The 2024 OHMs Peak Top 10 Heavy Elite.

Ascend with us as we soar to the peak of this year's elite heavy albums.

#1: Lucifer Giant

Genre: Stoner rock, Heavy psych, Doom

Sounds Like: Red Scalp, Pallbearer, Katatonia

Homeland: Switzerland

The debut from Lucifer Giant is truly timeless. This exceptional piece of work will guide you on a soothing exploration of expansive heavy soundscapes while the vocals have a soft and ethereal quality. Each song possesses a similar tone and vibe, creating a vast and immersive journey into doom. The impressive album cover encapsulates the essence and complexity of the album, inviting you into their heavy psychedelic world.

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#2: Slomosa - Tundra Rock

Genre: Stoner rock

Sounds Like: Queens of the Stoneage, Kyuss, Truckfighters

Homeland: Norway

Tunda Rock is a nostalgic nod to the sun-soaked, desert vibes of 90s stonerrock with doses of modern day infectious fuzz. The anthemic vocals from Benjamin Berdous and the deep bass grooves by Marie Moe immersed in whirwind .of genius fretwork make for one hell of an addictive album.

#3: Chat Pile - Cool World

Genre: Noise rock, Sludge, Punk

Sounds Like: The Jesus Lizard, Pissed Jeans, Pitchshifter

Homeland: Oklahoma

Somehow the Oklahoma natives turn abrasive pummeling noise rock into wild tranquil hooks that are both bleak and cathartic.

#4: Wizard Must Die - L'Or des Fous

Genre: Psychedelic rock, Stoner rock

Sounds Like: Spirit Mother, All Them Witches, Sgt. Sunshine,

Homeland: Lyon, France

Six beautifully elaborate track that push the boundaries of progressive stoner rock. Their third release since 2018 us an absolute triumph in sound.

#5: Longheads - Layers of Wax

Genre: Heavy psych, Progressive metal, Thrash, Doom

Sounds Like: King Gizzard, Slift, Fuzz

Homeland: London, UK

Immerse yourself into this wild tapestry of sound molded with psychedlic doom and inspiring tangents of thrash and progressive rock.

#6: Disastroid - Garden Creatures

Genre: Hard rock, Grunge

Sounds Like: Melvins, Gruntruck, Paw

Homeland: California

This addictive off-kilter album features unfiltered heqviness harkening us back to the days of Paw and Gruntruck. Enver's quirky vocals and the richlt layered fretwork add intriguing complexity that drives deeper each listen.

Review and Interview with Disastroid here

#7: Familiars - Easy Does it

Genre: Heavy rock, Stonegaze

Sounds Like: Fostermother, BoneHawk, Tragically Hip

Homeland: Canada

Comforting countryside stonegaze that .beautifully marries heavy riffs with expansive landscapes. Let this one percolate over time and it will become a mainstay in your rotation.

#8: Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja

Genre: Sludge, Psychedelic, Black metal, Industrial

Sounds Like: Blut Aus Nord, Sigh

Homeland: Finland

In the ever-evolving lanscape of metal music, few bands have dared to push the boundaries as bodly as Oranssi Pazuzu. Muuntautuja blends industrial sludge and Black metal with haunting atmospheric elements. The band has created a soundscape that resonates with both heaviness and etherrality, crafting a genre all to themselves.

#9: Laudare - Requiem

Genre: Black metal, Progressive metal, Post metal

Sounds Like: Amenra, Julie Christmas

Homeland: Germany

Requiem is an innovative trip through a web of progressive Post-rock, hardcore, Black metal and operatic choir driven poetry.

#10: High Desert Queen - Palm Reader

Genre: Stoner Rock

Sounds Like: Kal-El, Sasquatch, We Hunt Buffalo

Homeland: Texas

Palm Reader slams with bold and crunchy fuzz, hitting all the right notes and offering a plethora of tremendous hooks.

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