Join The Mighty Decibel as we name ourr fave top ten doom albums of 2023 Warning!!! It's heavily weighted on the stoner doom side of the equation. We're all doomed!!!
I'd listened to several of these throughout the year, most notably Green Lung's This Heathen Land. It's a superb album that absolutely nails its hooks, has excellent riffs, driving drums & bass, and wonderful vocals. I hadn't heard of Saint Karloff's most recent work, though I knew of them, so thanks for that! Immediately hooked me in with that killer groove--I'm a sucker for blues-based hard rock and metal in that style. Thanks for sharing your list. I've found at least a dozen new (to me) albums in the last few weeks that I want to pick up, but my fuckaround budget is tapped for this month.
Ok I have to ask. I am an old music addict spanning multiple genres. As a personal preference I will most often spin a slower darker album as opposed to a faster upbeat-though that has its place too. Listening to this top 10 list shows me that my definition of doom is obviously different than the larger doom community. To be blunt-even though all the bands sounded great, there was not one I would include in my own doom library. They were all way too fast and had too much melodic movement. As a reference, I would posit Church of the Sea or Illuminated Void or Frayle as my definition of doom. What are the characteristics of doom that the larger community holds?
Doom these days covers a lot of ground: stoner, sludge, death doom, psychedelic, etc. As you've pointed out, my tastes lean toward the stoner side of the equation birthed by my fave band of all time - Black Sabbath. Thx for listening!
Trappings of Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, and late Dio-era Sabbath. Overly slick production, upper register screeching vocals, unoriginal shred-heavy soloing. We're watching the making of Spinal Tap part 2. I'm just an old man yelling at clouds while clutching my Electric Wizard and Sleep records.
Great list, discovered many of them as well this year. My absolute favorite has to be Number One from Massive Hassle though. Not quite as dark, but beyond the well-troddend paths, and at its heart it's definitely doom. Read a great comment that called them the Barry White of Doom, and I would wholeheartedly agree with that. :)
Good list, here's some you may have missed, Lord Mountain-The Oath, Dopelord-Songs For Satan, Iron Void-IV, Witchskull-The Serpent Tide, Margarita Witch Cult-s/t, Formation Ritual-Doors To The Dead, Mammuthus-Imperator, and Warcoe-A Place For Demons.
The best rock album I’ve heard in many moons is “Roadkill” by Omega Sun 🖤incredible record 🤤I say rock because to me that’s what all of these bands are…at least the better bands 😉its just good,kick ass rock&roll 🤷🏼♂️like the Seattle bands,call em grunge or alternative or whatever but it’s all just great rock&roll some of it evens sounds like soul music to me…”Superunknown” is a soul record,a heavy 1 but still a soul record
Good list… check out Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars & Soen - Memorial. Both very good 2023 releases. Check out their other releases as well while you’re at it. You won’t be disappointed. Rock On! 🤘 🎸🥁
A group known for supporting the nazi seizure of power on the Maidan in 2014? Well done. You and others like you started a civil war and ensured that Russia came to call you stupid scumbags to account. What else are you known for? Nothing. Your music is secondary. And going to music lovers’ public places and offering to listen to yourself is generally a shame and disgrace.
The only good Doom release in 2023 is Soul Invictus - II-Eclosion and (in pieces) Oceanlord - Kingdom Cold ("Isle Of The Dead" is great) and 2022 ARD - Take Up My Bones, ... nothing more, unfortunately ... No songs in sight like Abdullah (Vision Of The Daughters Of Time), Solstice (White Horse Hill), Cold Mourning (Catacomb), Wraith Of The Ropes (Death Bed), Mourn (Children Of The Circle) or Dolorian (Ivory Artery) ..., and the masterpiece - The 11th Hour (Rain On Me). To list all the classics of Candlemass, Runemagick, Unsilence, Left Hand Solution or others would take to much time ... The 10 listed Songs sounds like at most second class "stoner rock" bands, except "Blessed Black", it's ok
Great list. Discovered some new names. Here's mine in no particular order (doom and stoner): Godthrymm Hippie Death Cult Blood Ceremony Bell Witch Kadabra Mournful Congregation Church of Misery Black Rainbows Fire Down Below Gozu
Another vote for Hippie Death Cult. I've barely stopped listening to it since I got it. The Green Lung is also very good. Smoulder and Spirit Adrift also released great albums.
I don't see Kadabra mentioned in any of the comments and that ain't right. Umbra was my album of the year. A couple of those tunes simply haunted me. I still wake up with The Serpent playing in my skull.
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I noticed it too, a creeping progressive rock tendency, as Dwarf Rock, Wizard Rock, Deathcore etc expands our minds further. I don't mind, they can't all be Dopesmoker.
How could you not even mention the real best doom album of last year at all?? I would hope it's because you haven't heard of/heard them but idk...who I'm referring to of course is SPIRIT ADRIFT with their 5th album I believe Ghost at the Gallows.... their one of my favorite doom bands to come out since probably Blackwater HolyLight
Except for the one cookie monster, all the vocalists seemed to have taken voice lesson form Ozzy Osbourne. The music itself, at least for the most part, noticeably lacked originally, too. What confused me the most, however, was than none of the songs were particularly slow. Has the definition of doom metal changed since I stopped paying attention?
I'm a speed freak, so I like most of my doom to be at least mid-paced. That's why I tend more toward the stoner side of the doom equation. Thx for watching!
No Acid King? That was one of my fav albums of the year.
I'd listened to several of these throughout the year, most notably Green Lung's This Heathen Land. It's a superb album that absolutely nails its hooks, has excellent riffs, driving drums & bass, and wonderful vocals.
I hadn't heard of Saint Karloff's most recent work, though I knew of them, so thanks for that! Immediately hooked me in with that killer groove--I'm a sucker for blues-based hard rock and metal in that style.
Thanks for sharing your list. I've found at least a dozen new (to me) albums in the last few weeks that I want to pick up, but my fuckaround budget is tapped for this month.
Ok I have to ask. I am an old music addict spanning multiple genres. As a personal preference I will most often spin a slower darker album as opposed to a faster upbeat-though that has its place too. Listening to this top 10 list shows me that my definition of doom is obviously different than the larger doom community. To be blunt-even though all the bands sounded great, there was not one I would include in my own doom library. They were all way too fast and had too much melodic movement. As a reference, I would posit Church of the Sea or Illuminated Void or Frayle as my definition of doom. What are the characteristics of doom that the larger community holds?
Doom these days covers a lot of ground: stoner, sludge, death doom, psychedelic, etc. As you've pointed out, my tastes lean toward the stoner side of the equation birthed by my fave band of all time - Black Sabbath. Thx for listening!
Trappings of Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, and late Dio-era Sabbath. Overly slick production, upper register screeching vocals, unoriginal shred-heavy soloing.
We're watching the making of Spinal Tap part 2.
I'm just an old man yelling at clouds while clutching my Electric Wizard and Sleep records.
Great list, discovered many of them as well this year. My absolute favorite has to be Number One from Massive Hassle though. Not quite as dark, but beyond the well-troddend paths, and at its heart it's definitely doom. Read a great comment that called them the Barry White of Doom, and I would wholeheartedly agree with that. :)
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check out Massive Hassle.
Most is faster than doomy but anyway-ear charming list
I guess I am a speed freak (: Thx for watching!
Good list, here's some you may have missed, Lord Mountain-The Oath, Dopelord-Songs For Satan, Iron Void-IV, Witchskull-The Serpent Tide, Margarita Witch Cult-s/t, Formation Ritual-Doors To The Dead, Mammuthus-Imperator, and Warcoe-A Place For Demons.
The beginning of that Saint Karloff song was almost 13 candles by uncle acid note for note.
The best rock album I’ve heard in many moons is “Roadkill” by Omega Sun 🖤incredible record 🤤I say rock because to me that’s what all of these bands are…at least the better bands 😉its just good,kick ass rock&roll 🤷🏼♂️like the Seattle bands,call em grunge or alternative or whatever but it’s all just great rock&roll some of it evens sounds like soul music to me…”Superunknown” is a soul record,a heavy 1 but still a soul record
Good list… check out Katatonia - Sky Void of Stars & Soen - Memorial. Both very good 2023 releases. Check out their other releases as well while you’re at it. You won’t be disappointed. Rock On! 🤘 🎸🥁
Acid King, Beyond Vision has to be no. 1 ??? and for something a little lighter (?) Wizard Tattoo, Fables of the Damned... ?
no Stoned Jesus - Father Light?
A group known for supporting the nazi seizure of power on the Maidan in 2014? Well done. You and others like you started a civil war and ensured that Russia came to call you stupid scumbags to account. What else are you known for? Nothing. Your music is secondary. And going to music lovers’ public places and offering to listen to yourself is generally a shame and disgrace.
No Dozer?!?!?! 💔
eternal rot , wooow
Pesta band from Brazil. Excelent
The only good Doom release in 2023 is Soul Invictus - II-Eclosion and (in pieces) Oceanlord - Kingdom Cold ("Isle Of The Dead" is great) and 2022 ARD - Take Up My Bones, ... nothing more, unfortunately ... No songs in sight like Abdullah (Vision Of The Daughters Of Time), Solstice (White Horse Hill), Cold Mourning (Catacomb), Wraith Of The Ropes (Death Bed), Mourn (Children Of The Circle) or Dolorian (Ivory Artery) ..., and the masterpiece - The 11th Hour (Rain On Me). To list all the classics of Candlemass, Runemagick, Unsilence, Left Hand Solution or others would take to much time ...
The 10 listed Songs sounds like at most second class "stoner rock" bands, except "Blessed Black", it's ok
Got here from Blessed Black showing up randomly, not many listens at all on their channel, really good stuff and really liked the list!
Thx for watching!
Great list. Discovered some new names.
Here's mine in no particular order (doom and stoner):
Godthrymm
Hippie Death Cult
Blood Ceremony
Bell Witch
Kadabra
Mournful Congregation
Church of Misery
Black Rainbows
Fire Down Below
Gozu
Good list but my obvious missing album is going to be the new Church of misery top doom album of the year for me
Another vote for Hippie Death Cult. I've barely stopped listening to it since I got it. The Green Lung is also very good. Smoulder and Spirit Adrift also released great albums.
I don't see Kadabra mentioned in any of the comments and that ain't right. Umbra was my album of the year. A couple of those tunes simply haunted me. I still wake up with The Serpent playing in my skull.
Hail The Void, Dopelord and Early Moods are at the top of my list. Idk if you have heard these..
Yep ... the Early Moods album was from 2022, though ... which appeared on our Top 10 last year. Doom on!
Mementori Mori from Hail The Void is friggin' awesome, reminds me of Life of Agony.
Goat Explosion are ace, despite the slightly odd name! I'd add The River "A Hollow Full of Hope".
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You might want to check out "Doom sessions vol 7"
Split with Endtime and Cosmic reaper
I recommend this one 🙂
Really liked This Heathen Land. 'One For Sorrow' really felt like a step up for Green Lung
I noticed it too, a creeping progressive rock tendency, as Dwarf Rock, Wizard Rock, Deathcore etc expands our minds further. I don't mind, they can't all be Dopesmoker.
Wildweed is so good. check it out.
I just go to 'Weedian' and start backwards to hear all the slavish Black Sabbath worship, in 2006, mmm
Gozu was my favorite one this year
Thx, passed me by :)!
Great content. You give a nice long listen to the songs listed in the vid and that's so needed in these lists.
Thx for watching.
I want almost all these albums
What About Uncle Acids new live album??? What about All Them Witches new album? I think that came out this year..
Whatever! Windhand reissues!!!!
Great list! Thank you! I would Include King Gizzard's Petrodragonic apocalypse...
Thx for watching!
I just discovered your channel a few weeks ago and discovered the band Howling Giants thanks to your channel
Thx for watching. Doom on!
Time to add some new bands to my playlist!
How could you not even mention the real best doom album of last year at all?? I would hope it's because you haven't heard of/heard them but idk...who I'm referring to of course is SPIRIT ADRIFT with their 5th album I believe Ghost at the Gallows.... their one of my favorite doom bands to come out since probably Blackwater HolyLight
Hah, I thought Eternal Rot's vocals were part of the intro ambient. It took me far to long to realize the song already started.
Take a Listen to Nirguna "Convergence", if you find time and feel like it.
Frog Lord was a good hit this year as they always are.
Really recommend a listen to Doombo, really great album imo
Bongcleaner 😎
This cideo is great ! 😊
Isole and sorcerer!
I love the Bottomless album, i recently purchased the CD and cant stop playing it!
their bassist also sings for Messa, another incredible italian doom band
@violetwren5307 Ah right. I didn't know that. Cool!!
great list, found something interesting to listen too, great show!
Except for the one cookie monster, all the vocalists seemed to have taken voice lesson form Ozzy Osbourne. The music itself, at least for the most part, noticeably lacked originally, too. What confused me the most, however, was than none of the songs were particularly slow. Has the definition of doom metal changed since I stopped paying attention?
Yep - doom metal has splintered into many sub-genres ... and the one I like the most (stoner) has generally higher song tempoes.
awesome
Thx for watching!
Some.good tracks here, however IMHO all the tracks except #5 are way to fast to qualify as doom. Just my opinion.
I'm a speed freak, so I like most of my doom to be at least mid-paced. That's why I tend more toward the stoner side of the doom equation. Thx for watching!
!!Cathedral!!
Mansion's Second Death is my doom album of 2023
Green lung are more hair metal than doom though, definately a Brit metal sound as well.
Hair metal? We must be listening to different bands
sucked
What an intelligent, thoughtful and well worded comment. The internet needs more people like you!