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...
Live at The Widowmaker Brewery in Braintree, Massachusetts USA *August 28th 2025* It’s quite rare for me to go to a heavy rock show two weeks in a row but that’s how things recently played out. Last week, I witnessed one of Sweden’s finest, Truckfighters play in Cambridge, Massachusetts (review here). This past Thursday night, I got to see the...
Hebi Katana is a stoner/ doom rock/ metal band from Tokyo, Japan. They formed in 2020 and released their Self Titled album by the end of that year. They also have 2022’s Impermanence, 2023’s III, and their latest, 2025’s Imperfection. The current lineup consists of Nobu on guitar and vocals, Laven on bass and vocals, and Goblin on drums. Imperfection...
I Am Low is a stoner rock power trio based in Umeå, Sweden. The band consists of Kristoffer Norgren on guitar and vocals, Anton Höög on bass, and Oskar Melander on drums and backing vocals. The fuzz rockers deliver a mixture of heavy riffs and melodious songwriting. They have albums dating back over a decade, starting with 2014’s Self Titled,...
Live at Sonia’s in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA *August 20th 2025* I was ecstatic when I heard that the Truckfighters were returning to the United States. The Swedish fuzz rockers are one of the most dynamic and energetic live bands in existence today. I have seen the band play live, I believe four times already, and they always deliver an amazing...
Matra is a stoner/ heavy psych rock band from Milan, Italy. Consisting of Franco Campanella on lead vocals, Paola Bramno on guitars, Gando Pauar on bass and backing vocals, and Fra Lafra on drums, the quartet has a slew of recordings. It all started with 2005’s Missione Delta. Matra then released 2013’s Roots2TheSky, and 2019’s MATRA III. On July 8th...