Tag: Stoner
Elder – Elder Review
Originally written by Brian Sweeney. After the first few bars of Elder’s self-titled, full-length debut, I couldn’t get the ghosts of stoner-doom torchbearers Sleep out of my rearview mirror. Elder’s slow, groovy riffs with vocalist/guitarist Nick DiSalvo’s rumbling vocals …
Viking Skull – Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell When respite from the more devastating elements of the metallic spectrum is needed, the first door knocked upon is usually that of the house of bruising rock n’ roll. Big …
Bison B.C. – Quiet Earth Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey Add Bison B.C. to a slowly-expanding list of great modern stoner-sludge metal bands. What makes the average sludge band a good sludge band is the art of the riff, an …
Clutch – Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings 2007/2008 Review
Like Clutch themselves, Full Fathom Five has no frills. It’s packaged in a simple digipack case, with space-rock artwork that just as easily could’ve adorned a Hawkwind record in 1971. There are no bonus features, …
Chingalera – Dose Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell There are few things more frustrating than bands that harbor cool ideas, but are outright clumsy when it comes to their execution. Chingalera‘s sweet, serpentine take on stoned-out doom has tons …
U.S. Christmas – Eat The Low Dogs Review
Originally written by Brady Humbert. U.S. Christmas hails from Marion, North Carolina and are on Neurot Recordings, even though their retro sound would make them sound more like a band suitable for Meteor City. There is nothing …
Melvins – Nude With Boots Review
Originally written by Brian Sweeney. Counting up all their albums (EPs, LPs and collaborations) since their formation around 1983, the Melvins have unleashed 25 albums on the world. Nude With Boots marks number 26. That’s the type of prolific output …
Cannabis Corpse – Tube Of The Resinated Review
With a name like Cannabis Corpse, a couple of things are certain right off the bat: 1. They have some level of admiration for Cannibal Corpse. 2. They love the weed. Beyond that, I didn’t …