I read something in an interview with the guitarist from Celtic Frost once. Never heard the band, but the quote stuck in my mind -- "it's the slow stuff that's heavy."
The _Dopesmoker_ album was heavy as hell. Earth is heavy. Sunn is in risk of imploding into a black hole of it's own.
What are some other great, great slow, heavy albums?
The first Jesu album comes to mind. I'm sure I will think of more as the day goes on. TBC
Cody
Celtic Frost... vintage kick ass Metulz band! lml
I think Tool and Deftones have done well in the departement of being slow and heavy.
One of my favorite -way to heavy for existence- band is Swan, pretty noisy.. but.. not a lot of band that i know come close to that heaviness.
Been a Neurosis fan for a long time too....
Jesu is solid! 8)
Type O Negative always comes to mind when I think slow and heavy
That's a great quote, and so true. It reminds me of a couple from Kim Thayil from Soundgarden:
on guitar solos:
"Most are annoying, self-indulgent," he said. "To me, a great guitar solo is Neil Young's on 'Cinammon Girl,' where he plays basically one note."
on his reason for doing what he does:
"I play guitar because I like to make loud noises. And the guitar is the coolest way to make a loud noise."
I'd add Melvins and Helmet.
Quote from: lars on January 26, 2014, 03:13:47 AM
...Kim Thayil from Soundgarden...
And thinking about Soundgarden - Mailman, Black Hole Sun and Limo Wreck have always stuck out to me as some of their heaviest songs, and they're pretty slow too.
Jacob
I'm a big fan of Electric Wizard's Come My Fanatics album. It's too heavy to do much other than wallow in lazy Sabbath style riffage. OTOH, Boris' Heavy Rocks is thick and heavy but also a bit active and quirky.
Oh, and Pallbearer. Gotta be as heavy as you can get with telecasters :o
I forgot about Bongripper.
Heres a great EP.
I use to namedrop four bands as my favourites of the nineties. One of them is Kings X, very slow, very musical, very heavy. Skip the first album, then check out the releases from 89 to 94, all brilliant.
Black Sabbath of course, but thats obvious.
Kyuss maybe? Tool...
Cheers
Quote from: derevaun on January 26, 2014, 05:10:01 AM
I'm a big fan of Electric Wizard's Come My Fanatics album. It's too heavy to do much other than wallow in lazy Sabbath style riffage. OTOH, Boris' Heavy Rocks is thick and heavy but also a bit active and quirky.
Oh, and Pallbearer. Gotta be as heavy as you can get with telecasters :o
I tried an Electric Wizard album recently and actually found it too heavy. I could only manage about half of it at a time before it became overwhelming. Impressive. Shame I didn't get on with it.
I think Crowbar has to be mentioned here. If you haven't heard it, check out their version of No Quarter.
Candlemass. So slow, so heavy!
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Italian stoner group, Ufomammut, slow, sludgy and spacey. Try the Opus Primum album. Loop did some slower tracks now and then, Gilded Eternity album is a good one.
Quote from: kaycee on January 27, 2014, 11:32:32 AM
Italian stoner group, Ufomammut, slow, sludgy and spacey. Try the Opus Primum album. Loop did some slower tracks now and then, Gilded Eternity album is a good one.
Who are also the source of a lot of the borrowed artwork on my pedals (under the guise of Malleus).
Pantera? They didn't do any songs that were slow all the way through, but when they did slow down, it was heavy as f*ck and still grooving. I like that band a lot!!
Paul
For me Neurosis are about as heavy as it gets. Isis has some seriously heavy shit too.
You know, ever since this thread was started I have been listening to some bands i was really into a few years a go. I found that today, I am really into the music but the vocals are getting to me. Not sure what it is, I guess that's why I still love Bongripper since they are almost 100% instrumental but have some great heavy slow music. Hippie Killer & Hate Ashbury are the 2 albums I play the most by them.
Another note, I rely on Last.fm for "similar artist" most of the time and I always come out ahead. Just put in a band you like and check out the "similar artist" section.
Cody
If you like sleep you would loooooovve Electric Wizard!
Harvey Milk. Check the video. Honourable mention for Beatles and VU references ;p
Also, part chimp:
I'll add Boris to this list. Looked 'em up 'cos I read a few reviews that mentioned them in connection with Sunn O))). _Amplifier Worship_ is amazing.
ok i hate you guys just spent too much on itunes
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Boris is AWESOME!!! That orange stack wata has is amazing.
A thought occurred to me.
What IS "heavy" music?
Sunn O)))'s "Agkartha" is undeniably heavy. Neutronium heavy.
But, taken as a whole, _The Final Cut_ by the Floyd is also heavy, in just how psychologically damaged it is, sometimes. Not to mention _The Wall_.
I'm now curious as to what you guys think makes music heavy.
Quote from: alanp on February 08, 2014, 04:34:50 AM
A thought occurred to me.
What IS "heavy" music?
Sunn O)))'s "Agkartha" is undeniably heavy. Neutronium heavy.
But, taken as a whole, _The Final Cut_ by the Floyd is also heavy, in just how psychologically damaged it is, sometimes. Not to mention _The Wall_.
I'm now curious as to what you guys think makes music heavy.
Funny coincidence, I was listening to Welcome to the Machine today in the car and thought to myself, "now that's heavy."
But heavy in a metal sorta way, Motörhead's March or Die.
Quote from: alanp on February 08, 2014, 04:34:50 AM
A thought occurred to me.
What IS "heavy" music?
Sunn O)))'s "Agkartha" is undeniably heavy. Neutronium heavy.
But, taken as a whole, _The Final Cut_ by the Floyd is also heavy, in just how psychologically damaged it is, sometimes. Not to mention _The Wall_.
I'm now curious as to what you guys think makes music heavy.
It's a subjective term but to me it means 'dense'. Whether it's spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically or all the above. The band Low can be as heavy to me as any heavy band though they are not by the usual definition 'heavy'. And by the flip of that there are plenty of loud, detuned, screaming bands that I don't think are heavy at all. Whether it's because they lack originality or passion I don't know but I do know there is no set formula for it for me. It just has to hit me.
Dear God in Heaven... if you like heavy music, and you haven't heard Earth's "Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version", then you need to get it. Somehow.
The standout track for me is "Like Gold And Faceted". How to sum it up... meditate to a A chord, feeding back on itself, with the universe drifting in and out of sync to it, for thirty minutes straight.
Quote from: selfdestroyer on January 26, 2014, 09:11:27 AM
I forgot about Bongripper.
Heres a great EP.
Sorry for the lateness of this reply, but something has been bugging me. (Great link, btw).
What part of England is Ashbury in? Sounds like it's english. And the world is full of teenagers and young adults who hate the smalltime little hole of a town they live in...
I love Earth. They were recommended by the same person who liked Pallbearer. Makes my brain/soul hurt
fyi dylan carlson supposedly owned Cobain's shotgun...those are some heavy feelings
Quote from: alanp on February 15, 2014, 02:42:55 AM
What part of England is Ashbury in? Sounds like it's english. And the world is full of teenagers and young adults who hate the smalltime little hole of a town they live in...
I suspect it's referring to Haight Ashbury (San Francisco) which is well known for its hippie subculture.
Quote from: catfud on February 16, 2014, 09:44:57 AM
Quote from: alanp on February 15, 2014, 02:42:55 AM
What part of England is Ashbury in? Sounds like it's english. And the world is full of teenagers and young adults who hate the smalltime little hole of a town they live in...
I suspect it's referring to Haight Ashbury (San Francisco) which is well known for its hippie subculture.
Thats what I thought also.