Here we go! Plunging into another season of The Doomed and Stoned Show, with this episode recapping some of the best albums of 2023. Special guest Steve Howe from Outlaws of the Sun joins Billy Goate (Editor in Chief, Doomed and Stoned) for a countdown of their individual lists, from 10 to 1, focusing on various hybrids of doom metal and stoner rock (each album available on Bandcamp and hotlinked to the band names below).

Also in this episode, a discussion of releases we’re looking forward to in 2024!

PLAYLIST:

INTRO (00:00)

HOST SEGMENT I - Steve’s List (00:31)
1. Bongzilla – Dab City (no. 10) - “Hippie Stick” (09:28)
2. Howling Giant – Glass Future (no. 9) - “There’s Time Now” (15:46)
3. Ritual King – The Infinite Mirror (no. 8) “Worlds Divide” (22:17)
4. Dozer – Drifting Into Endless Void (no. 7) - “Mutation/Transformation” (29:46)
5. Acid King – Beyond Vision (no. 6) - “Electro Magnetic” (37:17)

HOST SEGMENT II - Billy’s List (45:33)
6. Wolfnaut – Return of the Asteroid (no. 10) - “Brother of the Badlands” (53:00)
7. They Watch Us From The Moon – Cosmic Chronicles, Act I: The Ascension (no. 9) - “On The Fields of The Moon” (57:26)
8. Moon Coven – Sun King (no. 8) - “Seeing Stone” (1:05:42)
9. Outer Head – Delirium (no. 7) - “Delirium” (1:10:14)
10. Sativa Root – Kings of the Weed Age (no. 6) - “Megalobong” (1:16:12)

HOST SEGMENT III - Steve’s List (1:25:34)
11. Modder – The Great Liberation Through Hearing (no. 5) - “Belly Ache” (1:35:07)
12. Beastwars – Tyranny of Distance (no. 4) - “Waves” (1:43:14)
13. Green Lung – This Heathen Land (no. 3) - “One For Sorrow” (1:48:17)
14. Slomatics – Strontium Fields (no. 2) - “Voidians” (1:54:52)

HOST SEGMENT IV - Billy’s List (2:01:12)
15. Ghorot – Wound (no. 5) - “Dredge” (2:09:34)
16. Purification – Elphinstone (no. 4) - “Elphinstone” (2:17:09)
17. The Heavy Minds – Beyond Gloom (no. 3) - “Time Flies Pt. II” (2:22:17)
18. Sonic Moon – Return Without Any Memory (no. 2) - “Tying Up The Noose” (2:26:41)

HOST SEGMENT V - Steve/Billy’s Top Picks (2:32:42)
19. Domkraft – Sonic Moons (no. 1) - “The Big Chill” (2:47:30)
20. Lamassu – Made of Dust (no. 1) - “Battle Cry” (2:57:12)

OUTRO (3:05:08)

CREDITS:

• Theme Song: Dylan Tucker
• Incidental Music: Hellvetika
• Thumbnail: Artwork by Throne for Modder

In this edition, Billy Goate (Doomed & Stoned), John Gist (Vegas Rock Revolution), and Bucky Brown (The Ripple Effect) sift through their favorites from the November rankings at DoomCharts.com, including a countdown of the Top 10 and related banter!

This wraps up our series on fall releases. If you missed the other parts, you can check them all out here:

• Listen to Fall Doom Charts: I
• Listen to Fall Doom Charts: II
• Listen to Fall Doom Charts: III

PLAYLIST

INTRO - November Doom Charts Countdown (00:00)
1. Asteroid Witch (#27) - Time Crystal/Mind Prism (00:31)

HOST SEGMENT I (03:47)
2. Jerky Dirt (#25) - “Tether” (17:20)
3. Super American Eagle (#28) - “Gone” (21:03)
4. Phantom High (#20) - “Mt. Tequila” (25:40)

HOST SEGMENT II (30:06)
5. Psychic Trash (#26) - “Underlings” (44:10)
6. Mountain of Misery (#11) - “Climb By The Sundown” (48:54)
7. Modder (#40) - “Doom Denker (53:49)

HOST SEGMENT III (59:28)
8. Orphans of Doom (#10) - "Awakening” (1:10:13)
9. Svartanatt (#9) - “Child of the Devil” (1:14:53)
10. Supertzar (#8) - “Styx” (1:19:09)

HOST SEGMENT IV (1:28:50)
11. Spidergawd (#7) - “Dinosaur” (1:42:01)
12. Robots of the Ancient World (#6) - “Hindu Kush” (1:46:23)
13. Wet Cactus (#5) - “My Gaze Is Fixed Ahead” (1:51:12)

HOST SEGMENT V (1:56:17)
14. Burn Ritual (#4) - “Grave Watcher” (2:25:25)
15. Almost Honest (#3) - “Laughter of the Deer Owl” (2:29:45)
16. Ritual King (#2) - “Landmass” (2:34:12)
17. Green Lung (#1) - “Mountain Throne” (2:41:27)

BONUS TRACKS:

18. Chief of Smoke (#15) - “Embracing The Serpent” (2:47:00)
19. Honeygiant (#14) - “Remain Where You Were Found” (2:54:58)
20. Ancient Days (#21) - “The Shape” (2:58:47)

OUTRO (3:05:42)

CREDITS:

• Theme Song: Dylan Tucker
• Incidental Music: Hellvetika
• Thumbnail Art: Richard Wells/Green Lung

Doomed & Stoned’s every so often series Doom Around The World is back for a second season! This time, we’ve invited recording artist Sound Animal to curate this uniquely atmospheric and immersive mix of drone-doom, sludge-doom, space-doom, stoner-doom, and shroom-doom from France, Belgium, Norway, Australia, and Ukraine.

Listen on streaming platforms everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, PlayerFM, and more!

Sound Animal Mix No. 1

1. Hiding Sun (France) - “ Sol Måne” (00:40)

2. Modder (Belgium) - “Mudslinger” (29:30)

3. Steinsopp (Norway) - “Sporeborn” (50:58)

4. Comacozer (Australia) - “Helios Hyperion” (1:08:46)

5. Stoned Jesus (Ukraine) - “I’m The Mountain” (1:18:54)