Vegas Rock Revolution‘s Planet Desert Rock Weekend has just revealed the full lineup for its fifth edition, taking place in Las Vegas, January 30th-February 2nd, 2025. 8 international bands, such as Mr. Bison, JIRM, and Sergeant Thunderhoof join the likes of Fireball Ministry, Unida, Mos Generator, Solace, Valley of the Sun and Paw frontman Mark Hennessey‘s Godzillionaire at the event. This year, Californian label Ripple Music records also curate an night presenting artists from their roster. Find more details below.
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Dear Deceased (ex-High On Fire) Share a New Video for “Traffic” – Reissued Album Coming Soon
Californian 90s stoner metal troupe, Dear Deceased (with former High On Fire and Operator Generator members), have just shared a visualizer video for their track, “Traffic.” This comes as they prepare for the special reissue of their early material through the Ripple Music record label. Part of Ripple’s Beneath The Desert Floor vinyl series, it is due out on December 6th. Check out the new video and more below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: 10,000 Years – All Quiet On The Final Frontier
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
Fireball Ministry to Re-issue Their Album “Their Rock Is Not Our Rock” on Vinyl
LA heavy rock heavyweights, Fireball Ministry, are set to re-issue their 2005 album “Their Rock Is Not Our Rock.” The third album from the band, recorded at Dave Grohl‘s 606 West studio, and produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains), it will be re-released by Ripple Music records, on August 09th, as part of their Beneath The Desert Floor vinyl series. Find out more below.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: The Ghost Next Door Shares a New Animated Music Video for “Diatribe”
California’s progressive metal band The Ghost Next Door have teamed up with Ghost cult to share the new animated video for their new single “Diatribe!” The track is the second single from their upcoming new album Classic Songs of Death and Dismemberment, due for release on June 21st, 2024 via the great Ripple Music! The new album will be available via CD/Digital formats. Pre-orders are live now at the links below. Prepare to be mesmerized by the video for Diatribe” right now!
Fireball Ministry, Mos Generator, JIRM and More Booked for Planet Desert Rock Weekend V
Vegas Rock Revolution are getting set for the fifth edition of their Planet Desert Rock Weekend. They have just announced the first batch of bands to play their two Las Vegas venues across the Jan. 30-Feb. 1 weekend, with Fireball Ministry, Mos Generator, JIRM and more included. Head into the article below for more information.
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Temple Of The Fuzz Witch Drop New Single “Cursed” from Upcoming Album – Out Soon
Detroit doom metal trio Temple Of The Fuzz Witch have just released their new single, “Cursed.” It is the third track taken off their third full-length, Apotheosis, which is scheduled to land on April 05th through the Ripple Music record label. Check out the new track and find out more in the article below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Obsessed – Gilded Sorrow
Keyboard warriors, warmongering politicians and wicked women, Scott “Wino” Weinrich has got a bone to pick with all of you. He’s also got a truck-load of doom-soaked, monolithic, heavy-metal riffs to unleash. On Gilded Sorrow (Ripple Music), the latest album by metal road-warriors The Obsessed, Weinrich is taking names and kicking ass and he’s got the band and the studio sounds to inflict some sonic damage. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: The Awesome Machine – … It’s Ugly Or Nothing
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