About

First and foremost 'Paranoid Hitsophrenic' is a place to spread the word about my favorite new albums in the Stoner/Doom/Sludge/Psychedelic/Hard Rock genres of metal with the odd thrash, groove, viking, traditional heavy metal, etc album thrown into the mix.  Whatever's good.  THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO DOWNLOAD ALBUMS FOR FREE, if an album is available for free download, the link to the band's official page will be provided.  These guys and gals are making too great of music not to be rewarded, especially in a day and age when everything you hear in the mainstream is complete shit (well ... it's been that way for a long, long time hasn't it?).  If I've helped a band to sell to a single album then I've done my job. (I do not work for a record label, band, magazine or am involved in the music business in any way.)

Here's an interview I did for the Temple of Perdition blog:
http://templeofperdition.blogspot.ca/2013/05/whos-behind-temple-part-1-with-lucas.html

Some thoughts about the DOOM CHARTS:
The doom charts are done for love of lists, are based completely on my opinion and are 100% subjective.  It also allows me to share my opinion of my favorite songs and albums of the moment.  The new Doom Charts get posted every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.

Here are the rules of the Doom Charts

• Every song has to have been released within the past (1) calendar year.
• Only one song at a time from any given release (lp, ep, single).  A band like Ice Dragon, however, has had three songs in the top twenty by having released an lp, ep (as Tentacle), and single within a short span of time.
• Once a song reaches 10 plays it is retired from the charts.

I go through so much music that I'm really backed up for listening most of the time, which is why I started doing the doom charts in the first place.  It's not just a good time, it's a clearing house for great music, it gives me the opportunity to familiarize myself with as many great songs as I can because I do not want to miss out on anything.

THE SUPER DOOM CHARTS
The Super Doom Charts are different from my own regular Doom Charts and are posted on the 1st of every month.  They are gathered by taking votes from a bunch of people who are listed on the bottom of each Super Doom Chart page. The votes come from some of your favorite bloggers, etc. who vote for their current favorite albums from all different genres that are related to doom metal and stoner rock, so you will see many different styles of music listed ranging from psychedelic rock (Dead Meadow) to sludge metal (Lumbar) and beyond (Carcass).
FOR BANDS & LABELS
As much as it pains me to do this, I can no longer accept new submissions due to the high volume of commitments I have already made.  There will be a time that I re-open the door for submissions and I'll have to periodically revisit this policy over the long haul.  I have discovered so many great bands and albums through the submissions process such as Crag Dweller, Shinin' Shade, Bretus, Barbara y Los Rotos Del Rock and Sideburn to name a few.  Some of the relationships I have forged through this process have been incredibly rewarding and I will continue to foster those relationships, but for now, I APOLOGIZE BUT I CAN NOT ACCEPT NEW SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME.  I've loved every album that I've posted about on this blog and I know that there are dozens more I will miss out on because of this, but it's time to close down.