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Review: Borracho ‘Ouroboros’

11th September 202511th September 2025 Martin Williams Borracho, Ripple Music, Stoner Rock

Borracho, the veteran, Washington DC based, riff and fuzz power trio, return in prompt fashion with Ouroboros, their first output

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Review: This Summit Fever ‘This Summit Fever’

4th June 20254th June 2025 Martin Williams Fuzz, Majestic Mountain Records, Stoner Rock, This Summit Fever

I’ve always been a fan of, and fascinated by, the idea of the two-piece rock band. From the commercial, garage-blues

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Review: Hermano ‘When The Moon Was High’

4th October 20244th October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Hermano, Ripple Music, Stoner Rock

Hermano, the revered cult stoner rock group featuring bassist Dandy Brown, Mike Callahan and David Angstrom on guitars, drummer Chris

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Everything Fades’

1st October 20241st October 2024 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock, Stoner Rock

Hailing from my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Blue Heron made an instant impact in desert rock circles with their

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Review: Slomosa ‘Tundra Rock’

20th September 202420th September 2024 David J McLaren Heavy Rock, MNRK Heavy, Slomosa, Stickman Records, Stoner Rock

So far it’s been a year of follow-ups from bands I’m already invested in. Slomosa have fallen into the category

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Review: Sidewinder ‘Talons’

23rd August 202423rd August 2024 Matthew Williams Blues, Doom Rock, Sidewinder, Stoner Rock, Wyrmwood Records

The soft gentle strumming of the guitar and opening words from new vocalist Jem Tupe, don’t quite prepare you for

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Review: Duel ‘Breakfast With Death’

25th July 202425th July 2024 Martin Williams Duel, Heavy Metal, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner Rock

Admittedly, I was a bit of a latecomer to Austin, Texas’s Duel. They had been on ‘my list’ for some

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Nebula & Black Rainbows 'In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal' Artwork
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Review: Nebula / Black Rainbows ‘In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal’

17th July 202417th July 2024 Martin Williams Black Rainbows, Fuzz, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Nebula, Stoner Rock

The new Nebula and Black Rainbows split album, In Search Of The Cosmic Tale: Crossing The Galactic Portal was initially

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Review: Greenleaf ‘The Head & The Habit’

7th July 20248th July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Greenleaf, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Stoner Rock

As a long-time fan of Dozer, Tommi Holappa’s on/off fling with once side project, now ‘full-time love affair’ Greenleaf has

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Retro Review: Kyuss ‘Welcome To Sky Valley’

28th June 202428th June 2024 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Kyuss, Stoner Rock

Any discussion about the canon of modern heavy rock, especially the style that has come to be known as ‘stoner

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Review: Fu Manchu ‘The Return Of Tomorrow’

18th June 202418th June 2024 Martin Williams At The Dojo Records, Fu Manchu, Fuzz, Stoner Rock

Any discussion of the origins of the genre of rock and roll and heavy metal that’s come to be known

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