Thank you to Rob Hammer for including us on his tremendous end of year list. It's been incredibly humbling to have had A Crypt in the Stars appear on so many.
my (stoner)doom/sludge purchases of 2018
my overall AOTY : Conan – 'Existential Void Guardian'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTCmcxd2Ec
my AOTY in my Crushing//Sludge//HeavyAsFuck section
Religious Observance: 'Utter Discomfort'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sISEbWzy2eU
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A1: Grajo – fantastic female-fronted stonerdoom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAzoeuBc7k
A2: Alastor – great sophomore with clean vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0uTVJ-Dw8s
A3: Bismarck Official – might be the best debut this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9146APVoTs4
A4: Pressor – great psychedelic doom/sludge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcarsTgMWDs
A5: Absent – psychedelic doom with clean vox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gShEwmqBfZk
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B1: Haunted – fantastic female-fronted stonerdoom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQ2IV8I4ss
B2: DeathbellL – female-fronted stonerdoom debut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0WZ2Z27xok
B3: Morpholith – very diverse stonerdoom debut EP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2DoBo9a9x4
B4: Famyne – very melodic doom with strings & clean vox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJj5-BFKa8
B5: Lowen – female-fronted doom with an Eastern vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72JE8xDxpU
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C1: Thallmoth – my instrumental AOTY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2z2R2YIf4
C2: Body Void – their crushing sophomore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NODejb0DQgs
C3: CHRCH – simply one of my fav bands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bP_qsBSxnQ
C4: KLANDESTIN – great stonerdoom debut from Indonesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M55UPVfOlcc
C5: ChronoBot – great psychedelic stonerdoom EP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk6nQ7lPkV8
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D1: Talbot – Estonian stonerdoom with synths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0o2JOihVs
D2: Greengo – highly psychedelic & uptempo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLtvG3eo8zI
D3: Pillars – a crushing French doom debut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVRuBD2tUUE
D4: Horzdun – my fav release not sung in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_pPW7kd48
D5: Kurokuma – that first track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Q85ZxtmEw
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E1: Sleep – I made a lyric video of my fav track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWOExMYSuRo
E2: Witchsorrow – my fav track of my fav album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-hB_YKX2Y
E3: Green Druid – 2 EP's combined to 1 great album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi3VOUTw0Qs
E4: Satori Junk – stonerdoom with synths & clean vocals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6mymzfxPmk
E5: Okwaho – very heavy stonerdoom/sludge debut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rgLz8R0QQs
