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Specifically Wretch era Kyuss.

Sidenote: I read an interview with Greg Anderson recently talking about I and its influences.

*When the weather gets warm and the windows go down on the car, 1 is usually one of the first records I typically turn to in Spring. California isn’t a particularly doom-influenced part of the country, is it?

People used to ask me, how I could be so into doom, but live in southern California? Which is a good point, but Goatsnake took on some of the atmosphere of our surroundings. I was listening to Kyuss a lot at the time and Pete used to spend a lot of time out there and he was friends with Josh Homme and was around during the formation of Queens of the Stone Age. Kyuss was so powerful to me back in ’95. We used to jam a lot with people who liked heavy music like ‘70s obscurities like Cactus and Captain Beyond, Josh even joined in on a couple. He even went to The University of Washington too. We could all tell that Josh had a vision for something that was completely his own; he “big-leagued” us in a way, not spitefully of course.*

Not that I follow it at this time but this looks to be the current standings. GG guys.

Interesting discussion on the 90s output of the thrash bands, incl Slayer. Personally Seasons of the Abyss FTW for the Slayer records, although Paul B's debut was also pretty good.

Posting that if you haven't heard this album, it is worth checking out simply for the The Stallion Parts 1-5 played in order.

Also Pollo Asado made it on the list.

As someone who hasn’t played the FES, portable versions, coming from 4 and 5. Loved it.

Link to the web archive version of the offending article

Headline might be a bit clickbaity - I thought it was quite interesting from a pov of someone not from outside the circus.

...When we got into the garage, Lewis's car was naked, its insides visible for all to see. I think this was the moment where my respect for the sport as it exists really made itself clear. It is hard to describe what I felt looking at that car. The closest phrase I have at my disposal is the technological sublime.