The Beast of 2014

Here's our take on the albums, EP's and singles that came out in 2014 that undoubtedly kicked ass. All speculative opinion of course, and I'm still finding gems that snuck by.  A bit late to the table with a 'best of 2014' list, but sometimes life trumps the almighty riff when life is particularly awesome \m/  Check em out & enjoy. Apologies to any bands who brought the heavy in 2014 and have been overlooked here. Feel free to email in a link to anything you think is missing to handofdoomradio@gmail.com - Cheers!

(Will finish up linking URL's for the rest of the bands throughout the week \m/)

1	YOB	CLEARING THE PATH TO ASCEND
2	CONAN	BLOOD EAGLE
3	THOU	HEATHEN
4	BONGRIPPER	MISERABLE
5	OLDE	1
6	ALEPH NULL	NOCTURNAL
7	CHILD	CHILD
8	MOUNT CARMEL	GET PURE
9	HORSEHUNTER	CAGED IN FLESH
10	GALE	VOL 1
11	FORN	THE DEPARTURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
12	SLOMATICS	ESTRON
13	PILGRIM	PILGRIM II: VOID WORSHIP
14	PALLBEARER	FOUNDATIONS OF BURDEN
15	BONG BREAKER	MOUNTAIN
16	BARABBAS	MESSE POUR UN CHIEN
17	SLOWJOINT	UP SHIT CREEK
18	GATECREEPER	GATECREEPER
19	BLOOD FARMERS	HEADLESS EYES
20	FANGE	POISSE
	21    SERPENT VENOM 22    SUMERU	OF THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN HOLY LANDS
	23    JUDD MADDEN 24    DIRGE	EVERYTHING IN WAVES HYPERION
25	CLOUDS TASTE SATANIC	TO SLEEP BEYOND THE EARTH
26	GREENHORN	DOOMHAWK
27	WITCHFIGHT	ASTONISHING TALES OF
28	INTER ARMA	THE CAVERN
29	ALASKAN	DESPAIR, EROSION, LOSS
30	INDIAN	FROM ALL PURITY
31	0	NULL AND VOID
32	MAJOR KONG	DOOM MACHINE
33	A BASKET OF MAMMOTHS	I AM THE WOLF
34	OLMEG	PRIMORDIAL SOUP
35	SUN OF MAN	II
36	KARMA TO BURN	ARCH STANTON
37	WINDHAND	LIVE AT ROADBURN 2014
38	FORTRESS	UNTO THE NOTHING
39	WATCHTOWER	WATCHTOWER II - ABSINTHISM
40	ALL THEM WITCHES	LIGHTNING AT THE DOOR
41	MEGARITUAL	MANTRA MUSIC VOLUME 1
42	EARTHMOUTH	VOICE OF THE MOUNTAIN
43	ELEPHANT TREE	THEIA
44	CROWBAR	SYMMETRY IN BLACK
45	FU MANCHU	GIGANTOID
46	ALUNAH	AWAKENING THE FOREST
47	GREENLEAF	TRAILS & PASSES
48	HORN OF THE RHINO	SUMMONING DELIVERANCE
49	NIXA	TREMBLING PATH
50	SEASON OF ARROWS	SEASON OF ARROWS
	SLOW SEASON	MOUNTAINS
	WINDHAND/SALEMS POT SPLIT
	THE BERKSHIRE HUNTING CLUB	TAYAR
	THE WELL	SAMSARA
	WITCH MOUNTAIN	MOBILE OF ANGELS
	WITCHTHROAT SERPENT	WITCHTHROAT SERPENT
	THE WOUNDED KINGS	CONSOLAMENTUM
	MAMMOTH STORM	RITE OF ASCENSION
	WO FAT	THE CONJURING
	YAMA	ANANTA
	SPACE WITCH	SPACE WITCH
	MT MOUNTAIN	EP
	GREY WIDOW	I
	WHITEHORSE	RAISED INTO DARKNESS
	SLEEP SLOW GREEN THING	THE CLARITY I
	SLUG SALT LAVA	FIRST PROMO
	SWANS	TO BE KIND
	CULT OF OCCULT OMMADON	HIC EST DOMUS DIABOLI  V
	11 PARANOIAS	STEALING FIRE FROM HEAVEN
	BOG OAK	A TREATISE ON RESURRECTION AND THE AFTERLIFE
	EREMITE	ALL THINGS MERGE INTO ONE
	SNAILKING	STORM
	GARGANJUA	TRIP WIZARD
	PURSON	IN THE MEANTIME
	LIMESTONE WHALE	LIMESTONE WHALE
	LO PAN	COLOSSUS
	BASK	AMERICAN HOLLOW
	MARS RED SKY	STRANDED IN ARCADIA
	MOS GENERATOR	ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN MAJESTY
	ETHEREAL RIFFIAN	AEONIAN
	INWOODS	SLOW SEASON EP
	FROWN	THE GREATEST GIFT TO GIVE
	LOTUS ASH	THE WORD OF GOD
	ARARAT	Cabalgata Hacia la Luz
	MOTHERSHIP	MOTHERSHIP II
	BRANT BJORK AND THE LOW DESERT PUNK	POWER FLOWER
	SUNWOLF	BEHOLDEN TO NOTHING AND NOONE
	DR ALIEN SMITH	UNDER SONGS
	THE BODY	I SHALL DIE HERE
	THE GOLDEN GRASS	THE GOLDEN GRASS
	WEED PRIEST	WORSHIP
	LIZARDIA	LIZARDIA
	DOCTOR SMOKE	THE WITCHING HOUR
	FLOOR	OBLATION
	FROZEN PLANET 1969	LOST TRAVELLER CHRONICLES VOLUME ONE
	DRUGLORD	ENTER VENUS
	IRN	SEWER DISEASE
	KEEPER	MMXIV
	RIFF FIST	FOR A FEW RIFFS MORE
	MEGATON LEVIATHAN	PAST 21 BEYOND THE ARCTIC CELL
	MOTHER MARS	CLAIMED BY THE CLONER EP
	SERPENT LORD	SERPENT LORD
	USNEA	RANDOM COSMIC VIOLENCE
	DOCTOR CYCLOPS	OSCUROPASSO
	EYEHATEGOD COLTSBLOOD MOTHERSLUG	EYEHATEGOD INTO THE UNFATHOMABLE ABYSS THREE KINGS IN DARKNESS
	FLYING MEDUSA	SERPENTOR
	FUNERARY	STARLESS AEON
	HYPERWULFF	HYPERWULFF
	ITHAQUA	DEATH DRAIN
	OLD IRON KING	LEPERS
	DOPELORD OLD MAN GLOOM	BLACK ARTS, RIFF WORSHIP & WEED CULT THE APE OF GOD
	REDWOOD HILL	COLLIDER
	SALEMS POT	LURAR UT DIG PA PRARIEN
	MONOLORD	EMPRESS RISING
	SONANCE	BLACKFLOWER
	THE SKULL	FOR THOSE WHICH ARE ASLEEP
	STUBB	CRY OF THE OCEAN
	THERMAL MASS	THERMAL MASS HALF VOLUME
	WALK THROUGH FIRE	HOPE IS MISERY
	DEMON EYE	LEAVE THE LIGHT
	DRAWERS	DRAWERS
	HARK	CRYSTALLINE
	APOSTLE OF SOLITUDE	OF WOE AND WOUNDS
	DWELLERS	PAGAN FRUIT
	ITHAQUA	M.P.E.P
	MONTIBUS COMMUNITAS	THE PILGRIM TO THE ABSOLUTE
	SUN WORSHIP	ELDER GIANTS
	ORANGE GOBLIN	BACK FROM THE ABYSS
	TRUCKFIGHTERS	UNIVERSE
	JOHN GARCIA	JOHN GARCIA
	GOLDEN BATS	VI
	FOGIE	GIMME MUSTARD/TROUT VAPOUR
	GOLD AND SILVER	AZURITE AND MALACHITE
	RADIO MOSCOW	MAGICAL DIRT
	DUNBARROW	WHEN ITS ALL OVER
	NOUS	ἀηδής
	OGRE	THE LAST NEANDERTHAL
	MUSTASCH	THANKYOU FOR THE DEMON
	EARTH	PRIMITIVE & DEADLY
	DETERIOR	HUMAN DUST
	YANOMAMO	ATIVAN AND WHISKEY
	HOGSLAYER	SLOWHAWK TRACK
	MT MOUNTAIN	CHANTRY/THE VILLAIN
	DEMON HEAD	DEMO 2014