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Last year we featured PRESSOR as our "Artist of the Week" (which we now just call our "Pick of the Week"). Here is my fav Pressor jam: "Royal Witch." Once it really gets going, you're not going to want it to stop!

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Doomed & Stoned

Portland Edition

The Heavy Best of 2014

DIY. Bohemian. Prolific. Technological. Eclectic. Weird. HEAVY. These are just a few of the words that come to mind when I think of Portland, Oregon, the city that inspired the me to create Doomed & Stoned some 18 months back. As a 20-year Oregonian, I was nevertheless an outsider to the Portland scene, living about two hours down the road in the college town of Eugene (home of Yob, as I often remind people). Why cover Portland? Well, I noticed that while some band bands like Red Fang had successfully broken into prime-time, there were dozens of lesser known, immensely talented groups that were sweating away, gig after gig, releasing record after record, yet little to no recognition at all. Call me crazy, but I thought maybe, just maybe, I could make a little bit of a difference by telling their stories. Along the way, I've met some interesting characters, been shut out by cliques, and welcomed with open arms by some of the best people imaginable.

Fueled by passion, a lot of gumption, and a rented camera, I showed up to my first show: the Portland Winter Metal Olympics in January at the White Owl Social Club--an event that was organized by long-time advocate of the Portland scene, Nate Carson of Witch Mountain. Long story short, I've worked hard to develop relationships with the bands and am working even harder to share their music and their stories, one band at a time. This is more of a daunting task than meets the eye, for every time I turn around there's a new band waiting to be discovered. I mean, just look at these releases from 2014 (representing just the doom-stoner sub-genres of metal and rock).

Today, I've attempted to assemble here some of the LP's and EP's that fall within the purview of Doomed & Stoned, representing some of this year's most talented musical visionaries from the Rose City. I can almost guarantee you that I've missed a few, but these are the ones I've spent quite a deal of time listening to (some of which I've even recorded live here). All come highly recommended to lovers of heavy, weighty, low 'n' slow doom, gritty sludge, dreamy atmospheric, and that classic 70's stoner-psych sound! I present to you Doomed & Stoned's Heavy Best '14 for Portland, Oregon! (BillyGoat)

Atriarch

An Unending Pathway (Relapse Records)

An Unending Pathway by Atriarch

Black Snake

"Sons of Ice" (split with Blackwülf)

Sons of Ice by Black Snake

Blackwitch Pudding

Covered in Pudding: Volume 1

Covered in Pudding Vol. 1 by Blackwitch Pudding

Contempt

Skinwalker

Skinwalker by Contempt

Diesto

For Water Or Blood

For Water or Blood by Diesto

Disemballerina

Undertaker

Undertaker by Disemballerina

Disenchanter

On Through Portals

On Through Portals by Disenchanter

Drunk Dad

Ripper Killer (Eolian Empire Records)

Ripper Killer by Drunk Dad

Fellwoods

Gyromancer

Gyromancer by Fellwoods

Graves at Sea

This Place Is Poison (Eolian Empire Records)

This Place Is Poison by GRAVES AT SEA

Holy Grove

Live of Joonior Studios

Live at Jooniors by Holy Grove

Hot Victory

Hot Victory (Eolian Empire Records)

Hot Victory by HOT VICTORY

Megaton Leviathan

Past 21 Beyond The Arctic Cell (Seventh Rule Recordings)

Past 21 Beyond The Arctic Cell by Megaton Leviathan

Mursa

MRSA

MRSA by Mursa

Muscle & Marrow

The Human Cry

The Human Cry by Muscle and Marrow

Paranaut

In Constant Shadow

In Constant Shadow by Paranaut

Rabbits

Untoward

Untoward by RABBITS

Red Fang

Absolute Music Bunker Session (TeamRock.com)

TeamRock.com presents an Absolute Music Bunker Session with Red Fang by Red Fang

Satyress

Dark Fortunes (debut album)

Dark Fortunes by Satyress

Silence The Father

Silence The Father (debut album)

Self Titled by Silence The Father

Sioux

The One and The Many

The One and The Many by SIOUX

Space God Ritual

From Void To Ocean

From Void to Ocean by Space God Ritual

Stoneburner

Life Drawing (Neurot Recordings)

Swamp Devil

Dishaunted

Dishaunted EP by SWAMP DEVIL

Usnea

Random Cosmic Violence (Relapse Records)

Random Cosmic Violence by Usnea

Witch Mountain

Mobile of Angels

Mobile Of Angels by WITCH MOUNTAIN

Wizard Rifle

Here In The Deadlights (Seventh Rule Recordings)

Here in the Deadlights by Wizard Rifle

Yob

Clearing The Path To Ascend (Neurot Recordings)

Clearing The Path To Ascend by YOB

Doomed & Stoned in Portland

Compilation - 75 Bands from the Heavy Underground

Doomed & Stoned in Portland by BillyGoat

Doomed in Oregon

Compilation - featuring new & rare tracks

Doomed in Oregon by BillyGoat

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BillyGoat’s

Twenty Must-Have Doom Albums of 2014

Yob: Clearing The Path To Ascend

Slomatics: Estron

Aleph Null: Nocturnal

Season of Arrows: The Loved One

Eyehategod: Eyehategod

Dopelord: Black Arts, Riff Worship, Weed Cult

Electric Wizard: Time to Die

Sunnata: Climbing The Colossus

Alunah: Awakening The Forest

Serpentine Path: Emanations

Conan: Blood Eagle

Mothersloth: Moribund Star

Anguish: Mountain Jewel 

Lord Mantis: Death Mask

Crowbar: Symmetry in Black

Swamp Machine: Mondo Magic

Snailking: Storm

Return From The Grave: Gates of Nowhere

Pilgrim: II Void Worship

The Wounded Kings: Consolamentum 

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Doomed & Stoned's

BEST OF THE BEST '14: Doomed Edition

The Doomed & Stoned Podcast is here!

In this cast (our biggest yet), I present my favorite doom tracks of 2014! These are the #HeavyBest that impressed me, moved me, and had me coming back for more. I know, I know, some of you will be like, "Where's [insert the name of your favorite band here]?" Well, first, because of the constraints of the format, I could only include so many. Second, this is my subjective taste on display--you may agree with some of my choices, you might not. I'm hoping you'll be entertained as you listen, perhaps discover a new band or two. In the majority of cases, these songs are just the tip of the iceberg--each of these band's albums deserve a good start-to-finish spin.

Finally, I want you to know this was a tough, tough podcast to put together. I really labored with this one--not only did I give the playlist a lot of thought, but arranged the songs in some sense of complimentary order. Otherwise, there is no greater significance to the order in which they are placed. Ok, enough already! Let's get to some heavy riffing! And don't worry, the next series of podcasts will focus on this year's best sludge metal and stoner-psych rock! I'll also be sharing our "Listener's Choice" broadcast from a couple weeks ago on Grip of Delusion Radio (my next live broadcast: Sunday at 5 pm Pacific Standard Time). Hope ya dig!

-BillyGoat-

Editor-in-Chief

DOOMED & STONED

PLAYLIST

Lucifer's Fall - The Summoning

Return from the Grave - Words in Words

Oxcross - Rising & Falling

Anguish - Decomposer of Planets 

Dawnbringer - Alien

Dopelord - Preacher Electrick

Aleph Null - Stronghold

Season of Arrows - Trace Elements

Electric Wizard - Lucifer's Slaves

Slomatics - Troglorite

Salem's Pot - Dr. Death

Monolord - Empress Rising

Major Kong - Tractor Beam

Conan - Gravity Chasm

Sunnata - Seven

Alunah - Awakening The Forest

Pale Divine - The Eyes of Destiny

Serpentine Path - Systematic Extinction

Occultation - The First of the Last

Orb - Iron Mountain (Heavy Chains Records)

Vestal Claret - Never Say No Again

Ides Of Gemini - Chalice & The Blade

Ancient VVisdom - The Devil's Work

Death Penalty (UK) - The Children of Night (Rise Above Records)

Swamp Machine - Mondo Magic

MotherSloth - Holy Wall

Snailking - Premonitions

The Scimitar - Void Traveler 

Cardinals Folly - The Lover's Crypt

Churchburn - Embers of Human Ash

The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum

In the Company of Serpents - A Union of Opposites 

Yob - In Our Blood 

Many more of Doomed & Stoned's podcasts and weekly radio programs archived at Mixcloud.

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Doomed & Stoned

Brisbane Edition

The Heavy Best of 2014

There has been a creative wave of heavy underground music coming out of Australia this year--so much that it simply cannot be ignored. But its not just the sheer volume that demands attention, but the unique warmth of its psychedelic rock, the dark low-tuned bass of its doom. Where shall we start? Melbourne seems a likely spot, or perhaps Sydney. This weekend, I encountered Indica and Hobo Magic from Brisbane and I knew there was something special afoot in this, the third most populous city in Australia. Later, we'll take a look at some other spots, like Tasmania, where the environment itself becomes a formative influence in the character of the bands emerging there. For now, enjoy these choice pics from "Bris Vegas"--a nickname that has arisen in recent decades from the city's growing, vibrant music scene.

Hobo Magic by Hobo Magic

1oz. of Indica by Indica

The Greatest Gift to Give by FROWN

Serpents Tongue by Dreamtime

Ahtu by Knudret Kommerdød

Procession of Trampling Hoof by Sun Shepherd

VI by Golden Bats

The Great Dying by Arms of the Abyss

Plaguestates by Vassals