Solace is a heavy stoner/ doom metal band originating in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The band formed in 1996 and the current lineup consists of Justin Daniels on guitars, Tim Schoenleber on drums, Mike Sicaon on bass, Justin Goins on vocals, and original founding member, Tommy Southard on guitars. Their list of recordings includes: 1999’s Jersey Devils (Split with Solarized),...
The long standing duo from Paris, France called Electric Jaguar Baby have returned with a brand new album entitled Clair-Onscur on Majestic Mountain Records. The band consists of Franck on drums and vocals, and Tony on guitar and vocals. Formed in 2015, they have released a slew of recordings including: 2016’s EP 1, 2017’s Moonshiner EP, 2018’s Old Songs From...
Insomniac is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Juan Garcia on bass, Mike Morris on guitar and vocals, Van Bassman on vocals, Amos Rifkin on percussion and vocals, and Alex Avedissian on guitar. The band released their debut full length album called Om Moksha Ritam on Blues Funeral Recordings. The seven song record was...
High Master is a heavy rocking quartet from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. They consist of Chad Mason on guitar and vocals, David Melashenko on guitars, Brett Young on bass, and Kyle Lawrence on drums. Road Man is their debut EP, containing four tracks around fifteen minutes long. It was released on August 11th 2025. High Master play hard driven riff rock...
Appalooza is a three-piece band from Brittany, France. Formed in 2012, they mix elements of stoner rock, alternative metal, and heavy grunge. Their album releases include: 2018’s Self Titled, 2021’s The Holy Of Holies, 2023’s The Shining Son, and their latest, 2025’s The Emperor Of Loss. The band consists of Wild Horse on vocals and guitar, Lone Horse on drums,...
It was another stacked quarter of heavy underground music releases for Q3. I was once again a guest on The Heavy Desert Podcast with Dan Sierras, where we dive into our top ten favorite releases from July through September. You can listen to the episode either on Apple Music or Spotify. The episode was recorded on Sunday, October 5th and...
Stoned Jesus is a stoner rock/metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine. Formed in 2009, they blend in progressive, heavy psych, riff rock, and metal into an expansive array of musical sounds. They have recorded and released: 2010’s First Communion, 2011’s Stormy Monday EP, 2012’s Seven Thunders Roar, 2013’s The Seeds, vol. I , 2015’s The Harvest, 2016’s The Seeds, vol. II,...
Black Moon Cult is hard stoner rock/ heavy psych/ and progressive doom band from Toledo, Ohio. They consist of Kaleb M. Riser on vocals, guitar, synth, and electric sitar, Kevin Lewis on vocals, bass, keyboard, and pipe organ, and Jeff Vandebussche on vocals, and drums. They just released their debut album called Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig) on September 5th...
Mezzoa is a heavy rocking power trio from San Diego, California. The band features Nacho Maldonado on guitar and vocals, Q Pena on bass, and Scott Hoover on drums. Their albums include 2017’s Astral Travel, 2022’s Dunes of Mars, and their latest, 2025’s Ton 618. Ton 618 contains thirteen tracks at thirty nine minutes long and came out on August...
The Big Rip is a five-piece stoner/ desert rock band from Porsgrunn, Norway. Formed in 2021, the lineup consists of Danny Valle Johannessen on vocals, Eivind Dalevoll on guitar, Ole Jørgen Kjørholt on guitar, Mats Bredesen on bass, and Simen Lunde on drums. They released their debut EP, Order of the Goatlord in 2023 and have released a couple of...