ALBUM REVIEW: High Reeper – Renewed By Death


Hello, friends today on the block we have the new cut from High Reeper, Renewed By Death (Heavy Psych Sounds). After three years the stoner metal group is back with some new tunes. This new cut is loaded with killer riffs from top to bottom. True to form the guitars come in with an intro calling to past influences to deliver a cool icebreaker for this album. The band also does a good job of keeping the energy up throughout, as well. There is a good flow from song to song. It feels like an album, not just a playlist. I think there are still some of us out there that enjoy the experience of an album, from beginning to end, and what the group/artist is saying as a whole.Continue reading


EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: Spirit Mother Share Their New Single “Emerald” – New Album Coming Soon 


Rising Psychedelic Rockers Spirit Mother will release their new album Trails on September 13th on the respected arbiters of good vibes music, Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Pre-orders are live now across many formats including limited edition vinyl, the label’s specialty. The album will be the culmination of many years plying their trade in the scene, especially in the live setting where they are one of the best in the world. The band has teamed up with Ghost Cult Magazine to share their killer new single “Emerald!” Soaked with a sci-fi narrative, the fanciful track is a heavy riff fest, with many moods and layers to unfold on the journey before the final notes. Jam out to “Emerald” now! Continue reading


Black Tusk, Lord Dying, Alunah, The Cosmic Dead, and More Booked for Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London



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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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Alunah Shares a New Single “Trickster of Time” – New Album Coming Soon


UK proto-Heavy Metal band Alunah has returned with a killer new single “Trickster of Time” – streaming today exclusively at Ghost Cult. Steeped in the tradition of the greatest heavy bands ever such as Black Sabbath, Coven, and others, Allunah is going to make an indelible mark on 2024 when they drop their new album Fever Dream, due out September 20th on Heavy Psych Sounds. Stream the track now and pre-order the album below! Continue reading


EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Stöner Shares Their Cover of The Kyuss Classic “Green Machine”


Stöner, featuring Stoner Rock royalty like Brant Bjork (founding member of Kyuss, also former Fu Manchu), Nick Oliveri (Mondo Generator, former Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age) and Ryan Güt will drop their new album Hittin’ The Bitchin’ Switch out October 11th on the great Heavy Psych Sounds label. The band is teaming up with Ghost Cult today to share their cover of the classic Kyuss cover “Green Machine!” Check it out! Continue reading


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Duel Shares Their New Single and Music Video “Pyro” – New Album Coming Soon


Texas Stoner Metal kings Duel will release their new album Breakfast With Death, due out July 5th, 2024 via Heavy Psych Sounds. The band and label haved teamed up with Ghost cult to share their brand new single and music video for “Pyro!” Pre-orders are live at the links below! The track is a ripper and the video is funky and raucous, just like Duel is live and on wax! Burn one and turn up the volume to 11 to watch this new video! Continue reading


Black Rainbows Share Their New Single “The Secret” and Announce a Split EP with Nebula



Italian stoner rock giants, Black Rainbows, are teaming up with California’s Nebula for their new split record, In Search of the Cosmic Tale: Crossing the Galactic Portal Split. It is set to be released on June 28th via Heavy Psych Sounds records. Black Rainbows have also shared their new single, “The Secret,” taken from the record. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Mario Lalli and The Rubber Snake Charmers – Folklore From The Other Desert Cities


Mario Lalli is a legend in the Desert Rock scene whose career started in the mid-eighties with a short-lived outfit, Across the River. From there, he’d form Yawning Man and then Fatso Jetson, (the latter with brother Larry and who’d put out their first couple of releases on the legendary SST Records label). Other bands such as

 would come and go over the years, not to mention a never-ending raft of guest appearances. Continue reading


Lie Heavy (Ex-Corrosion Of Conformity) Share Video Single “Lie Heavy”



North Carolina heavy rock and metal supergroup, Lie Heavy, have shared a new video for the track sharing their name, “Lie Heavy.” It is taken from their debut album, Burn To The Moon, due to be physically released, April 19th, on Heavy Psych Sounds Records. Keep reading in the article below for the new video and more from the band.
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Saltpig Share Video for “Burn The Witch” from Debut Album



Saltpig have just released a new video for “Burn The Witch.” The two-piece – featuring producer/multi-instrumentalist Mitch Davis (Damon Albarn, U2, Mark Lanegan) and drummer Fabio Alessandrini (ex-Annihilator) – take the track from their self-titled, debut album. Previously surfacing in digital and limited cassette formats in 2023, it is due out via Heavy Psych Sounds Records on May 31st, and will be issued in limited colored vinyl edition, classic vinyl edition, CD. Keep reading below for the new video and more from Saltpig.
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