2023-08-08 07:00:23 (c) Andy Ford After a strong debut wanted ballot box find out who they are – above all, but not exclusively – musically, what defines their sound and their band structure. Losses in the personal environment affected the new material and made for significantly more gloom overall. In addition, Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier … Read more
2023-08-11 07:00:25 (c) Coleman Rogers Photography A strange atmosphere accompanied the work on the now third album by the prominently cast Kind. One was still in the foothills of the pandemic and lockdowns, and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine began. This in many ways difficult, downright crushing time was reflected in the recordings, … Read more
2023-07-21 07:00:13 (c) Sleeps This was indicated: Dreams were able to establish themselves with their first two albums as a stoner sludge insider tip within a very short time. The US trio has been extremely versatile in the past, full of small and big surprises, always good for a destructive riff, a cathartic outburst of … Read more
2023-07-07 07:00:01 (c) Yawning Balch Yawning Man are currently on a roll. Only a few weeks after the release of “Long Walk Of The Navajo” they are back with another record, albeit under a different name. In November 2022, they invited Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) to a five-hour jam session in Joshua Tree National Park. … Read more
2023-06-21 07:00:55 (c) Andreas Neumann Six years have passed since the release of the controversial “Villains”. Apart from new Desert Sessions, Josh Homme has hardly made any musical headlines since then. The desert veteran is in the middle of a divorce and custody battle, and he recently revealed a recent history of cancer. Now there … Read more
2023-06-23 07:00:36 (c) Vanessa Valadez In 2015, a bunch of friends went to an Electric Wizard concert and decided to play old-school Doom themselves. After having played in different bands before, you came as High Priest together and released two acclaimed EPs, which brought in some stoner and sludge alongside classic sounds, traditional yet pleasantly … Read more
2023-06-16 07:00:52 (c) Yawning Man A violent desert storm hit during a recording session Yawning Man across the country, cloaking the scenery of Joshua Tree National Park in unreal, somber, oppressive colors. For the transistor trio around Gary Arce, Bill Stinson and the returned Billy Cordell, this peculiar mood became the inspiration for their improvisations … Read more
2023-05-22 07:00:07 (c) Pierluigi / analog_set After several changes on the second guitar decided Loose Suturesto tackle their third album as a trio. The palatable, bluesy stoner sound of the Italians plays with familiar retro notes and yet always finds its way back to the nearness of the desert, which has already worked well on … Read more