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...

PISSED JEANS knocks down monotony with “Half Divorced”.

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Pissed Jeans have been a staple band of Sub Pop Records since 2007, yet they feel like a black sheep among the Seattle label’s tidy catalog. They recently released their...

MELVINS drop a weird noisy 2024 vintage with “Tarantula Heart”.

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The Melvins are back even though they never really left. What’s new for the 2024 version? A new line-up, obviously. For the last two decades, the band has used line-up rotations...

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...

ACID MAMMOTH take no (doom) prisoner with “Supersonic Megafauna Collision”.

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Acid Mammoth. In less than a decade, they have established themselves as THE Sabbathian doom band with a Greek twist and quickly earned unanimous support — so much so that we...

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...

GREYBORN make stoner rock miracles with new EP “Scars”.

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Greyborn follows their own path. Avoiding traps and derailing from imposed figures, the Limoges trio returns their sophomore EP with “Scars”, being more powerful, ambitious...

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...