Reviews
Banquet (2016)
Jupiter Rose
Mixed bag of killer jams and guitar work from pyschedelic-influenced USA quintet, Banquet
Black Rainbows (2016)
Stellar Prophecy
Flawed and self-indulgent latest album from metal-influenced Italian three-piece, Black Rainbows
Black Rainbows (2013)
Holy Moon
Perfect stoner rock on exceptional mini-album from Rome-based group, Black Rainbows
Black Rainbows (2015)
Hawkdope
Unpredictable fourth album from fiery Italian stoner rock three-piece, Black Rainbows
Dead Witches (2017)
Ouija
After being ousted from not one but two seminal line-ups in both With the Dead and Electric Wizard, Mark Greening takes to the drums once again onDead Witches' hard-hitting doom metal debut
Deadsmoke (2016)
Deadsmoke
Unimpressive and disappointing debut album from new three-piece Italian band, Deadsmoke
Duel (2016)
Fears of the Dead
Unpretentious and blissful stoner rock on debut album from Texas-based four-piece, Duel
Freeks (2016)
Shattered
Third album from California’s Freeks for the most part proves disappointingly unfreakish
Holy Grove (2016)
Holy Grove
Massive sounding debut album from Portland Oregon-based stoner rock outfit, Holy Grove
Killer Boogie (2015)
Detroit
Stand-out, hook-laden debut album from stoner rock Rome-based band Killer Boogie
Mothership (2017)
High Strangeness
Mothership, who are the new leaders of the USA retro rock revival, deliver a perfect pastiche of what’s been before but that is surely the point
My Home On Trees (2015)
How I Reached Home
Frustrating second album from Italian band My Home on Trees who have the the capabilities of becoming something great if only they could avoid their divulgence in artistic folly
Nick Olivero's Mondo Generator (2017)
Best Of
Ex-Queens of the Stone Age multi-instrumentalist Nick Oliveri stuns with killer track after killer track delivering a ‘best of’ compilation worthy of its name
Old Man Lizard (2015)
Old Man Lizard
Riff by riff Suffolk stoner rock band Old Man Lizard deliver perhaps the superior offering of its style this year
Various (2014)
4 Bands Split Vol. 1
First-rate compilation album from Rome-based label Heavy Pysch Sounds, which showcases four bands, NAAM, White Hills, Black Rainbows and the Flying Eyes
Various (2016)
Heavy Psych Sounds Records
Flawless collection of stoner, doom and psychedelic rock from Italian record label, Heavy Psych Sounds
Wild Eyes (2014)
Above Becomes Below
Promising blues-fuelled debut mini-album from Californian stoner rock outfit, Wild Eyes
Wisdoom (2014)
Hypothalmus
Versatile and imaginative doom metal on first-rate debut album from Rome-based group, the Wisdoom