Heavy Underground Band & Album reviews: My favorites in Riff rock/ fuzz/ stoner/ doom/ sludge/ heavy psych/ hardcore & metal
Sons Of Gulliver is heavy stoner rock band from Dallas, Texas. The duo features Justin Potter on bass guitar and vocals, and Dolphin Riot on drums and percussion. The band released some singles starting in 2023, which eventually led to their debut, 2024’s Self Titled EP. They just recently dropped their latest full length debut album, called Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon,...
Music is a universal language that doesn’t always need to be explained or translated. Although, well over ninety percent of what I do listen to is in the English language, there have been bands in the past that I have really enjoyed but sing in a different language. The heavy rockers Abramis Brama from Sweden, have mostly all of their...
Purple Lung is a four-piece stoner/ doom metal band from Pennsylvania. They formed in 2020 and consist of Toni Pennello on vocals and guitars, Simon Beierle on guitars, Max Schmitt on bass, and James Jaskolka on drums. They just released their debut full length album called Mystic Vision, on February 13th 2026, on Landslide Collective. The first thing that really...
Desert Colossus is a four-piece stoner rock band from Zaandam, Netherlands. They consist of Frank Zoomer on vocals and guitar, Leon van Wijk on guitar and backing vocals, Tom Collé, bass, backing vocals/accordion, and Frank Fey on drums, backing vocals/synths. They have released four full length albums including: 2016’s Self Titled, 2017’s Omnibeul, 2020’s Eyes and Tongues, and their latest,...
Fuzzing Nation is a stoner rock trio from Athens, Greece. Formed in 2022, the band consists of Stavros Giannakos on bass, Terry Moros on drums, and Aggelos Ioannidis on guitar and vocals. They released 2023’s Fuzzing Nation EP, 2024’s Into the Desert EP, and their latest debut full length album, 2026’s Mothertruck. Mothertruck was released on March 27th 2026 on...
The Crooked Skulls are a three-piece stoner metal band from New Jersey. They incorporate thick and heavy riffs with thunderous drumming, with plenty of groove. They consist of Pete Koretzky on guitars and vocals, Dave Van Auken on bass and vocals, and Chuck Snyder on drums They put out an EP called HIVEMIND in 2024 and just released their debut...
Live at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts USA *April 11th 2026* Corrosion Of Conformity are undeniably one of the most important bands in my life. I have been a fan of this band since the early 80s. I first heard the Animosity and Technocracy EP as an introduction to the band. I was really into the crossover thrash movement and...
The Curse Of Sahara is a bluesy heavy rock/ proto-metal trio from Entre Ríos, Argentina. Formerly known as Sahara, the band consists of Martin Ludi on guitar and vocals, Gabriel Ravera on bass and vocals, and Lucio Rodriguez on drums. Sahara was a legendary band in the Argentinian stoner rock/ doom metal scene. They released two full-length albums: 2018’s II and...
Red Sun Atacama is a stoner rock trio from Bordeaux, France. Playing an eclectic blend of desert rock, psychedelic, and punk, the band consists of Clément Márquez on bass and vocals, Robin Caillon on drums, and Vincent Hospital on guitar. Formed in 2014, they have released 2015’s Part. I (demo EP), 2018’s Licancabur, 2022’s Darwin, and their latest, 2026’s Summerchild....
New Dawn Fades is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based stoner metal/ heavy rock band. The four-piece consists of George Chamberlin (GFA) on vocals and guitars, Corey Shredingill on guitars, Algar on bass, and Steve Roche on drums. The first EP entitled Forever was released in 2023 and was the brainchild of GFA, who played and recorded all of the instruments except...