Category: Rock History

It’s OK to Laugh: Exploring Humor In Stoner Rock

Humor is a special thing. Much like music, it has the ability to bring people together. Unfortunately, many bands in heavy music tend to take themselves rather seriously. However, Stoner Rock has no shortage of humor engrained within it. Sure, there are very serious bands (and very serious albums) with very serious music, but humor seems to flow fairly effortlessly throughout the scene. We’re going to take a look at it.

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The Silent Heroes of Stoner Rock — Part 1

We talk a lot about the pioneers of the Stoner Rock sound, and generator parties, and fuzz pedals, and Orange amps, but there’s one thing that doesn’t get nearly enough credit for this amazing scene. Of course, I’m talking about weed! Just kidding. I’m talking about the art.

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And I’d Kill You All If I Had My Way: Why Electric Wizard’s ‘Come My Fanatics…’ Is The Real Masterpiece

It’s 7:20, I’ve had a nice glass of wine, and a proper bowl of high grade sativa marijuana. I am filled with existential dread. The world is burning. Madness is brought forth in the aspect of riffs. The nastiness of a Boss FZ-2 tears my ears apart. A gremlin voice comes forth from the speakers […]

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Top Stoner Rock Bands By Country: The Best Bands Around the World

The Stoner Rock scene doesn’t receive much love from the mainstream music community, but its influence stretches all over the world. At Monster Riff, we’ve interviewed bands from across Europe and the US—but Stoner Rock stretches much, much wider. As we generate more and more reviews and cover more and more bands, we’re attempting to […]

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Why Is the Big Muff Pedal So Popular in Stoner Rock? A Discussion On the Influential Pedal’s Legacy

Browse through Stoner Rock social media or keep an eye on the stage floor at live shows and you’ll notice a trend: the EHX Big Muff, the famous pedal popular for its fuzz and distortion, is everywhere. And even if it’s not working by itself, it’s there working in conjunction with other pedals—as common as […]

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