DOOL have been making waves for a while now but their new album The Shape Of Fluidity could and should be the album that takes the fast-rising Dutch band to another level with its vast and majestic nature in all its forms. This is kaleidoscopic music that takes in sublimely beautiful parts, much heavier parts and so much more in between and the results are both soaring and breathtaking, with DOOL on captivating form throughout. From the immediate opening salvo of Venus In Flames, The Shape Of Fluidity takes a hold of you and doesn’t let you go until the last notes of majestic album closer The ..read more

DIRTY SHADES have released a new song! Titled Mine, the new song from the Angoulême-based post-noise rock/stoner/psychedelic quartet follows their previous single Cannon Fodder released in March this year, and is taken from their upcoming debut album which is scheduled to be released in autumn. Speaking about the track, the band comment, “We were looking for a way to express the complexity of a toxic relationship. These unknown arms represent the plurality of aggressors, as much as their diversity. They are there to show us how a relationship that may at first appear calm, comforting ..read more

EYE have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track The Other Sees, is taken from the band the psychedelic/shoegaze band’s upcoming debut album, Dark Light, which is scheduled to be released later this month. Speaking about the new song, vocalist Jessica Ball says, “yearning, love and frustration. Although you have what you want, the realisation that it will one day end fills you with anguish. Ironically, I was in a really good place when writing it. As I’m not one who is creatively motivated by positive feelings, I tried to explore the ‘dark s ..read more

GODS OF SOMETIMES are a new band who consist of Andrew Giacumakis (who also plays in MOAB) and Brad Hill (from FU MANCHU) and released their self-titled debut album last year. While the band’s music on the album is a long way from either of their main bands, being that it is a lot mellower and hazier, it still comes with the same passion. The pair between them, perform everything on the album with a bit of help from some special guest friends along this musical journey like J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr and Steven Drozd from Flaming Lips  and it sounds like a perfect summer listening experien ..read more

If you’ve ever listened to grunge, stoner rock, doom, sludge or drone, the chances are you’ll have heard a MELVINS influence in there somewhere. A legendary band with a prolific output, their earlier work in particular has been credited with inspiring the likes of NIRVANA, MASTODON, BORIS and EARTH. Having released their proto-sludge debut Gluey Porch Treatments in 1987, you’d probably expect them to be putting their feet up on a back porch somewhere, taking it easy and occasionally reuniting to tour work from their ‘classic’ era to rake in the money. Well, you couldn’t be ..read more

Glasgow audio cosmonauts THE COSMIC DEAD return triumphantly with Infinite Peaks and in the same tradition as the band’s previous work this is an album that will take you on a vast journey through sound, space and beyond. THE COMISC DEAD are back and ready to blast off again. Infinite Peaks consists of two tracks – Navigator #9 and Space Mountain – that are each split into three parts and the results are both majestic and mind-blowing. From start to finish, this is an impressive collection of mind-bending music; each part of Infinite Peaks is like an actual separate album, with the separa ..read more

Situated in the remains of ancient volcanic flow areas, at the middle ford of Bear Creek surrounded by mountains, lies the small city of Medford, Oregon. At this cross point where heaven and Earth collide, nature flourishes and deep within it lives the heavy psych trio ELK WITCH. Formed in 2019, Deven Andersen (guitar, vocals), Darren Wostenberg (bass), and Joe Coitus (drums) combine classic psych rock and progressive doom to create luscious psychedelic atmospheres and hard-hitting bluesy riffs. Drawing comparisons to the legendary BLACK SABBATH alongside THE SWORD and THE OBSESSED, the band p ..read more

A lot has changed for WHITE DOG since the release of their debut album back in 2021. While releasing an album in the middle of a global pandemic is less than ideal, not being able to tour and roadtest new material would be a hit for any band, let alone one looking to establish themselves. In search of a reset, the band parted ways with their lead singer Joe Sterling, and brought in Jake LaTouf. Oscar Favian was also brought in on keys to add more depth to their sound. It’s impossible to know what Double Dog Dare might have sounded like without the changes, but the band have delivered an a ..read more

REZN have announced a new album! Titled Burden, the upcoming album from the Chicago-based psychedelic doom/stoner metal band is the follow-up to last year’s Solace, and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Sargent House. The upcoming album was recorded simultaneously with their previous album Solace back in July 2021 at Earth Analog Studios in Tolono, IL by Matt Russell. Rather than release a double album, REZN divided the material into two separate records, each with its own distinct emotional timbre. Whereas Solace was meant to uplift and create a ..read more

Hailing from the City of Brotherly Love and American popular music hotspot Philadelphia, the hard-rocking retro riff machine HEAVY TEMPLE erupted on the scene in 2014 with their self-titled debut EP. A relentlessly hard-working touring band, they have been lighting up stages across the USA and more recently Europe alongside RUBY THE HATCHET, HOWLING GIANT, THE OBSESSED and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Their debut album Lupi Amoris came out in 2021, and it received a rapturous applause from critics and fans, cementing them as one of Philadelphia’s fastest rising bands. Now the trio of Hig ..read more