Kryptograf, from Bergen, Norway has a proto-metal vibe that is inspired by the heavy sounds of the late sixties and early seventies. The band formed in 2019 and have released three full length albums, 2020’s Self Titled, 2022’s The Eldorado Spell, and their latest, 2025’s Kryptonomicon. The band consists of Vegard Strand on guitar and vocals, Odd Erlend Mikkelsen on...
Rainbows Are Free is a heavy psychedelic proto-metal band from Norman, Oklahoma. Formed in 2007, the band has released 2008’s Self Titled EP, 2010’s Believers In Medicine, 2014’s Waves Ahead of the Ocean, 2019’s Head Pains, and a live record, 2023’s Heavy Petal Music. Their latest album called Silver And Gold, was released on March 7th 2025, on Ripple Music....
Year Of The Cobra is a two piece band based in Seattle, Washington. Consisting of Amy Tung Barrysmith on bass guitar and vocals and Jon Barrysmith on drums, the husband and wife duo are a full sounding and superb band. The heavy doom metal/ psychedelic sludge rock band formed in 2015 and have three albums released. Their debut 2016’s …In...
ZOAHR is a heavy bluesy/ psychedelic/ desert rock band from Pirmasens, Germany. Formed in 2017, the power trio consists of Thorsten Winkler on bass, Philipp Dahler on drums, and Jessie Schmidt on guitar and vocals. The band’s releases include 2019’s OFF AXIS, 2022’s Apraxia, and their latest album, 2025’s Mosiac. Released on January 14th 2025, Mosaic contains nine tracks in...
RED EYE is heavy doom metal/ psych rock power trio from Málaga, Spain. The band consists of Pablo Terol Rosado on drums, percussion, synths, and vocals, Antonio Pérez Muriel on bass and synths, and Antonio Campos del Pino on guitar and vocals. The band formed in 2016, initially as a quartet, and released 2019’s Tales from the Days of Yore...
SweetBeast is a psychedelic fuzz rock band from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They consist of Eric Gorzynski on vocals and guitar, Alex Graham on bass and backing vocals, Colton Schofield on drums, and John Hermary on vocals and guitar. Formed in 2017, the quartet just released their debut album called Illusions on February 21st 2025. Containing six tracks in forty...
Atomic Peat is a stoner metal/ riff rock power trio from Osnabrück, Germany. They released their debut album Octophobia in 2016 and just released their latest album, entitled Demons And Other Friends on February 20th 2025. The current lineup is Igor Stahl on guitar and vocals, Timo Klück on drums, and Daniel Meier on bass. Demons And Other Friends contains...
Hempire is a high country power trio based in Asheville, North Carolina. They play a style of heavy stoner rock that has a strong metal and thrashy component to it. The lineup consists of Joey Shaw on vocals and guitar, Jason Watson on bass, and Jon Andre on drums. The band put out a demo in 2022 called High Country...
Möuth is a three piece band out of Stockholm, Sweden. They play a mix of styles ranging from stoner/ doom/ grunge/ metal/ heavy rock/ and progressive. The band consists of Martin Sandström on guitar, Fredrik Aspelin on drums, and Erik Nordström on bass and vocals. Global Warning is their debut release and the album came out on February 14th 2025,...
WARLUNG is a Texas based band formed in 2016. Their sound is a mix of classic rock and modern metal, mixing heavy riffs and melodies with a psychedelic twist. Their releases include 2017’s Sleepwalker, 2019’s Immortal Portal, 2020’s Optical Delusions, and 2022’s Vulture’s Paradise. The band released their latest album entitled The Poison Touch on February 14th 2025, on Heavy...
