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Due to the band name, I expected some sort of cool Roky Erickson worship but all I got was just another slice of brainless occult rock that doesn't...

What the hell? I thought I was pretty informed about the Doom stuff that happened in the first decade of this century, but I think I have never heard...

Italy doesn't spring immediately to mind when I think of sludge. To change that, BLOOD RED WATER have been formed in 2010 and this is their first...

Whooooo...the occult is coming full force lately. Both the band name as well as the album title makes one think of all those 70s retro bands that have...

The fourth full-length of Texan hard rock machine BLOOD OF THE SUN is one of my most anticipated 2012 albums. While other bands try to replicate the...

Sometimes miracles still do happen: in this context I refer to the legendary U.S. band BEDEMON, who finally released their first studio album....

Receiving two BALERO albums at the same time, I felt sophisticated enough to break boundaries and do some brand-new and very special, so watch out,...

This new band, consisting of musicians from Sweden, USA and France (featuring ex-members of Radio Moscow and the current drummer of Dead Man), should...

This is the first 7" from this Danish band, released by Raw Birth Records in 2012. You'll find bulldozing sludge with lots of heavy riffs, a bit of...

This split piece of wax (released in 2012 by Per Koro Records in cooperation with This Charming Man Records) is loaded with a bunch of loud tunes that...

'Negative Black' is the newest release of Germany's premier Doom/Sludge-weirdos BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS (or just B.SON, for those who are fans of...

Lorenzo Woodrose always manages to reveal a new facet of BABY WOODROSE. In doing this, the sonic core remains the same: BABY WOODROSE is deeply rooted...

'Supermothafuzzalicious!!' is the second album from this Italian three-piece. The band displays some quality musicianship on the ten 1970's inspired...

I have liked the latest releases from Elektrohasch Records, but I find it hard to welcome the second record from Austria's BEEN OBSCENE. This is...

Admittedly I am very picky about recent death metal bands. The only groups I like are the ones which strictly follow in the footsteps of...

I was very pleased when I received the news that Bad Afro Records will re-release 'Love Comes Down', which is the fourth studio album of BABY...

This is the constant quandary of the reviewer: how to treat an album that is neither great nor terrible. Great albums, while rare, are pretty much a...

I am afraid I repeat myself when stating that Italy’s Black Oath have a sacral undertone in their sound. I am not sure why, but nearly everything...

Here, we have the second album from Greek heavy progressive instrumental band BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEP and the first thing I have noticed is that they...

BRAINOIL's self-titled debut, released in 2003 via Life Is Abuse Records, was one of the best sludge records of that decade. One of the reasons for...

This is a great collection to cut your teeth on and if you have a craving for BABY WOODROSE like me, you can't go wrong with 'Mindblowing Seeds And...

For some people BLOOD CEREMONY is the greatest thing since sliced bread and I am quite sure that the same people won't be disappointed by the band's...

The title of BLACK LAND's second album is more than just an indication of their musical direction. Admittedly I would replace the word 'extreme' here...

Bruce Lamont's first solo album is absolutely beautiful. One gets the impression that it is partly grounded in the shamanistic heritage of Native...

This is not the next black metal band from Scandinavia, but guitarist Darryl Shepard, one-time member of bands such as Hackman, Roadaw and Milligram....

Back then in 1985, I can well imagine that BLACK HOLE does not attract a lot of attention. It was the time when hardcore punk and thrash metal...

Once again Small Stone Records demonstrate their ability for releasing albums that actually do not fit the rest of the label program. BLACK SLEEP OF...

If there is indeed a New Wave of German Kraut Rock, as I just read something about Neo Kraut, then Beehover should easily be the top of that movement....

'Twilight Of The Gods' is definitely my favourite Bathory album, but except for the album title there is no further common ground between Tomas...

Dear classic rock fans, please note Italy's BUTTERED BACON BISCUITS on your next shopping list. You won't regret this surely. 'From The Solitary...

Scott Stearns is definitely one of my favourite cover artists of this decade. His nasty, apokalyptic drawings can be found on releases from bands as,...

I wouldn't have thought that UK's Hardcore Punk veterans BROKEN BONES are capable of recording such a strong album as their new one 'Fuck You And All...

Hailing from Italy, Barbara Rubin is a classical trained musician and composer with a great predilection for rock. 'Under The Ice' is her debut in...

It's quite a while ago that I dealt with a grindcore band. Well, actually, BUCKSHOT FACELIFT isn't your typical blast beat group. Take a good portion...

There's a new instrumental heavy rock band in Germany named BUDDHA SENTENZA, and 'Mode 0909' is their first self-released album. As is the case with...

Last year, when I received this DVD from Rainman Records, Dickie Peterson was alive and nobody reckons with his dead. In October 2009, he suddenly and...

Since 1993, Italy's BULLFROG totally dedicate themselves to the culture of 1970's hardrock. They started as a cover band, playing songs from bands...

Lorenzo Woodrose's musical output is quite impressive and best of all, it's always consistently good quality. His talent as musician and songwriter is...

With their first 7" BLACK PYRAMID gave us a foretaste of their personal musicial vision that wasn't entirely new, but utterly convincing. The heavy...

Suisound/C.T.S. Productions, a new small label headquartered in Athens, Greece, brings us the debut of a new Greek instrumental band that is named...

Originally released in 2005 as a limited 12" on Withered Hand Records, this is an enhanced CD re-release from the same label. Even if you own a copy...

This is the self-released debut album from a young Canadian band, and it has definitely some very good moments, especially when BROKEN OHMS try to...

Here we have the second album form Portland's aggro-wreckers BLACK ELK that has been released by Crucial Blast in 2008. I never had the chance to...

It's been two years ago, when I wrote a review about the debut release from the Swedish band BLOWBACK. This was a split album with Asteroid, but I...

This unearthing of a lesser known Hellhound Records band proves once more that Hellhound were the most important Doom Metal label in the 1990's....

Some bands can't record ordinary or boring albums and the Texans BLOOD OF THE SUN definitely belong to such musicians. 'Death Ride' is their third...

Without any doubt, Texas is one of the hottest spots in the USA when one wants to talk about the history of blues and rock. In the 60's, there have...

Unfortunately I missed the 3-song demo from BLACK PYRAMID, a new US-band that consists of ex-members from Artimus Pyledriver, Palace In Thunderland...

During the last years a small community of musicians and labels in Poland have come into existence, who are creating dissonate sonic sculptures in the...

Some split-releases differs drastically in quality but Metal Coven Records is always good in picking up some good underground bands. Hailing from...

I love Iceland for its landscapes and for its myths and history. This is one of the very rare places on this earth, where one still can find and...

A few years ago, I received an MCD-R from this German band, but due to several reasons I never finished the review. One of the main reasons was that I...

This is the last album, which this Swedish band did record for I Hate Records, and everyone who liked their debut full-length won't be disappointed by...

During 2007, I received a lot of demo stuff from new heavy bands, which are coming from the UK. Among this groups is BOMB THE SUN, and their kind of...

BLENDED SKY are a strange bastard. When you only read the title of this demo, you may associate it with space rock or psychedelic stuff, but BLENDED...

What can I expect from a band with such a monstrous name like BASTARD OF THE SKIES? Surely, they won't play mellow folk rock or psychedelic pop, but...

When will Lorenzo Woodrose record an album, which is just average or boring? It's not that I'm begging for it or something like this. It's more, that...

I really wonder, why the US-based band BALERO is looking for a singer. If they would look for another name.....well, ok.... but their sound is so...

Rock 'n' Roll Radio Records is back with a new 10", and again, they prove their good taste, although I must say, that BAD PREACHERS don't really...

This is the fifth and last issue of Daredevil Records' compilation series "Burn The Street", and while the last one was unexpected heavy and sludgy,...

Long before I received the promo of the new album, I was pretty impressed by its title. I can't remember, when a band had chosen such an inspiring and...

It's time for the fourth round of the Daredevil Records compilation series "Burn The Street, and this is the heaviest issue until now. While the three...

Due to the name of this Swedish band, I thought that they would play some kind of Death Row / Pentagram styled heavy doom, but since I had received...

Although 2005 isn't over yet, this album belongs definitely to one of the biggest surprises of this year, and it was a courageous step from BOTTOM to...

Back in the mid-90's, the BLOOD FARMERS were the most mysterious heavy Doom band on Hellhound Records. They were great fans of exploitation movies,...

For fans of 60's garage rock and 50's/60's low-fi blues, the BASSHOLES aren't no newcomers. With a lot of different releases, ranging from...

I love a compilation that has a theme and "Berliner Ring Vol.1" is exactly that, but at first I like to remember the early 80's when I was strongly...

2004 seems to be a good year for tasteful high-quality heavy/doom/sludge compilations. Well, my personal highlight is the "Doom Capital" compilation,...

Two years have passed since BIG YELLOW MAMA have released their first demo "Pride Of Dixie". In opposite to the debut demo two things have changed...

This demo has been released two years ago in 2002, but it's still worth to lose some words about. Not only the cover-artwork reminds me to the genius...

Crucial Blast are experts in exploring extreme musical areas and so this split-release is definitely not for the timid. BURMESE are cerebral for sure,...

After two releases for Retribute Records BBtP have signed with This Dark Reign, and once again BBtP are still way ahead of the competition. "The...

Like On Trial, the previous band of BW guitarist/vocalist Lorenzo (where he was the skinsman), Baby Woodrose have decided to release an album with...

With this new release NYC's BORGO PASS have done a big step forward. Their self-released debut was a solid album that knows to entertain with its own...

 All the fellow readers of this webzine are aware of the fact that the Maryland area is one of my favourite spots on this planet, when it comes to...

For all those, who are only focused into Doom, Sludge and Heavy Rock I give you the advice to switch over to the next review.But the open-minded ones...

In Sweden aren't only bands, which worship 70's Detroit Rock or mid-90's Desert Rock One of these bands is the southern blues Rock outfit BACKDRAFT....

New Jersey's BLACK NASA formulated their second own brand of catchy Hardrock with an emphasis on psychedelic guitar effects. I was full of praise for...

Iowa-based band with their self-released ten song debut that's somewhere between Southern-styled Rock'n'Roll and sludge-driven heavy Doom. There isn't...

A viscous, mystical ultraheavy trip through the backyard of your mind and soul offers this masterpiece from BURNING WITCH. It has been released in...

BOTTOM are a female three-piece from NYC and this is their second release, after the self-financed debut "Made in Voyage" back in 1999 on their own...

New York is still a place where some good bands like SLOW HORSE or BOTTOM are around and BORGO PASS is another heavy band that comes out of the big...

The mysterious Japanese band BORIS is always good for a hard to digest surprise, and so it's with this album, that is a re-release on Southern Lord...

A heavy sonic ambience and unique soundscapes like  EARTH is the creation of the Japanese band BORIS.But they sound more industrial with all this...

Wisconsin's hardcore-weed-worshippers BONGZILLA have released their second full-length album on Relapse Records (there was also a MCD) and for me...

This album belongs to one of my personal highlights of this update. Finally, Guf Lorenzen (guitar/vocals) has found two other guys to complete a real...

BEVIS FROND got a cult status, especially in the psychedelic Rock scene. The very early roots of the British-based band are somewhere to find in the...

Outside, there's summer, it's hot as hell and I'm listening for the fifth time to the debut of Argentines own BUFFALO (don't be confused with the...

My first meeting with this Swedish band was, as I've listen to their track "Red Sleeve" on the PLY/Stonerrock.com compilation "The Mighty Desert Rock...

Now re-issued by Beard Of Stars Records, this album has been originally released back in February 2003 as vinyl album on Trepanner Headmusic and it...

Yep, the Captain returns with a new album and I'm very happy about this fact, because the debut "The Last Adventures Of Captain Dog" is still a pretty...

One of my all time faves are returning with their new album. In opposite to the forerunner "Sunset Mission" BOHREN have reduced the songs to its...

The new CD from this total unique band from Germany includes nine songs and it's not easy to describe their music. It's dark and heavy, but not in the...

While Ed Mundell was on tour with Monster Magnet, Bitchwax bassist and singer Chris Kosnik wasted no time in getting another band together. In drummer...

Does anyone remember Thee Hypnotics? If so, then you know singer James Jones of BLACK MOSES. He plays also guitar together with bass-player Graeme...

Finally, People Like You Records have released this masterpiece in a double vinyl-edition with gatefold sleeve for the European market. The first...

The most influencal band for doom-laden kind heavy rock, played in its heaviest ways and the main reason for the exsistence of this webzine, is back...

In the past it seems to me, as if this band get lost in their arrangements so it wasn't always easy for me to follow them through their songs, except...