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There’s weight to BEAR, and not just in the guitars. On their fourth full-length, Friendship Commanders tighten their grip on the space between heavy rock and emotional clarity without drifting into excess. The Nashville duo — Buick Audra and Jerry Roe — work with density and restraint in equal measure, and that balance defines the […]
No intro, no warning, just fuzz and lift-off. Feels like HOWLING GIANT finally got the mics pointed in the right direction – real air moving, not that boxy home stuff. You can hear the sticks hit, the amps breathe, somebody probably yelling off-mic. Good sign! HOWLING GIANT are still a heavy, fuzzy, psych-tinged rock band, […]
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 […]
Before the amps got louder, before the riffs found their stride across Europe and the U.S., DOMKRAFT’s first strike was this raw, pulsing slab of doom-psych minimalism – self-titled, self-released, and self-contained like some sonic distress beacon drifting out of Stockholm’s concrete sprawl. That was 2015. Just four tracks, pressed in a tiny run, gone […]
LO-PAN have been at this for a while now, and you can hear it. Their latest, Get Well Soon, doesn’t 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, […]
Sludge metal has always been a genre of scars – riffs forged in hardship, tempos sinking under the weight of their own despair, and an unfiltered honesty that leaves no room for pretense. Bronco’s self-titled debut embodies this ethos with a sound that is as gnarled and unrelenting as the North Carolina earth from which […]
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. It’s important to note that the order of the list doesn’t imply ranking […]
PSYCHLONA’s Warped Vision is one of those albums that just pulls you in from the start. It’s a heavy, fuzzy, riff-driven trip, but it’s also got this laid-back, almost hypnotic vibe that’s perfect for anyone who loves getting lost in sound. These guys have nailed the balance between the weight of stoner metal and the […]
Worshipper’s One Way Trip is a wild ride through the realms of hard rock and metal with a trippy, psychedelic twist. Their third album finds the Boston-based band at the top of their game, delivering an exhilarating blend of classic riffs and mind-bending sounds. Right from the first track, ‘Heroic Dose,’ it’s evident that Worshipper […]
Greenleaf’s new album, “The Head & The Habit,” is a real treat for anyone who loves heavy rock, and the band itself. This band has been around for a while, starting as a casual side project and growing into a serious force in the rock scene. Led by guitarist Tommi Holappa from Dozer, Greenleaf has […]