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Review: Year Of The Cobra ‘Year Of The Cobra’

21st March 202521st March 2025 Martin Williams Doom, Prophecy Productions, Year Of The Cobra

Seattle’s much-heralded doom, power-duo Year Of The Cobra return with their first release since 2019’s Ash And Dust, the tremendous

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Review: you, infinite ‘you, infinite’

19th March 202519th March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, you infinite

To understand the psyche of you, infinite, the debuting act from Texan natives Jeremy Galindo and Raymond Brown, you first

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Three’

17th February 202520th February 2025 Rob Walsh Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Mario Lalli, Psych, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

This January, Southern California – the region that both I and many stoner and desert rock artists call home –

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Review: Yaryu ‘For Damage’

27th November 202427th November 2024 Rob Walsh Cardinal Fuzz Records, Centripetal Force Records, Jazz, Kraut, Ramble Records, Yaryu

The Land of the Rising Sun has no shortage of great jazz-related acts. Some of the best jazz I’ve heard

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Review: Young Acid ‘Murder At Maple Mountains’

24th June 202424th June 2024 Martin Williams Garage Rock, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records, Young Acid

Young Acid is a new ‘supergroup’ highlighted by members of the beyond-fertile Swedish stoner rock and heavy psych scene, including

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Two’

6th November 202317th February 2025 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Here, we have Volume Two of Yawning Balch, the heralded collaboration between Fu Manchu’s lead guitarist Bob Balch and desert

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Review: Young James Long ‘Orogeny’

11th October 202311th October 2023 Reza Mills Blues, Country, Learning Curve Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Wrong Speed Records, Young James Long

Preston Wright Long III‘s musical career stretches back to the late ‘80s/early ‘90s when he was part of industrial crew

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Review: Yawning Man ‘Pot Head’ EP [Reissue]

20th September 202323rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner Rock, Yawning Man

Some bands are just destined to pass into mythical status. Many column inches, words and video reels have been committed

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume One’

14th July 202323rd February 2024 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Bob Balch, the lead guitarist in stoner/desert rock originators Fu Manchu is a busy man. Outside of his duties as

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Review: Yawning Man ‘Long Walk Of The Navajo’

15th June 202323rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Instrumental, Stoner Rock, Yawning Man

Yawning Man has the distinction of being one of the coolest acts around to those in the know. Many bands

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Review: Yakuza ‘Sutra’

9th June 20239th June 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Jazz, Metal, Prog, Svart Records, Yakuza

As someone who has read (and written) a lot of column inches about heavy music, one of the phrases that

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