Scum – Garden of Shadows
Bit of an interesting back story behind this one. This Finnish death/doom outfit formed in 1990, and was signed to the legendary Black Mark…
The Second Coming of Heavy Chapter IV: Red Mesa/Blue Snaggletooth split
Like I said when I reviewed Chapter 3 of this compilation, Ripple Music has become somewhat of a tastemaker in the stoner-rock scene, a…
Soggy – self-titled
My introduction to Soggy came when I saw their frontman get up and jam with The Shrine at Pyscho Las Vegas. The Shrine covered…
Backwoods Payback – Fire Not Reason
I last heard from Backwoods Payback about five years back, when they released their Momantha record on Small Stone, a pretty decent dose of…
Hornss – Telepath
This heavy trio hails from the Bay Area, and one guy is a dead ringer for a younger, pre-bearded Al Cisneros, but if you’re…
Fistula – The Shape of Doom to Cumm))))
Seems it wasn’t so long ago that I was reviewing Longing for Infection, the last album from Cleveland crusty sludge crew Fistula. After that…
Funeralizer – self-titled
Some people say The Sword went to shit after drummer Trivett Wingo took off—and while his departure isn’t entirely to blame for their wimpier…
Tiebreaker – Death Tunes
Now, we know that Norway is known almost as much for black metal as it is for cross-country skiing, but when it comes to…
Buzzard Canyon – Hellfire & Whiskey
If one were to judge a book by its title, you might surmise that Buzzard Canyon was an outlaw country outfit — Hellfire & Whiskey…
Cokegoat – Drugs and Animals
Cokegoat first caught my ear over three years ago with their debut album Vessel. This Chicago sextet (three guitars, one keyboard) brings the sludge,…