Occult Vibe Haven (OVH)
SoftSun is one of those projects where the lineup already tells you roughly what to expect before the album even starts. Gary Arce’s desert-rock background colliding with Pia Isaksen’s colder, more atmospheric approach sounds like a strange combination on paper, but “Eternal Sunrise” rarely feels forced or overly conceptual. The record moves very naturally between […]
Rome-based, started off more instrumental, now fully locked into a stoner rock framework with vocals, but that description already sounds more stable than the record actually feels. What they’re doing still sits in stoner rock world, but it’s not the comfortable, nostalgic kind. There’s a rougher edge here, sometimes leaning into grunge weight, sometimes drifting […]
I needed something proper heavy the other day, and this one did the job. Warcoe are three lads from Pesaro in Italy who’ve been at it since 2021, and Upon Tall Thrones is their third album, out late September 2025 on Ripple Music. I went in expecting standard retro doom, but it actually kept me […]
Well… Norwegian band White Tundra have only been around since 2023, but their second record already feels like they’re finding their own lane in the heavy underground. Stories from the Dark is six tracks of thick, fuzzy heavy rock that mixes stoner groove, doom weight and a distinct cold Nordic flavour. It’s not pure desert […]