Tag Stoner
Trouble is a band that I have a very long relationship with, well over thirty-five years and counting (I have tickets to their 2022 Glasgow show pinned to a board in my living room, even though I don’t even know… Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever had the dubious pleasure of bumping into me, whilst my age is apparent, what is not immediately obvious is that my education was quite posh, well, as posh as you could manage living in Manchester in the… Continue Reading →
Like so many bands, the pandemic has put restrictions on playing live and the way new material is put together. Washington psyche rockers, Kadabra have overcome this and launched their debut offering “Ultra” and take the listener to somewhere arguably… Continue Reading →
Oh, tricksy editor! Coming blurry of eye off a night shift I had a quick scan of his message offering me a couple of albums to review, and I went, “Monster Truck, excellent”, being a fan as I am of… Continue Reading →
Crushing, heavy stoner which “delivers the perfect soundtrack for a road trip in the sun” is what’s offered here from Solar Mantra. It remains to be seen what is sunny about this work, but the artwork suggests that we’re in… Continue Reading →
Stoner-inspired rock n roll is what’s suggested from Norway’s Suncraft, who have been doing their thing since 2017. Originality is never guaranteed but my experience of Norwegian bands of this kind usually means something interesting so although I didn’t know… Continue Reading →
So, you love sludge, and also love cult sci-fi and horror, so what do you do? Well, if you’re natives of Wellington, the answer would be to form a band and crank out an album that hits with all the… Continue Reading →
London three-piece Butcher in the Fog have been around for 8 ish years and how I have not heard of them until now is a travesty. Exonerate ME, Baby is their third full length release and they celebrated it recently at London’s beloved scene… Continue Reading →
Urne’s first EP, 2018’s “The Mountain Of Gold” offered a tantalising look at what a couple of ex-Hang The Bastard guys could offer as they went in search of a more progressive sound. Joe Nally (bass, vocals) and Angus Neyra… Continue Reading →
Wow, heavy, heavy, heavy! Like there’s so much to take in with this release man! Okay, bad jokes aside, and that’s the only kind I do, and vaguely serious amateur music reviewing head in place, there is so much history… Continue Reading →
Sleipnir is an eight-legged horse which features in a 13th century Icelandic poem and saga. The Flight of Sleipnir, who haven’t of course been around as long as this and come from the USA, do have a strong back catalogue… Continue Reading →
Another review, and yep, another rant about those damnably prolific Swedes! How the hell do they keep on nurturing such a massive underground scene with such a comparatively small population? Is it the long winter nights that force creativity to… Continue Reading →