dinsdag 3 maart 2020

The Doom Chart for February 2020


Doom Charts

“There’s no shoulder to cry on when you have no shame
There’s no finger to point when you are to blame
Open book, in my eyes shows you rain, then storming
I can’t look, when covered by the nothing and the suffering” ~ Down
What a month in the heavy underground. Not only were we blessed with hundreds of albums across the world making their presence known via word of mouth, social media, streaming platforms, live shows, opening slots, festivals, label endorsements, and well, YouTube.

Wait, YouTube? You may have witnessed some of the drama associated with a major YouTube channel Stoned Meadow of Doom (SMOD), causing a ruckus online this past month. The viral support within the heavy scene was an insane and amazing outburst of comradery. At the Doom Charts, its always been strictly about the music. Politics, religion, personal beliefs aside, we try to treat everyone with equal respect no matter their personal situation, unless it crosses THE LINE. We do not support or condone discriminatory acts of any sort. While I generally believe in second chances and that behavior is often a result of upbringing, cultural impacts and surroundings, I also believe in discipline, and consequences for such actions. In this case, the poor actions of SMOD were enough to garner a revolutionary action within the scene leading to what seems like closure to an online abuse of power, despite the exposure he was bringing to select bands on the channel. We’ve all witnessed instances of shady business practices, elitist attitude, and discriminatory actions throughout our lives and are all entitled to our own opinions on how to treat such behavior. In the end I hope we all can learn and grow stronger as humans from the what happened in February, including the perpetrator.

Enough drama, check out the February Charts right here, right now!!

Enough drama indeed. Bucky could not have said it better. Let’s all remember how bad SMOD was and the guy behind it is for the scene. There is no need for such a creep to be around; and I hope all of you crazy music fiends out there will not let it slide. Cause there is no need for him and his channel. There are so many other channels around that do it better for everyone involved. So forget about the bad one and let’s celebrate all those good ones and let’s celebrate the bands and the albums that are on it. Cause, man, there are a lot! Almost 250 albums got voted for by the contributors and only 30 are published. And this goes on every month. Amazing… Simply amazing! And Lowrider’s Refractions album climbed from position 4 in January to the Number 1 spot. Well deserved! And most of those 250 albums could also rank much higher come next month!

Welcome to Doom Charts, representing some of the finest bloggers, journalists, radio, podcasters and album reviewers from the heavy underground around the globe.  Each month, our critics submit their picks for the best new doom, sludge metal, stoner-psychedelic and heavy rock albums.  The results are compiled and tabulated into the chart below.  This is a one-stop shop for the best new albums in the world…



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