-doom-metal-folk hybrid crafted by 'em on that disc ought to be interested in hearing their out-of-print first album Great God Pan from 1998, which we intimated was the superior record. Well, maybe it got repressed or someone found a stash of 'em in a closet or crypt or somewhere, but lo and behold, we've managed to get our hands on, like, ten copies of Northwinds' debut! So, if you're both a fan of Sabbathy doom metal and '60s/'70s styled heavy progressive psychedelia, you might want to grab this now. Assuredly not to everyone's taste, as Allan (who loves 'em) will freely admit and Andee (who can't deal with the French accented vocals) will attest...as we've said previously, Northwinds might be one of the most "twee" heavy bands ever what with the folky flutes, acoustic guitars, and those French vocals...yet the unique blend of proggy Paganism, soft '60s sike-pop balladry, and of course massive Iommi-worthy doom metal guitar riffage that intermix in these looong songs could also really make this a favorite find for a freaky few of you out there! With so much feeling, solid songwriting, and unexpected elements (wiggy studio effects and tape manipulations) they truly capture the spirit of pre-metal, pro-prog Black Sabbath (in fact, they cover the Sabs "A National Acrobat" on here) and others in that vein, not far from a warped version of early Cathedral, obsessed with Sabbath *and* Comus... If you dug the two other Sabbathy bands we reviewed recently, Witchcraft and Dragonauta, there's definitely a chance you could be a Northwinds fan too!



so what's the good word, this band worth checkin' out? as good as Witchcraft and Dragonauta, as they say?
 
Chromatose said:
I was just browsing through Aquarius Records trying to see if they were cool enough to carry a sexcellent collection of Magma albums, when I stumbled upon this:

NORTHWINDS Great God Pan

Doom/psych fans: a few of you might remember this eccentric, underground French band from their second album entitled Masters of Magic that we reviewed a few years back. And anyone intrigued by the rather weird and melodic psychedelic-doom-metal-folk hybrid crafted by 'em on that disc ought to be interested in hearing their out-of-print first album Great God Pan from 1998, which we intimated was the superior record. Well, maybe it got repressed or someone found a stash of 'em in a closet or crypt or somewhere, but lo and behold, we've managed to get our hands on, like, ten copies of Northwinds' debut! So, if you're both a fan of Sabbathy doom metal and '60s/'70s styled heavy progressive psychedelia, you might want to grab this now. Assuredly not to everyone's taste, as Allan (who loves 'em) will freely admit and Andee (who can't deal with the French accented vocals) will attest...as we've said previously, Northwinds might be one of the most "twee" heavy bands ever what with the folky flutes, acoustic guitars, and those French vocals...yet the unique blend of proggy Paganism, soft '60s sike-pop balladry, and of course massive Iommi-worthy doom metal guitar riffage that intermix in these looong songs could also really make this a favorite find for a freaky few of you out there! With so much feeling, solid songwriting, and unexpected elements (wiggy studio effects and tape manipulations) they truly capture the spirit of pre-metal, pro-prog Black Sabbath (in fact, they cover the Sabs "A National Acrobat" on here) and others in that vein, not far from a warped version of early Cathedral, obsessed with Sabbath *and* Comus... If you dug the two other Sabbathy bands we reviewed recently, Witchcraft and Dragonauta, there's definitely a chance you could be a Northwinds fan too!



so what's the good word, this band worth checkin' out? as good as Witchcraft and Dragonauta, as they say?
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"Great God Pan" is just divine, but nothing like Witchcraft (havent heard Dragonauta) musically. They are something like Count Raven+Sabbath+ some nwobhm sabbathic groups+ the folk stuff (flutes etc) which are more Jethro Tull-ish. Very melodic, and not that heavy. Unique vocals too (with great vocal lines)
 
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