Greenleaf, from Borlange, Sweden was created as a side project in late 1999. Guitarist Tommi Holappa (also in Dozer) is the only original member in the band and also the main songwriter. The other current members of Greenleaf are: Arvid Hallagard on vocals, Hans Frohlich on bass, and Sebastian Olsson on drums. The band have just released their ninth studio...

Excel originated in Venice, California in 1985. They are considered a crossover band, a hybrid of hardcore and heavy metal, like DRI and Cryptic Slaughter. I have been a fan of Excel since I was about fourteen years old when they released Split Image in 1987. I really liked their second record 1989’s The Joke’s On You. At that time,...

Another split release courtesy of Heavy Psych Sounds recordings. This one features three songs each, first from stoner rock pioneers Nebula and and then Italy’s grand masters, Black Rainbows. This is the second split release from Heavy Psych Sounds this year. The first one featured Geezer and Isaak which came out this past May. This record was released on June...

Church Of Misery formed in 1995 by bassist and originator Tatsu Mikami. They are from Tokyo, Japan and play heavy stoner doom metal. Throughout the years, the band has gone through massive lineup changes. The current roster includes: Tatsu Mikami on bass , Kazuhiro Asaeda on vocals, Fumiya Hattori on guitars, and Toshiaki Umemura on drums. Born Under A Mad...

Duel is a heavy rocking, stoner metal quartet based in Austin, Texas. The band formed in 2015 and released four studio albums up to this point. Breakfast (with) Death is their fifth record on Heavy Psych Sounds Records and was released on July 5th, 2024. The current lineup consists of: Tom Frank on guitars and lead vocals, Jeff Henson on...

Boston, Massachusetts based band Gozu formed in 2009. Playing a heavy riff rock and stoner metal style of music, the band has made a big impact in the underground rock and metal scene. Their debut album Locust Season, which was released on Small Stone Records in 2010, turned a lot of heads. The follow up record, 2013’s The Fury Of...

High Desert Queen is desert rock band based in Austin, Texas. They started in Houston in 2019 and relocated to Austin a year later. The bio on their website states:  “High Desert Queen was formed when singer Ryan Garney and guitarist Rusty Miller went looking for a rhythm section to help complete some songs they had been working on. The stars...

Monkey3 is an instrumental rock band from Lausanne, Switzerland. They formed in 2001 and have released six full length albums, two EPs, and a live record since that time. Their latest, entitled Welcome To The Machine is their seventh full length album and was released on February 23, 2024. The current lineup of Monkey3 consists of: Walter– drums, Boris –...

Drifting In The Endless Void is the latest album from Borlange, Sweden’s Dozer. The record came out on April 21st,2023. The anticipation I had building up to this release was overwhelming. I have been a huge fan for over two decades and the band had not recorded new material in over fifteen years. They released an EP called Vultures in 2013...

I first came across this band in the summer of 2023. I saw something about them on social media and listened to their first single “Empire” before the release of the record. I was very intrigued by the song and would periodically listen to it, and it started growing on me. I decided to dig deeper into the band and...