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The Debate Rages: Tittyhawk vs. the Ass-Volcano
They’re both obviously classic heavy rock records. British outfit Atomic Rooster released their first album, Atomic Roooster (with the extra ‘o’), in 1970, and Aussie proto-doomers Buffalo unleashed...
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The Debate Rages: Blues for the Red Sun vs. Welcome to Sky Valley
Last time, we took a look at some classic heavy ’70s artwork from Atomic Rooster and Buffalo, and that was fun, but let’s face it, there’s bigger fish to fry. For example, now that Californian desert...
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The Debate Rages: Saint Vitus’ Saint Vitus vs. Pentagram’s Relentless
Of all the doom albums that have come out of America since the birth of the genre, these are probably the two that are the most singularly influential, the most pivotal, and at their base, the most...
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The Debate Rages: Master of Reality vs. Vol. 4
Admittedly, it’s a cruel, heartless question to ask, and yet, can there be any doubt as to the answer? Could anything ever top Master of Reality? I ask the question mostly because I want to see if...
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The Debate Rages: Fu Manchu’s King of the Road vs. Nebula’s To the Center
Not to overstate it, but these are two of the best stoner rock records ever. Both released in 1999, they’re of an era where those who played it were still cool with being called “stoner rock bands.”...
View ArticleThe Debate Rages: 35007 vs. Karma to Burn
Okay, so maybe these two bands are stand-ins for bigger ideas, but think about it this way: The central question in looking at defunct Dutch psych proggers 35007 (on my mind following their inclusion...
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The Debate Rages: Witchcraft vs. Graveyard
It’s a battle for Sverige supremacy! Retro a retro! Winner takes Örebro! Other terrible Swedish puns! I had this post planned to go up today even before the news came in that Witchcraft had joined the...
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The Debate Rages: What are the 10 Greatest Stoner Rock Records?
The reason I ask is this: I said a while back I wanted to start some hall-of-fame-esque series of posts covering the classics of the genre, going all the way back to the start. It was — I’ll be honest...
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Poll Results: The 10 Greatest Stoner Rock Records
A couple weeks ago, I asked the question above: “What are the 10 greatest stoner rock records?” It was kind of just something I was throwing out there to see what came back. Nothing scientific, pretty...
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UK Special — The Debate Rages: Conan vs. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
It’s the battle for next-gen British doom supremacy! In a way, the question of Conan vs. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats all comes down to how you like your doom. If you want it with some of the world’s...
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Sleep Should be Making Money on Sleep’s Holy Mountain
Riff legends and Iommic scholars Sleep launch an Australian tour this coming weekend. The other night, I saw they posted the following on their Thee Facebooks page. I guess they had been getting...
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The Debate Rages: What are the Best Songs of the Last Five Years?
Mostly around here I concentrate on albums. Best albums of the year. Best albums of the decade. Still, kind of on a whim this morning I was thinking about the shape of heavy of the last half-decade —...
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The Debate Rages: Saint Vitus’ Saint Vitus vs. Pentagram’s Relentless
Of all the doom albums that have come out of America since the birth of the genre, these are probably the two that are the most singularly influential, the most pivotal, and at their base, the most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Debate Rages: Master of Reality vs. Vol. 4
Admittedly, it’s a cruel, heartless question to ask, and yet, can there be any doubt as to the answer? Could anything ever top Master of Reality? I ask the question mostly because I want to see if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Debate Rages: Fu Manchu’s King of the Road vs. Nebula’s To the Center
Not to overstate it, but these are two of the best stoner rock records ever. Both released in 1999, they’re of an era where those who played it were still cool with being called “stoner rock bands.”...
View ArticleThe Debate Rages: 35007 vs. Karma to Burn
Okay, so maybe these two bands are stand-ins for bigger ideas, but think about it this way: The central question in looking at defunct Dutch psych proggers 35007 (on my mind following their inclusion...
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The Debate Rages: Witchcraft vs. Graveyard
It’s a battle for Sverige supremacy! Retro a retro! Winner takes Örebro! Other terrible Swedish puns! I had this post planned to go up today even before the news came in that Witchcraft had joined the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Debate Rages: What are the 10 Greatest Stoner Rock Records?
The reason I ask is this: I said a while back I wanted to start some hall-of-fame-esque series of posts covering the classics of the genre, going all the way back to the start. It was — I’ll be honest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poll Results: The 10 Greatest Stoner Rock Records
A couple weeks ago, I asked the question above: “What are the 10 greatest stoner rock records?” It was kind of just something I was throwing out there to see what came back. Nothing scientific, pretty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Special — The Debate Rages: Conan vs. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
It’s the battle for next-gen British doom supremacy! In a way, the question of Conan vs. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats all comes down to how you like your doom. If you want it with some of the world’s...
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