Witching Chronicles: Exploring the MARGARITA WITCH CULT’s Strung Out In Hell
Margarita Witch Cult’s Strung Out In Hell doesn’t play nice. It drags you by the hair straight into the furnace and keeps you there until your skin blisters. This is Birmingham metal the way it’s meant to be: filthy, cracked, ringing with that factory clang that never leaves the bloodstream of this city. You can […]
Witching Riffs: Behind the Sound of HOWLING GIANT
HOWLING GIANT hail from Nashville, Tennessee, sidestepping their city’s pop-country roots with a fuzz-psych sound that has grown from power trio to powerhouse quartet. After winning praise for The Space Between Worlds (2019) and Glass Future (2023), the band now return with their third full-length, Crucible & Ruin, their first recorded in a proper studio […]
Witching Riffs: Behind the Sound of Plasmajet
PLASMAJET formed in 2014 in Giessen, united by their passion for metal, stoner, rock, and blues. After their 2015 demo and over 40 live shows, including festivals like M.I.S.E. Open Air and support for Bushfire and Earthship, they released their debut album United Dementia in 2018 to critical acclaim. Despite lineup changes and the pandemic, […]
Witching Riffs: Behind the Sound of Deep Valley Blues
Deep Valley Blues, formed in 2016 in Catanzaro by Umberto Arena, Giando Sestito, Giorgio Faini and Alessandro Morrone, debuted with their self-titled EP in 2017, blending hard rock blues, psych rock and stoner vibes. Their first full-length Demonic Sunset (2019) explored psychosis through mass culture references, followed by III – Third (2021) on Swamp Records/Sloomweep […]
Witching Riffs: Behind the Sound of THUNDER HORSE
Thunder Horse formed in San Antonio, Texas, in 2018 when Stephen Bishop (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Todd “The Bird” Connally (lead guitar) joined forces, later rounding out the lineup with Dave Crow (bass) and Johnny Lightning (drums). Their debut album on Ripple Music introduced a heavy, doom-laden sound that they pushed further on 2021’s Chosen […]
Witching Riffs: Behind the Sound of HARVEST
HARVEST is a Gothic/Doom metal band born from the collaboration of Omar (drums) and Fabio (guitar), later joined by Elisa (bass), Matteo (guitar/keys), and vocalist Emanuele. Their music blends classic metal influences with a fresh, emotional voice, exploring themes of solitude, grief, and existential struggle. With a complete lineup, HARVEST is ready to bring their […]