33. Godthrymm - "Distortions"

Refined Doom metal that leans in on the lilting melodies. This is a hypnotic album that avoids the doom’s usually thudding monotony. Instead, it majors on beautiful textures, creating an ethereal blanket of sumptuous sound.

It has a reflective warmth to it that both engages and envelopes the listener. The heaviness is there but it is restrained and very much relegated to the back of the room. Simultaneously sumptuous and haunting.