Void of Sleep - Tales Between Reality and Madness (2013)

Borrowing from bands such as Mastodon, High on Fire, and Black Sabbath, these highly talented Italian newcomers come bearing tons of great riffs and catchy, clean vocal lines. It's a heavy album, but not so heavy that you get lost in the distortion and lose focus of the music itself. This band has expertly crafted an thoroughly accessible album that really stands out in the already over-saturated doom scene. The acute balance between the doom atmosphere and the stoner fuzz is one of the band's key strengths and is why, I think, they have real potential.
9/10