Tag Archives: Stoner Doom

ALBUM REVIEW: Softsun – Eternal Sunshine – Heavy Psych Sounds

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Going into silent moments before winter, a change of soundtracks is needed. This album helps to achieve that goal. Gary Arce from Yawning Man started Softsun a couple of years ago. On Eternal Sunshine (Heavy Psych Sounds), Arce uses guitar tones similar to those employed with  Yawning Man, but with a more melodic shoegaze vibe. This project’s strength actually lies in the vocals of bassist Pia Isaksen. She brings a more song-focused element to the table by creating a more tangible narrative. Her voice weaves sleepy melodies in the spaces left by the floating guitar parts.  The second song works off a similar formula, as the opening track that finds the band continuing to capture a languid mood as the vocals coo their way into a lonely sunset. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: YOB – Windhand Live at Pioneer Works

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10.15.25_Pioneer Works, Brooklyn NYC

This world is full of gifts if you know where to look for them, and a night with YOB and Windhand is definitely a gift. A sold out weeknight show in Brooklyn’s industrial ravaged Red Hook neighborhood, on a beautiful October evening, where the music was thick and heavy with riffs. Pioneer Works is definitely one of the city’s more unique venues with its stained glass, high ceilings and exposed beams.  It’s great seeing Windhand as a five piece again, they were able to give the crowd the sonic bludgeoning we deserved. It’s never an easy task to open for YOB but Windhand nailed it.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Cattlemass – Alpha 1128 – Seeing Red Records

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Alpha 1128 (Seeing Red Records) is the debut album from LA-based Cattlemass. They are a band that crosses heavy sludge with Hawkwind-like vocals. They do not get started roaring like lumberjacks, which makes them more interesting than most of the bands doing this sort of thing. More aggressive than doom, their strength as a band lies in the fact that they are not afraid of taking chances, nor are they slaves to the sludge bible. To their credit, they are also not just another band that is smoking weed and trying to be Black Sabbath. The chanted drone of the vocals seems to be the approach they are sticking with, going into the second song. The chug is a little faster on this one. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: The Sword – Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol – Pink Fuzz Live at Delmar Hall 

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Fall in St. Louis is a strange thing because we use our heaters in the morning commute and our ACs on in the evening. Thinking about seeing a metal show on one of these muggy days makes this writer sweat.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Year Of The Goat – Trivia Goddess

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I’ve said a hundred times and I’ll say it again: there must be something in the waters of Sweden that creates a magic elixir of sorts. This elixir seems to seep into the people of Sweden forcing them to create some of the greatest psychedelic/occult rock music on the planet. Psych/Occult rockers Year of the Goat are no exception. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative) Returns with New Band Sun Dont Shine

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Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative, Silvertomb) is back with Sun Dont Shine! Formerly known as EYE AM, he joins forces with Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down), Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Silvertomb, Quiet Riot), and Todd Strange (ex-Crowbar, ex-Down). Kenny discusses with Ojayy the origins of Sun Dont Shine, how their sound bridges heaviness with haunting melody, and the chemistry that makes this band unique.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Tar Pit – Scrying the Angel Gate

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The sophomore album from Portland’s Tar Pit, Scrying the Angel Gate (Transylvanian Recordings), sets Lovecraftian themes against a style of doom that relishes the blues-based jams. An organ haunting the opening track from the back of the mix. The backbone of the song is a lumbering wall of fuzzed-out riffage. This song eventually builds the dynamic into a more metallic attack. Vocalist Don Gozalo brings an emotive howl to the songs. Unlike most doom frontmen, he is not as blatant an Ozzy disciple. This helps set their overall sound apart from their peers. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: King Potenaz – Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1

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Sweden’s DIY Stoner/Doom label Majestic Mountain Records is always best-known for releasing the most eccentric, adrenaline-fueling tunes possible, and fair to say that Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1 by Southern Italy’s King Potenaz is one of them! 

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INTERVIEW: Harry Armstrong of Noisepicker Talks New Album, Stoner Doom, and The End of Orange Goblin

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In this episode, Keefy catches up with Harry Armstrong of Noisepicker! Their new album “The Earth Will Swallow The Sun” is out now via Exile On Mainstream Records. They talk all things Doom Metal/post-Rock, Noise Rock, Harry’s future projects, and the end of the road for Orange Goblin, who are wrapping up the band at the close of 2025.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Candlemass – Black Star

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The wait for a new Candlemass album can often be slower than their riffs so it’s always a pleasant surprise when an interim release appears on the horizon. Four-track EP Black Star (Napalm Records) might only contain two original songs from the Godfathers of Swedish Doom but, as usual, it’s a tale of quality over quantity. Continue reading →