I don’t typically cover Sludge on Monster Riff, but Leather Lung isn’t your typical Sludge band. Armed with thick riffs, a case of cheap beer, and a couple of middle fingers ready for action, Leather Lung is as much a Stoner Metal party band as it is a caked-in-mud Sludge outfit. And the formula works. […]
Read More Leather Lung: ‘Graveside Grin’ Album ReviewItaly strikes again! Four weeks ago, we covered the Doom-driven escapades of Italy’s Warcoe (check out our review of A Place for Demons). And now we’re once again headed back to Italy to discuss The Clamps, a band that churns together elements of Punk Rock, Alt Rock, and Stoner Rock into a high-octane brew of […]
Read More The Clamps: ‘Megamouth’ Album ReviewLooks like Valentine’s Day is coming early this year—with all the lust, adventure, and fantasy you can handle. Castle Rat, the Fantasy Doom Metal visionaries out of Brooklyn, have worked alongside their label, King Volume Records, to release an exciting limited series of downloadable Valentine’s Day cards. Featuring characters from the Castle Rat band mythology […]
Read More FREE Download: Castle Rat Valentine’s Day CardsVisit The Death Spell YouTube channel, and you’ll find these handy definitions for the band’s name: i) A curse or incantation inducing the cessation of lifeii) A bringing forth of leviathans voicing their cries from seas far and wide iii) A coven of souls intent on righting the boundaries of the accepted institutions. Unsettling. But no […]
Read More The Death Spell: ‘The Death Spell’ Album ReviewIf there was ever a year to skip our year-end round-up, this might be the one; I haven’t exactly been tracking the underground’s pulse in 2023. Instead, my days have largely revolved around running my full-time business and raising my son—the incredible little addition to our family who arrived back in July. Life’s been busy. […]
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