Hermano is a super group of sorts featuring: John Garcia (Kyuss, Sloburn, Unida, Vista Chino, John Garcia & The Band Of Gold, and other solo recordings) on vocals, David Angstrom (Supafuzz , Black Cat Bone, and Luna Sol) on guitar, Dandy Brown (Orquesta del Desierto, John Garcia, Alice Tambourine Lover, Yawning Sons, and Lorquin’s Admiral) on bass, Mike Callahan (Earshot)...
Black Toaster is a three-piece stoner rock band from Bern, Switzerland. Aside from a few singles released between 2021 and 2023, Black Toaster put out a three song EP in 2024 called Flying Rage Machine. They just released their latest EP called Astrobird, on February 17th 2026. It contains six tracks at twenty five minutes long. “Astrobird” is an excellent...
Borracho are back with a brand new tribute EP called Eterno, only six months after last year’s excellent Ouroboros (review here). The band is from Washington, DC and consists of Steve Fisher on guitar and vocals, Tim Martin on bass and backing vocals, and Mario Trubiano on drums. They have been together for nearly twenty years now and have many...
OOGWEI is a heavy psychedelic/ cosmic/stoner/ doom trio from Austin, Texas. They consist of King Perez Cude on guitar, vocals, and delay, Oscar Morales on bass, and fuzz, and Jack Strüb on drums. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, Twisted And Vile is the band’s debut album that was released on February 7th 2026. It contains nine tracks and is over an...
Suplecs are a stoner rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana that formed in 1996. The trio plays a mix of heavy riff rock and metal, with hardcore, punk, and doom elements. The lineup has stayed consistent since their inception, featuring Danny Nick on bass and vocals, Durel Yates on guitars and vocals, and Andrew Preen on drums. They have released...
This will be my very first Ripplefest Texas experience, which will take place in Austin, Texas on September 17th through the 20th 2026. After attending my first Planet Desert Rock Festival in Las Vegas this past January (review here), I knew that this was gonna be the start of something big, for the heavy underground music scene that I belong...
Gran Moreno is a two-piece band from Austin, Texas. They play a blend of heavy psychedelic riff rock with a Spanish and progressive groove. The band consists of brothers Ricardo Rodríguez and Christian Rodríguez. They recently released their official debut album called El Sol, on January 16th 2026. It contains seven tracks at thirty two minutes long. The first song...
Oath is a psychedelic doom metal band from Athens, Greece. Formed in 2021, The duo consist of Andreas Androulakakis on vocals and guitars, and Marios Manousakis on bass and drums. Oath released a three song EP in 2024 called Death Lurks Everywhere and various singles before and after. On February 13th 2026, Oath self released their debut full length album...
Stargo is a stoner metal three-piece from Dortmund, Germany. They consist of Nordin on guitar and vocals, Stefan on bass and synths, and Karsten on drums. They have released four albums including: 2009’s Phonism, 2020’s Parasight, 2022’s Dammbruch EP, and their latest, 2026’s Violet Skies. Violet Skies was released on February 13th 2026 and contains eight tracks at forty three...
Indica Blues is a stoner rock band from Oxford, United Kingdom. Forging elements of desert rock, heavy psych, blues, and doom, the band formed in 2014. They consist of Tom Pilsworth on guitar and vocals, Lewis Batten on guitar, Andrew Haines-Villalta on bass, and Rich Walker on drums. Their recordings include two four song EPs, 2014’s Towers Rising and 2016’s...
