Tag Desert Rock
Here’s a little factoid: I’ve been to both Bradford and California, and they really aren’t too similar, albeit time could have confused my memories. Last time I was in Bradford was a few decades ago as a sixth former playing… Continue Reading →
Back in 2020, Slomosa released their debut album with the description of their style of music being “tundra rock”. Naturally then, we have the follow up LP entitled “Tundra Rock” and it finds the band continuing to celebrate that vast… Continue Reading →
“Texas Desert Rock” is a music style that has been applied to Austin rockers High Desert Queen. The moniker is well deserved too. Their sophomore album, “Palm Reader” is not straight out desert rock. The four piece band delve into… Continue Reading →
With Desert Rock, one would be forgiven if your mind jumped straight to the 90’s and the iconic sounds spawned from the Palm Desert area. Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Yawning Man are all bands who spring to mind and the… Continue Reading →
If you’ve been around the London metal scene for a while, you’ll be well aware of Zocalo. If you’ve been to Bloodstock over the last few years, or have your ear to the ground of UK Doom in general, you’ll… Continue Reading →
It is pretty much accepted that the international language of rock, like the international language of seafaring, is English. Whilst the latter goes back to days of Empire where Britannia ruled the waves, the former is doubtless due to the… Continue Reading →
Besvärjelsen hail from Stockholm, Sweden, a country which has a rich musical history and a knack for churning out some high-quality bands across many genres of music. Typically touted as a stoner/doom/occult rock style band, the five piece has their… Continue Reading →
“Let me tell you a story. Me and Nick were jamming for like four or five hours or so and we’ve played together for years and I said “Let’s call the band Stöner” and he said “Yeah!” True story.” Such… Continue Reading →
Cards on the table time folks; despite being supposedly “knowledgeable of” and “in tune with” the current stoner sound, an impression apparently formed by those who have met me, but are not close to me, I’m no oracle of the… Continue Reading →
Tundra rock? Fuzzy, desert stoner metal from Bergen, Norway? Yep, you read that right. Slomosa have dropped their debut long player after having built themselves a nice little reputation in their homeland. The band released the singles “Horses” and “There… Continue Reading →
Put on your bell bottoms, grab your lava lamp and jump in your shaggin’ wagon it’s time for another trip down nostalgia way. This time we are going via the desert road, which strangely is now winding around Yorkshire! Psychlona, since 2016 have been laying… Continue Reading →
When you think of Desert Rock, the vibrant California sands or the Europeans who emulate that iconic sound; Kyuss and the bands which spawned from their members such as Queens Of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, John Garcia’s various projects… Continue Reading →