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 […]
Read More Top Stoner Rock Bands By Country: The Best Bands Around the WorldBrowse 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 […]
Read More Why Is the Big Muff Pedal So Popular in Stoner Rock? A Discussion On the Influential Pedal’s LegacyWe see plenty of electronic press kits (EPKs) over here at Monster Riff. From Google Drive folders to dedicated web pages, we’ve seen EPKs in just about every format imaginable. These EPKs are essential for helping journalists from around the world gather the most important information about your band, so you’d think most of them […]
Read More How to Create an EPK Stoner Rock/Doom Journalists Want to OpenWe see plenty of electronic press kits (EPKs) over here at Monster Riff. From Google Drive folders to dedicated web pages, we’ve seen EPKs in just about every format imaginable. These EPKs are essential for helping journalists from around the world gather the most important information about your band, so you’d think most of them […]
Read More How to Create an EPK Stoner Rock/Doom Journalists Want to OpenMonster Riff was never intended to be a music review site. When I started this website back in 2019, it was supposed to be a personal side project, something I could play around with in my spare time. At the time, I had hoped Monster Riff would be a place to tell the stories behind […]
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