In progress top 100 albums in no order yet

1.Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies

2.Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

4.Edge Of Sanity - Crimson

5.Dream Theater - Images And Words

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1.Slayer - Reign In Blood

2.Obituary - Cause Of Death

3.Megadeth - Rust In Peace

4.Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law

5.Venom - Black Metal

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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.

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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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This covers a wide spectrum of albums that don't all sound the same. But you know the vibe i'm going for on this list.

1.Acid Witch - Rot Among Us

2.American Sharks - American Sharks

3.Baroness - Yellow & Green

4.Boris - Heavy Rocks

5.Cave In - Heavy Pendulum

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Bands in my daily listening rotation. Albums chosen are my favorite by the respective band in most cases 🤘

1.200 Stab Wounds - Slave To The Scalpel

2.A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

3.Abbath - Abbath

4.Acid Witch - Rot Among Us

5.Æther Realm - Tarot

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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)

- A star (⭐️) denotes a new discovery that I find exceptionally special!
- A flame (🔥) denotes an album that I've heard before, enjoyed, and am revisiting this month!

1.Allfather - A Violent Truth

2.Amorphis - Under The Red Cloud

3.Anvil - Metal On Metal

4.Artrosis - Hidden Dimension

5.Azaghal - Immortalized In Luciferian Blood

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1.Kyuss - Kyuss

2.Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun

3.Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

4.Spiritual Beggars - Ad Astra

5.Soundgarden - Superunknown

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Last updated on 11 April 2024.

1.Dream Theater - Images And Words

2.Moonsorrow - Kivenkantaja

3.Wintersun - Wintersun

4.Dissection - Storm Of The Light's Bane

5.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

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Can't successfully sleep ? Feeling insomniac ? Try out putting one of these albums on ! 100% based on my personal experience, which means it's gonna be updated as I try out other albums.
PS : the doez corporation™ doesn't take responsibility in case of nightmares, night terror or other side effects that may occur during your sleep
PS2 : an album getting me to sleep doesn't mean it's bad nor boring

1.Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics...

2.Darkspace - Dark Space I

3.Anna Von Hausswolff - Dead Magic

4.Summoning - Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame

5.Summoning - Stronghold

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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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I've always been a huge fan for psychedelic music of any and all kinds. The enveloping atmosphere, the ability of minimalist solos to create a grand sense of harmony, and all those deliciously trippy effects that you can zone out with... they all come together for such a stimulating, otherworldly experience. This is often the type of music I'm most comfortable with: dazing, mind numbing, and hypnotizing.

My psychedelic definitions (including, but not limited to)
1. Very free flowing and (often) formless guitar playing. Specific soloing style of focusing more on the individual notes themselves to create a grand harmony around the main rhythm at hand.
2. Intense manipulation of guitar tone, including feedback, delay, looping, etc.
3. Heavy use of electronic effects. This is something that goes back to the earliest psychedelic bands of the 60s who used hammond organ and harpsichord, but today it's evolved into a wide range of keyboards, synths, equalizers, etc.

Recs both encouraged and appreciated.

1.Aarni - Bathos

2.Æthenor - En Form For Blå

3.Angst Skvadron - Sweet Poison

4.Atomikylä - Erkale

5.Bong - Stoner Rock

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1.40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room

2.Ahab - The Call Of The Wretched Sea

3.Anathema - The Silent Enigma

4.Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

5.Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

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Favorite releases from 1997

Updated 9/10/20

1.Savatage - The Wake Of Magellan

2.Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics...

3.Strapping Young Lad - City

4.Deicide - Serpents Of The Light

5.Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk

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