Yannick K. Author

Fait le grand écart entre kung fu old school et le rock sous toutes ses formes. Pense que Dieu serait tellement plus crédible (et badass) si c'était Iggy en disciple shaolin maniant aussi bien le nunchaku que la six cordes. En attendant il prêche pour THC.

Lowrider and Elephant Tree reach infinity on “The Long Forever”.

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Elephant Tree. Lowrider. Such an encounter on record falls under astrophysics. The realm of macro and the infinitely large. On a human scale, such a phenomenon occurs as often as...

Stoner rock is doing well and SLOMOSA proves it with “Tundra Rock”.

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You’ve probably already read everything about one of the most anticipated albums of 2024. Our fellow music writers have already dissected the album in great detail, track by...

Heavy rock royalty GREENLEAF get haunting as ever on “The Head & The Habit”.

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Just because Dozer made a huge comeback last year (with one of the best releases of 2024, no less) doesn’t mean we should overlook Greenleaf. It’s quite the contrary....

LORD BUFFALO compels us with the venomous dark folk of “Holus Bolus”.

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We had the chance to talk to LORD BUFFALO’s frontman Daniel Pruitt when they released their last album “Tohu Wa Bohu” in 2020. He said that his environment was...

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats “Nell’Ora Blu”

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Kevin Starrs had warned us. When he released his live album “Slaughter On First Avenue” last year, Uncle Acid hinted that something decidedly different was cooking in the...

GLASSING takes us to group therapy with “From The Other Side of the Mirror”.

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Let’s suppose Glassing was completely unknown to you until this 4th album release. In that case, you should know that the Austin, Texas trio fuses post-metal, noise rock and...

SUNNATA transcend their shamanic doom with “Chasing Shadows”.

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Music has always been associated with trance. It bridges the gap between the subjectivity of the inner self and the outside world. This is why music is so often used in rituals....

The future of metal is now: an interview with HOWLING GIANT.

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While the entire metal community is still reeling from the return of $layer, announced between a few well-placed scuds from its founding members, some bands are constantly trying...

Will you survive the wild trip of THE COSMIC DEAD’s “Infinite Peaks”?

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2024 will be a psychedelic year or won’t be, with every month bringing its share of fantastic astral explorations laden with space kraut and other psychotropic fuels. 2024...

PYRAMID elevates us with the fine psychedelia of “Beyond Borders of Time”.

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A trio, three summits for a band called Pyramid. The foundations of this musical triangle were laid in 2019 with the release of their debut album “Mind Maze”. This was...

A conversation from outer space with CARLTON MELTON.

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That’s what festivals are about: getting out of your comfort zone and discovering new bands. Over and over again. Those who make bodies, souls and crowds move. I came across...

QILIN invites us into a tormented psychedelic reverie with “Parasomnia”.

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Qilin. Here’s a mythological creature you’re likely to come across… not in your umpteenth hallucination though, but in the French Stoner Rock Scene. Two years...

DOZER: “We just play our songs very loud and kill everyone.”

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When you think of Sweden, you’d instantly think of huge stores full of cheap furniture with unpronounceable names. The more initiated know just how to fill these Kallax...

Desertfest Antwerp 2023: full review

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October 2023. The world is running amok. Wars and terrorist attacks are still a huge part of the news, so a 3-day sonic escape remains a tried and tested remedy for the ambient...

GRAVEYARD goes dark and emotional with “6”.

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Suddenly, things felt different. We’re used to it by now although I don’t think we’re quite out of the woods yet, but when the pandemic hit many bands, their...