Florist is a stoner/ psychedelic /doom/ space rock band from Tampa, Florida. The lineup consists of Frankie Consoli on lead vocals, guitar, and sitar, Kevin Roy on bass and backing vocals, Mike Amador on drums and backing vocals, and Jer Dillow on theremin, synthesizers, and percussion. They released their debut EP called Contact in 2023. On August 1sr 2025, the...
Supernaughty is a stoner metal band from Livorno, Italy. Formed in 2014, the quartet features Angelo Fagni on vocals and rhythm guitar, Filippo Del Bimbo on llead guitar, Alessio Franceschi on drums, and Luca Raffoni on bass. They have released three albums including: 2018’s Vol. 1, 2020’s Temple, and their latest, 2025’s Apocalypso. Apocalypso is the band’s first record on...
Maanta Raay is a hard rock/ heavy psych trio from Nashville, Tennessee. Consisting of Mason Hadley on bass, Carlos Ortiz-Martinez on drums, and Chet Weise on guitar and vocals, they released their Self Titled debut on July18th 2025. Containing eight tracks at twenty five minutes long, the recording was released on No Sabes. “The Night Rider” starts things off with...
Live at The Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA *September 14th 2025* The last time I saw Fu Manchu live was almost exactly a year ago on September 15, 2024. They opened for Clutch and Rival Sons at the Hampton Beach Casino in New Hampshire (read the show review here). Although it was a great show, it was not a true...
Red Mess are a three-piece heavy grunge/ stoner rock band based in Berlin, Germany. The band formed in 2014, and were originally based in Londrina, Brazil. Consisting of Thiago Franzim on guitar, Douglas Labigalini on drums, and Lucas Klepa on bass and vocals, the band has released several recordings including their debut, 2014’s Crimson EP, 2015’s Drowning In Red EP,...
The Austrian heavy rock quartet Witchrider are back with six new tracks. They have previously released their 2013 Self Titled EP, 2014’s Unmountable Stairs, 2014’s The Return Of The Fuzzdplit, Vol. 1 (with Truckfighters), 2020’s Electrical Storm, and now their latest, 2025’s MetaMorph EP. The band consists of Daniel Dorninger on vocals and guitar, Michael Hirschmugl on bass, Bernhard Weigl...
Black Water Rising is a hard driving heavy rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The quartet consists of Rob Traynor on vocals and guitar, Johnny Fattoruso on guitar, Mike Meselsohn on drums, and Oddie Mclaughlin on bass. They have released a Self Titled album in 2008, followed by 2013’s Pissed And Driven, 2017’s Electrified, and their latest, 2025’s The Edge....
Sweden’s stoner rock legends Dozer have released a new album of older material called Rewind To Return: Rarities, Singles, and B- Sides on August 1st 2025. Blues Funeral Recordings, who worked with the band on their last record, 2023’s Drifting In The Endless Void (review here) have released this one too. The current lineup of Dozer consists of Fredrik Nordin...
The heavy riff rocking groove machine Borracho have been jamming together for nearly two decades now and are super consistent with the quality of their many releases. The list is something like this: 2011’s Splitting Sky, 2013’s Oculus, 2016’s Atacama, 2021’s Pound Of Flesh, 2023’s Blurring The Lines, and their latest, 2025’s Ouroboros. They have many EP’s, singles, etc. available...
Dërro is a stoner rock band from Asheville, North Carolina. They consist of Neal Brewer, Corey Tossas, and Pat Gerasia. They released their debut EP entitled Halcyon on August 1st 2025. It contains six rocking tracks clocking in around twenty four minutes. The title track ”Halcyon” kicks in with a nice heavy groove of rocking bliss. The vocals have an...