Monthly Roundups

This is what I’m talking about! March was a benchmark month, stacked top-to-bottom, including a bunch of sludgy heaviness from Australia and the US, an unexpected post-metal entry, more top-notch stoner, and topped by the incomparable Kryptograf. Dig in! #10 Sub Rosa Daevar Cologne, Germany | Stoner Doom Sub Rosa by Daevar #9 Synna Mordor […]

2025 is picking up steam! There were a slew of top-notch heavy albums released during the short month of February, and here are ten of the best. #10 Illusions SweetBeast Kelowna, BC, Canada | Heavy Psych Illusions by SweetBeast #9 Shrew Shrew Portland, OR, USA | Heavy Psych Shrew by Shrew #8 Born to Ruin […]

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. #10 […]

November was another killer month for new music. Here’s my top ten albums for November 2024. 01. Magick Potion Magick Potion Hard Rock | Baltimore, MD, USA 02. Sergeant Thunderhoof The Ghost of Badon Hill Heavy Psychedelic | Bath, UK 03. Mount Hush II Heavy Psych | Munich, Germany 04. Wormsand You, The King Progressive […]

October was a big month for new music from the heavy underground. Australian heavy psych outfit Robot God lands at the top of the list, with Subconscious Awakening, their second album of the year (their April release, Portal Within, topped that month’s Top 10!). Their intoxicating fusion of long form heavy psychedelic, and stoner rock […]

September was a hot month for new heavy underground music! Here are my top ten albums of the month for September 2024. This month’s top ten is heavy on US-based bands, especially California-based bands. High five to Denver locals Luna Sol!  UK (Psychlona), Spain (The Mothercrow), and Argentina (The Black Furs!) also in the mix […]

01. Fostermother Echo Manor 02. Earth Ship Soar 03. Sidewinder Talons 04. Kurokuma Of Amber and Sand 05. Free Ride Acido y Puto 06. Cobranoid Cobranoid 07. Erronaut The Space Inbetween 08. Valley of the Sun Quintessence 09. Bonzai Nightmare Always Ends the Dawn 10. Eyes of the Oak Neolithic Flint Dagger

My top ten favorite albums of July 2024. Dig in! Click on over to the full Doom Charts July 2024 list. 01. The Swell Fellas Residuum Unknown 02. Magmakammer Before I Burn 03. Sacri Monti Retrieval 04. Occult Witches Sorrow’s Pyre 05. Outer Head Cosmic Vibrator 06. Orange Goblin Science Not Fiction 08. King Botfly […]

Well, we’re halfway through the year already! Here we are, with another stellar list of new albums from the heavy underground. You’ll find fantastic music across the board this month, from progressive sludge to heavy blues. So did in to this month’s top ten albums submitted to the monthly Doom Charts. 01. Horseburner Voice of […]

Here we are, through the fifth month of 2024, racing toward the halfway mark. The month of May treated music fans well. Here are my top ten albums submitted to the May Doom Charts. The list is topped by stunning offering from all-time doom favorites, Pallbearer. Discovering Urza this month was a real treat. Their […]

Here we are, through April already, with another haul of superb heavy music from around the world. This month’s list is topped by an absolutely spellbinding offering from Australia’s Robot God (ahem, serious AOTY contender!), with its perfectly balanced blend of heavy and progressive psych. Doom metal legends High On Fire sound as tight, inspired, […]

Here we are again, another month in the rear view mirror. February was a massive month for new music. March proved to be even bigger, with heavy hitters from The USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Sweden, and Australia dropping new music. We’ve got all variations of stoner, proto, and occult doom on the list this month. […]

What a month! Heavy underground artists from around the world served up a cornucopia of new music in February. Italy, USA, France, Switzerland, Austria, UK, Poland, and Germany are all represented in my top ten albums submitted to the monthly Doom Charts roundup. Italian progressive psychedelic heavyweights Mr Bison top the list this month, with […]

Over the past few years, Doom Charts has introduced me to more albums and artists than I can count. I’m grateful to the contributors from around the world for the work they put into these roundups, and spreading the word about heavy underground music. This month, I became a contributor, and will be adding my […]