10 Best Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Songs Of 2015 (So Far)

10. Goatsnake - House Of The Moon

Doom metal band Goatsnake are a super-group of sorts who formed in the late 90's with two mainly underground album releases before quickly disbanding to pursue other projects. So it comes with great surprise then that the original line up have released one of the best comeback albums of the year, Dark Age Blues. They are largely indebted to the low, apocalyptic riffs and dark lyrical content of Black Sabbath, typified best on the slow grinding, funeral march 'House Of The Moon'.

They also demonstrate their knack for writing weighty music with the subtle tempo change from verse to chorus emphasizing the sheer, downright heaviness of it. The verse is punctuated with a classic metal riff before mutating into an epic doomsday riff, sounding like it could crumble at any second. 

They are just as much indebted to classic blues as they are to its demonic offspring. The song has the same guttural expression that made the original blues so enthralling and the vocals ring out like gospel preachings of the darker variety with singer Pete Stahl and his choir of angels in disguise taking this track to its logical roots by perfectly nailing the soulful elements of the genre.

Let's hope the band stick around a little longer this time especially if they can conjure up the same hellish spirits found on this dark cracker.