CHANT OF THE GODDES from São Paulo/Brazil released a stunning debut album, serving maximum doom and tons heavy guitar riffs that roll and push at lowest speed to mid-tempo, switches to utter violence at some points. Comes with catching melodiosity here, loads of fuzz there and rare but good vocals! Quality south american doom metal! Listen & support at their Bandcamp!
Gothenburg based ALTARETH play catchy stoner/doom on "Bury Your Mind In Moss" marking their debut full-length after having had one demo recording out in 2014. Listen & support here!
Coming from Baltimore DESTROYER OF MAN serve a slow waltz of riffocalyptic sludge/doom /death metal off the traditional Maryland style standards – pretty abyssal and heavy material, and really playing at high level quality! Listen & support here!
Athen's HOUSE ANXIETY make absolutely clear that they are afraid of mainstream boredom and shred against awful music taste serving dirty sludge of the Eyehategod sorta kind – well made, heavy and aggressive! For the crusty nasties! Listen & support here!
Promising new stoner outfit from Berlin – FLYING GUILLOTINES – keep my hip shakin' with hard rocking guitars and groovy rhythms. Curious what will come in the future after this short but yummy appetizer! Listen & support here!
This sludgy steamroller comes from Tijuana in Mexico: OWAIN, serving an enjoyable mix of doomy grooves, blues licks, maximum fuzz and grind insanity intervowen with harsh, whisky soaked vocals hailing Lemmy – rest in peace – Killmister! Ass kicking stuff! Listen & support here!
DIRE FATE from Melbourne/Australia is back with a full-length gem, "Where Undead Once Were", of really heavy doom metal after years of abscence. I got to know the band releasing a split with Rote Mare back in 2013 and am still happy to have had them on our Down-Under-compilation. My jaw drops while hearing this new material, which shows the band evolved and on a high quality level serving maximum traditional doom packed with great epic melodies and clean high register vocals in the vein of Candlemass, Saint Vitus fans will be satisfied as well, promised! Loving it! Listen & support here!
Another remarkable release coming from Mexico by VINNUM SABBATHI, who explored that "Gravity Works". Their music works as well when it comes to stoner/doom tunes that have been shot into space and making you spin around planets and stars. Serves acoustic trance for riff astronauts! Listen & support here!
Wow! If this is just a pre-taste of what is to expect by TIMOTHY GRIFFITH'S PSYCHEDELIC SUNRISE, I tend to believe it's going to become a ultra heavy stoner ride through the valley of doom! Listen & support!
Chilean stoner/doom! SOTANA got the groove, the drive, the melodiosity and the balls that are needed to serve ultra dry heaviness Kyuss were known for at their best times. Even the Spanish vocals fit perfectly! Great! Listen & support here!
MOOCH from Québec & Montreal/Canada have got the blues! Plugging the guitars in ultra fat amplifiers and giving the sound as much fuzz as possible is just a matter of doing it. This is nothing but heavy, doomy and groovy! Listen & support here!
Last but not least some ultra Black Sabbathian heaviness from L.A. in California hailing the 70s period featuring quality Ozzy style vocals: BLACK PRISM – great sound, very catchy and unbelievably doomy! Listen & support here!