Occult Vibe Haven (OVH)
LO-PAN have been at this for a while now, and you can hear it. Their latest, Get Well Soon, doesnāt reinvent the wheel, but it does what it needs to do – hits hard, sticks in your head, and sounds like a band that knows exactly who they are. No gimmicks, no overthinking, just solid, […]
Thereās a certain kind of doom album that doesnāt just sound heavy – it feels both heavy and raw at the same time. Not just in the low-end rumble of the riffs or the sheer weight of distortion, but in its atmosphere, the way it pulls you under like slow-moving tar. The Rider is that […]
Amammothās path has never been about playing it safe, and with Distant Skies and The Ocean Flies, theyāre not holding back. From the first demo, Inhale, to their debut The Fire Above, this bandās been working on something heavy, slow, and dirty. And theyāve nailed it again with their second full-length. This is a band […]
Thereās a certain energy that only comes from a band thatās been through the wringer – lineup shifts, lost time, the whole cycle of breaking apart and clawing their way back. Aegony sounds like a record born from that struggle. Itās unfiltered, urgent, and absolutely refuses to play by modern productionās rules. No artificial shine, […]
For over 25 years, Greenleaf has been one of the real ones. What started as a loose jam between friends turned into a full-blown force of heavy rock, keeping the spirit of ā70s riff-driven music alive without feeling like a throwback act. Now, Revolution Rock Deluxe takes us back to the raw, early days – […]
Some bands emerge from the underground with a sound so heavy, so unrelenting, that it feels less like music and more like a force of nature. IRONRATās Beneath It All is one of those records. Rooted in the low-and-slow devastation of doom but laced with the grime and sneer of sludge, this long-awaited second full-length […]
Bruno Karnelās Villa Solitude is a record that thrives on contrast – not in a dramatic, high-stakes sense, but in its careful balance of tension and release. It moves between genres without fully committing to any one of them, borrowing the slow, brooding patience of post-rock, the intricate layering of prog, and the stark, unembellished […]
With Smear Merchants, Fuzz Evil delivers a massive, unrelenting wall of sound – one that feels both carefully sculpted and wildly untamed. Expanding to a four-piece has given the band a new level of depth, allowing them to stretch their sonic muscles in ways that feel natural yet daring. Thereās an undeniable weight to this […]
PLASMAJETās āSolastalgiaā firmly stakes its claim in the stoner metal realm – an audacious record that wears its influences on its sleeve while refusing to be pigeonholed. This isnāt your run-of-the-mill metal album; itās a raw, unvarnished exploration of heavy, fuzz-drenched grooves and off-kilter rhythms. Recorded during the harsh winter of 2023/2024, the album encapsulates […]
Sludge metal has always been a genre of scars – riffs forged in hardship, tempos sinking under the weight of their own despair, and an unfiltered honesty that leaves no room for pretense. Broncoās self-titled debut embodies this ethos with a sound that is as gnarled and unrelenting as the North Carolina earth from which […]