Occult Vibe Haven (OVH)
This record is built from long jams. You can hear it immediately. Parts don’t snap into place — they grow, lean, sag, then lock. Riffs stay around longer than they need to. Drums don’t chase change. They sit and grind. The band lets repetition do the work. The guitar tone is thick but not foggy. […]
Sardinia isn’t a place you forget. That sun, those coasts, the wind bouncing off empty villages — it’s all over this album. Western Wilderness smells like sand, rust, and heat in your ears. The band isn’t reaching for stars this time. They’re walking the dirt, slow, heavy, and not caring if anyone keeps up. Nine […]
Paramagia is the kind of record that will immediately piss off two types of listeners: people who want obvious hooks, and people who think “psychedelic heavy rock” should automatically be warm, cosmic, or fun. ABISSI aren’t interested in either camp. This album is stubborn, repetitive, and occasionally exhausting – and that’s exactly why it mostly […]
She Walks By Moonlight is a solid, slow-moving record that leans heavily on atmosphere rather than big moments. MOON DESTROYS aren’t trying to reinvent heavy rock here. Instead, they focus on mood, repetition, and a sound that feels intentionally worn and hazy. The guitars are thick and fuzzy without becoming messy. Riffs repeat, but not […]
There’s a certain kind of record that doesn’t announce itself with a mission statement or a novelty hook. It just shows up already broken in, like it’s been sitting on a turntable in some smoke-stained room for years, waiting for you to notice. Winds of Neptune feels like one of those records. Not retro for […]
COSMIC REAPER sounds like they finally stopped asking whether something works and just let it exist. Bleed the Wicked, Drown the Damned doesn’t try to guide you, doesn’t frame itself, doesn’t bother explaining why it’s slow or heavy or uncomfortable. It just sits there, looming. The stoner rock looseness from earlier days feels burned off; […]
Another year in music has come and gone, and I’ve spent the past twelve months spinning, digging, and obsessing over records that really stuck with me. 2025 brought a mix of heavy hitters, hidden gems, and a few surprise twists I didn’t see coming. Here’s my personal top twenty albums of the year – the […]
Well, II Bleak feels less like an album and more like a place you’re not supposed to stay in for long. Vast Pyre don’t dress this thing up or frame it as some grand doom journey – it just sits there, cold and heavy, grinding away at its own pace. The band clearly aren’t interested […]
There’s a certain satisfaction in watching a band strip away the frills and hit you square in the chest with nothing but raw muscle and intent. That’s what Washington’s Borracho have done on their sixth studio album, Ouroboros. Gone are the sprawling psychedelic detours of the last couple of records – this is a power […]
I’ve been trying to describe what this album feels like, not what it “is,” because what it “is” depends on the day. First spin, I thought it was their most straightforward thing yet. Second spin, nope, it’s actually looser than the debut. Third spin, I stopped trying to categorize it at all. Maybe that’s the […]