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- OneOverall 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- 1000modsWhen Italian heavy-psych band Desert Wave contacted me to review their recent album, ‘Deafening Silence,’ I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. This was the first time a band contacted me and followed through on the details. Being a small, independent site, this doesn’t happen every day. I had nagging questions: What if I […]
Read More 11 Reasons to Get to Know Desert Wave: An Interviewhe only other bands that have caught my attention like this in terms of story-telling and execution are Spaceslug, Howling Giant and Sergeant Thunderhoof. This is an instant classic that resets expectations for horror/fantasy in heavy music. Wow. Just…wow!
Read More Vitskar Suden: the Faceless KingIntro No excuses. I totally forgot to publish this back in June. My bad. On the other hand, this is worth bringing up this late in the year because it’s pretty darn good. Expectations are a double-edged sword. Most spiritual and religious guidance I’ve ever received is to ignore them, lest discontent be the result. […]
Read More Sergeant Thunderhoof: This Sceptered VeilThis is a genuinely stadium-worthy band. Ruby the Hatchet has enough pop hooks to dominate the radio, enough authenticity to develop a loyal following, and enough musical prowess to keep this going for a dozen or more albums. They should be performing at 10,000+ venues…
Let’s fucking make that happen. Buy the album, stream the hell out of it and go see ’em live. It’s the least we owe to a band this good.
Read More Ruby the Hatchet: Fear is a Cruel MasterThis is highly refined, majestic, relentless music that truly gets better when you realize just how much they don’t sound like anyone else.
Read More Late to the Party Mid-Week Quickie- Telekintic YetI: PrimordialMetal review sites have the ability to damage metal as a whole, but sometimes seem bent on taking lazy potshots and bands and genres to score points.
Read More Metal Gatekeepers: a rant30 years ago, before I entered recovery on a long-term basis, I saw Swervedriver, MonsterMagnet and Soundgarden at the Warfield in San Francisco. It was my first time seeing any of these bands, and I’d see Soundgarden a few more times. Rock was seriously changing back then, with the so-called ‘Grunge’ scene which was pitched […]
Read More The humanity of metal at the WarfieldWhen I first discovered Besvarjelsen on a Doomed and Stoned compilation, Doomed and Stoned in Sweden, I was hooked. Alone remains one of my favorite songs of all-time, and pretty much hit that ever-changing list immediately. Along with Messa’s She Knows/Tulsi, it remains on heavy-rotation four years later. But my reaction to the album, Vallmo, […]
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