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The Obelisk: The Top 20 of 2011

Posted on Saturday, December 10th, 2011

This list is made up of my personal picks, not the results of the Readers Poll, which is ongoing.

It was an impossible task to keep up with everything that came out this year. I’ll say flat out that I didn’t. There are records that I just didn’t get to hear, and I should note at the outset that this list is mine. It’s based on my personal opinions, what I listened to the most this year and what I think 2011′s most crucial releases have been.

I’ve spent the better part of this week and last, if brain-time counts constructing this list, and I finally got it to a point where I feel comfortable sharing. Since last December, I’ve kept a Post-It of names, and all year, I’ve logged bands I’d want to consider for the final top 20. In the end, there were 78 bands and more that I didn’t get to write down for whatever reason. 2011 was nothing if it wasn’t overwhelming.But here we are, anyway, and it’s done. Let’s get to it:

20. Suplecs – Mad Oak Redux
Released by Small Stone / Reviewed Nov. 5, 2010.

This is nothing if not a sentimental pick.Last year, I put Electric Wizard in the #20 spot because the record wasn’t out yet, and this year, I’m putting Suplecs interview with bassist Danny Nick here in just because I couldn’t imagine this list without them. Until literally a few minutes before I clicked “Publish” on this post, there was someone else in this spot, but ultimately, it had to be them.

The New Orleans trio’s first record in half a decade wasn’t what I listened to most in 2011, it wasn’t the best album, or the most important, or career-defining, but when it came right down to it, god damn, I was just happy to have Suplecs back. It had been too long.

19. Elvis Deluxe – Favourite State of Mind
Released by Harmony Records / Reviewed June 14

After a while, I was kind of shocked to find myself continuing to listen to Favourite State of Mind, the second album by Polish rockers Elvis Deluxe. The record’s dynamics didn’t immediately open up to me, but once I dug into the songs, I was wowed by their balance of catchy hooks and substantial-sounding riffs.

The album was genre-relevant without being genre-minded, with vocal changes, organ, atmospheric shifts and a whole host of moods and turns. After hearing their 2007 debut, Lazy, I wasn’t expecting much out of the norm from Favourite State of Mind, and I’m still thrilled by just how wrong I was, and ‘Take it Slow’ is among my favorite single songs of the year.

18. 40 Watt Sun -  The Inside Room
Released by Metal Blade / Reviewed Aug. 11.

The gloomy opening statement from former Warning guitarist / vocalist Patrick Walker turned heads around the world with its unabashed emotional conviction, which was so much the central focus of the record as to be made a novelty by those who don’t usually consider doom an emotionally relevant genre the widespread arguments against that notion I’ll leave for another time.

What most stood out to me about The Inside Room was how the sentimentality translated into a gorgeous melodic sensibility and resulted in a lonely mood that was engrossing. On that level, it was easily among 2011′s most effective releases. It made you feel what it seemed to be feeling.

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Album of the day: Sungrazer – Mirador

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Doommantia: After releasing their impressive self titled début a year ago, Sungrazer return with Mirador, an album packed full of fuzzed out riffs, cosmic bass lines and soothing vocals. If your unaware of Sungrazer, imagine Kyuss mixed with Hawkwind via Jimi Hendrix and your only just scratching ...read more

Sungrazer: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Posted on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Mirador, the sophomore album from Dutch stoner rockers Sungrazer, is available for streaming in its entirety at Vpro 3voor12, which is the finest cultural media network in the Netherlands. A 4-minute video teaser for Mirador can be seen below. The CD will be released on Friday, 8 July via Elektrohasch.

On line Now! Roadburn Festival 2011 Audio Streams of The Atomic Bitchwax, Pharaoh Overlord, Ramesses and Zoroaster Among Others

Posted on Thursday, May 19th, 2011

The latest batch of audio streams from this year’s stellar 16th edition of Roadburn Festival are now only a few quick clicks away. Ready for another round of bands captured in all of their Roadburn glory? Of course you are! And stay tuned for more! Click on the band names ...read more

Terrorizer – Roadburn Review: The Afterburner (by José Carlos Santos)

Posted on Monday, April 25th, 2011

Roadburn 2011 was my fifth Roadburn already, but this was the first time the gods of doom, airplane flights, hotel fares, volcanoes and other assorted ruling deities of this world converged towards allowing me to stay for the Afterburner. Just like the festival itself became a part of my very ...read more

Roadburn 2011 on YouTube Pt.4 (The Afterburner)

Posted on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Quite a few Roadburn 2011 performances were captured on video by audience members. Here is a selection of YouTube clips handpicked by Roadburn (Day 4: The Afterburner). Those moments when it was impossible to instantly transport yourself from the Main Room to the Midi Theatre, Green Room or Bat Cave ...read more

Album of the day: Sungrazer – Sungrazer

Posted on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: I had been looking forward to hearing the self-titled debut from Dutch rockers Sungrazer for a while before it showed up. The album, which was originally released by the band before they got picked up for CD / vinyl issue through Germany’s Elektrohasch Schallplatten, is ...read more

Sungrazer Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Please relive Sungrazer live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Danny Gras ( Spacejam / Gomer Pyle) “I managed to walk into the Green Room just as the lights went down for Sungrazer. They were the only band playing this weekend who’s ...read more

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