THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018
77. Polish Doom. Just those two words should be enough to consider it good. Intense and everlasting.
76. Demonauta are synonym of quality, sweet warm fuzz and great vocal harmonies.
75. Groovy and fuzzy rock, with stoner, psych and punk mixed all together.
74. Fantastic blend of doomy retro rock with folk and psychedelic. Tunes for fans of Jess and The Ancient Ones, Blood Ceremony, etc.
73. Covers of zamrock artists, MC5 and Hawkwind done in an ecstatic way.
72. Fully instrumental Stoner Doom, atmospheric and enjoyable.
71. Another great heavy rock band emerging from Peru, carrying with them excellent riffs and even better solos.
70. Heavy blues rock with superb jam moments, mad solos in here.
69. Cosmic boogie rock! Amazing debut record.
68. Ethereal Doom Metal coming from the masters who started it all.
67. I’ve seen somewhere the term “doomgaze” applied to Easy Death…it seems to fit.
66. Amazing 70’s inspired rock coming from Spain. From the same vein of Prisma Circus
65. The only artist out there mixing psychedelic, drone, ambient, space, synthwave and krautrock this good.
64. A fresh breeze of bluesy rock, with enough groove to make you move.
63. Eastern scales and heavy psych rock merge so well together
62. Heavy blues doom with one foot in the 70’s era and another in the modern times.
61. Extraordinary heavy psych rock n roll coming from one of the best Israeli bands. I’ve probably heard the title track 100 times.
60. Hazy doom, hazy riffs, catchy tunes, superb album.
59. Heavy metal delight. Maybe the most interesting band emerging within the Heavy Metal/NWOBHM scene in these last years.
58. Heavy blues rock masters! On the prowl since 2008, always releasing killer albums.
57. Amazing stoner doom with saxophone? Count me in.
56. Psychedelic, blues , krautrock and stoner make a hell of a blend. One of the best debut full-lengths this year gave us.
55. Fantastic released of doom heavy rock, filled with enormous riffs and sludgyesc vocals, kinda unique
54. The quality of the doom metal in here is incredible, carrying echoing vocals, obscure riffs and majestic solos.
53. Well, Satan’s Satyrs really don’t sound like anything else happening right now. They managed to create their own sound, based on all their previous influences
52. Psychedelic doom metal, with great garage rock touches. Another outstanding record.
51. Hypnotic psychedelic krautrock coming from the land who gave it name.
50. Fuzzy Heavy Rock with galloping Heavy Psych, addicting grooves and fully Spanish lyrics.
49. Wicked Doom Metal, perfect for fans of Electric Wizard and similar stuff…
48. The Californian fuzz masters can’t be stopped. The classic of fuzzy stoner rock, with the magnum opus “Il Mostro Atomico”.
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47. Retro hard rock sang in Swedish, with that illustrious Swedish quality.
46. A monstrous bong arrives with monstrous riffs. 420 Doom!
45. The best garage punk rock record of the year. Dear Satan, I write you..
44. Psychedelic hard rock with sax jams and Hendrix'ean vocals you can’t forget
43. Superb heavy rock with Laura Dolan singular vocals
42. Fantastic fem fronted heavy psychedelic hard rock!
41. Exceptional organ-driven doomy heavy rock with two kinds of vocals.
40. Most good motorcycles run on gasoline. This is a bad motorcycle, it runs on blood.
39. Filthy and nasty sludge doom. Super heavy. Extra points for the cool song names
38. Amazing progressive rock band, heavy without a guitar, only bass, drums and a hell of an organ.
37. We knew how good Crypt Trip were with their previous releases but this is their breakthrough album. First rate heavy rock
36. Heavy blues influenced doom with amazing vocals, their best one yet
35. Freaky and creepy space psychedelic punk! My mind of garage punk rock
34. Occult doom metal, tending towards the epic side. Absolutely amazing
33. Immense doom metal soaked in horror and synth sounds, always fuzzy and haunting
32. Extraordinary debut album, featuring fascinatingly blends psychedelic rock with blues and stoner rock, carefully driven by a krautrock atmosphere and some drone inputs.
31 . Astrodome reached a new composition level with this record, drawing influences from heavy psych, jazz or stoner, creating a fully instrumental trip of soundscapes.
30. Crushing doom with seriously groovy heavy riffs, doomy atmosphere and mighty vocals.
29. Dada garage rock n roll, with plenty of psychedelia and weird noises to keep you satiated.
28. Excellent 70’s organ driven hard rock extravaganza, superb playing in here
27. Heavy rock/metal with NWOBHM and lots of classic rock hints, a perfect mix.
26. Majestic church organ hard rock, with grunge and punk influences. Great debut work!
25. Classic rock with lots of NWOBHM influences, killer twin guitar harmonies and brilliant compositions.
24. Unbelievably great desert rock coming from the godfathers themselves. Mind bending tunes
23. The masters of the fuzzy afrobeat, groovy and catchy.
22. The acid Punk Rock, the sonic psychedelic destruction. Grab a chair and feel the gain.
21. Magnificent blend of heavy blues and heavy rock, with a beautiful organ presence and western touches.
20. Psychedelic stoner doom, fully instrumental and loaded with fuzzy psychedelia
19. Skate heavy psych rock coming from San Diego’s marvelous world
18. Riffs after riffs..crazy good Speed Rock, punk, thrash, whatever, just bang your head
17. JIRM did really a number with this one, combining the force of heavy rock and the mind bending power of psychedelic in a singular way
16. Inventive heavy psych rock that seeks new ways of putting different sounds together, a stunning debut
15. Proto doom, hard rock, doomy rock, whatever you want to call it. Amazing unique sound that follows the steps of the doom origins.
14. Dark psychedelic heavy metal with a wide range of excellent influences, including prog and black metal, couldn’t be better
13. 70’s influenced heavy rock, with lots of psychedelic vibes going on and a huge godzilla devotion.
12. Exceptional rock album, with psychedelic, experimental and doom touches. It would work great as a movie soundtrack
11. Doom metal meets dark jazz. Absolutely amazing record from start to finish.
10. Instrumental heavy psychedelic rock coming from Puerto Rico veterans. Let yourself loose in these jams
9. Fans of speedrock, you got another fast train coming right at you muito
8. Heavy rock inspired by the 70’s golden era, with amazing guitar work and awesome organ sounds.
7. Tropical heavy psychedelic rock, fully instrumental with prominent bass grooves, playful guitar and a constant joy throughout the record.
6. The doom album of the year.
5. Excellent heavy rock, you will not hear anything like this.
4. Dreamy heavy psychedelic rock coming from one of the best Spanish bands emerging in the last years.
3. Heavy metal with hints of progressive, thrash and doom, what a blend. Their best record yet.
2. Rock n Roll never sound so heavy! Loud and fast, metal and punk, killer with no fillers.
1. The slutch metal returns! No more words are needed.
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4 years ago
31/January/2019
