Guitar solos that lead to Valhalla

Valkyrie, a stoner/doom metal band out of Virginia presents their self-titled debut album. This album bodes very well with alcohol consumption. Nothing else matters right? Seriously though. Air guitar is encouraged.

Valkyrie - Valkyrie

Can't find the acoustic version anywhere!

This band was requested by a man in the field. They rock. Real downtuned stoner metal sound. Female vocals which are definitely few and far between when it comes to good rock bands. So, light up and get distorted.

Acid King - Zoroaster

Their name says it all

Dead Throne Monarch is the second album from the band Rhino, out of Bilbao, Spain. This band has so much going on in one album its hard to explain. Their influences are such bands as; Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Bolt Thrower.(Some of my favorite bands). This leads to a massive riff heavy sound and occasional soulful lyrics that bare a strong resemblance to the late Layne Staley. The remainder of the lyrics are belted out with such fury they knock you off your feet. This band blends several facets of music such as thrash metal, molten doom, dark rock and brutal sludge metal. When all of this melds together you have one hell of a heavy album.

Rhino - Dead Throne Monarch Part 1
Rhino - Dead Throne Monarch Part 2

A helping of doom with a side of death. Pass the folk.

The Karelian Isthmus is the debut album by Amorphis and without a doubt, it stands out of from the rest. I believe the somewhat shoddy production value pulls in their favor giving it a raw and brutal feel. With an absence of clean vocals, ever-descending riffs and prodding of blast beats, you can't listen to this album without banging your head. This album is a great example of the seamless merge of death and doom metal.

Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

The Doppler indicates a serious doom-front moving in.

DOOMERS all over the world unite. Light your candles, throw on your cloaks, gather any small animals for sacrifice and in synchrosy, slowly bang your heads. You have to promise me not to commit suicide after listening as 1 (or 2?) of the band members have already done. My sources tell me that Funeral was elected to be the "most depressing band in the world" after releasing their first demo. The album From These Wounds doesn't quite garner this acclaim, but it's damn close. Slow driving riffs leading to symphonic depths with the occasional shredding solo. And the lead singer has a Norweigan accent of which I am trying to emulate. Overall, good cold weather/rainy day/bury your pet music.

Funeral - From These Wounds