Gozu is a heavy stoner rock/ metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their releases include: 2008’s Self Titled Demo, 2010’s Locust Season, 2013’s The Fury Of A Patient Man, 2016’s Revival, 2018’s Equilibrium, 2023’s Remedy (review here), and their latest, 2026’s VI. The band consists of Marc Gaffney on vocals and guitar, Doug Sherman on lead guitar, Seth Botos on drums,...
Bong Voyage is a hard rock band from Oslo, Norway. They consist of Charlie Ytterli on vocals, Simen Andersen on guitar, Kim Grannes on guitar, Tobias Paulsen on drums, and Asbjørn Halsten on bass. They are somewhat of a supergroup featuring Charlie Ytterli and Kim Grannes from the band Håndgemeng and Tobias Paulsen from Suncraft. Hedonistic Hard Rock is their...
Restless Spirit is a stoner/ heavy metal band from Long Island, New York. The trio consists of Paul Aloisio on vocals and guitar, Marc Morello on bass, and Jon Gusman on drums. Formed over a decade ago, their releases include: 2015’s Tardus Mortem, 2016’s Harvest EP, 2017’s 1922 EP, 2019’s Lord of the New Depression, 2020’s Clarity EP, 2021’s Blood...
Dirty Sound Magnet is a hard rock band from Switzerland. The trio has an eclectic blend of blues, psychedelic, and progressive rock in their sound. Active since 2008, they consist of Stavros Dzodzos on lead guitar and vocals, Marco Mottolini on bass and backing vocals, and Maxime Cosandey on drums, backing vocals, and special effects. They have released eight full...
Live at Roadrunner in Boston, Massachusetts USA *May 30th 2026* For whatever reason, I reviewed this show in the reverse order. I guess I was so excited to talk about Acid Bath that I started writing about them and just decided to leave the order as is. The show was amazing and I was so ecstatic to have finally witnessed...
The Quill is a stoner/ hard rock/ heavy metal band from Sweden that has been active since the early 1990’s. The current and classic lineup consists of Magnus Ekwall on vocals, Christian Carlsson on guitar, Jolle Atlagic on drums, and Roger Nilsson on bass. They have released eleven full length albums including: 1995’s Self Titled, 1999’s Silver Haze, 2002’s Voodoo...
Phantom Logic is a heavy psychedelic instrumental rock band from San Diego, California. They consist of Matthew Glenn Meyer on guitar, Kristofer Dawson on bass, and Kiran Sheshadri on drums. They also feature guitar virtuoso Isaiah Mitchell from Earthless. They released their debut album called Salton Dust on April 27th 2026 on Glory Or Death Records. It contains four tracks...
Crobot is hard rocking/ stoner metal band from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2011, they have released five full length albums including: 2014’s Something Supernatural, 2016’s Welcome To Fat City, 2019’s Motherbrain, 2022’s Feel This, 2024’s Obsidian, and their latest, 2026’s Supermoon. The band consists of Brandon Yeagley on lead vocals and harmonica, Chris Bishop on guitars and backing vocals, Willie...
Live at Taffeta Music Hall in Lowell, Massachusetts USA *May 23rd 2026* This past Saturday night I went to an amazing show at a club in Lowell, Massachusetts. I was not familiar with this venue and my perception was totally off. I was initially thinking that it was a small theater type with seating. To my delight, it ended up...
Witch Ripper is a heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington that incorporates progressive, stoner, sludge, and hard rock into their sound. The quartet consists of Curtis Parker on vocals and guitar, Chad Fox on guitar and vocals, Brian Kim on bass, and Joe Eck on drums. Formed in 2012, the band have released 2012’s Self Titled EP, 2018’s Homestead, 2023’s...
