Against Nature

Against Nature is a side project of a kind of the legendary doom band Salvation. formed in 2004, they've released 16 albums in the past four years.

yeah.

their sound is pretty unique, dreamy prog-doom that almost sound like it was recorded under water. very calm and relaxing. i've only listened to about 6 of their albums so far, and i've loved every single one. it's impossible to select a favourite, but since I have to choose one here's Appease from 2005.

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and if this band wasn't awesome enough, you can download their full discography, lossless, from their site here.

doom or be doomed!

Asfixia

Self Titled 7'' ( Stonehenge / Angry / FFYM)

spain is a real goldmine of awesome crust bands. here's asfixia, female fronted anarcho-crust/grind from the basque. their main theme seems to be anti religion. also the vocalist wails like she's on fire. good stuff.

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Monarch!

Dead Men Tell
No Tales [2007, Crucial Blast]






french doom drone band Monarch! are one of my favorites over the last few years. this is a reissue on crucial blast of 2 previous albums, Speak Of The Sea & Die Tonight. if you want grim, this is about as grim as it gets. if you like your doom at the tempo of glaciers forming, this is for you. they make Khanate seem like thrash. songs clock in at around 20 minutes on average filled with droning doom-laden guitar chords that last for days accompanied by heavy bass with cymbals crashing all around.


led by singer Emile (left), she may be slight in stature, but you won't find a harsher growl around. vocals are certainly not the main focus here though as songs will generally drone on for long periods with them absent.






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Sonic Flower

Heavy Sonic & Flower Groove (Leaf Hound)

side project of japanese serial killer stoners church of misery. aggressive, but laid back 70's influenced classic rock with tons of blues leads tinged with doom. far out!

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Black Sun

Hour Of The Wolf (Maximum Volume)

hateful doom/sludge from glasgow. an extremely dark and claustrophobic post swans and khanate brew of slow, crushing riffs, noise abstractions and seething demons. mixed & mastered by james plotkin (khanate/kknull/khlyst) with additional mixing by billy anderson (swans/melvins/neurosis).

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The Believers

Brontoursaurus [2005, Apostasy]






Lost Tracks (aka: Forgotten Tracks) [2006, Blueberry Honey]





was reminded of this by a request from someone elsewhere. these guys are reminiscent of the noisier output of Magik Markers (if you're looking for something like Boss, this isn't it) and can totally hold their own with them in my opinion. features members of SON OF EARTH, SHACKAMAXON, DUCK, IDEA FIRE COMPANY, & SAPAT. raw as hell. unfortunately, as far as i know they haven't put anything out since 2006.

"...The Believers like their rock raw, simple and stoopid- and so do I! Camping out around overloaded guitar riffs, distorted vocals, and pounding drums, these Sleestaks-in-satin provide the perfect soundtrack to a summer headcold..." - Chris Miller, review in Thaumaturgy blog

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Brontoursaurus: download

Lost Tracks: download

Quttinirpaaq

Dragged Through The Streets [2008, Blackest Rainbow]








Quttinirpaaq [2008, Faunasabbatha]






i like that the "band" seems to be named after a national park at the northern most tip of canada which is basically a frozen wasteland. it fits the music. doomy, sludgey instrumental goodness from this one-man wrecking crew from texas named Matt Turner. monster slow-mo riffs slathered in feedback and noise, broken up with periods of heavy drones and eerie ambient passages. two great releases on two great labels. one for Blackest Rainbow and one for Faunasabbatha.

Dragged Through The Streets:
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Quttinirpaaq:
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Thanks

first off i just want to say thanks to anyone who took the time to look at our page. second, and most important, i want to thank the bands and people that made these albums possible, and also the people out there who may have shared these albums with us. if you find something that you like, try to find some way to support the artists. buy an album, buy a shirt, see a show, whatever.

crust & noise

våld - boycott your life (treason troops)

melodic crust with some elements of grind and death from finland. too bad they only released this full lenght. cold, fast & hostile. the lead singer is now in loinen, an excellent blackened sludge band.

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agrimonia - agrimonia (self released)

demo from a newish swedish band, contains members of Martyrdöd, Acursed, Dödsdömd and Atomvinter. blackened doom with hints of amebix style crust. five anthems for the armageddon.

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monno - error (conspiracy)

swiss band based in berlin. sludgey noise rock created by laptop and bass, loud pounding drums and shrieked out vocals. uncompromising, stubborn and ruthless.

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salome - self titled (vendetta records)

evil sludge/doom with the best female vocalist working in metal. she was on pig destroyers terrifier and will be on an upcoming agoraphobic nosebleed 7''. one of the highlights of the year.

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acid eater - dirty 7'' ep (hello from the gutter)

side project of japanese noise guru masonna. acid drenched garage punk freak out.

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black pyramid - black pyramid 7'' (electric earth)

best sabbath worship this year.

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kowloon walled city - turk street (worldclock records)

AmRep style noise rock meets stoner sludge.

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morne - demo (self released)

features members of filth of mankind, disrupt, grief, state control etc. for fans of amebix, discharge, neurosis, doom...

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nü sensae - 1-sided 12'' (isolated now waves)

fucked up noise punk in the vein of shearing pinx, mutators, night wounds, pissed jeans etc.

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gnaw their tongues - for all slaves a song of false hope (burning world)

black, gloomy, creepy dark ambient. miasmic horror drones straight from hell. good stuff.

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