Friday, June 1, 2012

Candlemass - Psalms For The Dead (2012)

Sweden
Traditional Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.88
The Crypts View: 3.97
224 KB

1. Prophet
2. The Sound Of Dying Demons
3. Dancing In The Temple (Of The Mad Queen Bee)
4. Waterwitch
5. The Lights Of Phebe
6. Psalms Of The Dead
7. The Killing Of The Sun
8. Siren Song
9. Black As Time

Candlemass 11th Studio Album has seen the light of day. This is exactly what you can except after the soluted "Death Magic Doom" Candlemass still shows that they are playing at a high level.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Grand Magus - The Hunt (2012)

Sweden
Doom/Stoner/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.52
The Crypts View: 3.95
320 KB

1. Starlight Slaughter
2. Sword Of The Ocean
3. Valhalla Rising
4. Storm King
5. Silver Moon
6. The Hunt
7. Son of The Last Breath
8. Iron Hand
9. Draksädd
10. Silver Moon (Demo)
11. Storm King (Demo)
12. Sword Of The Ocean (Demo)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Witch Mountain - Cauldron Of The Wild (2012)

USA
Traditional Doom/Stoner Metal
RYM rate: 3.25 (11 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.80
192 KB

1. The Ballad Of Lanky Rae
2. Beekeeper
3. Shelter
4. Veil Of The Forgotten
5. Aurelia
6. Never Know

Royal Thunder - CVI (2012)

USA
Stoner/Progressive/Doom Rock
RYM rate: 3.51 (19 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.92
320 KB

1. Parsonz Curse
2. Whispering World
3. Shake And Shift
4. No Good
5. Blue
6. Sleeping Witch
7. South Of Somewhere
8. Drown
9. Minus
10. Black Water Vision

Excellent full length debut that i've awaited since their fantastic self titled debut. This album doesn't go quite all the way but still lives up too the expectations. A really good album.

Daturana - Ghost In The Flowers (2009)

Germany
Psychadelic Rock
RYM rate: 3.42 (9 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.06
320 KB

1. Ghost In The Flowers
2. Follow Me (Into The Sky)
3. Sorrow
4. Intensive
5. Travel In A Car
6. Tanha
7. Sister
8. Mysterious Day
9. Now I'm In
10. Thing-Swing
11. Can't See My Baby

Excellent debut by this unknown german Psychadelic band. This is a great catch who holds up all the great things from the 70's and at the same time is innovative. An interesting journey.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Oz - Burning Leather (2011)

Finland
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.57
The Crypts View: 3.68
320 KB

1. Dominator
2. Searchlights
3. Let The Sleeping Dog Lie
4. Fire In The Brain
5. Seasons In The Darkness
6. Turn The Cross Upside Down
7. Burning Leather
8. Gambler
9. Enter Stadium
10. Total Metal
11. Third Warning

Ancestors - In Dreams And Time (2012)

USA
Psychadelic/Progressive Rock/Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.37
The Crypts View: 3.77
320 KB

1. Whispers
2. The Last Return
3. Corryvreckan
4. On The Wind
5. Running In Circles
6. First Light

Latest album by Ancestors. They continue on about the same path as their ep "Invisible White" dreamy and quite doomy.