Top 10 albums of November: I know that a lot of us are probably a little panicked at the amount of work ahead of us as we slide into December. I feel the urge, the temptation to wrap 2023 in a nice package and a shiny bow. In the meantime, we still have 30 days left in a year this has been absolutely fantastic across the entire spectrum of the heavy underground.
Read More Clean and Sober Stoner Top 10 albums of NovemberElder’s energy that night, combined with the energy of the crowd, the attention to detail presented by Last Rites Events, the perfect venue of Avondale Music Hall… the whole experience completely lifted me.
These are rare occasions when you get to my age.
Read More Concert Review: Elder/REZN/Lord Buffalo/High PriestAll of these albums are “album of the month” worthy, in my opinion. As usual, the Top 11 Albums of August are in a virtual tie for the #1 slot. I think it’s worth the time of any fan of the Heavy Underground’s to take you to these for a spin, put them on the playlist, and ultimately buy the album. Or at least buy a T-shirt. Support your bands!!!
Read More The Top 11 Albums of August, 2023Jeff Gallagher, AKA Mule Thrower, takes influences as varied and fragmented as Roy Clark and Electric Wizard, throws them against a wall and makes one hell of a mess. Cuts is basically an aural Jackson Pollock painting. Like Pollock, it’s a work of art worthy of study and reflection. But to get maximum effect, I think ya gotta be willing to look at your own shit in the process.
Read More Stoner/Doom/ Sludge Review: Mule Thrower-CutsI always flashback to opening bands from back in the day, usually some variance of White suburban punk band with a chip on their shoulder and a bad cocaine habit coupled with an inhuman tolerance to alcohol while wearing a ripped Blag Flag or Bad Brains t-shirt. This was certainly not that.
Read More Throwing Down Live at the Local 506: Imperfect Son, EvilLeaf and Lie HeavyThe coolest thing about this gig is discovering just how many first-rate recordings are being reduced. This toughest thing is listening to the many first-rate recordings are being released. Dare Mighty Things is definitely one of those, and one that I missed last month when it was released.
Read More Dare Mighty Things with Emperors LairThe latest jolt to my generational sense of being is Memento Mori by Hail the Void. The album is exceptional, the kind of work that can take its place among the best, the very best, in the history of Heavy Metal. I’m not pulling my punches here, and I don’t give two shits if you […]
Read More Rock has Indeed Died, and It Now Hails the VoidWe’d been seeing that CleanAndSoberStoner site doing wonderful things and were wondering if the man behind it would be interested in joining the Doom… Doom Charts – 2022 Favorites – Scott Spiers
Read More Doom Charts – 2022 Favorites – Scott SpiersOperate heavy machinery with caution.
Read More Solar TripIt’s an annual event for a lot of us, but this is my first actual “favorites” list. Some traditions need to be followed… This is not a “Best Of” list. I’ve fallen into that trap a few times, declared something as the “Best Album of ____”, and then never listened to it again, or if […]
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