I had the pleasure to discuss my Top 10 Favorite Releases for the first quarter of 2026 with Dan from The Heavy Desert Podcast. Listen to our episode here : APPLE or SPOTIFY Here are my picks with a review link for each album , with an additional 15 honorable mentions. Check out all of these amazing recordings and bands....
This will be my very first Ripplefest Texas experience, which will take place in Austin, Texas on September 17th through the 20th 2026. After attending my first Planet Desert Rock Festival in Las Vegas this past January (review here), I knew that this was gonna be the start of something big, for the heavy underground music scene that I belong...
As I reflect back on this past weekend at Ralph’s Rock Diner in Worcester, Massachusetts, I am completely blown away on the reception we got from my old band’s first show in over seventeen years. The love and support that we received from our old school and new fans alike was completely amazing and humbling. The love and appreciation felt...
I am a big fan of heavy instrumental rock music. The heavy underground has a decent amount of these types of bands, each honing in on their own style. There is a big variance from heavy riff rock to atmospheric and psychedelic tones. I enjoy it all! I wasn’t exposed to as much heavy instrumental music this year compared to...
The year 2025 has been a massive year for new music, all erupting out of he heavy underground. After 150 plus album reviews for this year, I doubled my production for listening and reviewing bands. I am continually amazed at the surmounting number of releases coming out every single week. I participated in the grueling year end list with Dan...
Dan Sierras and I just recorded a podcast for our top 25 favorite albums of 2025. The Heavy Desert Podcast episode can be found on either or both, Apple and Spotify. Have yourself a listen and please subscribe to the show for all the latest interviews and discussions that Dan has with artists and people from the scene. I have...
As I close out this series on the Planet Desert Rock Weekend Festival, I have six final bands to highlight. In order to not leave out any bands, this top five on Friday segment will have six. As the final days are approaching, I can’t express enough about how excited and pumped up that I am for being able to...
Here we go again with another stacked quarter of heavy underground music releases. The final quarter of the year was huge and Dan and I discussed our favorite albums from October through December of 2025. You can listen to the episode on both Apple Music and Spotify. I once again listed out my picks with a link for each album...
Welcome to another segment of the Top 5 On Friday’s special Planet Desert Rock series. As we loom closer (less than a month away!) to the festival weekend, I have two more segments to post. You can read about the journey from the past three posts about Planet Desert Rock here (part 1, part 2, and part 3). Well, there...
Orange Goblin are a hard rocking stoner metal band from London, England. Formed in 1995, the band have released ten full length studio albums and a couple of live ones. They have decided to call it a day and retire after a thirty year career as a driving force in the heavy underground music scene. I can’t express enough the...
