...of Horizons.

...of Horizons is an instrumental/post-rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed earlier this year. They've managed to create a unique atmosphere, with nice guitar techniques and a sophisticated drumming added to their sound. They haven't released anything other than these two songs, but you can follow their progress here.

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Burning Witch - Crippled Lucifer

Burning Witch was an American doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, active between 1996 and 1998.
Burning Witch formed on Capitol Hill, Seattle in early 1996. After the breakup of the doom/death band Thorr's Hammer in 1995, Stephen O'Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning Witch. The band then added G. Stuart Dahlquist and vocalist Edgy 59, rounding out their lineup. Anderson left the band before they had recorded any real Burning Witch songs to start the band Goatsnake.
As for the music part of this album, Burning Witch is very slow and heavy with the drums slowly plodding along with the bass and guitar playing minimalist riffs. Emphasis usually put on spaces between notes, allowing the bass and guitar to resonate before proceeding to the next note. There are occasional bursts of feedback and noise from O'Malley, but for the most part the guitar and bass follow each other. One of the qualities of Burning Witch is Edgy 59's vocals which alter between a nasal and melodic singing voice to a brutal, tortured, and demented scream or shriek.
If you are searching for an album to totally change your point of view of doom metal, Crippled Lucifer is the one for you...
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Electric Wizard, We Live.

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Electric Wizard, Supercoven.

Electric Wizard released Supercoven, a two song EP, back in 1998. The two songs included in this original release are Supercoven (13:13) and Burnout (18:39). In 2000, Southern Lord Records re-released it with two extra tracks (the version I uploaded), Wizard of Gore (9:02) and Electric Wizard (live) (9:53).

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Electric Wizard, Dopethrone.

Dopethrone is Electric Wizard's third album, released in 2000 and re-released in 2004 and 2007 by the same label, including only one extra song (not included in my upload). Around this time, Electric Wizard probably reached the highest point of their career and their music is "some of the absolute slowest, heaviest doom imaginable". The critics also considered this to be one of the best albums of the genre.

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Ahab, The Call of the Wretched Sea.

Ahab is a German funeral doom band. Their first full-length album, The Call of the Wretched Sea was released in 2006. The lyrics are inspired by the story of Moby Dick and Ahab seeks revenge on the white whale (some parts of the lyrics are directly quoted from the story), while the sound is slow, creating a mysterious and dreamy soundscape, which will remind you of the ocean.

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Cult of Luna, The Beyond.

The Beyond is the second studio album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released in 2003. The subject matter is dissent with authorities, similar in some ways to contemporaries Isis' Panopticon. This album sees the rawness of the self-titled debut channelled into a cleaner sounding and more crisply produced sound. The tempo is slowed and the feeling is of a more expansive, reflective album, which almost bridges the gap between Cult of Luna and Salvation, leaning more towards the former (elements of which can be heard in "Arrival", "Leash" and "Deliverance", whilst "Circle" has the most similarity to the latter).

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Baroness / Unpersons, A Grey Sigh In A Flower Husk.

A Grey Sigh In A Flower Husk is a split LP by the bands Baroness and Unpersons.
Both bands hail from Savannah, Georgia, and play experimental/sludge/post-hardcore music.

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Grails - The Burden of Hope

Grails began in the late 90’s as a bedroom recording project of guitarist Alex Hall. He had done his tour of duty in the local underground punk scene and decided the world had enough bands. So, he kept his music to himself. But drummer and housemate Emil Amos (also of Holy Sons and OM) encouraged Hall to assemble a band and perform some of the mini-symphonies in public. A small collective of talented local musicians -- violinist Timothy Horner, a Jackie-O Motherfucker alum; classically trained pianist/bassist William Slater; and second guitarist Zak Riles, also of Harbor -- was assembled under the moniker Laurel Canyon (before the film of the same name was released) to play a couple of one-off shows. The reaction to the performances was so strong that a band was born despite itself.

Everything fell into place quickly, as if the music was guiding itself. The Burden of Hope was released under the group’s new name, Grails in 2003.

Burden of Hope, maybe the best release up-to –date from Grails, has an ambient/post-rock character and a beautiful climax, which leaves the listener full of emotions and music images.Mixing some folk influences, Grails enrich the albums's variety of sounds, making it a really pleasant listening or an atmospheric trip beyond...

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Om - Conference Of The Birds

OM is what remained from the line-up of legendary doom/stoner band SLEEP.Matt Pike went on to form High On Fire and Al Cinseros and Chris Hakius formed OM.The band's music, similar to the repetitive doomy riffing of SLEEP, is a perfect example of psychedelic doom mixed with other elements too.Their sound though,in comparison to any other bands of this kind, is unique, due to the fact that the whole soundscape is produced only by bass and drums!The spirituality of this disc, captured by the great sound engineer Steve Albini, is something amazing, challenging the listener to feel the vibes and not just to listen to another album...ah,and all this in just 33 minutes...

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Katatonia, July (EP).

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Orphaned Land, El Nora Alila.

El Norra Alila is the second full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land, released on July 18, 1996 by Holy Records.
The album conveyed a message of co-existence between Muslims and Jews, which held a concept of light and darkness. There are religious translations within the album name, "Nor" means "the light" in Arabic, "Alila" meaning "the night", "El" meaning "God" in Hebrew and "Ra" meaning "bad" or evil. This means that the album can be translated as; "God of Light – Evil of the Night" and gives reference to its concept.

Track listing;

1. "Find Your Self, Discover God " – 6:15
2. "Like Fire To Water" – 4:46
3. "The Truth Within" – 4:33
4. "The Path Ahead" – 4:16
5. "A Neverending Way" – 3:14
6. "Takasim" – 1:13
7. "Thee by the Father I Pray" – 3:11
8. "Flawless Belief" – 6:46
9. "Joy" – 0:42
10. "Whisper My Name When You Dream" – 4:35
11. "Shir Hama'Alot" – 5:02
12. "El Meod Na'Ala" – 2:22
13. "Of Temptation Born" – 4:42
14. "The Evil Urge" – 3:28
15. "Shir Hashirim " – 1:58

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Jan Garbarek with the Hilliard Ensemble, Officium.

Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. His daughter Anja Garbarek is also a musician. He has also played the bass saxophone.

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Electric Wizard, Witchcult Today.

2007

Witchcult Today is the sixth album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was recorded entirely on vintage 1970s equipment at Toe Rag Studios, and was released in November 2007. Witchcult Today was less abrasive than preceding albums and Jus Oborn's vocals are much more prominent. It was the band's most well-received album in seven years.

Track listing;

1. "Witchcult Today" – 7:54
2. "Dunwich" – 5:34
3. "Satanic Rites of Drugula" – 6:06
4. "Raptus" – 2:13
5. "The Chosen Few" – 8:19 ♥
6. "Torquemada '71" – 6:42
7. "Black Magic Rituals & Perversions" – 11:01

   I. "Frisson Des Vampires"

   II. "Zora"

8. "Saturnine" – 11:04

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Melechesh, Djinn.

2001

Djinn is Melechesh second full length album and their first on Osmose Productions. A video for Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights was made, using an abridged version. Also note that the song "The Siege of Lachish" is actually 6 minutes and 21 seconds long; after an extended period of silence, a Mesopotamian chant played in reverse starts at 9:32.

Track listing:

1. "Whispers from the Tower" – 1:05
2. "Genies, Sorcerers and Mesopotamian Nights" – 6:31
3. "A Summoning of Ifrit and Genii" – 7:39
4. "Wardjinn" – 5:12
5. "Rub the Lantern" – 8:54
6. "Covering the Sun" – 6:38
7. "Kurnugi's Reign" – 5:42
8. "Oasis of Molten Gold" – 4:01
9. "Dragon's Legacy" – 5:36
10. "The Siege of Lachish" – 11:08

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Jesu, Sun Down/Sun Rise (EP).

2007

Sun Down / Sun Rise is the fifth release by Jesu. The EP was released on 12" colored vinyl in two limited formats through Aurora Borealis on April 23, 2007. The tracks had seen a prior release as a bonus CD appended to the Japanese version of Conqueror issued via Daymare. It has subsequently seen a second pressing via Aurora Borealis and Hydra Head in different colours. According to Broadrick's blog, it was originally intended for an end of 2006 release, prior to the release of Conqueror (which was projected for early 2007 in the same entry) and may therefore be considered to fall in between Silver and Conqueror from a continuity standpoint. Ted Parsons does not feature on this recording.

Track listing:

1. "Sun Down" - 17:30
2. "Sun Rise" - 15:12

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Camel, Rajaz.

1999
Camel's latter-day discs appear to be "more about setting a mood and creating a movie than writing self-standing, memorable songs." In 1999, Latimer, Stewart, Bass and guest Scherpenzeel, recorded Rajaz. Set in ancient times, Rajaz was a spontaneous composition inspired by the rhythm of the camel's footsteps to help the weary travelers reach their destination. Latimer was smitten with the idea that the rhythm of the camel would help people reach their journey's end, and this album truly took Camel back to their prog-rock roots.

Track listing;

1. Three Wishes (6:58)
2. Lost And Found (5:38)
3. The Final Encore (8:07)
4. Rajaz (8:15)
5. Shout (5:15)
6. Straight To My Heart (6:23)
7. Sahara (6:44)
8. Lawrence (10:46)

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Ufomammut, Idolum.

2008
Inspired as much by the space-tinged acid rock of Kyuss and Monster Magnet as by progressive rock icons like Pink Floyd, Blue Cheer and early Black Sabbath, Tortona, Italy’s UFOmammut was formed in 1999.

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Sleep, Volume Two.

1991

Sleep was a stoner-doom metal band from San Jose, California. Active during the 1990s, Sleep earned much critical and record label attention from early in their career. Critic Ed Rivadavia describes them as "perhaps the ultimate stoner rock band" and notes they exerted a strong influence on heavy metal in the '90s.
The EP was unofficially released through the Off The Disk-record company (OTD-15) after Justin Marler had left the band to enter an Orthodox monastery. It consists of a cover of Black Sabbath and an early version of "Nain's Baptism" and "The Druid", both to appear in their full form on Sleep's next album: Sleep's Holy Mountain. There were only 1000 copies pressed, making this a collector's item for most fans.

Note: My version has two extra songs.
The tracklisting is:

1. "Lord of This World" (Black Sabbath) - (6:26)
2. "The Druid" - (1:53)
3. "Nain's Baptism" - (4:35)
4. "Anguish (alternate)" - (4:54)
5. The Suffering (alternate)" - (4:44)
   

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Fantômas, Delìrium Còrdia.

2004
Delìrium Còrdia is the third full-length album by Fantômas. It was released on Ipecac Recordings in 2004. The music could be described as the score to a horror movie and/or concept album centering on the theme of surgery without anesthesia. The album consists of a single track that runs for 74 minutes and 17 seconds.

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My Dying Bride, Like Gods Of The Sun.

1996
My Dying Bride is a British death/doom metal band formed in 1990. My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Craighan left his former band Abiosis to join Aaron Stainthorpe (vocals), Calvin Robertshaw (guitar) and Rick Miah (drums). Adrian Jackson would join later on bass.

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Mark Lanegan, Whiskey For The Holy Ghost.

1994

Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. He has had a noteworthy career as a solo artist, but until recently was best known for his tenure as the lead singer of Screaming Trees, a band that was part of the Seattle grunge phenomenon of the 1990s.

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Melvins, (A) Senile Animal.

2006
The Melvins are an American experimental sludge metal/grunge band that usually perform as a trio. Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne (aka "King Buzzo") and drummer Dale Crover are constant members, but the band has seen several bass guitarists. They have occasionally added a guest or second guitarist for live performances. The band was named after a supervisor at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne served as a clerk (and vandal). Melvin was greatly despised, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.

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Fantômas, The Director's Cut.

2001
Fantômas is an avant-garde metal band formed in 1998 in California, United States. The band was formed when singer Mike Patton composed a handful of spasmic, avant-garde metal songs just before the collapse of his earlier group, Faith No More. Patton then sent the original compositions to his friends, hoping to form a performing group: guitarist Buzz Osborne (of The Melvins), bassist Trevor Dunn (also of Mr. Bungle, the band he and Patton [and Trey Spruance] formed in high school) and drummer Igor Cavalera (of Sepultura). Cavalera declined the offer, but recommended who he thought would be perfect for the project: Dave Lombardo of Slayer.

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