It’s somewhat foolish to even re-hash the enormous influence of Black Sabbath on heavy music and music in general. The readers of Monster Riff know Sabbath’s towering influence all too well. It’s not breaking news that Sabbath is an influence for almost all Stoner and Doom bands, and to suggest this would be, well, good […]
Read More The Top 7 Most Popular Black Sabbath Songs on SpotifyThere’s an old concept in science called “the observer effect,” where just observing something changes it. In counseling, there’s the “observer-effect bias.” I think people in treatment can intuitively feel when that’s happening.
Read More 30 Years of Heavy Recovery: Chapter 5- ThirtyThis is the kind of “fame” that Mean Green is dealing with, right now. They went from being totally obscure in their niche in Boone, to hundreds of people being aware of them, buying their album and wanting to see them. I think it’s a scary spot to be in. It’s hard to make sense of it, hard to know what to do with it.
Read More Mean Green: How Mean is the Green?When you break it down into its bare parts, Doom Metal is a lot like Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal. It’s down-tuned. It’s slower than the typical song on the radio. And it’s heavier than your average Rock song. But Doom Metal takes all of those aspects a step further—and then it throws in a […]
Read More A Brief History of Doom MetalWhen you break it down into its bare parts, Doom Metal is a lot like Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal. It’s down-tuned. It’s slower than the typical song on the radio. And it’s heavier than your average Rock song. But Doom Metal takes all of those aspects a step further—and then it throws in a […]
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