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Mind Manifesting: Apothecary's Guide To Psychedelic Soundscapes

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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Created by Auntie Sahar on 19.09.2014



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My Best Of 2013

1.Mael Mórdha - Damned When Dead
2.Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
3.Twilight Of The Gods - Fire On The Mountain
4.The Meads Of Asphodel - Sonderkommando
5.Asmund - К Чертогам Славы

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Created by Vintovka on 30.12.2013



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Women of Doom

Doom is my favorite sub genre of metal. One of the main reason being is the sheer diversity it offers, not only in terms of styles but also vocally. Female vocalists are no exception and that is what I want to highlight with this list. The few criteria I have set is that it obviously has to be doom metal of some sort and that it vocally is either sole female vocals or at least for the majority of an albums duration, i.e no "beauty and the beast"-style bands.

New bands are of course constantly forming so this is by no means a complete list. Feel free to suggest bands that might be missing.

Enjoy! \m/

1.(Dolch) - Feuer
2.13 - Hollow / Bound
3.A Tree Of Signs - Salt
4.Acid King - Busse Woods
5.Albino Python - The Doomed And The Damned

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Created by Draugen on 24.08.2013



My Best-Of List for 2013

1.Ghost - Infestissumam
2.Black Sabbath - 13
3.Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
4.Clutch - Earth Rocker
5.Inquisition - Obscure Verses For The Multiverse

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Created by AtrumHiberna on 08.06.2013



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Albums of interest: 2013

These are the albums I've enjoyed so far this year to which I've given an approximate rating and organised in a rough order of preference. As the year progresses I'll add some descriptions to them as well. EP's are also included.

Recent additions: Armory, Russian Circles, Ulver, Tad Morose, SubRosa, Almah, Blood Bright Star, Autumnblaze, Ayreon, Chthonic, Darkestrah, God Is An Astronaut, Képzelt Város, Lodz, Månegarm, Obscure Sphinx, Caligula's Horse, Sky Architect, Keldian, Monster Magnet

1.Vulture Industries - The Tower
2.The Moth Gatherer - A Bright Celestial Light
3.Walrus - Walrus
4.Clutch - Earth Rocker
5.Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu

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Created by R'Vannith on 23.05.2013



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2013: A Culling

Compiled for personal recollection as much as it is for public scrutiny, I hope this list leads you somewhere you want to go. No Order whatsoever. I'm using ♦ to rate the albums, there's really no scale, the more ♦ there is, the better I like the album.

1.The Ruins Of Beverast - Blood Vaults (The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer)
2.Gris - À L'Âme Enflammée, L'Äme Constellée...
3.Witherscape - The Inheritance
4.Wormlust - The Feral Wisdom
5.Ulcerate - Vermis

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Created by Mikyz on 20.05.2013



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A Nefarious List Of 2013's Best Albums (updated)

My personal favourite Albums of 2013 so far. I'll try my best to keep this as updated as possible as the year goes on.

1.Tribulation - The Formulas Of Death
2.Carpe Noctem - In Terra Profugus
3.Bølzer - Aura (EP)
4.Eye Of Solitude - Canto III
5.Riverside - Shrine Of New Generation Slaves

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Created by Nefarious on 20.04.2013



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2013 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Another year, another top list. These are all the 2013 releases that I have listened to so far.

1.SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods
2.Nhor - Within The Darkness Between The Starlight
3.Wolvserpent - Perigaea Antahkarana
4.Kauan - Pirut
5.An Autumn For Crippled Children - Try Not To Destroy Everything You Love

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Created by Draugen on 05.03.2013



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Hipster Heart - Iron's 2013

As usual, interesting albums of the year to be ranked and reviewed.

This time I'll make it easier for myself, and group weaker releases by genre as soon as I rate them. Expect only 5-3,5/5 to be ranked in order of preference, and possibly a 3,25 category if it's needed.

1.Torres - Torres
2.SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods
3.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
4.Procession - To Reap Heavens Apart
5.Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

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Created by IronAngel on 19.01.2013