Trax
1. Sin Nanna
When one thinks of "drone doom," one is likely to think of monotone frequencies and unbearably slow, grinding guitar work. In fact, the majority of the genre is bland, tasteless, and to put it quite bluntly, boring. Sunn O))), one of the most well known drone doom acts, is none of these things. While most of their music consists of typical sludgy, almost stand-still guitar riffs, they bring dark, desolate undertones. Their album Black One stands as my favorite Sunn O))) album by far. The opening track, Sin Nanna, sets the mood, and almost acts as a warning label for the rest of the album, foreshadowing the evil, apocalyptic bliss yet to come. Sunn O))) is Greg Anderson and Stephen O' Malley, but they borrow vocalists such as Wrest (Leviathan and Lurker of Chalice) and Attila Csihar (Mayhem), both from the black metal spectrum, to perform in their songs. If one is willing to open their minds and ears to the concept of drone doom, music that may be difficult to understand for most listeners, Black One is a great starting point and will likely remain as a favorite.
