Boston based Ichabod don’t follow in the footsteps off many of their metalcore brethren which put Mass on the map for modern American metal. Rather, Ichabod plays a tried and true brand of stoner metal with a huge allocation of groove, heaviness and the only usage of soundbytes from one of the best horror films [...]
New York’s The Resurrection Sorrow’s claim to metal is of the stoner variety. And when I say stoner, I mean classic stoner metal. There is nothing “post metal” about the band’s debut effort, Hour of the Wolf, this is hard nosed muddy riff after muddy riff giving away a sound that can be likened to [...]
Oi vey…alright, I think I have reached my capacity. I have received umpteen million stoner and post metal albums (alright, maybe far less than that), and despite the overall positive quality of the releases, consisting of massive amounts of innovation, I think the market is beginning to become saturated. What began with the whirlwind known [...]
What type of metal could a band called Dirt Communion possibly play? The logical choice of course is the dirtiest form of metal there is: stoner metal! There has been a good amount of doom based bands popping up lately, especially the amazing new Shrinebuilder that was reviewed on AMR recently. Dirt Communion, hailing from [...]
Remember that band that released an album called Crack the Skye earlier this year? I used to remember them…and then I listened to the debut of Shrinebuilder. Featuring Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Scott “Wino” Weinrich (The Obsessed, Saint Vitus), Al Cisneros (Sleep, Om) and Dale Crover (Melvins, Fantomas), Shrinebuilder is more of an experience than a [...]
Struck by Lightning from Columbus Ohio are a new stoner group with hardcore influences to appear on the scene. I don’t know about everyone else, but I tend to be more critical of this genre because of the immense talent it takes to succeed in it. When you look at the bar set by such [...]
Wow, Eastern Canada is really pumping out the bands! Nova Scotia’s own Big Game Hunt has recently released their album Goliath and seeks to bring the southern stoner sludge Canadian style. Does have Canada have what it takes to make their own New Orleans? Well, they already have the French influence, so all they need [...]
New discovery folks! Seattle based Lethe, are a stoner rock outfit with a Kyuss edge to them. While not specifically metal, these guys will DEFINITELY appeal to doom and stoner fans, no doubt. Their latest album, Mnemosyne is slated to be released sometime this month.
Bassist Dylan Desmond divulged that “it’s looking like mid August the [...]
Metal, as the primary means to express heavy rock music, has become enfused in many forms of music over the years. Literally, any form of music that has been conceived since the dawn of time can be taken to a whole new level by metal’s harsh riffs and bombastic back beat. Noise rock, the ever [...]
Trouble – Plastic Green Head (1995)
What stands out to me about this album in comparison to other albums of its kind is its inclusion of melody in it in kind of a Led Zeppelin way all traced with heavy, stoner-like riffs. When I listen to this album, I am immediately put into a borderline [...]
