Rising French doom trio WITCHORIOUS reveal themselves with a classy debut LP.

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If there is one genre that is easily stuck in clichés and niche of influences, it has to be occult doom. That being said, we regularly see newcomers who offer a more personal...

Stoner grunge merchants DISASTROID strike again with “Garden Creatures”.

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Wanna hear about grunge revival? Hell no. To us, “revival” is a word for low-grade and poorly inspired copycats, and this is certainly not what DISASTROID is about....

Stephen Brodsky: “There’s definitely some love for pop-punk in the world of Mutoid Man.”

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It started as a sunny day in the wine capital. The night that followed in Bordeaux, people had their faces melted by one of the best metal live acts of recent years: the...

SOMETHING ANIMAL brings chaos on “Bestial Curse Part 1”

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Back in the days, when it came to chaotic hardcore, French outfits could be counted on the fingers of one hand and America remained our main dealer. From now on, we’ll have...

PREMIERE: Empty Full Space “From The Limbo”

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For a few years, we’ve been introducing you to the Spinda Records roster, a DIY label that pushes fine underground artists to the forefront and supports a wide range of...

SLIFT take off to the firmament with their masterpiece “Ilion”.

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The European superstars of psych rock are back. The most exciting band in the scene returns after the tsunami that was the excellent “Ummon”. To take the hype up a...

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...

RED SUN ATACAMA share their 10 fave albums of 2023.

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Let’s joyfully keep the end-of-year series going, and welcome French stoner rockers RED SUN ATACAMA as they drop their ten most listened crates of 2023 on THC. Follow Clem...

HOWLING GIANT pick their top 10 albums of 2023.

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Our curated end-of-year series continues with one of our most recent heartstoppers: Tennessee’s fast-rising and unstoppable heavy prog machine HOWLING GIANT. We...

SUNNATA pick their top 10 albums of 2023.

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It’s the return of our favorite end-of-year series, and this year again, we decided to team up with some of our favorite artists in the stoner and doom scene to share their...

From doom to rock: the coolest albums of 2023.

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What’s your favorite record of 2023? Well, there are as many criteria as there are listeners. In our opinion, the “best” album is the one that will go down in...

QILIN takes to the high seas at Smoky Van Sessions.

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We’re back on the road again with the Smoky Van Sessions, the touring live sessions that showcase up-and-coming bands from the French stoner and doom scene in the heart of...

ACID MAMMOTH pick their top 10 albums of 2023.

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It’s the return of our favorite end-of-year series, and since 2023 has been such a fantastic vintage for all things heavy, we decided to team up with some of the coolest...

DOMKRAFT get closer to the Doom Grail with “Sonic Moons”.

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Say that this fourth album from Sweden’s Domkraft was eagerly awaited would be an understatement. After the major slap in the face provided by “Seeds” two years...