Category: Album Reviews (2026)

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Red Sun Atacama – Summerchild

Red Sun Atacama is a stoner rock trio from Bordeaux, France. Playing an eclectic blend of desert rock, psychedelic, and punk, the band consists of Clément Márquez on bass and vocals, Robin Caillon on drums, and Vincent Hospital on guitar. Formed in 2014, they have released 2015’s Part. I (demo EP), 2018’s Licancabur, 2022’s Darwin, and their latest, 2026’s Summerchild....

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New Dawn Fades – Lores

New Dawn Fades is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based stoner metal/ heavy rock band. The four-piece consists of George Chamberlin (GFA) on vocals and guitars, Corey Shredingill on guitars, Algar on bass, and Steve Roche on drums. The first EP entitled Forever was released in 2023 and was the brainchild of GFA, who played and recorded all of the instruments except...

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Radium Haze – Emission EP

Radium Haze is a stoner rock trio from Brooklyn, New York. Consisting of Ted Hampton on vocals and guitar, Larry Hundertmark on drums, and Sammy Astolfi on bass, the band released their debut EP called Emission on March 9th 2026. It contains five tracks at twenty three minutes long. It’s great when you discover a band and they totally shock...

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Kaleidobolt – Karakuchi 

Kaleidobolt are a stoner rock power trio from Helsinki, Finland who blend psychedelic, retro, and progressive rock, with punk and fuzz. Formed in 2014, the band consists of Sampo Kääriäinen on guitars, lead vocals, and keyboards, Marco Menestrina on bass, vocals, keyboards, and percussion, and Mårten Gustafsson on drums. They have released five full length albums including: 2015’s Self Titled,...

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Stonus – Space To Dive 

Stonus is a stoner rock band that originated in Cyprus and now resides in the United Kingdom. Active since 2015, the band have released 2017’s Supertrip EP, 2018’s Lunar Eclipse EP, 2020’s Aphasia, 2021’s Séance EP, 2024’s Live in Zen, and their latest, 2026’s Space To Dive. The five-piece consists of Kyriacos Frangoulis on vocals, Nikolas Frangoulis on guitar, Pavlos...

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Yeast Machine – Bad Milk 

Yeast Machine is an alternative stoner rock/ grunge band from Tübingen, Germany. Since 2021, the five-piece has released: 2021’s Behind The Dead End EP – Studio Live Session, 2023’s Rise of the Yeast EP, 2024’s SLEAZE, and their latest, 2026’s Bad Milk. They have also released various singles throughout their career also. The band consists of Benjamin Frenzel on vocals...

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Kal-El – Astral Voyager, Vol. 2

Kal-El is a stoner rock band from Stavanger, Norway. The music is a combination of hard rock and heavy metal with fuzzed out elements of psychedelic, doom, and blues. The band formed in 2012 and consists of: Bjørn Harald “Bjudas” Stornes on drums, Ståle “Captain” Rodvelt on vocals, Kristoffer “Doffy” Ranaweera on guitar, Joshua “Josh” Bisama on guitar, and Bjørn...

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Cowboys & Aliens – Finis Temporum 

Cowboys & Aliens is a stoner metal band from Bruges, Belgium. Formed in 1996, the quartet consists of Henk Vanhee on vocals, John Pollentier on guitar, Peter Gaelens on drums, and Tom Neirynck on bass. Their discography includes: 1997’s League of Fools, 2000’s A Trip to The Stonehenge Colony, 2002’s Love Sex Volume, 2005’s Language of Superstars, 2011’s Sandpaper Blues...

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Black Lung – Forever Beyond 

Black Lung is a heavy psychedelic stoner doom rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. Formed in 2014, they have released five full length albums to date: 2014’s Self Titled, 2016’s See The Enemy, 2019’s Ancients, 2022’s Dark Waves, and their latest 2026’s Forever Beyond. The lineup consists of: Dave Cavalier on guitar, vocals, and mellotron, Elias Schutzman on drums, percussion, mellotron,...

Clouds Taste Satanic – Berlin 2023

Clouds Taste Satanic are a heavy psychedelic, instrumental stoner/ doom band from New York. The quartet formed in 2013 and consist of Steve Scavuzzo on guitar, Brian Bauhs on guitar, Greg Acampora on drums, and Rob Halstead on bass. They have released eleven full length albums so far, including: 2014’s To Sleep Beyond the Earth, 2015’s Your Doom Has Come,...