Top 15 Albums Of 2012

Submitted by Robin on 12/28/2012 - 19:40.

Another year, another list. For Stonerobixxx, 2012 was a year of change and progress. January 2013 marks our 5th birthday and we're already nearing 4 months of music blogging through stonerobixxx.net!

This place still has a long way to go but I can proudly say it runs 100% INDEPENDENT. Something I sorely missed back in the blogspot days... New concepts and ideas are in the making as we speak! On to 2012's favorites;

15. Bell Witch - Longing

 
Longing is simply the best slab of slow, raw 'n heavy DOOM I've heard all year. A cultish grimdark masterpiece in the genre.
 
 
14. OM - Advaitic Songs
 
 
OM's latest is yet another mystical journey into hypnotic stoner-psychedelica like you've never quite heard it before.
 
 
13. Conan - Monnos
 
 
Heaviest sludge-induced piece of barbaric mayhem 2012 has to offer.
 
 
12. Incantation - Vanquish In Vengeance
 
 
Lots of solid doom/ death releases this year. Incantation's Vanguish in Vengeance takes the cake, remaining one of the most extreme bands in the genre. 
 
 
11. Neurosis - Honor Found In Decay
 
 
Well, you just can't go wrong with Neurosis. Honor Found in Decay grows, entangles, provokes and takes you places.
 
10. Orange Goblin - A Eulogy For The Damned
 
 
A big name with a big attitude, A Eulogy For The Damned is Orange Goblin like you've never heard them before. Some amazingly memorable tracks and grooves on here. Fat, dirty, riff-fueled doom rock. Lovely.
 
 
9. Radar Men From The Moon - Echo Forever
 
 
Since the release of their 2011 Demo/ EP, Radar Men From The Moon crashed the radar of any self-respecting stoner/ space addict. And rightfully so, their latest album is top-notch heavy intergalactic rock from start to finish.
 
 
8. Serpentine Path - Serpentine Path
 
 
Looking for some absolutely crushing, swampy, nihilistic ten-ton doom? That's right, Serpentine Path. With current and former members of Electric WIzard, Ramesses, & Unearthly Trance.
 
 
7. Witchsorrow - God Curse Us
 
 
Witchsorrow returns with a vengeance. God Curse Us is a highly underrated gem of dark, cathedral-esque stoner/ doom.
 
 
6. Colour Haze - She Said
 
 
With She Said, Colour Haze gave birth to one of their best albums yet. A 2-disc masterpiece of kraut, psychedelic, jam & desert rock. 
 
 
5. Summoner - Phoenix
 
 
Probably my biggest surprise of the year. Phoenix is an absolute modern classic of distinct, psyched-out stoner metal filled with incredible songwriting, melodies & riffs.
 
 
4. Stubb - Stubb
 
 
A wonderfully refreshing take on heavy 60's & 70's rock, blues and psychedelica. Can't wait to see/ hear what these guys will do next...
 
 
3. Horseback - Half Blood
 
 
Combining ambient, psychedelic, progressive and black "metal" with a unique form of dusty drone. A sound that needs to be experienced. Half Blood is a more than worthy follow-up to Horseback's previous EP.
 
 
2. SardoniS - II
 
 
I have to admit, SardoniS makes me proud to be Belgian. These guys blew my mind in 2010 with their debut album and they just did it again. II is a non-stop barrage of earth shattering riffage and thrashy stoner/ doom grooves. Back to basics, no bullshit, this is the main reason why I love this type of music. 
 
 
1. Ufomammut - ORO
 
 
My number 1 favorite of 2012. Not one, but two albums that go together as a conceptual whole. Ufomammut's ORO 2-piece is stellar from beginning to end, it combines evertything this band has ever done and turns it into one big slab of cosmic doom. I adore this Italian three-piece and everything that goes with it. Can't tell you how much I enjoyed Opus Primum & Alter throughout the year. Amazing!
 
 
Honorable Mentions
 
 
1. High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
2. Snailking - Samsara
3. Saint Vitus - Lillie: F-65
4. My Sleeping Karma - Soma
5. Dragged Into Sunlight - Widowmaker
6. The Company Band - Pros & Cons (EP)
 
This concludes the list. Read, share, agree and disagree. Keep in mind that I probably haven't heard EVERYTHING 2012 had to offer within our beloved genres, fill me in!
 
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Comments

Submitted by Scott B (not verified) on
They are from Argentina and pretty kick ass. Not sure why they are mentioned here though. Their last album, Vol II, was released in 2011.

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Submitted by Bruce (not verified) on
Need to check out Sardonis. Really like the honorable mentions: High On Fire, Snailking, Saint Vitus, and Dragged Into Sunlight. Others i enjoyed where Windhand, Witch Mountain, Candlemass, and Royal Thunder.

Submitted by lilwayne1996 (not verified) on
there's so much doom stuff in here, is the desert stoner scene dead?

Submitted by Robin on
Not at all! Even if I consider RMFTM, Stubb & Colour Haze stoner/ desert rock to some degree, there are still some wonderful gems out there (I'll put those on my compilations). This is just my PERSONAL list, and I do admit 2012 was a somewhat "darker" year for me in music, hence all the doom stuff.

Submitted by Paulo Costa (not verified) on
Hi! Robin you have been the greateast tracuás for me in the past 4 years. I'm from Portugal and se have great bands in here. If you have some time try to listen the last Black Bombaim álbum Titan in theyr bandcamp. Another one os The Quartet Of Woah! in they'r bandcamp too. At last the Dapunksportif last álbum. Have a fuzzy new year with a lot of good reafs

Submitted by Ig87 (not verified) on
Hi, as I remember Black Bobaim's Titan was posted on old version of Stonerobixx. I'm not sure it's to be played at once. I mean that album got two tracks that fits nearly perfectly so I "mixed" it together in Audacity.

Submitted by ulleora (not verified) on
Stubb is definitely going to be the album that I'll remember the summer of 2012 by. Here's to another year of sonic terror.

Submitted by Thanos (not verified) on
Great list. I had Oro as my tops as well. Unparalleled celestial doom.

Submitted by lol (not verified) on
Thanks, but I wish I'd heard of these things as they'd been released. I don't know where I'm supposed to keep up with all this. I'm pretty sure they don't get posted here.

Submitted by gk (not verified) on
very interesting list. not heard a bunch of these so thanks for all the reccos.

Monstrous thanks Robixxx! The underground stoned scene is full of amazing hidden bands that suddenly pop up from the hell of nowhere, its those music diggers that bring them to light so the world can amaze I'll like to thank, and you my friend are in the avant garde of all. Yeah! FUZZY SHINNY NEW FUCKIN YEAR!

Submitted by Epic (not verified) on
Thank you, a bit more stoner/desert rock/psychadelia would be really cool, so much doom and sludge here. Greetings from Portugal! Land of the Mighty High.

Submitted by Ivan (not verified) on
hi from Kiev, Ukraine, Robixxx. great top15 list... although High On Fire should have been in it. but thats purely a matter of taste. anyway, you have my eternal gratitude for everything you are doing with the tunes. i've been following you for years by now and man I am so happy and joyful for having found you and your blog. stay real and keep your sauce fresh, brother. a separate thank you for posting up our locals - Stoned Jesus.

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