1.Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas

2.Devin Townsend - Empath

3.Mgła - Age Of Excuse

4.Borknagar - True North

5.Insomnium - Heart Like A Grave

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Welcome everybody to a little lesson on the history of Sludge & Stoner Metal. I'm Guib and today I have the immense pleasure to serve as your humble teacher.

Please take a seat and travel with me through time as we explore the very best of those two, often blurred, genres. The goal here is simple, I want to get you familiarized with the styles. I want you to understand where they come from through albums on a timeline and while we're at it get a sweet selection of great releases that you might not know and that, hopefully, will get you hooked to explore even more!

But this is a classroom and in my classroom there are a few rules. We want to keep this clean, clear and prevent having a 500+ albums mess. So here are the rules we'll follow throughout this lesson.

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1. We will settle for a maximum of 4 albums per year and they will be listed from oldest to newest. Makes it simple to navigate. Those releases will represent what I consider to be hallmarks of the genres for that year. Essentials if you want, yes? Of course, I'll sprinkle a bit of my personality here and there so you will find some unorthodox choices and some less known albums from time to time. It would be boring otherwise... and also why not?

2. We will begin the journey with Melvins' "Gluey Porch Treatments" released in 1987. Why? Because it is arguably the first album to be widely considered as Sludge.

3. The list will mostly feature studio albums. So no Demos & bare minimum when it comes to EPs if any at all. Thank you.

4. I am not going to include releases by Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Hawkwind, etc... I fully understand and recognize the influence older bands had on Stoner Rock, but this is not the list for them.

5. Lastly, not really a rule but more of a note. Considering that we're talking about Sludge & Stoner, it is inevitable that Doom, Post, Progressive, Grunge & Hardcore acts will be featured in this list. Those genres simply go together naturally and are often mixed so do not be alarmed!

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That is it, I hope you will all discover something to enjoy through my little history lesson. Also, do not hesitate to comment below if you agree or disagree with some of my picks. After all, this is a classroom and debate is invited as it can be fun and educative. As long everything's done respectfully, of course.

Enjoy & Have Fun... Class dismissed!

NOTE: I will now add my picks for best album of the year using this format (best of xxxx) in the chosen album's description.

- Guib -

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Guib's best Sludge/Stoner Album Picks

Best Of 2023:
Urne - A Feast On Sorrow

Best Of 2024 So Far:
O Zorn! - Vermillion Haze

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Last Update: April 27th, 2024

1.Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments

2.Soundgarden - Ultramega OK

3.Oxbow - Fuckfest

4.Melvins - Ozma

5.Soundgarden - Louder Than Love

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These are albums that I'm currently enjoying. They may be classics that I'm revisiting or new gems I've recently discovered. (Ordered alphabetically)

I just felt like making a list of some stuff I'm enjoying. Maybe I'll continue this trend for the next months, we'll see

- A star (⭐️) denotes an new discovery that I find exceptionally special!

1.Æther Realm - Tarot

2.Abigor - Orkblut - The Retaliation

3.Abigor - Abigor / Nightbringer / Thy Darkened Shade / Mortuus

4.Acherontas - Tat Tvam Asi (Universal Omniscience)

5.Acherontas - Vamachara

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Good music keeps the layman away! (Use from top to bottom)

1.Mirror - Pyramid Of Terror

2.Green Lung - Woodland Rites

3.Lucifer - Lucifer III

4.Magnum - Lost On The Road To Eternity

5.Doomocracy - Visions & Creatures Of Imagination

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Here is a list of all the bands who received at least one write-in vote during MSA 2019.

Following the annoucement of the results, this information is lost, I post it here so you can continue to explore your favorite genres !

I'm still working on fixing links, if you find errors, feel free to notify in the comments !

1.Babymetal - Metal Galaxy

2.Cave In - Final Transmission

3.Mother Of Millions - Artifacts

4.Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

5.Soen - Lotus

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Another year has passed. So it's time to make an end of the year list. Like always I've added the specific genre/subgenre so you can easily pick out the albums that might be of interest to you.

1.Paladin - Ascension

2.In Mourning - Garden Of Storms

3.Idle Hands - Mana

4.My Diligence - Sun Rose

5.Atlantean Kodex - The Course Of Empire

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"CALENDAR MADE OF METAL"
November = Doom Metal
Listening to as many albums as possible in said genre during said month and listing them here as I go. Suggestions welcome.

1.Witchfinder General - Death Penalty

2.Reverend Bizarre - In The Rectory Of The Bizarre Reverend

3.Trouble - Psalm 9

4.Solitude Aeturnus - Into The Depths Of Sorrow

5.Orodruin - Ruins Of Eternity

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1.Lingua Ignota - Caligula

2.Full Of Hell - Weeping Choir

3.Cloud Rat - Pollinator

4.Serpent Column - Mirror In Darkness

5.Sadness (USA) - Circle Of Veins

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----Updated every weeks----

I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less before including it in my list.
I specify my favourite songs in order of preferency

❤ = Amazing song!

1.Tool - Fear Inoculum

2.Blood Incantation - Hidden History Of The Human Race

3.Dream Theater - Distance Over Time

4.Destrage - The Chosen One

5.Ola Englund - Master Of The Universe

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