Coming in June.. FU MANCHU: THE RETURN OF TOMORROW The legendary Fu Manchu are: Scott Hill: Guitar, Vocals Bob Balch: Guitar Brad Davis: Bass, Vocals Scott Reeder: Drums, Vocals You can pre-order the Double LP vinyl or the CD here. Also, as you may know I've been posting the stoner rock playlists I used to have on Playmoss onto my YouTube page.  You can check out Stoner Rock 15, recently recreated and uploaded here. Over and out -ULTRA ..read more

 COMING SOON UFOMAMMUT: HIDDEN If Italy starts a Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, Ufomammut should be day 1 inductees.  If you like slow, heavy, skull-crushing doom, this is your band.  Actually "doom" isn't really the right word, but it at least gets you sniffing in the right direction. Quoted from ufomammut.com,: VERY IMPORTANT: UFOMAMMUT= UFO: U(nidentified) F(lying) O(bject) – MAMMUT: italian for mammoth “UFOMAMMUT” should be pronounced in the italian way, sounding like “oofomammoot”… Ufomammut are: Poia – Guitars and Fxs Urlo – Bass, Vocals, Fxs and Synths Levre – Drums &a ..read more

BIZARRE COLLECTION   Here is an absolutely psychotic mix of new music I'd like to recommend. First: BLASTING ROD: OF WILD HAZEL Japan's Blasting Rod is a truly unique and creative group of musicians who write and play whatever strikes their fancy.  Every tune takes you down a different musical avenue, often making you ask "Where am I?  What just happened?" when you get to the end of it. So far, this is my favorite track from this album: Of Wild Hazel by Blasting Rod Another favorite is "Oh, Emma, Burn It Down".  It starts with the feeling you're listening to a cool ..read more

  SLOWER Spectacular Reimagining of Classic Slayer Just look at who is on this album: “War Ensemble” “Dead Skin Mask” “Blood Red” “The Antichrist” Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD Peder Bergstrand (bass) LOWRIDER Amy Barrysmith (vocals) YEAR OF THE COBRA Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU “South Of Heaven” Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD Scott Reeder (bass) KYUSS Laura Pleasants (vocals) KYLESA Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU First of all, if you played these tunes for me and I didn't already know who was on guitar, Bob Balch is a name that would have never entered my mind.  The slow h ..read more

There could be no other title for this post.  Look what's about to go down: LEATHER LUNG: GRAVESIDE GRIN 2022's Dive Bar Devil was great but also a tease because it was so short.  I've played "Road Soda" and "Far Too Familiar" countless times.   On March 15th, Leather Lung will give us a full-length release, and here are the two highly awesome, pre-released tracks along with their memorable videos: Leather Lung are from Boston (Allston I believe).  They are: Mike (Vocals) Zach (Guitar, Vocals) Jesse (Bass, Vocals) Ben (Drums) Greg (Guitar) You can pre-order ..read more

SOME STUFF I MISSED If I could listen to and pay attention to two albums at the same time, I would.  Fortunately, there's still enough great rock out there that nobody can really explore it all in any given year.  Here is some one hundred percent righteous music from 2023 that I'm just getting to: Rituals by Engraver Engraver are from Poland. They are: Olaf: Bass Ogi: Drums Adam Rekść: Guitar Łukasz Gorczyca:: Guitar Dawid: Vocals ALSO FROM POLAND: Dopelord: Paweł Mioduchowski - Guitars and Vocals Piotr Ochociński - Drums Grzegorz Pawłowski - Guitars Piotr Zin - Bass, Voc ..read more

 2023 Top Twenty Stoner Rock Albums (#10-1) The second half of my top 20 heavy rock albums list for 2023. One song from each album, beginning with album #10 and finishing with album #1. I understand I'm sure to be missing some great albums that came out this year, but am just sharing my favorite purchases of the year. Artist/Album/Track info is displayed for the first 10 seconds of each tune. #10: "Cosmic Evoked Potentials" by L'Ira Del Baccano Italian instrumental band with real technical precision.  Excellent songwriting here.  I've been listening to this since it came out ..read more

 2022 Top Twenty Stoner Rock Albums (#20-11) The first half of my top 20 heavy rock albums list for 2022. One song from each album, beginning with album #20 and finishing with album #11. I understand I'm sure to be missing some great albums that came out this year, but am just sharing my favorite purchases of the year. Artist/Album/Track info is displayed for the first 10 seconds of each tune. #20: "Wave Cannon" by The Machine This trio from the Netherlands never disappoints #19: "Mask Off!" by Gorilla Pulp Italy's Gorilla Pulp consistently delivers hard rock with some of the bes ..read more

 THE OBSESSED: GILDED SORROW Scott Weinrich, a.k.a. Wino: Absolute legend.  Best known for his work in The Obsessed, Saint Vitus and Spirit Caravan, but Scott has been in other well-known bands, has solo albums, and the list of people he's done guest appearances with reads like a who's who in stoner rock history. Seven years since the last album and thirty four years since the debut album by The Obsessed, "Gilded Sorrow" will be released on February 16th, by Ripple Music.  Judging by the two pre-released tracks, this album promises to instantly be one of the best 2024 will hav ..read more

  A Christmas Gift From Clouds Taste Satanic This is "Name Your Price" on Bandcamp, and has really put me in the Christmas spirit.  I like this; it makes me happy All I Want for Christmas Is Your Soul by Clouds Taste Satanic And when I heard this, the name of the track hadn't registered yet, and as soon as it began I began trying to remember where I knew this song from, and then it hit me.   All I Want for Christmas Is Your Soul by Clouds Taste Satanic You've also got "All  I Want For Christmas Is You" and "Little Drummer Boy". It just doesn't get any more Chr ..read more