Out of Tampa, Florida, comes Hope Darling. I’m tempted to put a comma there, but the band members didn’t, so I guess I can’t. Oh, well. We’re not here to critique band names or the […]

A long unending slog sifting through albums to review. It’s a good problem to have. It’s even better when the band is unsigned, free agents. Very little to go on, Nashville and stoner rock was […]

Lilla Veneda is an extreme metal band from Wrocław, Poland. The band took the name from one of the most famous Polish romantic tragedies ‘Lilla Weneda’ written by Juliusz Slowacki. Now, this unholy Polish trio, […]

Honestly, my boss really did not have to try hard to sell this record to me. I believe I discovered as much as the primary artist behind this project was of Darkenhöld fame (another French […]

Originally founded in 1992 in the German capital (Berlin), Drowned recently released just their second full-length entitled Procul His. It arrives ten years after its 2014 predecessor, first full-length Idola Specus. Before you now think […]

It might not be the best, but this is surely one of the most exciting pieces of music I’ve heard in a long time. Located in Skåne, Sweden, Tusenårseken (translates to; a thousand-year-old oak) is […]

Enter the big game. Tropic Santos formed in Milan, Italy 2018.  The instrumental group bring varied influences, a psychedelic / stoner band, a post-punk hardcore outfit and an experimental lo-fi band.  The three coalesce into […]

Chilean-based Iron Blood and Death Corporation provided us with another high quality release. This time it’s with their countrymen from Deconsekrated. The band, which consists of; Gûl Evokator (vocals), Fides Naash (bass), Agorh Skullptor (guitars) […]

Miles2fall is still a relatively young band from Germany that was founded in 2021 by former members of Mindcrime and Groophe. After just two years of band’s existence, the full-length debut entitled Lower Skies, was […]