Doom Chart: Most Paranoid Songs of 01/22/14

Top 25 Songs

#). Song Title (artist/album)

1. Leadersheep (Saturn / Ascending)
2. Blood & Whiskey (Doctor Smoke / Demo 2013)
3. Burnout Blues (Sangoma / Diviner)
4. Robotic Invasion (Fu Manchu / split single w/ Moab)
5. High Priestess (Black Majik Acid / ST)
6. Horse Called Doom (Arrowhead / Atomsmasher)
7. Ruler of Dust (Moon Coven / Amanita Kingdom)
8. 1901 (The Great Electric Quest / Chapter II E.P.)
9. Frown Curve (March the Desert / Waves on the Moon EP)
10. Fall Through (Maze of Roots / 2013)
11. Slave the Hive (High on Fire / digital single)
12. Shades of Black (Demon Eye / Leave the Light)***
13. Trinity (Argus / Beyond the Martyrs)***
14. Gary's Graveyard (Smoke / ST)
15. Necromance (Goya / 777)***
16. Come Samhain (Zodiac / digital single)
17. Gunslinger (Valley of the Sun / Electric Talons of the Thunderhawk)
18. Bottomless Lies (Sandveiss / Scream Queen)
19. Witch Is Burning (Doublestone / Wingmakers)
20. Mrs. Absinthe (Crypt Trip / ST E.P.)
21. As You Wish (Vista Chino / Peace)
22. The Dog (Hollow Leg / Abysmal)
23. Dead Friends (Doomriders / Grand Blood)
24. Phobia (Mist / Demo 2013)***
25. Ramona Parra (The Myrrors / 7" single)

*** New Song

Outgoing songs:

Sinistra (Wounded Giant / Lightning Medicine)
Queen of the Black Harvest (Ice Dragon / Steel Veins single)
Battalion of Zero (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals / Walk Through Exits Only)
Oblivion (Switchblade Jesus / Myelin Constellation)

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DEMON EYE – “Shades of Black”

Debuting at #12 this week is Demon Eye's "Shades of Black", a song that was originally released on the Raleigh, NC quartet's debut six-song E.P. nearly a year ago.  Why is a song that's nearly a year old debuting at the #12 spot?  Because it's being released on the band's full-length album 'Leave the Light' this Friday.  The album features all six E.P. tracks and a clutch of all-new tunes.  I'm glad the band and their label, Soulseller Records went this way with it because it gives me a chance to re-acquaint myself with this tune, a song that was originally somewhat overshadowed by songs like "Hecate", "Silent One" and "Fires of Abalam" (yup, they're all on the new LP).

I wrote a fairly extensive review of 'Leave the Light' for The Sludgelord blog which you can read right here, so I won't rehash all of that wonderful stuff I said about it only to say that I love it and I bet you will too, even if, like me, you already have the original E.P. [see the Paranoid review right here]  Again, five new songs make it well worth picking up with "Adversary" and "Secret Sect" being the strongest of the bunch.

But "Shades of Black" has also been a true standout for me.  Matter of fact, it's been a go-to song to sing and whistle at work over the past few weeks.  It's one of the band's more iconic tracks, featuring the band's trademark guitar sound and curly riffs with a strong whiff of Deep Purple on top.  Don't be surprised if this song goes pretty far up this chart in the coming weeks.  You can pre-order the album by emailing the address found at this link and inquiring about shipping rates.