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Tag: Metal

Sumac – Love in Shadow

Style: Free Sludge, Post-Metal

Vibe: Heavy, Cathartic, Murky, Aggressive, Surreal, Complex, Epic, Primal, Abstract, Powerful

Musical Qualities: Dissonant, Noisy, Collective Improvisation, Growling Vocals, Progressive Structures, Odd Time Signatures, Fuzzy Riffs, Dynamic, Reductionism

2010s, 2017, Abstract, Aggressive, Atmospheric, Climactic, Collective Improvisation, Complex, Dissonant, Drums, Dynamic, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Epic, Feedback, Free Sludge, Fuzzy, Growling Vocals, hallucinogenic, Heavy, Improvisation, Isis, James Plotkin, Love, Metal, Murky, Noisy, Poly-Free Improvisation, Post-Metal, Power Trio, Powerful, Primal, Progressive, riffs, shadow, Slow, Sludge, Sumac, Thrill Jockey, Trio, Uncommon Time Signatures

BIG|BRAVE – Au De La

Style: Drone-Metal, Post-Metal

Vibe: Cathartic, Murky, Suspenseful, Passionate, Sombre, Powerful, Dark

Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Minimalistic, Heavy, Fuzzy, Feedback

2010s, 2015, Avant-Metal, Big Brave, Cathartic, dark, Drone Metal, Drone-Metal, Droney, Efrim Menuck, Feedback, Fuzzy, Heavy, Hypnotic, Jessica Moss, Metal, minimalistic, Murky, Passionate, Post-Metal, Powerful, sombre, Southern Lord

boris – boris at last -feedbacker-

Style: Drone-Doom, Stoner Metal, Post-Metal

Vibe: Suspenseful, Cathartic, Monolithic, Powerful, Hypnotic, Raw

Musical Attributes: Atmospheric, Droney, Heavy, Noisy, Repetitive, Slow, Suite

2000s, 2004, Atmospheric, Boris, Cathartic, Climactic, Drone Metal, Drone-Rock, Droney, Epic, Guitar Genius, guitar shredding, Heavy, Hypnotic, Masterpiece, Metal, Monolithic, Noisy, Post-Metal, Raw, Repetitive, riffs, Slow, Stoner Metal, suite, Suspenseful, Third Man, Vinyl

Black Sabbath – Paranoid

Style: Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock, Doom
Vibe: Heavy, Fuzzy, Anthemic, Dark, Ominous, Paranoid, Rebellious, Riffs, Stoned, Confident
Themes: Alienation, War, Political, Fantasy, Science Fiction

1970, 1970s, Alienation, Anthemic, Black Sabbath, Confident, dark, Doom, Drums, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Fantasy, Fuzzy, Heavy, Metal, Ominous, Paranoid, Political, rebellious, riffs, Rock, Sci-Fi, Stoned, Stoner Rock, Vinyl Me Please, War

Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell

Released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Format: LP

1980, 1980s, Anthemic, Black Sabbath, Dramatic, Energetic, Epic, Fantasy, Metal, Power Metal, riffs, Warner Bros

Keiji Haino & Sumac

The sludge oozing out of this record is so toxic that all traces of metal have nearly disintegrated, and the fumes cause nightmarish hallucinations to any who inhale.

Style: Free-Sludge, Avant-Metal, Free Improvisation

Vibe: Primal, Murky, Aggressive, Hallucinogenic, Cathartic, Complex

Musical Attributes: Collective Improvisation, Dissonant, Noisy, Progressive

2010s, 2017, Abstract, Active Listening, Aggressive, Avant-Metal, Cathartic, Collective Improvisation, Complex, dark, Dissonant, Eccentric, Free Improvisation, hallucinogenic, Heavy, Improvisation, Keiji Haino, Metal, Murky, Noisy, Ominous, Post-Metal, Primal, Progressive, Sludge, Sumac, Thrill Jockey, Vinyl

Black Sabbath – Master of Reality

Released in 1971 on Warner Bros Records Format: LP

1970s, 1971, Black Sabbath, Classic, Classic Rock, dark, Doom, Fuzzy, Metal, Ominous, Powerful, riffs, Rock, Stoned, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Vinyl, War

Isis – Panopticon

Originally released in 2004 on Ipecac Robotic Empire Reissue (2005) Format: LPx2

2000s, 2004, Atmospheric, Climactic, dark, Dynamic, Dystopian, Eerie, Electric Bass, Exploratory, Heavy, Influential, Isis, Melancholy, Melodic, Metal, Monolithic, Paranoid, Post-Metal, Powerful, Robotic Empire, Sludge, Vinyl

Boris – Akuma No Uta

Originally released in 2003 on Diwphalanx 2019 Third Man Reissue Format: LP

2000s, 2003, Boris, Energetic, Fuzzy, Heavy, Metal, Noisy, Powerful, Primal, Raw, riffs, Sludge, Stoner Metal, Third Man, Vinyl

Deafheaven – Sunbather

Released in 2013 on Deathwish, Inc. Format: LPx2. 45rpm, Gold and Red Vinyl

2010s, 2013, 45rpm, Alienation, Blackgaze, Cathartic, Deafheaven, Deathwish, Distorted, Dreamy, Epic, Existential, Fuzzy, Heavy, Longing, Metal, Passionate, Post-Metal, Sentimental, Vinyl, Warm

Mastodon – Leviathan

Originally released in 2004 on Relapse Records 2014 pressing on Oxblood vinyl Format: LP

2000s, 2004, Aggressive, Aquatic, Bombastic, Complex, Conceptual, Distorted, Drums, Electric Guitar, Energetic, Epic, Heavy, Intense, Literary, Mastodon, Metal, Powerful, prog, Progressive, Progressive Metal, Relapse, riffs, Sludge, Technical, Uncommon Time Signatures, Vinyl

Boris – Pink

Originally released in 2005 2006 Southern Lord Reissue Format: LPx2, Pink vinyl Includes 3 sheets of blotter paper

2000s, 2005, Boris, Classic, Dense, Droney, Energetic, Fuzzy, Heavy, Masterpiece, Metal, Noise Rock, Noisy, Passionate, Primal, Raw, riffs, Sludge, Southern Lord, Stoned, Stoner Metal, Vinyl

Electric Wizard – Come My Fanatics…

1990s, 1996, 200g, Aggressive, dark, Doom, Electric Wizard, Fuzzy, Heavy, Hedonistic, Influential, Masterpiece, Metal, Monolithic, Moody, Murky, Nihilistic, Powerful, psychedelic, Repetitive, riffs, Rise Above, Slow, Stoned, Stoner Metal, Vinyl, Witchy

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

1960s, 1969, Autumnal, Black Sabbath, Bluesy, Classic, dark, Forest, Fuzzy, Guitar Genius, Heavy, Influential, Metal, Ominous, riffs, Rock, sombre, Stoned, Stoner Rock, Vinyl, Warner Bros, Witchy

Boris – Noise

Released in 2014 on Sargent House Format: LPx2, marbled grey vinyl

2000s, 2014, Boris, dark, Doom, Drone Metal, Droney, eclectic, Fuzzy, Heavy, Japan, Metal, Monolithic, Noisy, Post-Metal, Sargent House, Shoegaze, Sludge, Stoned, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Vinyl

Om – God is Good

Released in 2009 on Drag City Format: LP Recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio, Chicago, March 2009

2000s, 2009, Drag City, Drone Metal, Droney, Emil Amos, Heavy, Indian-Influenced, Masterpiece, Meditative, Metal, Middle East-Influenced, Om, psychedelic, riffs, Spiritual, Steve Albini, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Vinyl

A Storm of Light – And We Wept the Black Ocean Within

2000s, 2008, A Storm of Light, Aggressive, Atmospheric, Complex, dark, Heavy, Lyrical, Metal, Neurot, Sludge, Vinyl, Water

Neurosis – Times of Grace

The apocalyptic sounds of spiritual warfare.

1990s, 1999, Aggressive, Apocalyptic, Atmospheric, dark, Doom, Heavy, Masterpiece, Metal, Neurosis, Neurot, Passionate, Post-Metal, Relapse, Slow, Sludge, Spiritual, Steve Albini

Boris – Live at Third Man Records

2010s, 2016, Boris, Fuzzy, guitar shredding, Heavy, Japan, Live, Metal, Powerful, Rock, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Third Man, Vinyl

The Body & Full of Hell – Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light

2010s, 2017, Aggressive, Avant-Metal, Chaotic, Colorful, dark, Dense, Drone Metal, Full of Hell, Grindcore, Heavy, Industrial, Metal, Nihilistic, Noise, Noisy, Powerelectronics, Powerviolence, Suffering, The Body, Thrill Jockey, Vinyl

Sleep – Dopesmoker

Album Information: Originally released in 1999 as Jerusalem on London Records, and then in 2003 as Dopesmoker on Tee-Pee Records. … More

2000s, 2003, Desert, Epic, Heavy, Hypnotic, Metal, Powerful, Repetitive, riffs, Rock, Sleep, Slow, Sludge, Southern Lord, Stoned, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Vinyl

Om – Pilgrimage

Album Information: Released in 2007 on Southern Lord Records Produced by Steve Albini and Om Recorded and mixed by Steve … More

2000s, 2007, Drone Metal, Droney, Heavy, Meditative, Metal, Middle East-Influenced, Monolithic, Om, riffs, Sleep, Slow, Southern Lord, Spiritual, Steve Albini, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Vinyl

Big|Brave – Ardor

Sludgy drone-metal with heavy, feedback-laden guitars, sparse but viscerally pounding drums, and cathartic, impassioned vocals.
FFO Neurosis, Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sunn O)))

2010s, 2017, Atmospheric, Big Brave, Cathartic, Drone, Hazy, Heavy, Hotel2Tango, Metal, Montreal, Murky, Passionate, Post-Metal, Sludge, Southern Lord, Vinyl

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