Author: Mark 'Yeti' Richard

Astroqueen – Into Submission (Re:Mission)

Astroqueen is a stoner metal band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They originally formed in 1998 and were first active until around 2005. In 2014, the band reformed and started jamming again until 2017. Finally, in 2022, they got back together once again and started playing shows and festivals. The current lineup includes founding members: Daniel Anghede on vocals and guitar,...

Black Rainbows – Superskull

The heavy stoner rock genre has a large inventory of bands nowadays. Every so often a band will slip through the cracks to later be discovered and then you wonder, how did I miss this one? That was certainly the case with me and Black Rainbows. I remember seeing their name often on big fuzz rock music festivals happening overseas...

Isaak – Hey

My first experience hearing the band Isaak was on May17th, 2024. They did a split release with the band Geezer on Heavy Psych Sound Records. I was so impressed with their music that I decided to search for more of their recordings. They released two full length records on Small Stone Records, The Longer The Beard, The Harder The Sound...

Slower – Slower

Slower is a side project put together by Bob Balch from Fu Manchu, redoing five classic Slayer songs. The caveat is that these tracks are performed and recorded in a very slow and doomy manner. Bob plays guitar on all the songs and recruited a good cast of musicians to collaborate these songs with. Esben Willems from Monolord plays drums...

Fu Manchu – The Return Of Tomorrow

Legendary California fuzz rockers Fu Manchu are back with a new record, their thirteenth overall. The Return Of Tomorrow was released on June 14th, 2024 and features 13 new songs that combine stylistically all the goodness that this band are capable of delivering. The lineup has been the same since 2001, consisting of founding guitarist and vocalist Scott Hill, bassist...

The Quill – Wheel Of Illusion

On March 29th, 2024, Sweden’s The Quill have released a new record entitled Wheel Of Illusion. The band formed in the early 1990’s and has been one of Sweden’s longest standing stoner rock/metal artists. Since the return of original vocalist Magnus Ekwall in 2017, the band has been back in true form. Releasing Born From Fire that same year, Earthrise...