Otu Suurmunne is a songwriter based in Helsinki, Finland. He is best known for his incredible work as the guitarist and vocalist for the mighty Kaiser, who just released their sophomore album 2nd Sound (review here) back in early March. Otu is a constant creator of music and has a fantastic YouTube page where he does excellent mashups of music...

Håndgemeng, from Drøbak, Norway, formed in 2017 and have so far released: 2019’s Motorcycle Death Cult EP, 2020’s Grim Riffer, 2023’s Ultraritual, and their latest 2025’s Satanic Panic Attack. The band consists of Ola Holseth on drums, Charlie Ytterli on guitars, Martin Wennberg on vocals, Kim Grannes on bass, and Cro-Magnus on guitars. Håndgemeng’s sound is described as the new...

Lo-Pan is heavy riff rocking band from Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 2005, the quartet have been writing infectious, and catchy rock songs since their inception and have released six full length albums and one EP. The list includes: 2006’s Lo-Pan, 2009’s Sasquanaut, 2011’s Salvador, 2014’s Colossus, 2017’s In Tensions EP, 2019’s Subtle, and 2025’s Get Well Soon. The band consists...

Caboose is a fuzzed out stoner rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. Their lineup consists of Dante Lindström on guitar and lead vocals, Olle Leppäniemi on guitar and backup vocals, Herman Serning on bass, and Oskar Bergman on drums. Formed in 2022, Left For Dust is their debut album, released on March 21st 2025 on Majestic Mountain Records. The album features...

ÖfÖ Am is heavy riff rocking instrumental three-piece from Montpellier, France. The lineup consists of Antoine Morières on guitars and keys, Jonathan Barthelémy on drums, and Géraud Jonquet on bass. The band has released a debut 10”- 2009’s ÖfÖ Am 10″, a split EP– 2010’s Split with Karma To Burn, 2011’s The Beast Within, a split EP– 2014’s Split with...

Shrew is a heavy psych/ hard rock/ proto-metal band from Portland, Oregon. The quartet consists of Max Siegfried on guitar, Selina Cleary on bass and lyrics, Rosie Peterson on vocals, and Shea Gegan on drums. They released their debut Self Titled album on February 7th 2025, on Glory Or Death Records. The album contains eight tracks at forty two minutes...

Museum Of Light is a heavy rock/alternative/ post metal band from Seattle, Washington. The three-piece consists of Ted Alvarez on guitars and vocals, Jeff Bartlett on bass, and Rob Smith on drums, vocals, and keys. It also features Elissa Alvarez on vocals, with Amelia Urry on spoken vocals. They released their debut album in 2022 called Horizon. On March 14th...

Clouds Taste Satanic are a post metal doom / stoner rock/ psychedelic instrumental band from New York. The quartet formed in 2013 and have released ten full length albums so far, including: 2014’s To Sleep Beyond the Earth, 2015’s Your Doom Has Come, 2016’s Dawn of The Satanic Age, 2017’s The Glitter of Infinite Hell, 2019’s Evil Eye, 2019’s Second...

Modern Ego is a three piece heavy psychedelic blues rock band from Western Massachusetts. They incorporate seventies proto-metal and atmospheric effects into their sound. The band has been around since 2023 and just recently released their latest EP on March 21st 2025, called The Cult Of The Skull. The eight track release contains four actual songs and four samples that...