Reviews

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the Dead Meadow’s Force Form Free

Dead Meadow’s latest offering, “Force Form Free,” is a celestial voyage through a realm where dreamy guitar-fuzz bliss intertwines with mesmerizing stoner riffs. Emerging from the fertile Washington, D.C. indie/punk scene in 1998, Dead Meadow has since become an influential force in the modern heavy psych movement, standing shoulder to shoulder with esteemed contemporaries like …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the GI​Ö​BIA’s Acid Disorder

In their latest masterpiece, “Acid Disorder,” Italian quartet GIÖBIA takes neo-psychedelic acid-rock to mesmerizing heights. This album comprises eight tracks that effortlessly blend together, forming a captivating and cohesive musical journey filled with atmospheric richness and textured layers. GIÖBIA’s ability to draw inspiration from diverse sources while maintaining a sense of homogeneity is truly remarkable. …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the Chernobyl Jazz Club’s Grìmulaust

Chernobyl Jazz Club makes a thunderous entrance into the hard rock scene with their debut album, “Grímulaust.” This release definitely showcases the band’s raw energy and musical finesse. From the atmospheric opener “Jazzklúbburinn” to the intense and pulsating “Langar”, Chernobyl Jazz Club captivates listeners with their powerful sound. The album takes a refreshing turn with …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the Rainbows Are Free’s Heavy Petal Music

Rainbows Are Free’s live retrospective album, Heavy Petal Music, takes listeners on a captivating journey through the band’s fifteen-year discography, showcasing their mastery of heavy psychedelic sounds. Recorded live at the Summer Breeze music festival in Norman, OK, on August 8th, 2021, this release captures the band’s explosive energy as they emerge from a pandemic-induced …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the Dee Calhoun’s Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia

Dee Calhoun’s “Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia” is a captivating musical journey that delves into the realms of darkness and corruption. The album, accompanied by a book of devilish novelettes, weaves a haunting tale of the dark one traveling through the Appalachian region, collecting souls and blurring the lines between good and evil. From the …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows’ Hail to the Underground

In a time when the world was grappling with the uncertainties and restrictions of a global pandemic, Melbourne’s own psychedelic fuzz rockers, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows, embarked on a creative journey that resulted in their latest release, “Hail to the Underground.” This album stands as a testament to the band’s unyielding passion for …

Witching Chronicles: Exploring the POLYMERASE’s Dreams And Realities

Polymerase, the stoner rock group from the Philippines, takes listeners on a captivating journey through their two-part album project, “Dreams And Realities.” Seamlessly blending elements of stoner rock, heavy psych, space rock, and experimental rock, Polymerase creates a sonic experience that transcends traditional boundaries. With their hypnotic riffs, pulsating rhythms, and ethereal melodies, the band’s …