Blues Funeral Recordings repressed and re-released Greenleaf’s acclaimed debut album Revolution Rock with their Self Titled debut EP together. Aptly titled Revolution Rock Deluxe, the album contains fifteen tracks that span just over an hour. The press release on Greenleaf’s Bandcamp page states: “Featuring members of Dozer, Lowrider, Demon Cleaner and more, Greenleaf’s first album Revolution Rock was self-released in...
Will Mecum was a special kind of talent. As the chief songwriter and guitarist for the original instrumental rock legends, Karma To Burn (write up here), the almighty riff has always been his guide and compass. Will was a riff machine and he always got my head bobbing or foot tapping. The music he created was incredible! He hardly ever...
Sundrifter is a heavy psychedelic hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The three-piece consists of Craig Peura on guitars and vocals, Paul Goughran on bass, and Patrick Queenan on drums. They have released three albums so far: 2016’s Not Coming Back, 2019’s Visitations, and their latest 2024’s An Earlier Time. Sundrifter returned to Small Stone Records and released An Earlier...
Otu Suurmunne is a songwriter based in Helsinki, Finland. He is best known for his incredible work as the guitarist and vocalist for the mighty Kaiser, who just released their sophomore album 2nd Sound (review here) back in early March. Otu is a constant creator of music and has a fantastic YouTube page where he does excellent mashups of music...
Håndgemeng, from Drøbak, Norway, formed in 2017 and have so far released: 2019’s Motorcycle Death Cult EP, 2020’s Grim Riffer, 2023’s Ultraritual, and their latest 2025’s Satanic Panic Attack. The band consists of Ola Holseth on drums, Charlie Ytterli on guitars, Martin Wennberg on vocals, Kim Grannes on bass, and Cro-Magnus on guitars. Håndgemeng’s sound is described as the new...
Lo-Pan is heavy riff rocking band from Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 2005, the quartet have been writing infectious, and catchy rock songs since their inception and have released six full length albums and one EP. The list includes: 2006’s Lo-Pan, 2009’s Sasquanaut, 2011’s Salvador, 2014’s Colossus, 2017’s In Tensions EP, 2019’s Subtle, and 2025’s Get Well Soon. The band consists...
Caboose is a fuzzed out stoner rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. Their lineup consists of Dante Lindström on guitar and lead vocals, Olle Leppäniemi on guitar and backup vocals, Herman Serning on bass, and Oskar Bergman on drums. Formed in 2022, Left For Dust is their debut album, released on March 21st 2025 on Majestic Mountain Records. The album features...
Live at The Widowmaker Brewery in Braintree, Massachusetts USA *April 18th 2025* Last night I went to an excellent show at the Widowmaker Brewery in Braintree, Massachusetts. It takes roughly an hour and forty minutes to get there. The last show I attended at the Widowmaker was last September when Dozer/ Gozu/ Legions Of Doom/ and High Desert Queen (review...
ÖfÖ Am is heavy riff rocking instrumental three-piece from Montpellier, France. The lineup consists of Antoine Morières on guitars and keys, Jonathan Barthelémy on drums, and Géraud Jonquet on bass. The band has released a debut 10”- 2009’s ÖfÖ Am 10″, a split EP– 2010’s Split with Karma To Burn, 2011’s The Beast Within, a split EP– 2014’s Split with...
Shrew is a heavy psych/ hard rock/ proto-metal band from Portland, Oregon. The quartet consists of Max Siegfried on guitar, Selina Cleary on bass and lyrics, Rosie Peterson on vocals, and Shea Gegan on drums. They released their debut Self Titled album on February 7th 2025, on Glory Or Death Records. The album contains eight tracks at forty two minutes...