I could not close out the year without adding a few albums that are pretty damn good.
Astra‘s debut album The Weirding is an incredible album. Astra is a straight up progressive rock band from San Diego. And when I say progressive rock I do not mean this weird modern shit but something that could have been recorded in the early 70′s. If you are going to Roadburn make sure you take time to check them out.
Nachtmystium‘s put out an superb metal album a few years back that is a high point of the decade. Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 is Pink Floyd and Darkthrone’s love child. The last three songs on the album are epic! Nachtmystium put on a hell of a live show too.
Another tattooist/artist/musician, Danial Higgs and Lungfish are a band I just got turned onto this year. So I did not want to include them in the my top 10 even though they are pretty damn bad ass. Being from the tattoo world I did not know that the Lungfish Danial Higgs and the Tattooist and Artist Danial Higgs were the same person. My favorite Lungfish album to date is probably 2006′s Love is Love. I am just got hep to them so I am way into them right now. Great album!
Doom supergroup Shrinebuilder are a powerhorse force of doom greatness. Shrinebuilder features Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Wino (The Obsessed, St. Vitus, Spirit Caravan) Al Cisneros (Sleep, OM) and Dale Crover (The Melvins). This self titled LP is doom at it’s finest. Each member adds a little something to each of the songs. Killer.
Danny Barnes is one of the most prolific song-writers in the music business today. With his albums with the Bad Livers and his solo albums he just keeps putting out more and more stuff every year! 2006′s Oft Mended Raiment is a smorgasbord of sound and wonder. I love the use of samples on this record along with Danny’s high lonesome vocals. A contrast that works will. Also this years, Pizza Box, is awesome! He is the master of the claw-hammer. The highlights for me are the title track, Sleep, and Charlie. Danny is an awesome story teller. Many Hailz Danny.
I could go on and on but I won’t…I can’t wait for the next.
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