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Author: Martin Williams

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Review: Psychlona ‘Warped Vision’

7th October 20247th October 2024 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Psychlona, Stoner

Bradford, UK’s Psychlona released one of my favorite albums in 2022, with Palo Verde. I was a newcomer to the

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Everything Fades’

1st October 20241st October 2024 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock, Stoner Rock

Hailing from my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Blue Heron made an instant impact in desert rock circles with their

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Brant Bjork Trio 'Once Upon A Time In The Desert' Artwork
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Review: Brant Bjork Trio ‘Once Upon A Time In The Desert’

26th September 202426th September 2024 Martin Williams Brant Bjork Trio, Desert Rock, Duna Records, Mario Lalli, Ryan Güt, Stoner

For any fan of stoner or desert rock, Brant Bjork needs no introduction. The longtime, self-styled Desert Boogie Man has

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Review: Wolfbrigade ‘Life Knife Death’

24th September 202424th September 2024 Martin Williams Crust, Metal Blade Records, Wolfbrigade

Wolfbrigade, the long-time, Swedish flag-bearers for pummeling buzzsaw, d-beat and hardcore for almost three decades return with Life Knife Death,

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Review: The Jesus Lizard ‘Rack’

20th September 202420th September 2024 Martin Williams Ipecac Recordings, Noise-Rock, The Jesus Lizard

Of all the insane, underground rock shows I witnessed in the early-to-mid ‘90s, not many stand out more in my

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Review: Free Ride ‘Acido Y Puto’

5th September 20245th September 2024 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Free Ride, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Small Stone Records, Stoner

I had so many thoughts going through my head as I absorbed Acid Y Puto, the second album from Madrid,

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Mammoth Volume 'Raised Up By Witches' Artwork
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Review: Mammoth Volume ‘Raised Up By Witches’

27th August 202427th August 2024 Martin Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Heavy Rock, Mammoth Volume, Prog

Sweden’s Mammoth Volume will forever induce flashbacks to the late ‘90s for me. When I was first getting into stoner

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Review: White Hills ‘Beyond This Fiction’

20th August 202420th August 2024 Martin Williams Heads On Fire Industries, Psych Rock, White Hills

When we last heard from White Hills, New York City’s long-running, uber-prolific, mind-warping, psychedelic rock duo, consisting of Dave W.

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Review: Sacri Monti ‘Retrieval’

7th August 20247th August 2024 Martin Williams Prog, Psych, Sacri Monti, Tee Pee Records

I like to think that I’m pretty in tune with the global stoner, doom, and psych rock scenes, but despite

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Review: Duel ‘Breakfast With Death’

25th July 202425th July 2024 Martin Williams Duel, Heavy Metal, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner Rock

Admittedly, I was a bit of a latecomer to Austin, Texas’s Duel. They had been on ‘my list’ for some

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Nebula & Black Rainbows 'In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal' Artwork
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Review: Nebula / Black Rainbows ‘In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal’

17th July 202417th July 2024 Martin Williams Black Rainbows, Fuzz, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Nebula, Stoner Rock

The new Nebula and Black Rainbows split album, In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal was initially

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