Category: Album Reviews (2026)

Desert Colossus – Apparatus 

Desert Colossus is a four-piece stoner rock band from Zaandam, Netherlands. They consist of Frank Zoomer on vocals and guitar, Leon van Wijk on guitar and backing vocals, Tom Collé, bass, backing vocals/accordion, and Frank Fey on drums, backing vocals/synths. They have released four full length albums including: 2016’s Self Titled, 2017’s Omnibeul, 2020’s Eyes and Tongues, and their latest,...

Fuzzing Nation – Mothertruck

Fuzzing Nation is a stoner rock trio from Athens, Greece. Formed in 2022, the band consists of Stavros Giannakos on bass, Terry Moros on drums, and Aggelos Ioannidis on guitar and vocals. They released 2023’s Fuzzing Nation EP, 2024’s Into the Desert EP, and their latest debut full length album, 2026’s Mothertruck. Mothertruck was released on March 27th 2026 on...

The Crooked Skulls – Midnight Sun 

The Crooked Skulls are a three-piece stoner metal band from New Jersey. They incorporate thick and heavy riffs with thunderous drumming, with plenty of groove. They consist of Pete Koretzky on guitars and vocals, Dave Van Auken on bass and vocals, and Chuck Snyder on drums They put out an EP called HIVEMIND in 2024 and just released their debut...

The Curse Of Sahara – Sumthin’ Wrong?

The Curse Of Sahara is a bluesy heavy rock/ proto-metal trio from Entre Ríos, Argentina. Formerly known as Sahara, the band consists of Martin Ludi on guitar and vocals, Gabriel Ravera on bass and vocals, and Lucio Rodriguez on drums. Sahara was a legendary band in the Argentinian stoner rock/ doom metal scene. They released two full-length albums: 2018’s II and...

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....

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...