Stoner Metal
Track Premiere: High on Fire – ‘Vagabond of the Western World’ (Thin Lizzy Cover)
April 12, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear High on Fire‘s take on a Thin Lizzy classic.
Full Album Stream: Gypsy Chief Goliath – ‘Masters of Space and Time’
February 20, 2019 Emily Bellino
Rock out to Masters of Time and Space.
Track Premiere: Asthma Castle – ‘The Incline of Western Civilization’
February 19, 2019 Emily Bellino
Asthma Castle (featuring members of Pig Destroyer, Misery Index and Integrity) tell the story of the “Incline of Western Civilization” with a new song.
Track Premiere: Yatra – ‘Snakes in the Temple’
December 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Sink your teeth into a gritty new song from Yatra.
Full Album Stream: Tuskar – “The Tide, Beneath, The Wall”
December 6, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear the new EP from UK sludge duo Tuskar.
Full Album Stream: Horehound – “Holocene”
November 27, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from stoner/doom purveyors Horehound.
Full Album Stream: Witchthroat Serpent – “Swallow the Venom”
November 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear the epic new album from stoner/doom crew Witchthroat Serpent.
Dry & Bitter Announce Collaborative Beer with Conan
October 3, 2018 Emily Bellino
Conan join forces with Danish brewery Dry & Bitter for a collaborative milk stout.
Basement Space Travel: An Interview with Green Dragon
September 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Green Dragon are your new favorite stoner metal band. Learn about what makes them tick and riff.
Watch: Weed Demon – ‘Sigil of the Black Moon’
July 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
Get lost in stoner riffs with Weed Demon.
Video Premiere: Spaceslug – ‘Obsolith’
May 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from psychedelic stoner trio Spaceslug.
Watch: Switchblade Jesus – ‘Wet Lungs’
May 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from Switchblade Jesus.
Track Premiere: Witchskull – ‘Demon’s Cage’
May 4, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new track from bluesy stoner trio Witchskull.
Track Premiere: Besvärjelsen – ‘I Skuggan Av Ditt Mörker’
March 16, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from psychedelic stoner collective Besvärjelsen now.
Let It Burn: Nebula Stamp Their Big Bang Onto Colored Vinyl
February 23, 2018 Raoul Hernandez
Nebula on their upcoming Heavy Psych Sounds reissues.
Full Stream: Enhailer – “Dumb Enough to Care”
December 8, 2017 Emily Bellino
Enhailer‘s new EP is one hefty song. Listen to it now.
Video Premiere: Switchblade Jesus – “Heavy is the Mountain”
December 8, 2017 Emily Bellino
Watch a new animated video from Switchblade Jesus right now.
Full Album Stream: Borracho – “Riffography”
December 7, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream the very riffy collection from Borracho now!
Monster Magnet – “Spine of God”
December 4, 2017 Adem Tepedelen
Spine of God is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Interview: Vessel of Light
November 21, 2017 Emily Bellino
Read a new interview with Vessel of Light, featuring members of Hades and Ancient VVisdom here.
Track Premiere: Dead Quiet – ‘F*cking Oath’
October 13, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from Dead Quiet‘s upcoming album, Grand Rites now.
Track Premiere: Twingiant – ‘Shadow of South Mountain’
October 3, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from Twingiant.
Track Premiere: Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – ‘Dead Eyes of Londom’ (Remixed & Remastered)
September 29, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a remastered version of “Dead Eyes of London” now!
With the Dead
September 12, 2017 Matt Solis
British doom practitioners With the Dead are this week’s Best New Noise.
Cannabis Corpse Premiere New Song, Pick 10 Favorite Albums to Smoke To
August 31, 2017 Emily Bellino
Embark on “The 420th Crusade” with Cannabis Corpse before reading bassist/vocalist LandPhil’s ten favorite albums to smoke pot to.
Track Premiere: Mindkult – ‘Nightmares’
July 3, 2017 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from Mindkult‘s Transcending Obscurity debut.
TRACK PREMIERE: GET YOURSELF SOME BRAND NEW OLDE
June 28, 2017 Shawn Macomber
Three years after unleashing a self-titled debut that turned many a (metal)head — including a spot on Decibel‘s Best Bandcamp Finds of 2014 list — Toronto doom rockers Olde are set to return August 11 with the STB Records release Temple, on which the quintet’s already solid fantastically heavy, catchy-as-hell take on the ol’ crush n’ fuzz continues to evolve and deepen.
Primitive Origins: Leaf Hound’s Growers of Mushroom
June 8, 2017 Greg Pratt
Re-examining Leaf Hound’s 1971 proto-stoner album Growers of Mushroom.