If you hunger, CRAVE modern, post-rock-on-the-verge-of progressive, heavy psych with a dash of stoner, you should definitely add Hum to your collection. The entire album runs a mere 38 minutes, and every song comes across as the perfect, edited version of what the song should be. One is like a collection of my favorite bits of this kind of music, with none of the stuff I have to overlook in order to enjoy it.
Read More Late to the Party: Hum- One“We hope that this album contributes meaningfully as a fresh interpretation of the genre that can inspire others to keep coming back for more. Because we’ve got lots more we’re busy digging up.” – Hope Hole I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’ve always been drawn to The Cure, The Smiths, all sorts of moody […]
Read More Holy Toledo, Beautiful Doom by Hope HoleIt’s the kind of whiskey-strained voice that just gets the crowd pumping and challenges the guitars for dominance. The bass playing is low-down and up to no good, reaching deep into your gut and making it clear where the boogie lies. Plenty of air drummers are gonna be smashing the smokey haze with empty hands when they see these guys (and gal). I do not want this to end: I need at least another hour to soak in the hard and heavy vibes.
Read More The Slow Attack: Higher Than This!It’s no secret that Evil Leaf has been a favorite on this site ever since they released their single, Tenebris, a few months ago. Recently, they released their first EP, Slow Burn. . So- does the EP live up to the hype I’ve had? Absolutely. This is a dose of well-written and smartly-produced Doom tracks […]
Read More Evil Leaf: Slow BurnIf you’ve read this blog at all, then you know Newbie is contributing directly. We recently sat down and talked about what got her into this stuff, and what it’s been like to live with this Stoner/Doom dude while we get the site going, along with our YouTube Channel. We hope you like this peek […]
Read More Newbie and the Trip into Stoner/DoomIt’s “dank,” not in the current sense of the word, but old and musty and hard to get rid of. It’s the kind of riff that bores itself into my brain and keeps digging long after the song is over.
Read More The Single Life: Dope Skum Drops Belly Lint all Over the PlaceOverall I felt this was very Kyuss like and had a great velvety guitar that would make this song stay on the Okay Doomer playlist. I am feeling like I may be developing a style of music within Doom that I like. I am excited to keep experiencing this genre and sharing my observations with you.
Read More Road to Burn- 1000modsReviewing this song almost feels like you are reviewing the Bible to a group of super Catholics who have won 1st place in the Bible knowledge competition.
Read More Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath from Black SabbathRegardless, my personal experience and taste in music went for a wild fucking ride this month. It wasn’t always pleasant, but it sure was exciting! Here’s my Top 5 for February:
Read More My Top 5 Albums, February 2023When I met the band Cleen on Facebook, I heard a couple of their songs, all of which are on YouTube. I’m seeing a lot of this lately: bands uploading songs straight to that platform. It was unconventional enough to go Independent and upload straight to Bandcamp, and now it’s been taken a step further. […]
Read More Live Reaction with CLEEN!I think Seum is elbowing themselves into the scene, in the sense that as a band, they are doing nothing to generate mass appeal to fit in. Ultimately, I think that’s what makes this album a true work of art: they do nothing that one would expect a band, of any genre, to do. I kept expecting them to zig, and they kept zagging. I love it!
Read More Greater Than the Seum…Double DoubleI can say for someone who does not always love guitar solos this one was right up my alley. You are not even at the 5-minute mark and they are full-on just killing it here. It almost makes me want to slam dance against the Boomer but I don’t think he would be up for that at least not during morning coffee
Read More Newbie Doomer: Lo-Pan PathfinderDoom to me sometimes feels like that one friend that is like Eeyore and you can’t quite ever seem to get them out of the funk.
Read More Newbie Doomer: Alone by BesvärjelsenThe latest jolt to my generational sense of being is Memento Mori by Hail the Void. The album is exceptional, the kind of work that can take its place among the best, the very best, in the history of Heavy Metal. I’m not pulling my punches here, and I don’t give two shits if you […]
Read More Rock has Indeed Died, and It Now Hails the VoidFriends if this is modern Doom, then us popular mainstream pop fairies are missing out.
Read More The First Newbie Doomer Post: MessaI mean, the world is changing. Stoner/Doom is changing, with ol’ Boomers and X-ers beginning to hear the influence of our generations on a new crop of insanely talented, misunderstood and highly creative youngsters.
With bands like Eight Foot Manchild around, I’m glad I got to live long enough to hear it!
Read More The DoomBrass of Eight Foot Manchildhere is a long history of this kind of music, dating back to Classical or Symphonic works vs. the Opera approach, and brought to “modern” sensibilities beginning with Mike Oldfield’s famous Tubular Bells in the early 70’s. Clouds Taste Satanic is clearly aware of all that history, and have produced another work of art that both honors the past while moving Stoner/Doom forward.
Read More Stoner/Doom Review:Clouds Taste Satanic’s Tales of Demonic PossessionThis satire article is a collaboration between Slightly Fuzzed and Monster Riff. Welcome to Slightly Riffed: The Fakest News In Stoner Rock! Matt … Matt Pike’s Shirt Worn on Stage Goes for Thousands at Auction
Read More Matt Pike’s Shirt Worn on Stage Goes for Thousands at Auction“Death is but a doorway, time is but a window, I’ll be back.” ~ Vigo And we are back! Just like clockwork, every damn month again, the Doom Charts … Doom Charts – February 2023
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