If I love: The Sword - Gods of the Earth...then I will surel

Who else will I love? Thanks in advance!

Slough Feg. They were originally known as The Weird Lord Slough Feg. Stupid name but good music. I've been ever so slowly gathering up their discography, but it's been well worth it.

http://www.myspace.com/sloughfeg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_Weird_Slough_Feg

I'm not usually a folk metal kind of guy, but these guys do it so well, I don't mind the sword & sorcery stuff. Big, thick, bottom heavy music. Their latest release Ape Uprising! has a 'Planet of the Apes' theme. How could I resist?

Even I have a Slough Feg disc, which is saying something because as you know I don't care for folk metal either. It's not bad.

As for the "doom/pop" type stuff, maybe these? Although they are more like the Age of Winters than Gods of The Earth.

Chrome Locust- s/t
Priestess- Hello Master
Witch- s/t
Stonegard- Arrows

P.s.- this should be a good thread, almost guaranteed to cost me some money.

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Priestess- Hello Master

Awesome! These are now a want.

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P.s.- this should be a good thread, almost guaranteed to cost me some money.

Yeah, I'm binging hard. I've already bought more music the last few weeks that I did all of 2009. I need to finish my current list and then back way off.

Since "The Sword" has a definite old school streak running through their stuff, I tend to separate them from the majority of the stoner/doom category (same with High On Fire).

A few suggestions worth checking out:


Spiritual Beggars - On Fire: Excellent hard rock/metal band with some "shades of Deep Purple" mixed in with their sound.


Orange Goblin is a sentimental favorite of mine, this disc is more straight-forward metal than their older albums, putting it in just the right category for this thread.


Wino - Punctuated Equilibrium. Wino plays tribute to his past with a variety of cuts ranging from biker rock, to doom, to instrumental fusion type jams and straight ahead metal tracks.

more later...I gotta go to work...

Apostle of Solitude-Sincerest Misery

Cathedral - Ethereal Mirror, Carnival Bizarre, and Supernatural Birth Machine

And though most seem to dislike it, I recommend Saint Vitus C.O.D.

I'd back Detuned recommendations. 3 good picks.

And SAHB's choices of Priestess & Witch also get the thums up from me. Priestess has a new one out as well, Prior to the Fire.

I had that Stonegard album, but it didn't do anything for me and I sold it on ebay. I never heard of Chrome Locust, but if it's in the same vein as the rest, I'll have to take a listen.

EDIT: You can get the Chrome Locust disc used on Amazon for .24 cents. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
http://www.amazon.com/Chrome-Locust/dp/B00000J6AW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1271944973&sr=8-1

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Spiritual Beggars - On Fire

First 30 seconds...wow! Listening to Tall Tales on youtube.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

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Spiritual Beggars - On Fire

First 30 seconds...wow! Listening to Tall Tales on youtube.

If you like Spiritual Beggars, try these guys too..

Terra Firma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Firma_(band)

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&vanity=terrafirmasweden

Yeah, this thread is gonna send me back into my "no more cds" hole when its done with me.

I hear ya. I've been on quite the stoner/retro kick lately myself and it's costing me big time.

I happened upon another band that just answered my own question:


Grand Magus - Iron Will

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If I love: The Sword - Gods of the Earth...then I will surely love...

Gonna suggests the future. Keep up, son!

scottmitchell74 wrote:

I happened upon another band that just answered my own question:


Grand Magus - Iron Will

Heard good things about them, but haven't made any purchases. Yet. Heard good things about Specs nuts too, but have yet to make a purchase there either.

I'll second that Orange Goblin, good stuff there. You might even check Wolfmother, different but has that throwback sound.

Not a lot of these bands sound like The Sword. Haha.

http://www.myspace.com/valkyrie

A bit more doomy, but they have a strong 70s vibe. And that singer sounds a lot like the dude in The Sword. Great band.

He didn't ask who they sound like, he asked who he'd like if he likes The Sword. Sheesh, try and keep up.

TheNazgul wrote:

He didn't ask who they sound like, he asked who he'd like if he likes The Sword. Sheesh, try and keep up.

Yea, I didn't think that many of the bands I've suggested sound like the Sword exactly. I'm going for the retro/stoner vibe of things. Style-wise, not sound alikes, if that makes sense.

I'll back up the Slough Feg and the Cathedral recommendations. Good call on those!

TheNazgul wrote:

He didn't ask who they sound like, he asked who he'd like if he likes The Sword. Sheesh, try and keep up.

Which implies they should at least be similar in sound or style.

If not, then I suggest Barry Manilow.

I listened to Gods of The Earth again last night, and the vocal style reminds me of Fireball Ministry- although Fireball isn't so doomy.

also:

ASG- Win Us Over
Mammoth Volume- The Early Years

If you end up liking the whole "retro" sound, then I'd also suggest all these bands:

Witchcraft
Graveyard
Siena Root
Dead Man

also...EVERYONE should own some Goatsnake! Flower of Disease is a must-own.

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Good call on that one SAHB.

And I second the nominations for Witchcraft and Graveyard by the estemmed Sir Detuned, esq. Heard good things about Sienna Root. Dead Man was a little too "hippy-dippy" for my tastes. By the way, De, has Graveyard put out anything else? I was spinning the debut last night. Love that album.