In this mid-May edition of The Doomed & Stoned Show, host Billy Goate and special guest Steve Howe from the UK blog Outlaws of the Sun trade their Top 7 releases of the first-half of 2017.

In this 'cast, you'll encounter some familiar names and discover a few fresh faces, too. One thing you can be sure of, there's some fine songcraft on display here. Brand new doom metal and stoner rock by: Altar of Betelgeuze, Bathsheba, Brume, Fange, Forming The Void, HYMN, OHHMS, Marche Funebre, Mastodon, Summoner, Season of Arrows, Super Snake, The Obsessed, Two Headed Beast, and Vokonis. We close with a rare track by Chris Cornell, who passed away on May 18th, 2017.

PLAYLIST:

1. Brume: "Grit & Pearls" (00:11)

2. The Obsessed: "Stranger Things" (15:39)

3. Forming The Void: "After Earth" (22:01)

4. Super Snake: "Lie4u" (29:33)

5. OHHMS: "The Magician" (38:22)

6. Summoner: "Beyond The Realm of Light" (46:35)

7. Vokonis: "The Sunken Djinn" (54:16)

8. Mastodon: "Jaguar God" (1:03:08)

9. Two Headed Beast: "Hail To The Chief" (1:15:53)

10. Marche Funebre: "Deprived (Into Darkness) (1:19:59)

11. Fange: "Les Gemonies" (1:29:27)

12. HYMN: "Perish" (1:43:31)

13, Bathsheba: "Conjuration of Fire" (1:53:52)

14. Altar of Betelgeuze: "No Return" (2:01:33)

15. Season of Arrows: "The Bridge" (2:11:19)

16. Chris Cornell: "Seasons (Home Studio Version)" (2:29:36)

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