Last week, I included my five favorite heavy rock record labels that cater to the underground riff rock and metal scene. Check out the post here. Starting this week, I will rank my five favorite releases from 2024, from each record label. I will start things off with Blues Funeral Recordings. Blues Funeral is a fantastic label that always deliver...
The year 2024 has been a stellar year for heavy riff rock music. I have never had a more difficult time narrowing down my choices to twenty albums than I have this year. Granted, since I began my blog this past September, I have been following new album releases intently since the start of the year. I am still playing...
The underground heavy rock and metal scene would be nothing without the help and support of the record labels. In today’s post, I would like to highlight five excellent labels that I follow, who sign and support the artists that create the heavy riff rock music that I write about. Without these excellent record labels, a lot of bands would...
Today is the seven year anniversary of the passing of one of stoner rocks most iconic and coolest guy ever, Reverend Jim Forrester. On December 18th 2017, Jim was tragically murdered in Baltimore, Maryland, outside of a tattoo and body piercing shop, where he worked. It was the result of a gang bang shooting that killed Jim. I remember when...
Throttlerod formed in the middle of 1999, and began in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2000, they recorded their debut full length album called Eastbound And Down. The band relocated to Richmond, Virginia in 2001. The lineup went through a few different changes throughout the years but the only consistent band member was guitarist and vocalist Matt Whitehead. Drummer Kevin White...
Solace is a heavy/ doom metal band originating in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The band formed in 1996 and the only original member left is songwriter and guitarist Tommy Southard. The current lineup (I believe) consists of Justin Daniels on guitar, Tim Schoenleber on drums, Mike Sica on bass, Justin Goins on vocals, and Southard on guitar. I discovered Solace...
In honor of Black Friday in the United States, today’s Top 5 On Fridays is going to feature my five of my current favorite bands with the word “Black” in their name. The obvious granddaddy of them all is Black Sabbath. I wanted to keep the list in the riff rock genre and feature bands that are still active. I...
Welcome to another Top 5 on Friday post! Every Friday I list my five favorite music related topics that mostly relate to riff rock bands and musicians. Today I will be discussing current vocalists that perform in more than one band. I needed to narrow this down a bit because there are many fantastic singers in heavy rock music today...
There have been many great power trios in hard rock music. Typically consisting of guitar, bass, and drums, with vocals from one or more of the members, some of the greatest rock music ever created was produced by power trios. Artists that only feature three members are usually talented and each musician carries on an integral role in formulating the...
Puny Human was a hard rock/ stoner band from New York City. Their sound has been compared to older Clutch, mostly due to the vocals sounding similar. The band was active from 1998-2012 and released three full length albums, 2000’s Revenge Is Easy, 2003’s It’s Not The Heat, It’s The Humanity, and 2007’s Universal Freak Out. All three albums were...