January is a perennially light month for new music. The lack in quantity doesn’t mean there aren’t some great records released in the first month of the year. That’s the case again this year, with some outstanding new music from across the heavy music spectrum. Here are my top ten albums of the month.
#9
Reanimated
Astral Wizard
Chicago, IL, USA | Desert Rock
#8
Mosaic
Zoahr
Pirmesens, Germany | Desert Rock
#7
The Long Road
Bandshee
Louisville, KY, USA | Stoner Rock
#6
The Other Side
Idol Lord
Los Angeles, CA, USA | Stoner Rock
#5
Mountain Dust
Mountain Dust
Montreal, Québec, Canada | Stoner Rock
#4
Eat Thus
Hedonist
Genk, Belgium | Stoner Metal
#3
Diminishing Returns
Godzillionaire
Lawrence, KS, USA | Stoner Rock
#2
Lightning in a Bottle
Pentagram
Alexandria, VA, USA | Doom
#1
Land of the Blind
Dunes
UK | Stoner Rock