Heavy Psych Sounds


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)
Duel - Fears of the Dead

Fears of the Dead
Unpretentious and blissful stoner rock on debut album from Texas-based four-piece, Duel


Freeks (2016)
Freeks - Shattered

Shattered
Third album from California’s Freeks for the most part proves disappointingly unfreakish


Holy Grove (2016)
Holy Grove - Holy Grove

Holy Grove
Massive sounding debut album from Portland Oregon-based stoner rock outfit, Holy Grove


Killer Boogie (2015)
Killer Boogie - Detroit

Detroit
Stand-out, hook-laden debut album from stoner rock Rome-based band Killer Boogie


Mothership (2017)
Mothership - High Strangeness

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)
My Home On Trees - How I Reached Home

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)
Nick Olivero's Mondo Generator - Best Of

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 - Old Man Lizard

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)
Various - 4 Bands Split Vol. 1

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)
Various - Heavy Psych Sounds Records

Heavy Psych Sounds Records
Flawless collection of stoner, doom and psychedelic rock from Italian record label, Heavy Psych Sounds


Wild Eyes (2014)
Wild Eyes - Above Becomes Below

Above Becomes Below
Promising blues-fuelled debut mini-album from Californian stoner rock outfit, Wild Eyes


Wisdoom (2014)
Wisdoom - Hypothalmus

Hypothalmus
Versatile and imaginative doom metal on first-rate debut album from Rome-based group, the Wisdoom