Album review: Been Obscene – The Magic Table Dance

Published on September 1st, 2010 by The Editor

Been Obscene - The Magic Table DanceIf it’s the guitar work of Kyuss you love, then Been Obscene have got your back with The Magic Table Dance… but there ain’t much else of note on it, sadly.

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Album review: Tweak Bird – self-titled

Published on August 26th, 2010 by The Editor

Tweak Bird - self-titledDon’t let the hipster imagery put you off too much: Tweak Bird have got all the glorious dumb noise-riffola but not much of the irony on their debut album.

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Album review: Carlton Melton – Pass It On

Published on July 15th, 2010 by The Editor

Carlton Melton - Pass It OnSet the controls for the heart of the sun: Carlton Melton start inside a geodesic dome and end up in the far reaches of outer space. Pass It On, man.

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Album review: Solace – A.D.

Published on June 21st, 2010 by The Editor

Solace - A.D.Solace take the Small Stone staple of stoner riffola and spice it up with a generous pinches of thrash and hardcore on their fifth studio album, A.D.

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EP review: Corsair – Alpha Centauri

Published on June 15th, 2010 by Duncan Harris

Corsair - Alpha Centauri EPCorsair‘s background as a Sabbath tribute band shows through on the Alpha Centauri EP, as does a rather muddled conception of what “progressive” rock actually is.

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Album review: Josiah – Procession

Published on June 7th, 2010 by The Editor

Josiah - ProcessionA swan-song collection of off-cuts and live cuts from a ten-year career, Josiah‘s Procession is probably the least essential stoner record of the year so far.

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EP review: Blackstorm – Rise Rebel Seers

Published on March 19th, 2010 by The Editor

Blackstorm - Rise Rebel Seers EPBrighton-based UK sort-of-supergroup Blackstorm blend sludge metal and hardcore to captivating effect on their debut Rise Rebel Seers EP. Listen to it NOW.

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Album review: Priestess – Prior To The Fire

Published on March 17th, 2010 by The Editor

Priestess - Prior To The FireMontreal retro-rockers Priestess bring the proto-thrash riffola and seventies melodics back to heavy metal on their second album, Prior To The Fire.

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Album review: Barn Burner – Bangers

Published on February 19th, 2010 by The Editor

Barn Burner - BangersMontreal rednecks-in-waiting Barn Burner bring out the Sabbathy stoner clichés with gusto on Bangers… but sadly, that’s pretty much all there is to it.

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Album review: Causa Sui – Summer Sessions

Published on January 12th, 2010 by The Editor

Psychedelic stoner-krautrock? Kyuss meets Can? Sign youself up for the Summer Sessions, as Causa Sui invoke the lazy vibes of hazy days smoking in the park.

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