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Anyone into drone/stoner metal?

In particular, bands like Earth, Sunn 0))), and things of that nature?



I've been getting into it more and more. Wondering if anyone here has some seminal albums I should hear and artists I should look out for

Also, suggestions for psychedelic folk/drone folk will work as well.

Think Pink Mountaintops/Tiny Vipers.

And here's the only sample I could find of those suggestions:

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Pink+M...Slaves#shoutbox

(play the track in the device in the upper right)

and Tiny Vipers - Forest on Fire in particular. I can't find a sample of that track, but here's another one she's done that I could find

bongzilla!

Are they more instrumental? I'll check 'em out, but I'm picky on vocals

On Pandora now and it suggested The Mermen. Good schei�e. It's like beach-inspired ambient doomness.

Jesu works, though they're a bit hit or miss for me with the vocals.

Isis.

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Originally posted by Demoted Are they more instrumental? I'll check 'em out, but I'm picky on vocals

Sorry man I'm not really into the genre, I just remember listening to this band years ago. From memory they were pretty bad but then again so are some peoples taste.

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Originally posted by Teezdalien Sorry man I'm not really into the genre, I just remember listening to this band years ago. From memory they were pretty bad but then again so are some peoples taste.

Everybody's tastes are shit to someone

But with a name like Bongzilla I'm a bit apprehensive.

As for Isis, which album/tracks in particular?

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Originally posted by Demoted As for Isis, which album/tracks in particular?

Oceanic and Panopticon are probably their best. The newer stuff is kind of meh.

You might really like Red Sparowes, its has members of Isis and is more instrumental/experimental.

i found an enjoyment for it when my mate introduced me to it a few years ago. still not delved deeper into the genre though. but it's safe to say that stephen o'malley is the michael jordan of the genre.

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Originally posted by Seppuku Oceanic and Panopticon are probably their best. The newer stuff is kind of meh. You might really like Red Sparowes, its has members of Isis and is more instrumental/experimental.

Red Sparowes were ok. As well as Pelican. They were a bit too heavy for me though. And discogging Isis led me to believe they'll be hardcore and heavy.

I remember Russian Circles being pretty nice.

I prefer Earth heavy, downtuned guitars and heavy riffs without being laden with distortion. Pandora's picking some neat stuff though ^_^ Lungfish is the business!

Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw is a favorite.

Check out Kylesa, Torche, Cult of Luna, Russian Circles are all pretty solid. I'm in class so I can't listen to the links and tell exactly the style you're looking for, but you might enjoy some of these. Some are a little less "metal" than others, and some of it might be too heavy for you. This isn't a genre I'm very knowledgable about, but one that has piqued my interest and I really enjoy on occasion.

Torche looks interesting.

Also, fun fact:

Earth is a Seattle-based band that's been around long enough to have Kurt Cobain do backing vocals on their older releases.

maybe I'm in the wrong genre but... Electric Wizard, Sleep, Kyuss, Atomic Bitchwax, and Orange Goblin are pretty good.

Sunn O))) are great, they outdid themselves with the new album, i love it. You could check out their earlier bands: Goatsnake if you're looking for a more bluesy kind of stoner doom, and Burning Witch if you want to hear some of the darkest, most demented drone doom ever recorded (approach with caution).

The Melvins of course are highly influential, they inspired bands like Earth. Check out their albums "Houdini", "Stoner Witch" and "Stag". They have a great experimental edge to their music. They also had ties to Seattle and were friends with Kurt Cobain early on.

If you like the Melvins you could check out some dirtier, full-blown sludge metal (doom + hardcore) like Eyehategod, pissed off badasses from the swamps of Louisiana who hated everything and everyone, their second album "Take as Needed for Pain" is their best.

If you don't want to focus too much on the rather vague 'stoner' tag that i associate with more unpretentious bands and are looking for something more textured, cerebral and progressive: NEUROSIS, one of the greatest and most unique bands ever. More or less everything you find in the 'post-metal' category either owes a huge debt to or is in some way coloured by the influence of this band. All albums by them from "Through Silver In Blood" and onwards are amazing. Their last album "Given To The Rising" is one of their best and i highly recommend it. Or for a quick introduction: the excellent EP "Sovereign". This might not be exactly what you're looking for, they're not a drone metal band, but there is a strong inclination towards drone and minimalism in their music that you could call something like experimental/avant-garde doom with roots in hardcore (which is why they're sometimes refered to as 'sludge') with some industrial post-punk influences, ambient, elements of dark folk music and some characteristics shared with post-rock. Or simply the original post-metal band.

SMC, this is why you're one of my favorite TAs.

Here's a good recording/video of "Hidden Faces".

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Originally posted by SMC Sunn O))) are great, they outdid themselves with the new album, i love it. You could check out their earlier bands: Goatsnake if you're looking for a more bluesy kind of stoner doom, and Burning Witch if you want to hear some of the darkest, most demented drone doom ever recorded (approach with caution). The Melvins of course are highly influential, they inspired bands like Earth. Check out their albums "Houdini", "Stoner Witch" and "Stag". They have a great experimental edge to their music. They also had ties to Seattle and were friends with Kurt Cobain early on. If you like the Melvins you could check out some dirtier, full-blown sludge metal (doom + hardcore) like Eyehategod, pissed off badasses from the swamps of Louisiana who hated everything and everyone, their second album "Take as Needed for Pain" is their best. If you don't want to focus too much on the rather vague 'stoner' tag that i associate with more unpretentious bands and are looking for something more textured, cerebral and progressive: NEUROSIS, one of the greatest and most unique bands ever. More or less everything you find in the 'post-metal' category either owes a huge debt to or is in some way coloured by the influence of this band. All albums by them from "Through Silver In Blood" and onwards are amazing. Their last album "Given To The Rising" is one of their best and i highly recommend it. Or for a quick introduction: the excellent EP "Sovereign". This might not be exactly what you're looking for, they're not a drone metal band, but there is a strong inclination towards drone and minimalism in their music that you could call something like experimental/avant-garde doom with roots in hardcore (which is why they're sometimes refered to as 'sludge') with some industrial post-punk influences, ambient, elements of dark folk music and some characteristics shared with post-rock. Or simply the original post-metal band.

I shall have to check this out.

Neurosis are great but haven't heard that much and sun O))) are just great.

Here's a Funeral Doom band that does trippey/stoner stuff. It's like stoner death metal. Unfortunately NOXBC9701040 got removed off youtube.

This thread is highly useful.

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