Altar Of Oblivion - Grand Gesture Of Defiance (2012)

Denmark
Epic Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.83 (3 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.88
298 KB

1. Where Darkness Is Light
2. The Graveyard Of Broken Dreams
3. In The Shadow Of The Gallows
4. The Smoke-Filled Room
5. Sentenced In Absentia
6. Final Perfection

Second full length album by danish doom/heavy metal band Altar Of Oblivion. After Sinews Of Anguish was released i have been longing for a new album by this band. And i now finally got my wish. I was also happy to hear that they haven't change style. Sounds like a follow up to their debut.

Pagan Altar - Lords Of Hypocrisy (2004)

UK
Doom Metal/NWOBHM
RYM rate: 3.88
The Crypts View: 4.17
224 KB

1. The Lords Of Hypocrisy
2. Satan's Henchmen
3. Sentinels Of Hate
4. Armageddon
5. The Interlude
6. The Aftermath
7. The Masquerade
8. The Devil Came Down To Brockley
9. March Of The Dead


Comeback album after 24 years since their debut their second album is suprisingly strong. Great stuff!

Pagan Altar - Volume 1 [Pagan Altar] (1982)

UK
Doom Metal/NWOBHM
RYM rate: 3.87
The Crypts View: 4.15
224 KB

1. Pagan Altar
2. In The Wake Of Armadeus
3. Night Rider
4. Judgement Of The Dead
5. The Black Mass
6. Acoustics
7. Reincarnation

Pagan Altar's legendary debut album. What i brilliant band...no need to say more...

Blazing Eternity - A World To Drown In (2003)

Denmark
Death Doom/Gothic Metal
RYM rate: 3.51
The Crypts View: 3.83
320 KB

1. Cover Me With Your Eyes
2. To Meet You In Those Dreams
3. A Worlds To Drown In
4. Stars In July
5. (Don't) Tell The World
6. Procession
7. En Nat Bliver Det Sommer
8. Monument
9. White

Second and last full length made by Blazing Eternity. More melodic acoustic passage and with a bit gothic touch this time. A really good and interesting album.

Blazing Eternity - Times And Unknown Waters (2000)

Denmark
Doom Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.55
The Crypts View: 3.77
192 KB

1. Concluding The Divine Of Centuries
2. Fortable Horisonter
3. Of Times And Unknown Waters
4. Still Lost In The Autumn Of Eternity
5. Sagnen Om Mannen Med Den Sorte Hat
6. Dead Inside
7. Dark Summernights Of Eternal Twilight
8. End/Midnight

Doom death metal from Denmark with an atmospheric and melodic sound.

Asylum - The Earth Is The Insane Asylum Of The Universe (1985)

USA
Traditional Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.62
The Crypts View: 3.74
192 KB

1.  Asylum
2. Motherless
3. Moment Of truth
4. Bell Witch (Red Skull)
5. Burn
6. Dying Breed - Distant Friend

Early Doom Metal from the Us. Their first and last album released before the disbanded in 1992.

Various Artist - Bastards Will Pay - A Trivute To Trouble (1999)

VA
Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.66
The Crypts View: 4.08
128 KB

1. Eric Wagner with This Tortured Soul - The Tempter
2. Orange Goblin - Black Shapes Of Doom
3. Spiritual Beggars - Mr.White
4. The Quill - A Sinner's Fame
5. Church Of Misery - Come Touch The Sky
6. Rise And Shine - 'Scuse Me
7. Terra Firma - At The End Of My Daze
8. Misdemaonar - Bastards Will Pay
9. Naevus - R.I.P.
10. Farside Of Reality - Heaven On My Mind
11. Blessed Realm - Psychotic Reaction
12. Capricorn - Hello Strawberry Skies
13. Norrsken - Psalm 9

An excellent and worthy tribute to Trouble. Many excellent covers here.

Trouble - Trouble (1990)

USA
Traditional Doom/ Heavy Metal
RYM  rate: 3.91
The Crypts View: 4.28
320 KB

1. At The End Of My Daze
2. The Wolf
3. Psychotic Reaction
4. A Sinner's Fame
5. The Misery Show's (Act II)
6. R.I.P.
7. Black Shapes Of Doom
8. Heaven On My Mind
9. E.N.D.
10. All Is Forgiven

One of the best albums out of Trouble's repetoar that has been a bit forgotten after Psalm 9 and Run To The Light.

The Foreshadowing - Second World (2012)

Italy
Gothic Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.63
The Crypts View: 3.79
320 KB

1. Havoc
2. Outcast
3. The Forsaken Son
4. Second World
5. Aftermaths
6. Ground Zero
7. Reverie Is A Tyrant
8. Colonies
9. Noli Timere
10. Friends Of Pain

Third and latest album The Foreshadowing. On Second World The Forshadowing shows a bit doomier side then they did on Oionos. The doom influences are more clear and the album is overall gloomy and somewhat heavy in some parts. This could be their best one so far with compatition from their good debut "Days Of Nothing". Solid, gloomy and dark album that suits great for a dark rainy evening.

Thrown - The Suicidal Kings Occult (2007)

Sweden
Doom/Heavy/Black Metal
RYM rate: 3.87 (8 ratings)
The Crypts View: 4.01
320 KB

1. I'am All Dead
2. The Suicidal Kings Occult
3. Going Down
4. The Cure To Salvation
5. Silent Chorus
6. 10 Years Of Nothing
7. Once More I Loose All In The Mist
8. Jack The Tripper

Now this is a real find. Throwns to this day first and only album contain loads of great stuff and with variable music. Mixes many genres with Doom Metal being the genre that can define em the best.

Uaral - Sounds Of Pain (2005)

Chilé
Atmospheric Doom/Dark Folk
RYM rate: 3.60
The Crypts View: 3.80
320 KB

1. Lost
2. Surrendered to the Decadence
3. Eternal Beauty Of The Trees
4. Sounds Of Pain
    - Chapter I: Ánimos
    - Chapter II: Inspiración
    - Chapter III: Amargura
    - Chapter IV: Cuarto de pura melancolía, casa de impura pena
5. Niche
6. Depresión

Hour of 13 - 333 (2012)

USA
Traditional Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.70 (10 ratings)
The Crypts View:3.88
320 KB

1. Deny The Cross
2. The Burning
3. Rite Of Samhain
4. Spiral Vacuum
5. Who's To Blame
6. Sea Of Trees
7. Lucky Bones

Third Full length record by Phil Swansons Hour of 13. "333" stil contains the classical Swanson doom sound.

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.

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)

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.

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.

Ancient Vvisdom - A Godlike Inferno (2011)

USA
Folk/Acoustic/Doom Rock
RYM rate: 3.73
The Crypts View: 3.71
320 KB

1. After Reality
2. The Opposition
3. Neccesary Evil
4. Forever Tonight
5. Lost Civilazation
6. Devil Brain
7. Vvorld Of Flesh
8. Children Of The Wasteland

Doomy acoustic rock that captures you in the right mood.

Pombagira - Iconlast Dream (2011)

UK
Doom / Sludge Metal
RYM rate: 3.29 (5 ratings)
The Crypts View: NA
320 KB

1. Iconlast Dream

Newest full length album by Pombagira.

In Loving Memory - Negation Of Life (2011)

Spain
Death/Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.50 (8 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.73
320 KB

1. Even A God Can Die
2. Skilled Nihilism
3. Adversus Pugna Tenebras
4. Negation Of Life
5. November Cries
6. Shimmering Divinty
7. Through A Raindrop
8. Celestial
9. Nulla Religio, Solum Veritas