Our first 2011 list from Brad Barratt, who sets ablaze a top 10 of doom legends, stoner stalwarts, and modern masters.

The included list of bands are an alphabetical order by band name rather than order of appearance, either on the live show or on my list posted here on MindOverMetal.org… guess you’ll need to listen and/or read up to find out!

I thought continuing the top 13 was a good way to go, but for every album I thought of, a parallel arose. So the list turned out as it did (with top slots held by bands found on few metallic year-end lists). Plus more stuff came to mind in the process—perhaps categories will be in order next year.

Another bittersweet post, as the nearly month-long tour will span the entirety of the Midwest and parts of both the East Coast and the West Coast, but we Vermonters may need to travel to Boston for the concert. It may be a bit much to arrange a three-hour detour for a Monday night show up here, but if they are nearby your location, go!

I was reminded why they call it “stoner metal” as I waited on bated breath for a phone call from Rich Mullins of Karma to Burn, live during ‘Mind Over Metal’!

Rating : 4.5/5

These guys really got everything dialed: the tone, the interplay, the lack of pretense. You can enjoy Karma to Burn on small speakers or huge; as background music or consumed by headphones; with joint, chillum, or straight (no chaser). However you take ‘em, they sink to the bone.

Karma To Burn, the recently reunited legendary stoner rock trio, have unveiled the video for “Waiting on the Western World,” the first single from their forthcoming Napalm Records debut Appalachian Incantation (May 11 release). Produced by Scott Reeder (ex-Kyuss, Black Math Horseman producer), Appalachian Incantation is the band’s first studio album in eight years. Known as an instrumental outfit, Karma To Burn invited two vocalists to join them for the new album: Daniel Davies of Year Long Disaster lends vocals to “Waiting on The Western World” and legendary Kyuss singer John Garcia performs on “Two Times” (exclusive to the [...read more]

Over protests from Christian Right leaders, who oppose their music for containing magic (and, by extension, Satanic religious beliefs), KARMA TO BURN are pleased to announce US tour dates in support of their forthcoming new album.