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Aleph Null - Dale EP (2012)

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Aleph Null is a fresh stoner/ sludge three-piece from Germany. These guys combine pounding, monolithic riffs with vocals reminiscent to Southern & modern metal. A weird but daring combination that's hit & miss. The overall sound on this EP remains absolutely massive, one of the main reasons to pay attention to this beast. Who doesn't love a heavy dose of sludged out riffage? "Dale" is a crushingly heavy EP by a band that isn't afraid of seeing things differently. Try it! alephnull.bandcamp.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Uzala - Uzala (2012)

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Formed in the summer of 2009, this young band from Portland, Oregon brings us an interesting form of dark, psychedelic doom. Uzala creates a thick wall of haunting, eerie & highly atmospheric sludge/ doom. Following in the footsteps of Cough, Windhand, Acid King & Jex Toth. A highly immersive and interesting take on the genre, filled with various influences. Get this! Much like Jex Thoth, Witch Mountain, Sabbath Assembly or Windhand, Uzala's doom takes advantage of soaring and sorrowful female vocals to reach back to doom metal's roots in the blues. While guitarist/vocalist Darcy Nutt's haunting vocals and melodicism are compelling enough to keep Uzala's new-vintage sound interesting, the band throws a wrench into the preceedings by counter-balancing those vocals with the death-grunts of guitarist Chad Remains. Simple yet well-executed songwriting and riffs keep the band's debut in a fresh Sabbath-ian light, never retreading well-travelled paths or falling i...

Dopefight - Gurt Split (2012)

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Brighton's Dopefight was amongst my favorite newcomers back in 2010 . I patiently waited to inject my subwoofer once again with those angry weedian grooves, mountainous riffs & sludgy breakdowns. Dopefight returns together with London's Gurt on this mighty split, featuring 2 brand new tracks from each band. I'm not really familiar with Gurt, but after hearing "Dudes with Beards with Cats" I was kinda sold to their swinging crusty, old school sludge sound (+1 for the hilarious promo clip). Check out more material from these guys on the Bandcamp link below, definitely a band to look into. As expected, Dopefight hits it like a motherfucker on this split. "Stonk" immediatly grabs you & stuffs a truckload of beefy riffs in your auditory canal. The second track "Green Solace" is kinda short but does it's job (I'm talking about 1:33), fair enough. In a nutshell, this sweet 7'' is definatly worth it for anyone that's into a...

Tank86/ Sardonis Giveaway!

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I'm proud to present you guys a special giveaway here at Stonerobixxx. Tank86 & Sardonis, absolute favorites when it comes to devastating stoner/ doom heaviness. These 2 wonderful bands are bringing out a brand new split 7'' (limited to 200 copies), to be released this weekend at Antwerp Stonerfest here in Belgium. ***Giveaway ended (5/13 12:00PM)*** Winners will be announced shortly! tank86.com sardonis666.be Rising Magma Records See these instrumental behemoths live with Brighton's Dopefight at Antwerp Stonerfest. More info & tickets here .

Horse Latitudes - Awakening (2012)

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Dark, mesmerizing sludge/ doom from Helsinki, Finland. Horse Latitudes combines 2 bass guitar with crushing drum work to create a truly unique sonic experience. Think Neurosis, Sons Of Otis & early Cathedral. This is a surprisingly good band that will drag you down in a black pool of slow, unholy DOOM. Don't miss it! Awakening is the band's second full-length released on Doomentia records . horselatitudes.bandcamp.com Physical needs: horselatitudes.bigcartel.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

American Witch - Burn The Crow Promo (2011)

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American Witch is a fresh band from California, following in the footsteps of Pantera, COC, Down & Crowbar. I'm usually not too fond of this type of music (read: Southern/ groove metal) but I think American Witch delivers some really good tracks on this promo. "Dirt" has to be my favorite. From the songwriting to the crunchy production, everything is really polished & heavy as a brick. Strickly for the fans of the genre; Groovy, pumping Southern metal that will get you headbanging like a motherfucker. Physical needs/ merch: american-witch.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Satanik Records - Swamp Abyss Sorcery (2012)

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Here's a cool freebie; "Swamp Abyss Sorcery" is a compilation of Florida's finest underground bands in everything sludge/ black/ doom/ death & thrash metal, compiled by Satanik Records. Discovered some great new tunes on here! satanikrecordings.bandcamp.com satanikrecordings.wordpress.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Hebosagil - Colossal (2008)

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Filthy, nihilistic & utterly heavy sludge metal from Finland. Colossal is the band's debut full-length & it will destroy you. Check it out... "A bit of fiddling and a couple of listens later and I have more or less fallen in love with the album and its massive grooves interlaced with tons of filth and desperation. It’s a downright ugly platter, this much thanks to a lo-fi and screeching but utterly punch-y production, one which the band use to its fullest, hammering home their message of doom and destruction with utter conviction. And the vocalist, well, he sounds fucked up alright, like he is tearing his face off while screaming bile, hate and frustration all over the place. Put simple, he is a perfect match." - Global Domination hebosagil.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Spelljammer - Inches From The Sun (2010)

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Monumental stoner/ doom from Sweden. Spelljammer is a fairly fresh band, and they made one hell of an entrance with their debut EP. This one is filled with slow, hard hitting riffs, massive grooves & killer vocals. Kongh & S:T Erik instantly came to mind. Looks like we have another winner from the beautiful Sweden.. Check it out, grab their latest & go read a great review at Doommantia . Highly recommended! spelljammer.bandcamp.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Apocalipsis - Apocalipsis (2012)

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Apocalipsis is a real promising band from Mexico City. They play their own mixture of instrumental post, stoner & sludge metal; Think Pelican meeting up with UK's Capricorns. These guys deliver a really hard-hitting & believable sound from start to finish. Something I would expect from a decent post-metal label, but this one here is 100% DIY & free. Amazing tunes! Check out another great review at The Sludgelord apocalipsis.bandcamp.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Hellbender - Cosmolux (2011)

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Debut full-length, a real shame I missed this one in 2011. Would add this to Biggest Surprises From The Underground in no time... Check it out asap! hellbender.bandcamp.com hellbenderband.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Hellbender - Occult 45 (2010)

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Three-piece sludge/ stoner jam band from Cookeville, Tennessee. These guys recently grabbed me with their music like no other, bummer I missed them earlier. Hellbender has a fantastic & original jammy sound going on. Think Earthless & Tia Carrera meeting up with Sleep in a heavy psychedelic package. Incredible what these guys pull off with different influences. Hellbender's jams are vast, varied & well written. Trust me: you'll get addicted in no time... Occult 45 is an earlier 2-track 7'' release, a starter to get into their amazing full-length ' Cosmolux '. Check out Hellbender's website for free downloads & physical copies. hellbender.bandcamp.com hellbenderband.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Hesper Payne - The Strange Tale Of Samuel Gonzalez (2012)

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Hesper Payne describes itself as a death doom band, hailing from Newcastle upon Tyne on the north-east coast of England. To label this band as stricktly "death/ doom" would be quite wrong & absolutely right at the same time. This is no Winter, Autopsy, Coffins, Hooded Menace,... but there are refined elements of death metal in here. I think Hesper Payne is an oddball creature amidst different genres of heavy music. These guys are the weird, slimy, Lovecraftian tale of doom, death, stoner, sludge & progressive metal. Behold their eccentric artwork & hear their filthy experimental style on their latest EP: The Strange Tale Of Samuel Gonzalez. This one grabbed me instantly after hearing it on Bandcamp. The first track sounds like a swampy bastard child of Baroness & Mastodon, followed by 'Ospreys Jar'. A dark, sludgy riff monster following in the footsteps of (early) Morbid Angel. 'Litany Of The Drowners' left me with a haunted feeling & ends ...

Stonerobixxx Best Of - Swampy Adventurous Jams (2011)

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Last one for this year! A selection of sludgy, hard to categorize stoner/ doom. This is a more varied compilation with epic, lengthy tracks. Artists include Elder, Wiht, Sungrazer, Dopethrone, Ethereal Riffian, Omega Massif,... MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Stone Angels - Within The Witch (2011)

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"Stone Angels", hailing from the ruins of Christchurch, New Zealand. This band plays a blackened style of haunting sludge metal. Influenced by all corners in the genre; From the classics like Eyehategod & Electric Wizard to the distinct & hateful sounds of 16, Iron Monkey & the more recent Cough. Nothing too original, but great nonetheless. The overall sound on here has a really "doomed" feel too it in combination with a more death/ growlish approach to the vocals (read: not your average sludge screaming). Gave this one a few spins and it kept me coming back for more. Within The Witch is a great start from yet another fresh band in the genre, check it out! Featuring members of Second Gear Grind stoneangels666.blogspot.com Physical needs: directly from the band MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Indian - Guiltless (2011)

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Chicago's "Indian", one of my early addictions to doomy sludge metal. The Unquiet Sky blew my mind in the past with an utterly heavy, raw & destructive sound. This band was quite unique back in the day & it lived on, deeply underground. This year the almighty Relapse Records picked these guys up with "Guiltless", Indian's fourth album. This one proves that the band is still going strong with their sludged out sounds of hate & despair. Brace yourself! myspace.com/indiandoom Physical needs: Relapse MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

The Christpunchers - Psalms For A New Dark Age (2005)

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Another gem that was missing on here. Pounding, apocalyptic, atmospheric & HEAVY. View the original post of this wonderful band here . "Conceived in 2005, at the dawn of the collapse of Western society and paralleling dark times in the personal lives of the band, 'Psalms' perfectly mirrors these elements in a bleak well of despair and hopelessness. Seeing the crash course of home recording technology met head on with the types who wait to purposely derail the speeding train into a bottomless void of twisted, nauseous doom." Support!: thechristpunchers.bandcamp.com Physical needs: thechristpunchers.com MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Demonic Death Judge - The Descent (2011)

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This Finnish 4-piece left quite an impression with their debut EP in 2010. DDJ returns with 'The Descent', an hour long journey into the filthy psychedelic swamps of stoner/ sludge. This is a band filled with surprises and a sound that goes above the usual standards of the genre. Imagine the chainsaw guitars of early 90's death metal (Entombed, Dismember) played with the slow, fierce hatred of sludge (Iron Monkey, Eyehategod) into a sea of gloomy 70's psychedelica. It may sound weird, but it definitely works on here. I absolutely love this kind of "experimental" sound that goes in all directions while staying surprisingly familiar. Demonic Death Judge crafted something unique & refreshing here. Grab it, buy it & give it a few spins! Support the band through Bandcamp here physical needs: DDJ Blogspot & Inverse Records MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2

Dopefight Vinyl

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A quick promotional heads up: Dopefight's 'Buds' (without a doubt one of the most overlooked releases of 2010) gets a limited release on Vinyl. So what are you waiting for? Get a taste of Brighton's best kept secret in 2011... Original post here , Get the vinyl through Funeral Industries .

Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit (2011)

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This one has been out since mid-August, the latest full-length from one of Japan's most obscure & underground bands. Corrupted creates music like no other and 'Garten Der Unbewusstheit' is no exception... Haunting, eerie & utterly heavy. Undoubtedly another lengthy classic in the Corrupted library! dxmxtx.com/corrupted myspace.com/intoadarkness MP3@320Kbps Download or Download 2 Scans Download