Today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Tom Davies. He was the bassist for stoner rock legends Nebula since 2004. He also played with The Freeks and was a guitar technician for Orange Goblin, if I’m not mistaken. He played on all of Nebula’s recordings since 2006’s Apollo, including 2009’s Heavy Psych, 2019’s Holy Shit, and 2022’s...
Shun are a heavy rock band based in North/South Carolina. They released their Self Titled album back in June of 2021 on Small Stone Records. It was a fantastic debut and one of my favorites from that year. I was excited to hear about their second record Dismantle coming out which is also on Small Stone Records. The current lineup...
Domkraft is a heavy stoner, sludgy, psychedelic doom metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. The trio released their latest record Sonic Moons on Magnetic Eye Records on July 26th, 2023. The current lineup is: Martin Wegeland on bass and vocals, Martin Widholm on guitars, and Anders Dahlgren on drums. The record is 47 minutes long and contains 7 songs total. The...
After quite some time contemplating on whether I should do this blog or not, I decided to go for it. My life long passion and obsession for heavy rock music has led me to this decision. I will share reviews and insights on the many bands that have inspired, enriched, and have had a profound impact on me. For all...
I remember when I first heard Orange Goblin. It was from the old, stoner rock dot com site, where I discovered so many bands, dating back to 2005. They had five records out at that time, Thieving From The House Of God being their latest. I ended up buying their fourth record Coup De Grace as my introduction to the...
Greenleaf, from Borlange, Sweden was created as a side project in late 1999. Guitarist Tommi Holappa (also in Dozer) is the only original member in the band and also the main songwriter. The other current members of Greenleaf are: Arvid Hallagard on vocals, Hans Frohlich on bass, and Sebastian Olsson on drums. The band have just released their ninth studio...
Excel originated in Venice, California in 1985. They are considered a crossover band, a hybrid of hardcore and heavy metal, like DRI and Cryptic Slaughter. I have been a fan of Excel since I was about fourteen years old when they released Split Image in 1987. I really liked their second record 1989’s The Joke’s On You. At that time,...
Another split release courtesy of Heavy Psych Sounds recordings. This one features three songs each, first from stoner rock pioneers Nebula and and then Italy’s grand masters, Black Rainbows. This is the second split release from Heavy Psych Sounds this year. The first one featured Geezer and Isaak which came out this past May. This record was released on June...
Church Of Misery formed in 1995 by bassist and originator Tatsu Mikami. They are from Tokyo, Japan and play heavy stoner doom metal. Throughout the years, the band has gone through massive lineup changes. The current roster includes: Tatsu Mikami on bass , Kazuhiro Asaeda on vocals, Fumiya Hattori on guitars, and Toshiaki Umemura on drums. Born Under A Mad...
Duel is a heavy rocking, stoner metal quartet based in Austin, Texas. The band formed in 2015 and released four studio albums up to this point. Breakfast (with) Death is their fifth record on Heavy Psych Sounds Records and was released on July 5th, 2024. The current lineup consists of: Tom Frank on guitars and lead vocals, Jeff Henson on...