43. Dark Chapel - "Spirit in the Glass"

An early doors release, this has yo-yoed over the year. Every time it has slipped down the ranking as other records have appeared, I have given it a quick listen, and it has sprung its way back up the countdown. It is a magical, ethereal record. Mournful and husky, it is dry and arid heavy rock album. It does contain riffs but in the main, it is melodic and forlorn. It is haunting rather than heavy and it feels like the soundtrack to a downbeat movie. Overall it is brilliantly constructed and it has held its place on the list for the last eleven months because it is memorable and distinctly moreish.