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2025 will see Desertfest Berlin undoubtedly invite for its perhaps best and most eclectic line-up to date, featuring an incredible line-up consisting of Dinosaur Jr., The Hellacopters, Elder, Eyehategod, My Sleeping Karma and many more high-class acts the stoner, rock, doom, sludge, psych, and metal scene has to offer! Today, the festival has revealed its first line-up splits for Friday, Saturday and Sunday!Continue reading
Sweden truly is a melting pot for all sorts of high-octane Stoner Metal acts – Monolord, Graveyard, Hällas, Greenleaf, Void Commander; you name it. It is almost like the ideal home for acid trip-inducing slow-paced riffs. Even back in 2021, the label/collective Weedian curated a compilation album consisting of the finest psychedelic haze-laden Stoner Metal bands hailing from Sweden, entitled Trip to Sweden. One of the bands featured on the gnarly lineup of that compilation, the Västerås-bound 10,000 Years, are actually the one whose latest release I’m reviewing today.Continue reading
The fourth installment of Desert Fest NYC has now come and gone. I want to start by thanking the crew, they ran a three-day fest with everything starting on time and limited technical difficulties throughout the fest, they worked their backsides off and it showed.
Desertscene London and Heavy Psych Sounds Records announce the day splits for the 2024 edition of Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London, to take place in the heart of Camden Town this November 2nd and 3rd. The fest returns to London after four years this fall to make Camden Town rumble and crumble under the mighty fuzz assault of some of the most revered bands in the stoner, doom, psych, and heavy rock scene! Check out the day splits below and get your tickets now!
Desertscene London and Heavy Psych Sounds have announced eleven international stoner, doom and heavy psych rock acts to appear at Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London. Returning after four years, the event takes place at The Underworld and Black Heart on November 2nd & 3rd, with Lord Dying, Black Tusk, Alunah, The Cosmic Dead, Child, Dozer and others on the bill. Keep reading for the full lineup and more.
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The start of a new year is the time to look ahead, of course, but fans of great rock music just love to look back, don’t they? Continue reading
Marc Urselli’s Steppendoom present their unique take on Soundgarden’s doomy classic “4th of July”. This beautifully strange rendition features an actual member of Soundgarden in drummer Matt Cameron (also Pearl Jam) as well as Igor Sydorenko of Ukraine’s Stoned Jesus, multi-instrumentalist Alain Johannes (Chris Cornell solo, Queens Of The Stone Age, Eleven, Them Crooked Vultures) and throat singers Utelo and the legendary Albert Kuvezin (of Tuvan throat singing collective YAT-KHA).
Magnetic Eye Records have announced the next installment in their acclaimed Redux Series of cover versions honouring legendary rock classics with a pair of double albums paying tribute to grunge gods Soundgarden in the form of “Superunknown Redux” and “Best of Soundgarden Redux.” Listen to Frayle’s cover of “Head Down!”
Magnetic Eye Records have announced the next installment in their acclaimed Redux Series of cover versions honouring legendary rock classics with a pair of double albums paying tribute to grunge gods Soundgarden in the form of “Superunknown Redux” and “Best of Soundgarden Redux”. Listen to Witch Ripper’s Doom and Thrash take on “Rusty Cage!”
As May approaches, Desertfest Berlin has revealed the final day-splits for their 2023 edition! Desertfest Berlin will take place between May 19 – 21, 2023 at Columbiahalle and Columbia Theater, with additional outdoor space & stage, suprise acts, DJ specials, the beloved Desertfest karaoke and much more. Tickets for the warm-up party at Cassiopeia on May 18th, are sold out. Better be quick to grab your weekend or day pass for Desertfest Berlin 2023, featuring an eclectic line-up of bands such as Mantar, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, The Obsessed, King Buffalo, Crowbar, Dozer among many more high-class live acts.