Starting tomorrow night, I’ll be attending three rock shows in four days! Thursday night at Sonia’s in Cambridge, Mass, I will be seeing Boston’s own sludge metal merchants, Leather Lung and Sweden’s psychedelic doom gods, Domkraft. I was supposed to see Leather Lung two years ago at Desert Fest New York. Due to traffic and poor planning, I showed up...
Young Acid is a supergroup from some of Sweden’s accomplished heavy rock artists. The band members use the first names “Mio” and consists of: Arvid Hällagård on vocals (Greenleaf), Alex Stjernfeldt on guitar (Grand Cadaver, Novarupta), Martin Wegeland on bass (Domkraft), Andreas Baier on guitar (Besvärjelsen, Vordor), and Svante Karlsson playing drums (The Moth Gatherer). Young Acid released their debut...
Live at the Jewel Music Venue in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA *September 5th 2024* There are a few bands in my life that have had a huge influence on me since I was young and into adulthood. DRI, which stands for “Dirty Rotten Imbeciles”, has been one of those such bands for me. I have been a fan of their...
Leather Lung is a Boston, Massachusetts based stoner/sludge/doom metal band that started in 2012. They released four EPs, Reap What You Sow (2014), Lost In Temptation (2016), Lonesome, On’ry And Evil (2019), and Dive Bar Devil (2022), before releasing their debut full length album, Graveside Grin. The record came out March 15th, 2024 on Magnetic Eye Records and contains 11...
Valley of The Sun is a stoner rock band originating from Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 2010, the band just released their fifth full length album on August 1st, 2024. Entitled Quintessence, the band is lead by originator and creator Ryan Ferrier on guitar and vocals, Chris Sweeney on bass, and the newest member on drums, Johnny Kathman. The new record...
Today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Tom Davies. He was the bassist for stoner rock legends Nebula since 2004. He also played with The Freeks and was a guitar technician for Orange Goblin, if I’m not mistaken. He played on all of Nebula’s recordings since 2006’s Apollo, including 2009’s Heavy Psych, 2019’s Holy Shit, and 2022’s...
Shun are a heavy rock band based in North/South Carolina. They released their Self Titled album back in June of 2021 on Small Stone Records. It was a fantastic debut and one of my favorites from that year. I was excited to hear about their second record Dismantle coming out which is also on Small Stone Records. The current lineup...
Domkraft is a heavy stoner, sludgy, psychedelic doom metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. The trio released their latest record Sonic Moons on Magnetic Eye Records on July 26th, 2023. The current lineup is: Martin Wegeland on bass and vocals, Martin Widholm on guitars, and Anders Dahlgren on drums. The record is 47 minutes long and contains 7 songs total. The...
After quite some time contemplating on whether I should do this blog or not, I decided to go for it. My life long passion and obsession for heavy rock music has led me to this decision. I will share reviews and insights on the many bands that have inspired, enriched, and have had a profound impact on me. For all...
I remember when I first heard Orange Goblin. It was from the old, stoner rock dot com site, where I discovered so many bands, dating back to 2005. They had five records out at that time, Thieving From The House Of God being their latest. I ended up buying their fourth record Coup De Grace as my introduction to the...