Modern Ego is a three piece heavy psychedelic blues rock band from Western Massachusetts. They incorporate seventies proto-metal and atmospheric effects into their sound. The band has been around since 2023 and just recently released their latest EP on March 21st 2025, called The Cult Of The Skull. The eight track release contains four actual songs and four samples that...
Wood Witch is a three-piece doom/ stoner metal band from Virginia. Formed in 2019, the band have released three full length albums so far: 2021’s Malleus Maleficarum, 2022’s Eyes of Darkness, and their latest, 2025’s Synna Modor. The band consists of Daniel Perry on guitar and vocals, Wade “Wigz” Johnson on bass, and Ryan Mardre on drums. Synna Modor was...
Last week, I ranked my top five favorite debut albums from the first quarter of 2025 (here). I was also featured on The Heavy Desert Podcast with Dan Sierras to rank our top ten favorite albums of the first quarter (January, February, and March). You can listen to that forty minute episode on Spotify or Apple. Today, I want to...
Live at The Middle East (Upstairs) in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA *April 9th 2025* This is another last minute show that I decided to attend. Being on a Wednesday night and having to work the next morning, it’s always a tough decision to go. However, I really wanted to see the band Hashtronaut, from Denver, Colorado and this was my best...
Ironrat are a rocking stoner doom and sludge metal band from Bradford, UK. They have three full length albums out including 2014’s Monument, 2023’s Weed Machine, and their latest 2025’s Beneath It All. The current lineup consists of Martin Wiseman on guitar and vocals, Wayne Hustler on guitar, Stuart Hillman on bass, and Gordon WIlkinson on drums. Beneath It All...
Red Fang is an American stoner metal/ heavy rock band from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 2005, they are composed of Bryan Giles on guitar and vocals, Aaron Beam on bass and vocals, David Sullivan on guitars, and John Sherman on drums. The band’s discography includes: 2006’s Tour EP 1, 2007’s Tour EP 2, 2008’s Self Titled, 2011’s Murder The Mountains,...
Surya is a four-piece hard rocking psychedelic band from Cádiz, Spain. They have released 2017’s Vol. 1 EP, their debut full length- 2019’s Overthrown, and a Live EP- 2021’s Live At La Plata. On January 31st, the band released their latest sophomore album, entitled Into The Emerald. The album contains seven tracks at forty four minutes long. The current lineup...
Lost Caverns is a heavy riff rocking band from the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains in West Virginia. It is a new project featuring the unmistakable vocals from Dan Soren, who sang in the tremendous Sixty Watt Shaman, The Mighty Nimbus, and Stillhouse, to name a few. The other band members include: Mike Beggs, Chris Baker, and Jason...
DeGreaver is a varied psychedelic stoner rock power trio from Lübeck, Germany. Their sound is a mix of fuzz-laden blues, stoner, grunge, heavy psych, riff rock, and beyond. The band consists of Cornelius DeGreaver, Bela DeGreaver & Henrix DeGreaver. They have released one full length album, 2022’s Between Green And Blue. On January 21st 2025, DeGreaver released an EP called...
The start of 2025 has ushered in a great number of album releases thus far. I have posted over 35 reviews since the start of the new year and have a slew of others right behind them. Earlier this week, I was on The Heavy Desert Podcast with Dan Sierras, where we ranked our top ten favorite albums from the...