There is a chilling honesty to the emotionally destructive sound unleashed within Blackened Souls, the new album from French metallers Oruga; an undisguised ravenously truthful breath which revels in the corrosive melancholy and raw misery which breeds its compelling canvas… Read More ›
Stoner Metal
King Goat – Self Titled EP
King Goat is an intimidating provocation, heavy in intent and in weight, and as evidenced by their new self-titled EP, mightily compelling. Consisting of three immensely imposing tracks stretched by tempestuous riffs and impossibly alluring grooves, the release… Read More ›
7stbaby – Control
Providing an encounter which not only sparks the imagination but takes it on a rapacious ride through a maze of sounds and metal bred styles alongside the passions, UK band 7stbaby is a provocation we are going to… Read More ›
Hungry Brains – Centre Of The Omniverse EP/The Mule EP
The Mule EP The tail end of 2013 saw the release of two sister EPs from UK’s Hungry Brains, a pair of releases which suggests that the Manchester trio and their impressive mix of stoner rock and progressive metal… Read More ›
Groan – Ride The Snake EP
Like being thrust into a predatory mosh pit of agitated woolly mammoths, the Ride The Snake EP from one of the UK’s most exhausting and inventive sculptors of heavy duty riffs and contagion clad rhythms wrapped in funk kissed intrusive… Read More ›
Sons of Huns – Banishment Ritual
Riff clad and groove shoed, Banishment Ritual is one of those albums which is so hard to tear yourself away from once it has its eager and rapacious hooks deeply entrenched within the ears and passions. Sculpted by Oregon trio… Read More ›
King Hiss: Snakeskin
With nostrils flaring and muscles flexing to their limits Snakeskin, the debut album from Belgium rockers King Hiss, is a mountainous terrain of thunderous rhythms, voracious riffs, and exhausting energy. It is a powerhouse of a release which draws the… Read More ›
Southern Badass: Born In Mud
Hailing from Perpignan in France, Southern Badass is a band which in Born In Mud has released an album as intriguing as it is pleasing. With a core of southern/stoner rock and other added spices such as doom… Read More ›
BloodRedSky: A Cross To Bear & Hell To Harness
A real treat lies in store for all stoner rock fans with the release of A Cross To Bear & Hell To Harness, the thumping debut album from Finnish metallers BloodRedSky. The towering release is a record all fans of… Read More ›
C.F.A. : Managed By The Devil, Brought To You By The Grace Of God
A stormy mix of stoner, classic rock, and hardcore punk, Managed By The Devil, Brought To You By The Grace Of God the debut album from US stirrers C.F.A. is a more than decent riot to bruise and treat the… Read More ›