Lee B reviews The Fierce And The Dead 'Regional Theatre' – ten vibrant tracks doused in elements of not only post & alt-rock, but psych & prog rock

Mimmo reviews Beans 'Less Louder' – a warm, vivid, and beautifully muted kind of musical daydream where you can simply enjoy the ride

Matthew reviews Foreign Body 'Libertine' – their sardonic music is experimental harsh noise combined with an anti-establishment punk attitude

Reza reviews Various Artists ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!! Volume 2’ – decidedly heavy but with a Zeppelin and Leaf Hound stomp

Mimmo reviews Shannon Jae Ridout ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ – Voice, guitar, insects and darkness all seem to occupy the same space

Rob W reviews Sweaty Betty ‘The Sweatier The Bettyer’ – This record is absolutely sweatier, bettyer, and a whole lotta fun

Lee B reviews Emma Ruth Rundle 'These Killing Times' – It’s an enigmatic collection created by a true musical auteur

Reza reviews EXP 'EXP' – there are noise-rock artists out there who have more to offer sonically than simple discordance

Matthew reviews Florist ‘Adrift’ – It feels like some sort of space odyssey, as they seek to put you into a meditative state

Mark HB reviews Green Lung 'Necropolitan' – Heavy as a sack of rhinos and dripping with gleefully twisted melodies

Premiere: Spider Kitten 'God Don’t Sleep' – slowly turning a vice and crushing you with the gravitational weight of a black hole

Matthew reviews Chat Pile ‘Who Loves The Sun’ – They're certainly upping the stakes somewhat on this album as it's more cathartic and coarser

Renzo reviews Oath 'Unteach' – a band whose distorted guitars almost reach the peak of fuzz and corrosive riffs

Matthew reviews Sly & The Family Drone ‘With Love’ – hit your senses with a series of mesmerising and hypnotic noises

Sandy reviews Street Tombs ‘Existence Is Corruption’ – as old-school as they come, but with a modern ferocity and execution

Mark HB reviews Spider Kitten 'God Don't Sleep' – slowly turning a vice and crushing you with the gravitational weight of a black hole

John Mc reviews Sigh ‘Goh-Ka’ – An eleven-track album that is simply sublime and everything progressive metal should be

Lee B reviews Din Of Celestial Birds ‘Takeoffs & Landings’ – an instrumental magic carpet ride of highs and lows without ever uttering a single word

Martin reviews Brad Frye ‘Reverberations From The American Southwest’ – deftly captures the sound, energy, vastness & uniqueness of my home state

Matt reviews Static Abyss ‘The Dying Hunt’ – it’s got that signature twisted edge that sets them aside from the rest

Lee B reviews Coyote Man ‘Prosthetic Memories’ – From the opening seconds to the dying embers, this thrill ride will entertain and enthral

Martin speaks with Rain Pesebre of hardcore outfit Negative Blast, about their relentless sound, underground ethos & what drives the band

Reza reviews King Sans ‘Sell The Cow’ – manic energy and youthful enthusiasm is what makes it such a joy to listen to

Mark HB reviews Shannon Jae Ridout ‘Two Busted Boots And A Broken Heart’ – a haunting, melancholy and enriching experience

Lee B previews the stoner, psych doom & sludge extravaganza Stoomfest 2026 which takes place 25th - 27th Sept @ The Garage, London.

Matthew reviews Gnoomes 'Losey' – The album sees them more liberated, allowing greater creativity to flow through their music

Mark reviews Russian Circles ‘Nine’ – An album that flows with careful purpose to create an overarching, captivating piece of music

David reviews Solace ‘Fading Failing Ruin’ – It shows exactly how good they can still be, some thirty years after they started

Premiere: SALVATION 'Depression' – Heavy-hitting noise-rock with thundering low-ends, punishing percussion, and raw, emotive vocals

Matthew reviews Dead Sea Apes ‘Psychic Tension’ – it’s a trip into the unknown, guiding you toward the utopian soundscape

Mimmo reviews Dead Meadow ‘Foundlings’ – It doesn’t simply fill gaps in their back catalogue; it changes the way you look at it

Rob W reviews Imperfect Pyramid ‘II’ – Pleasing hand percussion massages the eardrums with rich keyboard tones for a fine sense of cosmic ease

Martin reviews Bosko Baker ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ – a sound and atmosphere from a time long past, making for a super fun listen

Lee B reviews Ladies Of Leisure 'Demonstration' – It’s not just filth, it’s utter, unadulterated stoner filth

Rob W reviews Sleep ‘Hempispheres’ – probably one of the best and most confusing stoner rock records I’ve heard all year

Review: Crumbling Ghost 'Four'

Martin reviews Nine Pound Hammer ‘Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country’ – real country music by people with talent, authenticity, and integrity

Mark reviews Steve Austin 'The Magnolia Sessions' – For fans of dark country music and Today Is The Day, this is a must-listen

Sandy reviews Godthrymm ‘Projections’ – a six-track opus that's a grandiose addition to the canon of great British doom records

Premiere: Witchthroat Serpent 'Silver Bell Of Satanic Ritual' – intoxicating wall of ritualistic riffs & percussion from new album ‘Demons Left To Roam’

Martin reviews Gods & Punks ‘A Shrine By The Sea’ – a fuzz-drenched, psychedelic, garage-doom vibe with swing for days

Reza reviews Louse ‘Buyer’s Remorse’ – Dark and unrelenting scum and noise rock that deliver a pummelling assault across its ten tracks

Mimmo reviews Pleb ‘Grease Trap’ EP – Guitar, drums and vocals collide in a ferocious assault of sludge, punk, noise and extreme metal

Premiere: Goat Major 'Under The Moonlight' – A hypnotic piece of visual occult doom that sets the tone for their new album ‘Death Comes Twice’

Martin reviews 10,000 Years 'Esox Lucifer' – An eight-track album that’s a wash of interstellar shred and heavy, driving rhythm

Lee B reviews Kulk ‘Choosing To Die’ – A nine-track album that’s absolutely brutal, punishing to the max, and utterly unyielding

Mimmo reviews Pallida Cavtat 'La Distanza Tra Noi E La Riva' – Alternative and post-punk elements collide with atmosphere, repetition, melody and experimental noise

Matthew reviews Hibushibire 'Phantom Fuzzy Exotica’ – the repetitive rhythms allow the guitar and percussion to fly off in any direction

Mimmo reviews Kevin ‘It Is What It Is’ – A six track album that's heavy, entrancing, raw, experimental and at times completely mesmerising

Rob W reviews REZN ‘Cycles In The Infinite Dream’ – a record that oozes with dreamlike melody and amplifier ferocity