Occult Vibe Haven (OVH)
Some bands write albums. Komatsu builds themâout of concrete, feedback, and old truck parts still dripping oil. On A Breakfast for Champions, theyâre not serving up your typical greasy spoon stoner fare. This is more like getting punched in the jaw before your first coffee. Itâs loud, itâs filthy, and it doesnât ask if youâre […]
From the very first note of The Fall of the Gods, itâs clear that Black Elephant have gone all in. Fourteen years into their journey, theyâve crafted something that feels like a reckoning. While Cosmic Blues and Seven Swords hinted at what the band was capable of, this new record is the realization of their […]
Some bands sound like theyâve got something to sell. GREY CZAR sound like theyâve got something to get off their chest before the walls come down. Euarthropodia, their newest full-length out of the Austrian underground, is the kind of record that doesnât beg you to listen. It just starts, and if youâre not ready for […]
Letâs get one thing straight: Satanic Panic Attack isnât trying to impress you. It doesnât care about your playlists or your genre tags. This thing came howling out of the Norwegian wastelands like a grease-soaked demon on a chopper, middle finger raised, speakers blazing, and no goddamn brakes. HĂ NDGEMENG arenât here to reinvent the wheel […]
LO-PAN have been at this for a while now, and you can hear it. Their latest, Get Well Soon, doesnât reinvent the wheel, but it does what it needs to do – hits hard, sticks in your head, and sounds like a band that knows exactly who they are. No gimmicks, no overthinking, just solid, […]
Thereâs a certain kind of doom album that doesnât just sound heavy – it feels both heavy and raw at the same time. Not just in the low-end rumble of the riffs or the sheer weight of distortion, but in its atmosphere, the way it pulls you under like slow-moving tar. The Rider is that […]
Amammothâs path has never been about playing it safe, and with Distant Skies and The Ocean Flies, theyâre not holding back. From the first demo, Inhale, to their debut The Fire Above, this bandâs been working on something heavy, slow, and dirty. And theyâve nailed it again with their second full-length. This is a band […]
Thereâs a certain energy that only comes from a band thatâs been through the wringer – lineup shifts, lost time, the whole cycle of breaking apart and clawing their way back. Aegony sounds like a record born from that struggle. Itâs unfiltered, urgent, and absolutely refuses to play by modern productionâs rules. No artificial shine, […]
For over 25 years, Greenleaf has been one of the real ones. What started as a loose jam between friends turned into a full-blown force of heavy rock, keeping the spirit of â70s riff-driven music alive without feeling like a throwback act. Now, Revolution Rock Deluxe takes us back to the raw, early days – […]
Some bands emerge from the underground with a sound so heavy, so unrelenting, that it feels less like music and more like a force of nature. IRONRATâs Beneath It All is one of those records. Rooted in the low-and-slow devastation of doom but laced with the grime and sneer of sludge, this long-awaited second full-length […]