This is not a “Top X albums of the year” list. I am not an expert. I did not look at all of the pages on Bandcamp that I could and listen to everything. This is simply a list of great albums that I’ve come across this year from both bands I was already fond of and new groups I discovered. I chose both doom metal and psychedelic rock both because they are my favorite genres and they have a lot of overlap, as evidenced by a number of albums on this list. If there were any I missed, please comment below. I’m always interested in giving a new band a spin. In no particular order (for the most part)… Blood Ceremony – Lord of Misrule Blood Ceremony have been consistently wonderful with their output. Their organ-induced early 70s metal mixed with folk is legitimately magical. The Canadian group definitely has one of the most unique sounds in rock today. Lord of Misrule continued their undeniably catchy witchiness and sorcery. Best Tracks: “Half Moon Street” and “Old Fires” Goatpsalm – Downstream The Russian group Goatpsalm managed to cook up a strange brew of a number of of genres into one delicious [...]
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