A love for the slow, the macabre, the groove-laden heavy forefathers of doom and stoner rock (such as Blue Cheer, Paul Chain, Sir Lord Baltimore, UFO, Captain Beyond, Bang!, Uriah Heep, and of course Black Sabbath,)
combined with an enormous amount of bloody civil war history, being at the foothills of the oldest mountain range in the country, having the nation’s capital in our backyard, and a dash of psychedelics is what spawned our mecca of doom here. From the early days of Pentagram and then the Hellhound Records era to the up and comers of today you’ll find a plethora of musicians and bands who don’t care about fame or money or clout. They want one thing and one thing only and that’s to play heavy music from the soul and share it with you.
This compilation is dedicated to the inimitable Dave Sherman. His contribution to the scene was unmatched and it wouldn’t be what it is today without him. He recorded and/or performed with: Earthride, Shine, Heavy Soul, Spirit Caravan, Wretched, Weed Is Weed, The Obsessed, King Valley, Galactic Cross, Basement Chronicles w/ Bobby Liebling, Hank 3, and Sourvein among others… He was everyone’s brother and biggest fan. He will be severely missed in Maryland, not to mention the entire world. Rest in power Sherm.
1.Earthride – Fighting the Devils Inside You 05:05
2.The Obsessed – Streetside 03:25
3.Iron Man – Unjust Reform 04:55
4.Internal Void – Warhorse 05:05
5.Unorthodox – Smoke ‘n’ Joe 04:20
6.Pentagram – Sub-Basement 06:02
7.Foghound – Turn Off The World 03:41
8.Yatra – Hour of the Dragon 05:00
9.Nitroseed – Barbariano El Testubo 03:17
10.Wio – The Song’s At The Bottom Of The Bottle 04:42
11.Spirit Caravan – Retroman 05:33
12.The Flying Eyes – Under Iron Feet 03:20
13.Faith in Jane – Enter Her Light 07:59
14.Alms – Dead Water 07:09
15.Sixty Watt Shaman – Antidote 03:47
16.Asthma Castle – Mount Crushmore 05:31
17.Weed is Weed – Big Green Patch 06:10
18.Caustic Casanova – Anubis Rex 04:36
19.Mountainwolf – The Jam 05:04
20.Bailjack – Predominantly Green 08:25
21.Mythosphere – Star Crossed 03:37
22.Cavern – Outsiders 06:04
23.The Druids – Atlantean 05:57
24.Black Lung – Mad King 04:56
25.Haze Mage – Bong Witch 04:48
26.Serpents of Secrecy – Time Crushes All 07:36
27.Rogue Conjurer – Of The Goddess 07:24
28.Beelzefuzz – Lunar Blanco 04:39
29.Crow Hunter – Mariner 03:33
30.Lathe – Cauliflower 05:49
31.Holy Fingers – Bring Me the Beasts 03:59
32.Nupraptor – Through The Smoke 06:47
33.Weed Coughin – In The Ring 04:56
34.At The Graves – Pain of Distance 05:07
35.Meatjack – Sleep 02:54
36.Stone Dust Riders – 42 03:58
37.High Noon Kahuna – Danger Noodle 05:57
38.Tombtoker – Braise the Dead 04:27
39.Admiral Browning – Human Dilemma 04:44
40.Severed Satellites – Apollo 04:56
41.The Crow’s Eye – The Eyes of a Crow 04:47
42.Mobula – Sirens and Widows 04:41
43.highpriest – Malachi 04:19
44.Revvnant – Automatic 04:56
45.Thought Eater – Crushing Metaphysical Crisis 05:20
46.Ethur – Some like it South 06:02
47.Atomic Motel – Smiling Jack 07:06
48.Born of Plagues – Calling to the Void 09:00
49.Destroyer of Man – Rat King 06:43
50.Bone Potion – Goddess Return 09:21