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Abrams have been floating around the heavier end of the underground for a while now, and âLoonâ feels like the kind of record made by a band that stopped worrying about fitting cleanly into one scene years ago. You can hear sludge, post-hardcore, noise rock, grunge, bits of metallic hardcore – sometimes all inside the […]
Temptressâ new album hear builds on the sound of their previous release see, but it feels tighter and more focused. From the first notes, the guitars set the mood with thick, fuzz-drenched tones, while bass and drums keep everything grounded. The band clearly spent time shaping the songs, layering the instruments in a way that […]
She Walks By Moonlight is a solid, slow-moving record that leans heavily on atmosphere rather than big moments. MOON DESTROYS arenât trying to reinvent heavy rock here. Instead, they focus on mood, repetition, and a sound that feels intentionally worn and hazy. The guitars are thick and fuzzy without becoming messy. Riffs repeat, but not […]
You can almost smell the dust in this one! Emulations sounds like the kind of record that shouldnât even exist anymore – recorded loud enough to leave dents in the room, but played with the patience of people whoâve been through the long haul of noise and come back wanting only the essentials. No tricks, […]
Insomniacâs debut hits hard and slow, like something dragging itself out of the earth and into the sky. Atlanta made a band that doesnât really sit in stoner rock, doom, or anything you can name. Itâs heavy, sure, but it also stretches, bends, drifts. You can feel it. You can get lost in it. The […]
This record doesnât ask if youâre ready. It doesnât care. In the Dawn of November kicks the door open slow, with the weight of years behind itâthe kind of record that feels like a reckoning, not a release. Goya arenât here to impress you. They never have been. They came crawling out of the desert […]
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 – […]
We, Main Witch and Spellbinder, are thrilled to share with you our Top 25 Albums of 2024 (from our humble perspective). Of course, there are many other albums that deserve a spot on this list, but we decided to keep it concise. Itâs important to note that the order of the list doesnât imply ranking […]
BLUE HERONâs Everything Fades is stoner rock in full, raw form â a thunderous dive into the heart of the desert. With each track, the band channels the vastness and grit of the Southwest, where saturated, fuzz-heavy guitars and pulsing rhythms reverberate like thunder across an open plain. Steeped in the DNA of classic desert […]
Listening to “Holus Bolus” by Lord Buffalo is like wandering through a forgotten ghost town at twilight, where every corner you turn holds the whisper of something ancient and profound. You press play, and suddenly, youâre not where you were. The droning strings and the echo of the guitars pull you in, but they donât […]