Jo (Ataraxie / Funeralium)
1) BEST
ALBUMS OF 2013
-
Cathedral “Last Spire”
-
Autopsy “Headless Ritual”
- Voivod
“Target Earth”
- Satan
“Life Sentence”
- Black
Oath “Ov Qliphoth and Darkness”
- Culte Des Ghoules “Henbane”
- Grave Upheaval “ST”
- Grave
Miasma “Odori Sepulcrorum”
- In
Solitude “Sister”
-
Avatarium “ST”
2) BEST
EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
-
Solstice “Death’s Crown Is Victory”
-
Disma/Convulse “days of death “
- Bölzer
“Aura”
3) BEST
LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
- Disma
at Wolf Throne
-
Indesinence at killtown death fest
- Black
Sabbath in Paris (Bercy)
-
Tribulation at killtown death fest
-
Trouble at Dutch Doom Days
4) BEST
ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
- Voivod
“Target Earth”
- Slough
Feg “Laser Enforcer“
- Grave
Upheaval “ST”
5) BEST
SONGS OF 2013
-
Cathedral “This Body, thy tomb”
-
Autopsy “Slaughter At Beast House”
- In
Solitude “A buried sun”
-
Tribulation “Wanderer in the outer darkness”
- Ocean
Chief “Dean Scanna Styrkan”
6) BEST
OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
I don’t
have any.
7) MOST
ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
-
Swallowed
- While
Heaven Wept
- Krypts
8) It
was a really productive year for me as I was able to release two new albums in
total: Funeralium “Deceived Idealism” in February and Ataraxie “L’être Et La
Nausée” in September. That’s always frustrating to have your albums delayed
again and again. Regarding gigs, I particularly enjoyed myself playing at
Killtown Deathfest as I saw lot of cool bands and met some cool people there.
As for other gigs in general, that was also nice to play again with Mournful Congregation,
Mourning Beloveth, Ophis or Marche Funèbre as they now are long time doom
comrades.
As for
what happened in 2013 in our world, we were one more time overfed with sterile
and nonsense debates. That’s what I call the culture of VOID! Media know too
well how to manipulate the mass so as avoid REAL debates and help politicians
to keep on getting more and more from us without facing any trouble. Anyway,
don’t hope for any better things now…
9) BEST
LABELS OF 2013
- Weird
Truth
- Ostra
Records
- Iron
Bonehead
Kent (WO FAT)
Best Albums of 2013
1. Earthless "From the Ages"
2. Tombstones "Red Skies and Dead Eyes"
3. Church of Misery "Thy Kingdom Scum"
4. Egypt "Become the Sun"
5. The Disease Concept "Your Destroyer"
6. Elder "Spires Burn/Release"
7. Ultra Magnetic Mega Galactic S/T
8. Mothership S/T
9. Dark Earth/ Bibles and Hand Grenades split
10. Harsh Toke "Light Up and Live"
11. Switchblade Jesus S/T
12. Arrowhead "Atomsmasher"
Best Live
Performances
I saw some amazing shows this year and it's tough to
pick the best, but I think I would have to say that one night - April 20th at
Roadburn - will always be a memorable one for me. I saw High on Fire
sound better and rock harder than I've ever heard them sound before and I also
got to see Elder absolutely destroy as well. In addition to the great
performances by the bands, the vibe at Roadburn with the crowd and fans was a
transcendent experience for me. Awesome, awesome experience that
I'm thrilled to have been a part of.
The other absolutely epic show I saw this year was
Sleep in Denton, Texas.
Best Album Cover
Earthless "From the Ages"
Best Songs of 2013
1. Egypt "Ancient Enemy"
2. Earthless "From the Ages"
3. Black Pussy "Galaxies"
4. Church of Misery "B.T.K."
Most Anticipated Albums
The new Blood Farmers record
The new Las Cruces record
Personal Thoughts about 2013
2013 was a great year for me. We did our first
European tour and got to be a part of both Roadburn and Desertfest London,
which were among the coolest shows I've ever gotten to play. I also saw
so many great performances and got to see some of my favorite bands live that I
thought I may never get to see. Some of the kick ass sets that I saw this
year were Sleep, Orange Goblin, Church of Misery (who finally made it to
Dallas), Ufomammut (at Desertfest), Egypt, Kadaver, Lowrider, Saint
Vitus, Ape Machine, Freedom Hawk, Dark Earth, Black Pussy.... So many great
bands, so many great shows.
2013 also was a landmark year for me because myself
and Michael and Tim from Wo Fat bought the studio that I have worked at for
many years and that all of the Wo Fat albums were recorded at.
Clint (Hand of Doom radio)
1)BEST ALBUMS OF 2013 (I took it
to 11 and went one louder. I could have made 10 louder, but this list goes to
11)
2)BEST EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
3)BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
SLEEP / SUMMONUS / THE DEVIL RIDES OUT @ THE MANNING BAR,
SYDNEY 27 OCT
SLEEP @ THE PRINCE BANDROOM, MELBOURNE 26 OCT
KADAVAR / BLUES PILLS / CHILD / KING OF THE NORTH 26 NOV
OM @ THE HIFI BAR, MELBOURNE
4) BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
5) BEST SONGS OF 2013
6) BEST OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
For me that’s the “Dale” EP by Aleph Null which came out in
January of 2012 – seriously overlooked and far better than a lot of the full
length albums released last year. This didn’t miss my attention in 2012, but
given how great it is the lack of attention it received was criminal!
7) MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
Yob
Crowbar
Elder
8) This year in Australia – seeing live shows from Sleep, Church of Misery, St Vitus, Kadavar,
Blues Pills, Kingdom of Sorrow, Red Fang, Orange Goblin, Vista Chino, along with some seeing some amazing
Australian bands in Child and Horsehunter take shape (these bands will have
some impressive albums out in 2014!), a new album from Clagg was a highlight
also.
Hoping to hear some new tracks from Yob and Crowbar at Roadburn, and
Elder at Desertfest Berlin as well as getting to see all three of these bands
live for the very first time. Cannot wait to meet Windhand and see them live at
Roadburn and Heavy Days in Doomtown. And am very much hoping to see the amazing
Aleph Null perform live at some point during April when I’m in Europe.
Clutch - Earth
Rocker
Red Fang -
Whales and Leeches
ASG - Blood
Drive
Kylesa -
Ultraviolet
Egypt - Become
the Sun
QOTSA - ...
like Clockwork
2) BEST EPs/DEMOS
OF 2013
Buzzard
Funeral Horse
Valley of the
Sun - Gunslinger
3) BEST LIVE
PERFORMANCES OF 2013
Clutch/Sword/American
Sharks
Cro-Mags/Black
Tusk/Intera Arma/Switchblade Jesus
4) BEST ALBUM
COVERS OF 2013
Sandrider - Godhead
Traitors
Return to Earth - Betting on a Full Collapse
5) BEST SONG
OF 2013
Clutch - The
Wolf Man Kindly Requests…
6) BEST
OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
The Heavy Eyes
- Maera
8) Being able
to jam with some amazing musicians during the year. A frieght train of killer
times and tunes.
Joe (Ice Dragon)
1) BEST
ALBUMS OF 2013
In no order:
Guided by Voices – English Little League
Teenage
Guitar – Force Fields at Home
Robert
Pollard – Honey Locust Honky Tonk
Robert Pollard – Blazing Gentlemen
Circus Devils – When Machines Attack
Circus
Devils – My Mind Has Seen the White Trick
Voivod –
Target Earth
Reg King
– Looking for a Dream
Nisson –
The RCA Albums Collection
Nektar –
A Tab in the Ocean reissue
2)BEST EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
Only
heard two:
Guided by Voices – Down by the Racetrack
Guided by Voices – Down by the Racetrack
Guided
by Voices – Glue On Bicycle
3)BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
In no
order:
Killing Joke The Musical Box Goblin
Killing Joke The Musical Box Goblin
Vektor Toss-up between The Zombies or The Monkees
4)BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
4)BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
In no
order:
Circus
Devils – When Machines Attack G
uided by
Voices – English Little League
I want
to say Ice Dragon – Born a Heavy Morning but instead I’ll go with: Realmbuilder
– Blue Flame Cavalry (though I haven’t heard the album yet) 5)
5)BEST SONGS OF 2013
Wouldn’t know where to begin. I hardly ever pay attention to the names of songs so I wouldn't be able to tell you anyway.
6) BEST OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
I’m still discovering stuff from the ‘60s and ‘70s; I’ll get to 2012 in fifty years.
I’m still discovering stuff from the ‘60s and ‘70s; I’ll get to 2012 in fifty years.
7) MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
In no order:
Guided by Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit
In no order:
Guided by Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit
Guided
by Voices – Cool Planet
Whatever else Robert Pollard puts out
Whatever else Robert Pollard puts out
8) I feel good about the music we made this past year, as Ice Dragon and in our other guises. I look forward to recording more music in the coming year.
Raul (Memento Mori rds)
BEST ALBUMS OF 2013
COFFINS - The Fleshland
COFFINS - The Fleshland
FUNERALIUM - Deceived Idealism
KRYPTS - Unending Degradation
DREAM DEATH - Somnium Excessum
ONIROPHAGUS - Prehuman
ATARAXIE - L’être et la Nausée
ABYSMAL GRIEF - Feretri
GRAVE MIASMA - Odori Sepulcrorum
SHADOW OF THE TORTURER - Dronestown
ILSA - Intoxicantations
KRYPTS - Unending Degradation
DREAM DEATH - Somnium Excessum
ONIROPHAGUS - Prehuman
ATARAXIE - L’être et la Nausée
ABYSMAL GRIEF - Feretri
GRAVE MIASMA - Odori Sepulcrorum
SHADOW OF THE TORTURER - Dronestown
ILSA - Intoxicantations
BEST EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
BÖLZER - Aura
SHEOL - Promo MMXIII
PRAISE THE FLAME - Profane Cult
DEMENTIA 13 - Tales for the Carnivorous
NECRORITE - In Death’s Certitude
BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
I couldn’t attend barely any show this year. Budget’s tight and I chose to invest most of my money on the label.
BEST ALBUM COVER OF 2013
AUTOPSY - The Headless Ritual
BEST SONG OF 2013
SHADOW OF THE TORTURER - Indianapolis/Ukiah
BEST OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
SINISTROUS DIABOLUS - Total Doom//Desecration
MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
The new TRIPTYKON and the debut full-length by SWALLOWED.
8) It was a pretty rad year labelwise, with great releases such as
Uncoffined, Symptom, Solothus and Chalice Of Doom that I didn’t mention on the
“best albums of 2013” list out of a -most probably- stupid sense of modesty.
Ahem. And regarding 2014, I just can’t fucking wait. We’ll be putting out more
releases than ever before and I’m really anticipating them all.
Aleksey (T.o.P.)
-Stangala / StoneBirds split
“Kreiz-Breizh Sessions”
-Talbot “Scaled”
- Plöw “No Highness Below The Crown”
-Fanttasma “Another
Sleepless Night”
- As_Autumn_Calls_-_Cold,_Black_&_Everlasting
-Absenth / Minded
“Earthtone”
-Castero “Revolutions”
-Horse Latitudes “Black
Soil”
-Sendelica “The
Kaleidoscopic Kat And It’s Autoscopic Ego”
-Peacemaker “Cult.45”
2) BEST EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
1. The Moon Mistress
“Shimla”
2. The Grand Astoria
3. Arkham Witch
“Hammerstorm”
4. The Curse of Wendigo
“Wild Honey”
5. Nonsun “Sun Blind Me”
3) BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
-The Moon Mistress and
Talbot gig in Saint-Petersburg. Even though I don’t remember a half of that
evening.
4) BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
Ocean Chief “Sten”
The Grand Astoria
“Then You Win”
Talbot “Scaled”
5) BEST SONGS OF 2013
-Moss “Horrible Nights”
-Stangala “Konk Kerne”
- Plöw “Captain Gungus”
-Castero “He Must Rule”
-The Moon Mistress “Shimla”
6) BEST OVERLOOKED ALBUM OF 2012
-Realmbuilder “Fortifications
of the Pale Architect” (it was re-released by I Hate Records in 2012, so it
counts)
7) MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
-Realmbuilder “Blue Flame
Cavalry”
-Jack Frost
-Echthros
8) On a more personal point of view, please give us your own appreciations
about this year and - if there’s any particular - your expectations for 2014?
There was enough of doom in
2013 and there will be even more in 2014 as well there’re always a damned lot
of opportunities to find perfect balance and harmony. Ohm shanti ohm.
9) BEST LABELS OF 2013
-I Hate Records
-Northern Silence
Vincent (Mourning Dawn)
9) BEST
LABELS OF 2013
Vincent (Mourning Dawn)
BEST
ALBUMS OF 2013
ORCHID –
The Mouths of Madness
EIBON -
II
GRAVE
MIASMA - Odori Sepulcrorum
TEMPLE
of BAAL - Verses of Fire
CARCASS
- Surgical Steel
BLOOD
CEREMONY - The Eldrith Dark
SATAN -
Life Sentence
JEX
THOTH - Blood Moon Rise
YEAR OF THE GOAT - Angels' Necropolis
2) BEST EPs/DEMOS OF 2013
BÖLZER -
Aura
URFAUST
- Die Erste Levitation
3) BEST
LIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2013
AURA
NOIR - Hellfest
JEX
THOTH - Brussels – Magasin 4
NECROS
CHRISTOS – Brussels – Magasin 4
SLEEP -
Hellfest
GRAVEYARD
- Hellfest
extra
special mention to the first edition of WOLFTHRONE FEST near Paris. Two days of
black death done the rightest way you could dream of!
4) BEST ALBUM COVERS OF 2013
- EIBON
- II
- JEX
THOTH - Blood Moon Rise
7) MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2014
NECROS CHRISTOS
PILGRIM
THE WOUNDED KINGS
8) 2013 : seen lots of gigs. Way too many generic stoner bands calling themselves doom.
2014 : At least seeing URFAUST live (Brussels maybe, Hellfest for sure!) More doom gigs in Paris!
VAN Records
IRON BONEHEAD
SEPULCHRAL VOICE
Dana (Beelzefuzz)
Albums
1. Black Sabbath -13
2. Cathedral- The Last Spire
3. Goatess- Goatess
4. Age Of Taurus- Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
5.Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats- Mind Control
6. Curse The Sun- Psychache
7. Clamfight- I Versus the Glacier
8. Devil To Pay- Fate Is Your Muse
9. Weed Is Weed- Blunt Force Trauma
10. Admiral Browning- Give No Quarter
Demo/EP
1. Heavy Temple- Unholy Communion
2. Doctor Smoke- Doomo
3. Black Blizzard- Broken Hands, Broken Hearts
4. Slagstorm
5. Second Grave- Antithesis
1. Black Sabbath -13
2. Cathedral- The Last Spire
3. Goatess- Goatess
4. Age Of Taurus- Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
5.Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats- Mind Control
6. Curse The Sun- Psychache
7. Clamfight- I Versus the Glacier
8. Devil To Pay- Fate Is Your Muse
9. Weed Is Weed- Blunt Force Trauma
10. Admiral Browning- Give No Quarter
Demo/EP
1. Heavy Temple- Unholy Communion
2. Doctor Smoke- Doomo
3. Black Blizzard- Broken Hands, Broken Hearts
4. Slagstorm
5. Second Grave- Antithesis
Best Live Performances of 2013
1. Hammer of Doom!
2. Stoner Hands Of Doom
1. Hammer of Doom!
2. Stoner Hands Of Doom
Most Anticipated Albums for 2014
1. Blood Farmers!
2. Pilgrim- Void Worship
3. Serpent Venom- Of Things Seen And Unseen
4. Sigiriya- Darkness Died Today
1. Blood Farmers!
2. Pilgrim- Void Worship
3. Serpent Venom- Of Things Seen And Unseen
4. Sigiriya- Darkness Died Today
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