The Zig Zags are a Los Angeles, California based three-piece that plays loud hardcore infused metal with a punk rock edge. The band formed in 2010 and have released a slew of EPs and singles including: 2011’s Party at Dave’s House, 2012’s Scavenger / Waistin’ My Time 7″, 2012’s Monster Wizard / Turbo Hit 7″, 2013’s 10 – 12 (Burger...
Lorquin’s Admiral is a new hard rock/ alternative band from Santa Rosa, California. Combining elements of desert rock, heavy psych, and grunge, the lineup features current and former members of Afghan Whigs, the Fizz Fuzz, Hermano, Luna Sol, Orquesta del Desierto, Sons of Alpha Centauri, and Yawning Sons. They consist of Dawn Brown on vocals, Dandy Brown on vocals, Nick...
Ravine formed in 2018 and deliver a mammoth dose of sludge heavy doom metal goodness. The lineup consists of Nico Schmutz (Robots of the Ancient World) on guitar, Justin Morgan (SkullDozer) on guitar, Matt Amott (Wölflaut) on drums, Dylan Wills (Brick Bath) on bass, and Paul Dudziak (Mammoth Salmon) on vocals. The five-piece just released their debut full length album,...
Live at O’Briens Pub in Boston, Massachusetts USA *July 19th 2025* There have been a few instances of being totally enthralled in a live band and charged up and energized by their sound and performance. When this happens, I feel like I’m in an altered state of consciousness. Slomosa had this effect on me (review here). My wife and I...
The heavy psychedelic doom trio Domkraft are a remarkable band. This ten year anniversary edition of their debut EP comes at you remastered and with two new unreleased tracks. The band consists of Martin Wegeland on bass and vocals, Martin Widholm on guitars, and Anders Dahlgren on drums. With four full length albums, two EPs, and a live record, Domkraft...
First Impressions Of Hell is a heavy and scorching release from the Sydney, Australian four-piece, Bifter. Consisting of Rory Wheatley on vocals and guitar, Luke Martin on vocals and synth, Nathan O’Hara on bass, and Gus Hart on drums, Bifter is a sludge heavy stoner doom machine. First Impressions Of Hell was released on April 7th 2025 and contains twelve...
Sometimes when I hear a certain band for the first time, everything just connects with their music and the particular state of mind that I’m in. Sleeping Mountain is a stoner prog rock band from northern London and they have made a huge impression on me. The power trio from the UK are absolutely fantastic! They consist of Aitor Mendez...
I had the pleasure of being a guest, for the second time, on The Heavy Desert Podcast with Dan Sierras. We recorded the episode on Sunday, July 6th and it aired on Tuesday, July 8th. You can listen to it on either Spotify (here) or Apple Music (here). It was a very deep quarter of exceptional releases and quite frankly,...
Temple Fang is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The quartet features Dennis Duijnhouwer on vocals, bass, and synth, Jevin de Groot on vocals, guitar, and percussion, Ivy van der Veer on guitar, and vocals, and Daan Wopereis on drums and vocals. The band has two full length albums, their debut 2021’s Fang Temple, and their latest 2025’s...
Kentucky Green is a heavy stoner blues rock band from Brisbane, Australia. Formed in 2019, the trio combine southern fried doom with de-tuned heavy blues. They have three full length albums including their debut, 2020’s Galactic Acid, 2022’s Creatures Of Bad Habits, and their latest, 2025’s Mammoth. Mammoth was released on May 28th 2025 and contains six tracks in thirty...