Every now and then a band comes along, bringing us a great song, but only so often does a band bring us a great album. THE LONE CROWS has just done...
I was pleased to note that THIS IS GHOST COUNTRY has been signed by Christian Peters' Electric Magic Records. A few years ago, this German band has...
Lately I read a review about 'Comedown' where the writer has pointed out that the moniker THE TELSTAR SOUND DRONE would be misleading, because their...
I was estatic when another THALAMUS album was announced for 2013. Since the release of the debut full-length 'Beneath A Dying Sun' via Grooveyard...
If you have been in the Doom scene long enough, you know quite a certain amount of "professional" doomsters and a lot of bands. Then someone comes...
This is my first dose of TROUBLED HORSE, even though Crusher Records released a 7" in 2010. I was already aware of the fact that this Swedish band...
Although I have a great love for Texan psychedelic rock, I had not heard of THE LINUS PAULING QUARTET (also abbreviated as LP4) before. This is all...
T.H.U.M.B. is another band from Italy to follow the tradition of heavy rocking bands with a slight 70s edge. Contrary to other fellow country mates,...
If you dig the music from the 1960's as much as I do then there's no way around THE SETTING SON. But perhaps you are already familiar with the...
Formed in Vienna in 2009, 'Inside' is the self-financed 2012 debut release of TORSO. Due to the band name and cover artwork, I did expect some kind of...
Grand Funk Railroad, Free, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, early Bob Seger, The Rationals and many others all jump out at me when I hear the second...
'Going Home', released in April 2012, is the newest album of TRIPPY WICKED & THE COSMIC CHILDREN OF THE KNIGHT to which I will just refer to as TRIPPY...
If you are familiar with the obscure record label Audio Archives then you probably know THE IRON MAIDEN - and I don't mean the world-famous heavy...
Every once in a while, I like to absorb myself in misanthropically heavy, sludgy sonic darkness. To meet this need, THE DISEASE CONCEPT are very...
THE SHRINE from California has been one of my best recent discoveries to come from the USA, and this debut record does not let me down. 'Primitive...
There were times when THE MELVINS were one of my favourite bands. That was around 1987 until 1993, but then I started to lose interest in the band. I...
I guess even 2008, when 'Embrace Of The Narrow House' originally came out as this is the reissue of The Wounded Kings' debut album, it was not really...
This tasteful compilation (released by Acetate Records in 2011) offers the possibilty to get a taste of what THE HANGMEN did record between 2000 and...
I can't thank Rick Ballard (owner of Acetate Records) enough for releasing this marvellous compilation of THE FACTORY. Hailing from Washington D.C.,...
This is my first time hearing THE MACHINE and it's definitely an interesting listen. 'Calmer Than You Are' is an ambitious work that's truly diverse...
Hailing from Serbia, TEMPLE OF THE SMOKE invite the listener to take a sonic trip through their kaleidoscopic world which by far isn't as dark as the...
Before I heard a single note from 'The Devil Rhythm', I had prejudices against this Northern Irish band. This is principally due to the band name as...
The Dodge Super Bee is one of the best-looking and most powerful muscle cars from the late 1960's/early 1970's. It therefore comes as no surprise that...
The time has come to kick out the jams - this time with the help of Italy's THE SADE. If one looks at the line-up of THE SADE, then the musical...
'Harmonicraft' is the third full-length album from Florida’s TORCHE, the follow-up to the 2008 album 'Meanderthal' and the mini-album 'Songs For...
'Analog' has been released over a year ago, and I do not know why it took me so long to write this review. The music cannot be the reason, because...
In the 1960's, Texas (and especially the city of Austin) has been the birthplace for the best psychedelic rock bands of all times: The 13th Floor...
Hm, that album leaves me absolutely cold. Maybe also because of the fact that these four guys desperately try to be mean and ugly. It starts with the...
After the release of two EP's, Austria's TRACKER are back with their first full-length that has been released via Sulatron Records in 2011. I didn't...
There is no doubt that Joe Hasselvander was the one who created 'Review Your Choices' and 'Sub-Basement'. Unfortunately both Pentagram albums are...
While I was listening to 'In The Chapel Of The Black Hand', the third and newest album of The Wounded Kings, lately I had to think about a...
Since quite a few years England has been incubating new Doom bands with a regularity that is both amazing and terrifying. You can sometimes just...
This is my first full-length contact with Touch The Spider! of whom I knew a couple of songs and clips from the internet. For those of you who have...
Hailing from Glasgow, THE COSMIC DEAD are heavy psychedelic space travelers and this strictly limited cassette (150 copies) documents one of their...
I discovered this Swedish band only about four years ago when Grooveyard Records released their debut full-length 'Beneath A Dying Sun'. This slab of...
Oh yes, this is a barbaric and savage display of 1980's thrash metal right here. But THRASHER DEATH (what a name!) is no newcomer, but an old band...
With the debut album of THE DAWN BAND, Elektrohasch Records again prove that they are not only focused on heavy psych rock. Formed by Hainloose...
The Hollow Men are three Dutch guys who deliver a mixture of different Rock styles that make me think of the 90s immediately. That is mostly because...
With their second album 'Center Of The Cyclone', THE :EGOCENTRICS impressively prove that they are not running out of ideas. It seems as if the band...
For a short time it looked as if Erik Larson (ex-Alabama Thunderpussy, ex-Axehandle, and a lots more) has joined Morne, because he was the drummer on...
Not many bands would manage to record a heavy rock album that consists of only one extra-long song. Most of them were doomed to fail, quite simply...
Well, actually my interest in post-rock is very low. This is probably because I'm an old-fashioned guy who grew up with punk, hardrock, blues and...
Back to start would be a fitting motto for the fifth full-length album from THE GATES OF SLUMBER. I welcome the decision of the Indianapolis trio...
What a trip: TIA CARRERA set off on a new spectacular journey of sonic adventures, finding out more about heavy blues-infected jams and ass-kickin...
To me Brutal Truth were one of the best grindcore bands of all time, because they were really creative and sometimes very innovative. They offered...
For me, the second album from THE FLYING EYES is one of the most anticipated releases in 2011 and they didn't disappoint me with 'Done So Wrong'. The...
Those who believe that Sartez, who was the singer for Siena Root for a certain amount of time, vanished into thin air will be set right, because...
I still cannot understand why The Graviators flew under my radar till I found out, they were supporting Saint Vitus on their recent tour. Maybe I am...
'Temple Of The Leaf' is the first self-financed 4 track EP from THE UNHOLY ASSASSINS, a promising new U.S. band who primarily follow in the footsteps...
When Klaus told me he would send me the new album by Italian underground cult act The Black, he was surprised I did not know much about them at all....
With regard to the pace of work, THE GRAND ASTORIA are really fast. It is not so long ago that I wrote a review about their self-titled debut and now...
If there's a promo CD I can't get out of my player, it's the second album from THE CRYSTAL CARAVAN, a seven-member retro rock band from Umeå, Sweden....
I have never heard of Leech, the man behind THEOLOGIAN, but I'm kinda glad that this has changed. The reason for this is that Crucial Blast was kind...
Due to the band name I expected the worst goth rock, but when I noticed that TEMPLE OF PAIN is a new project from Fabio 'Thunder' Bellan (mainly...
Already the first demo 'Mystic Initiation' from the Romanian power trio THE :EGOCENTRICS has delighted me. They play an enthralling heavy...
When I think of Australia's music scene, I automatically think of all the wonderful high energy rock 'n' roll bands as, for example, Radio Birdman,...
And yet again THE SOULBREAKER COMPANY have managed to record an album, which is brimming with passion and creativity. The predecessor 'The Pink...
THE RE-STONED is an admittedly silly choice for a band name, but fortunately the music is much better than their moniker. Hailing from Moscow,...
Only very recently, I wrote a review about the debut album from Buttered Bacon Biscuits, a new promising 1970's classic rock band who comes from...
So this is the third album by The Sword. And once again the quartet gave the style they play a little correction. You do not get that immediately when...
In times in which it seems as if heavy music becomes more darker each day, it's good to know that THE BROUGHT LOW are still around. That is the kind...
Let there be jam! It's safe to say that this is the guideline for the Texas band TIA CARRERA who have also internalized the spirit of Jimi Hendrix....
This disc offers up a full measure of rip-roaring rock 'n' roll goodness and that from a young German band with the unique name THIS IS GHOST...
With their second album on Crucial Blast, Portland's TREES continue on their path of sonic destruction. Like on their debut album 'Lights Bane',...
Since the birth of Cosmic Lava in 1999, I haven't received much music from Russia for whatever reasons. Thus, I was very pleased when I got an ...
Cleveland is another place in the USA where music history has been written during the 1970's, especially in the genre which is known under the name...
Basically, Rockabilly is a genre that is free from any surprises. This is also valid of course to other musical genres, but there it is particularly...
There are several reasons why I like this band. Some groups are desperately trying to create an individual sound, but TEKHTON don't need to try that ...
Behind the somewhat strange album titel lies an interesting story which inspired the Swedish band THE MOVEMENTS to record their second album,...
Due to the style of the colorful artwork of 'Movin On' it should be clear where the journey goes: back to the seventies. But this does not mean that...
So far I had no chance to listen to the debut album 'Embrace of the Narrow House' from THE WOUNDED KINGS, a relatively new doom metal band from...
In sharp contrast to the past, where Bad Afro Records had only a clear focus on the Scandinavian rock scene, Australia's THE DOLLY ROCKER MOVEMENT...
If bassplayer Michael 'MetalB' Bolle isn't out with his pals of Tortured Spirit, then he dedicates himself completely to another main occupation and...
Shortly before the end of 2009, I got this brilliant album from the guys at Trip In Time Records. Well, actually, this album is a compilation...
Hailing from New York, THE RESURRECTION SORROW deliver on the first album a pumped up, muscular wall of sound that has become saturated with blues,...
In 2009 THROTTLEROD celebrated their 10th anniversary and since its formation the band has undergone an unexpected development. Whereas their first...
Compared to other doom bands, Germany's TORTURED SPIRIT is relatively quick when it comes to recording the next album. Two years have passed since the...
I have to admit that most progressive rock bands bore me to death. There are a few exceptions as, for example, Gentle Giant, Gracious, Aunt Mary or...
Whenever drummer Clementine is starting a new band, my interest and curiosity is great, because what she did has rhyme and reason. With her last...
Largely unnoticed by the wider public, guitarist Rick Ray has released thirty-one albums on his own record label Neurosis Records since 1999. This is...
Because of the cover artwork, I already expected some sort of psychedelic rock from Portland's two-piece THE AX, but that was a false assumption....
If you listen to the second album of THE HUMAN QUENA ORCHESTRA, it's like opening the gates to hopelessness, anger and isolation. There is no light...
Some bands sound so tender and lovely that one can mutate into a hippie while listening to their music. In this case it is the German sextet THE...
After the release of 'I Am The Gate', a compilation of the first two demos, THE WANDERING MIDGET was busy working on new material. This leads to their...
Now, this is an unexpected pleasure when a new band releases a self-financed 2CD digipack. Maybe they don't need to grow in confidence, or TOUCH THE...
Finally, here's the second album from Denmark's THE SETTING SON, released in 2009 by Bad Afro Records, and it will help to cement their presence in...
First I can say that Joe Hasselvander's third solo album is definitively his preliminary solo masterpiece. Deeply embedded in the history and...
Without a doubt, TERRORAMA's second album is a fine example of ultra-aggressive thrash metal that comes along like a relentless firestorm. Song titles...
The best compilations are those who feature mostly unreleased tracks from bands that are less known, because that's a good chance to discover some new...
I admit that I'm totally uninformed about what goes on in the heavy music scene of Romania. Is there a scene at all? Before I received this disc from...
I'm sure that some people will blame Portland's TREES for imitating the sound of Khanate, but that wouldn't be really fair. The first five records...
TORTURED SPIRIT is a fine supplement to the German Doom Metal community, due to their unique sound, which has gained them attention throughout...
'Conqueror' is more than an appropriate title for the third full-length from THE GATES OF SLUMBER, because they conquered the hearts of a lot of metal...
The very first demo 'I Love The Lamp' caused quite a stir in 2006 in the Doom Metal underground and was one of the reasons why the English band THE...
Is Örebro Sweden's Detroit? I'm not sure how many bands come from this town, but it's more than a dozen, so what's going on there? Among the...
Unfortunately this German band broke up much too soon, but this self-released compilation will make the farewell easy. 'Low Tide And Shockwave' has...
If here weren't the cleanly, vivid production then one could guess that this Swedish band would derive from the early 70's, but TDBO exsists since...
This is the farewell album from the German band TERRAPLANE, which has been released in 2007 through Nasoni Records. The band was formed in 2000 and...
When I received my last package from Alone Records/The Stone Circle at the beginning of 2008, this was one of the included discs and it was my first...
It was in 2003 when I received a demo from a Dutch band named LAHAR, and I liked this three-tracker so much, that I did an interview with this band....
If you're not sure what kind of music you should put in your player for your next bong session, than I like to recommend this German band to you. Of...
For me as a huge fan of Black Sabbath I will always associate the title of this album with their genuine track from the 'Technical Ecstasy' record,...
When I put the new disc from THROTTLEROD in my player, and the aggressive opener 'Prizefighter' does crash out of the speakers, I had to look for a...
While the cover-artwork looks as if TOTEM are a folk band, the music is something completely different. TOTEM serve a convincing mix of Sabbath-esque...
THE SOUL INVADERS hail from Hagen, Germany and this, their second album, is again a magic mixture of Rock 'n' Roll, 70's Punk and 60's Garage Rock....
This is the first 7" of THE SETTING SON, which have been released before their full-length record. Of course, Bad Afro Records is the label and the...
I've never been a huge fan of Sleep's 'Jerusalem', but it means a lot to some people. So it's just logical that this monumental record did also...
Catacomb Records is a very new label which comes from Walsall, UK and this is their first release in 2008, a compilation album featuring seventeen...
I'm very picky in the case of Black Metal, especially when it's only a one-man band, because most of what I've heard was just boring. Only a very few...
'Beltane' is THE COVEN's second demo release and they're playing minimalistic heavy flowing, occult-driven Doom Metal, which draws influences from...
With the new album, THE DEFECTORS entered the world of Psychobilly, without losing their 60's Garage Punk roots. Maybe I should delete the term...
Most of you are already familiar with this US Doom Metal band, and their debut 'The Awakening', which has been released on Final Chapter Records, was...
I received this EP in the middle of 2007, which has been released by the band without any label help or promotion. Hailing from Greece, 1000MODS have...
In opposite to half of the world, I wasn't the biggest fan of TRUCKFIGHTERS debut album 'Gravity X.' Maybe one of the main-reasons is, that I never...
Close up your third eye, these Italians have come to loot your brain cells and blow your mind. Released by W.uck Records, T.H.U.M.B. are three persons...
Once again it's time for obscure psychedelic music, this time from Italy! TABA is a one-man project and this promo is his last work and fifth release....
The music from TABA reminds me to an old friend of mine, who decided to work alone in his small studio instead of playing guitar in a band, and as a...
This split has been around for a while now, released by Daredevil Records in 2002 but it's still worth to lose some words about it. It contains six...
Unfortunately, this Swedish band is a typical case of not really good but no total crap as well. We call this: mediocre to the bone! With this promo...
I remember when I received the first self-titled demo from this Swedish band a few years ago. Their metallic heavy rock was a bit too average for my...
Before THE HIDDEN HAND issued their full length "Divine Propaganda" on Meteor City Records/Exile On Mainstream Records, their first life sign was this...
Before THE HIDDEN HAND had started their second European tour, Meteor City Records (Exile On Mainstream Records for Germany) have released this fine...
This time, I want to introduce THE LAST VEGAS from Illinois, but they aren't a Doom or a Heavy Psych band .Their music is more influenced from 60's...
The fourth release in the SOUTHERN LORD singles club is again a very recommandable collectors item in a limited edition. Both bands are playing two...
THE PEOPLE hail from Stockholm, Sweden, and this their second demo, is a magic mixture of rock 'n' roll, Detroit-rock and sleazy 70's hard rock....
The newest 5-song demo from Sweden's THE PEOPLE is a twisted thing for me. I love 'em a lot, when they take a big step back in time, mostly to the...
I thought, that pollen were something to smoke and get high, but this time it's the name of an US-band, which comes up with their six song debut on...
An absolutely high recommandable five song demo from this swedish power trio. The roots of the CIRCLE lay back in 1997 and this demo is from 1999,...
Aggressive and crusty Black Metal with enough heaviness and without any childish satanic image, that's what THRALLDOM is about. It's the side-band of...
Beside his two other bands Unearthly Trance and Thralldom, guitarist and singer Rion is also working in his noise-project TORCH. This isn't a band and...
From out of Illinois comes this heavy fuzzed-out machine with their first three song demo-CD. Based on a fat and fuzzy guitar sound this demo is very...
TWILIGHT PICTURES are a german Doom Metal band, which was founded in 1996. This trio played some local gigs in their local area (Ruhrgebiet) and after...
This is the first full-length from this Swedish band and with this album, they've released nine tasteful and variable tracks, that are a step forward...
This is the self-released debut album of one of the hottest German underground bands. They aren't playing heavy Doom Rock, but I like this band since...
I haven't no label-infos about this South-American three-piece, so I can't say anything about previous releases or other activities of the band...
The new label Fuzzoramarecords, based in Örebro Sweden comes up with this compilation, featuring sixteen heavy rockin' metal-tinged fuzzed-out bands...
A brandnew output from SOUTHERN LORD and this time it's the debut (?) from a massive LED ZEPPELIN influenced band. But THE WANT are more orientated to...
Great stuff comes up from Stanton, California with THE WHITE LIARS. This band plays a way cool charismatic freewheeling Rock 'n' Roll, which is full...
"Bringing the arena back to rock" - that's what Boston-based powertrio THERE have written on their flag, and that's not only an empty promise. This is...
Listening to this LP re-release makes it abundantly clear again, how influential and groundbreaking this album was, when it first came out 10 years...
I'm not sure, but I guess this must be the fourth re-issue of "Dommedagsnatt", and since the first release it hadn't lost anything from its...
Congratulations, because THROTTLEROD have done a big step forward with the new album. Their debut "Eastbound & Down", released by Underdogma Records...
South Carolina's THROTTLEROD deliver agressive Heavyrock with a small SABBATH-inspiration says the label info-flyer and I can agree with it. Beside...
This Australian-based was totally unknown for me, until I received their promo package that includes their second self-released album from 2001 after...
Thirteen years ago in 1990, there was a L.A. band named Liquid Jesus who earned attention for they heavy groove-rock. The debut disc on Triple X is...
Nothingness Records, who are specialists in releasing extreme doom and other obscure music, have released this split last year in 2004, featuring...
Once again a band that's hard to classify, and that always a good point for me to start with. "Mysterioso?" was released last year 2001 on the...
Hey, TOTIMOSHI are back! Ok, they don't come with a new album, but with a re-issued version of the second one "Mysterioso?", which has been released...
Well, we know funny terms like "true metal" or "true doom", but has anyone ever thought about something like "true fuzz"? Ok, let's get serious.... I...
Since I've heard TUMMLER's first demo in 2000, I must admit that there's something special for me in their sound. Now it's December 2002, and this is...
This is the first self-financed full-length (42:11 min.) release from this German band after the demo-tape (see demo-section). The gig was recorded...
Since I've heard the first time about this project of Justin Greaves (Iron Monkey/Hard To Swallow), Greg Anderson, Steve O'Malley and Lee Dorrian I...
The second full-length from Swedens TERRA FIRMA and to make it short, it's a great step forward. The first album, released in 1998 contains good...
After the debut release "Soma...Third Way To Zion" in 1999 which received a lot of good reviews worldwide, TAF! are proving with their new album, that...
This Italian band deals with occult and mystic themes, and so it's no real surprise that they are on Black Widow Records . But in opposite to other...
The Danish THE DEFECTORS are playing finest organ-based Garage-Rock, mixed up with Rockabilly, Surf and Psychobilly elements. This is their third...
I never heard anything before from the Swedish group THE DURANGO RIOT. The press-info says, that they have been signed by Fuzzorama Records, after the...
The list of bands who draw influences from early Motörhead is endless, and most of this groups never reached the level of Lemmy and his crew. Yes,...
This is a re-issue of THE GLASSPACK's first album, that has been released the first time in 2001 on Dirty Dave's label, Riverrock Records, edited in a...
I'm still a huge fan of the PACK's previous album "Powderkeg", and so I was really excited when their new album arrived in the Lava's mailbox. And...
Once again Small Stone Records is proving us their good taste, and so they have released the Pack's second album. And this one smokes from the intro...
Sometimes, I receive material from bands, which are something special for me. In this case, it's THE HEROINE SHEIKS, featuring ex-members of legendary...
This is the long awaited debut album of Scott 'Wino' Weinrichs new band, released for the European market on Exile On Mainstream Records and in the...
The debut "Divine Propaganda" received world-wide the best critics and was welcomed with a lot of enthusiasm. But to speak for myself I didn't agree...
When Southern Lord released the third full-length of THE HIDDEN HAND, nobody would have thought, that this will be the last recordings from this band,...
If you've read between the lines of the Cosmic Lava, than you know that aside my deep love for ultra-heavy Rock (Doom/Sludge etc.) , I got also a big...
Hey, it's Blues time! But not in the traditional way, folks. TILCK2 are a two piece, founded by guitarist and singer "El Cheetah" and "The Boss", who...
How often have I asked myself during the last decades, what happened to the old Sir Lord Baltimore line-up ? Both albums are belonging to my top...
Last year, I will never forget the day when I found a beautiful ultra-professional press kit in the Cosmic Lava mailbox. I never noticed the band...
Been waiting a long time for the third LIZARDS studio album to be released, and I'm glad to report that they are continuing to evolve as a band quite...
Last year, during one of their several European tours, THE LIZARDS decided to make a live recording from one gig in Stockholm, Sweden on April 3rd in...
Some releases are so damn hot and energetic what makes it difficult to describe them with words. In this case it's the debut from THE MASS, hailing...
This compilation is a co-operation between the German-based label People Like You and the Stonerrock.com webzine and it presents 32 bands with 32 most...
After the the "Rocketcrash" 10" EP here we have the album debut from this fine Swedish band. Maybe most people will know them, because of the fact...
The new album contains eleven tracks and in opposite to the forerunner, "Simsalabim" is much straighter and harder. No big experiments, this is heavy...
Well, it's not easy to describe the beauty of the six long instrumental songs, which are rich of free flowing structures where every instruments plays...
What can I write about this timeless masterpiece, that hasn't been written before? This is a re-release on TOLOTTA REC of the first OBSESSED album,...
I was totally overwhelmed by the amount of informations I received about Rick Ray with this CD. This mysterious guitarist had not only issued about 26...
I never heard anything before of this Ohio trio, so this is my first time with them. And "Hokum" knows to entertain with it's ten diverse tracks. THE...
If you've read the interview with Justin Marler of THE SABIANS in this webzine than you'll know that Justin and Chris Hakius are two former members of...
Whenever I read the name 'Rorschach' somewhere, I do not only think of the psychological test or the crusty US-hardcore band, but more about the...
THE BROUGHT LOW is not entirely new and unfamiliar - they've been in existence since more than seven years and have toured and toured, including the...
Nice album-title, and if I hadn't received this promo, I would've have surely ignored this band. I guess, this is the right stuff for fans of The...
It's not the new album from THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS, but an excellent 12-song compilation, which marks the band's return to Bad Afro Records. Still,...
Mat Bethancourt belongs to those kind of musicians, who needs more than only one band to express his creativity. So he decided to form THE KINGS OF...
This is the debut of a brandnew Danish band, which was founded by Sebastian T.W. Kristiansen, and Bad Afro Records took the chance in releasing the...
