The Hall of Judgement: Hexer - Cosmic Doom Ritual

Daniel has requested that this release be submitted into the Hall of Judgement. If you agree with the below change request, vote YES. If you don't, vote NO.

Request: Hexer's "Cosmic Doom Ritual" album should be added to The Infinite on top of its existing position in The Fallen.

This change will add the Post-Metal genre to the release.

Member comment: "After coming fully to grips with “Cosmic Doom Ritual” recently, I’ve come to the realisation that Hexer have fooled many people because the use of the word “doom” in the album title has led most online resources to claim the album as doom metal. In reality though, the tone is much more abrasive & the vocals are a lot harsher & more aggressive than you would usually expect from doom which sees the release aligning itself pretty clearly with sludge metal. The use of slowly building post-rock song structures & stripped-back atmospherics is far in excess of what you will find on a conventional sludge release though with the band taking a more textured approach & steering away from the standard riff-fest. For these reasons, I see “Cosmic Doom Ritual” as a post-sludge metal release with references to stoner metal in the psychedelics so I'd like to see this release added to The Infinite under the Atmospheric Sludge Metal subgenre of Post-Metal."

NOTE: Only members of The Fallen &/or The Infinite can vote on this judgement. Once 15 votes of Yes or No have been entered, the Hall will make its judgement.