Review: The Machine ‘Another Sun’
What draws me to Dordrecht, Netherlands’ heavy psych rock power trio The Machine is their understanding of something many heavy
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Review: Moon Destroys ‘OMNI’
Miami, Florida psych-heavy power trio Moon Destroys, founded by Juan Montoya (ex-Torche) and Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, ex-Royal Thunder), with
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Review: Okay You Win ‘End Of Days’
When doing research for acts I would see at this year’s Desertfest, I stumbled across London-based rockers Okay You Win
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Review: Elder ‘Through Zero’
One of the highlights of Desertfest London 2025 was not only finally getting to see the Massachusetts-formed, now Berlin-based, stoner,
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Review: Abrams ‘Loon’
I first became aware of Denver’s Abrams when I reviewed their last release, Blue City, two years ago for The
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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 2’
I made a passing remark in my review of Kal-El’s seventh album, the stunning Astral Voyager Vol. 1, that the
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Review: Temptress ‘hear’
One of the few regrets I have when I once worked in Texas was that I didn’t go to any
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Review: Blue Heron ‘Emulations’
Sometimes all you need in life is to kick back, put on some dirty scuzzy tunes, and forget about everything
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Review: Castle Rat ‘The Bestiary’
The dance of the beasts. Castle Rat‘s second full-length album, The Bestiary, is their most ambitious and realised work yet,
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Review: Lowrider ‘Ode To Io’ [25th Anniversary Reissue]
In all my time of loving heavy music, if ever there was a band I wished I had known about
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Review: Dozer ‘Rewind To Return: Rarities, Singles And B-Sides’
When a band is young and active, it is easy to get lost in the moment and not necessarily be
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