Doomsday Profit - Doomsday Profit (Album Review)

Release Date: September 19th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: Cassette/CD/DD

Doomsday Profit - Tracklisting

1.Stargazer 04:06

2.Spirits 04:03

3.The South Will Sink 06:11

4.Terror Cycle 03:32

5.Drive Into The Sun 02:59

6.Doomsday Profit 05:46

7.Sin Eater 05:19

8.Monument to Nothing 07:38

Members

Ryan Sweeney - bass guitar

Kevin See - lead guitar

Bryan Reed - vocals & guitar

David Ruiz - drums

Review

Doom/Stoner Metallers Doomsday Profit return with a heavier, seedier and more aggressive sound on their stunning sophomore record. The sound is boosted by harsh melodies and fast-paced grooves that moves the band closer to central NOLA and Southern Metal sound influenced by the likes of EYEHATEGOD especially with the nasty vocals and lyrics that’s been employed by the band for the record.

You can still hear influences by the likes of WEEDEATER, BONGZILLA and DOWN in places with Doomsday Profit adopting a cold calculated foray into areas of Thrash Metal and Speed Metal within the early stages of the record. There’s still a sense of twisted melody being generated by the excellent use of different areas of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal rhythms. The vocals from Bryan Reed are continuously filthy with a guttural presence but most importantly quite easy to understand which allows the listener to easily follow the whole creative outline of the record.

The opening batch of songs of Stargazer, Spirits and The South Will Sink sees an eerily grim sense of rebellion with the down-tuned grooves full of THICK SMOKE and fucked up heavy attitude to match. The seedy Psychedelic movements have a stripped back approach which is laced with an almost nihilistic precision that allows Doomsday Profit to play some thrilling instrumental passages and a neverending supply of intense GLOOMY sludgy guitars sweetening the overall deal of the whole album.

The album is highly unpredictable with Doomsday Profit fully selling their violent musical adventure throughout with epic AMPLIFIER FEEDBACK and DOWN-TUNED REVERB appearing more directly on tracks such as Terror Cycle, Doomsday Profit, Sin Eater and the violently epic final track of Monument To Nothing. The record really shines when the band inject a sense of despairing true life themes into the mix which offers a more powerful statement of intent when the music is played at a cautious slow-to-mid pace.

With a cool small sideline into Progressive areas, Doomsday Profit are never afraid to try different things with their music and still deliver a pulsating, bleak and pissed musical odyssey which should keep the hordes of the underground scene firmly impressed and wanting more carnage in the long term future.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Links

Website | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram

South Korean Sludge/Doom Miserists GAWTHROP Announce Crushing Debut Album

Sentient Ruin is proud to announce that Seoul’s Gawthrop are about to return to reconsign the sub-genre of sludge metal to its most resplendent and burdensome form with their forthcoming debut album "Kuboa", a monumental death and doom-scarred feedback-worshiping monstrosity that will stomp, crush and flatten the listener to death.

"Kuboa" has been teased by the always poignant extreme metal blog Toilet ov Hell, who in premiering the band’s new single “Hogweed” have remarked how Gawthrop “take you back to those first and second waves of sludge, when it all felt impossible and titanic, a form of as-yet unknown enmity and antipathy that touches something substratal in your sense of self“ - you can check out the track below

The enigmatic South Korean amplifier-torture cult known as Gawthrop had already given the world a glimpse into their cryptic auditory horror through 2019’s self-titled and 2022’s "Jumbo" demo tapes (both remastered and re-released by Sentient Ruin as the "Deterioration" vinyl LP compilation in 2023), but what awaits the listener on the band's first official full-length offering titled is something so wretched and crushing that it will test the composure and impressionability of even the most unfazed skeptics. 

Across its grueling thirty six minutes "Kuboa" unravels a suffocating burial of down-tuned auditory nihilism that will leave both die hard fans of sludge/doom and extreme metal enthusiasts in general alike in awe and overcome by the ghastly payload of absolute slow-crawling death they've just been crushed by. The legacy of pillars of the genre like Corrupted, Noothgrush, Coffins, and Meth Drinker lives on through seven epochal and genre-defining slabs of all-devouring subsonic auditory torment that restore sludge/doom to its most iconic and crowning glory.

Kuboa" is slated for a September 19 2025 release on LP, CD, MC and digital formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin, with all formats and a brand new spread of on-demand merch now available for pre-order via all our channels.

Links

Facebook | BandCamp | Instagram 

Thanks to Sentient Ruin for the details.

Doom/Stoner Metallers PALE HORSE RITUAL Announce Diabolic Formation, "Wickedness" Out Now

Canadian stoner/doom/heavy psych outfit PALE HORSE RITUAL evoke the occult sound of the '70s in their new album, Diabolic Formation. The first single, "Wickedness" provides a taste of the fuzz-driven, analogue ambience that lies in wait. Diabolic Formation is set to arrive in our realm on November 28, 2025, via Black Throne Productions.

The haunting psychedelic splendor of "Wickedness" is highly immersive. Rhythmic instrumentation carries the momentum throughout the track while additional textures are delivered by organ arrangements, atmospheric fuzz and compelling vocals. Flooded in a haze of heavy, there's something eerie and disturbing beneath the surface.

About PALE HORSE RITUAL
Steeped in mysticism, PALE HORSE RITUAL create an spellcasting blend of doom, occult rock and vintage metal. Based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the band formed in 2024 and their sound is driven by gritty vocals, sludgy riffs, and pounding rhythms that channel the spirit of 1970s heavy music with a modern, gothic edge. Following their alluring 2024 EP titled Enchantress, the quartet are preparing to unveil the full-length, Diabolic Formation on November 28, via Black Throne Productions.

Line Up:

Paco (Bass/Vocals)
James Matheson (Lead Guitar)
Will Adams (Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals)
Jonah Santa-Barbara (Drums)

Album Credits:
Producer: Will Adams
Recording Studio: Green Mountain Ranch
Engineer: Will Adams at Tell Me About It… Records
Mastering: Zack Hollow at Z Hollow Studios
Mixing: Will Adams

Guest Musicians:
Dom Valela- Keys, Vocals
Doom Valhalla- Italian Preacher

Links:

Bandcamp: https://palehorseritual.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palehorseritual/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaleHorseRitualBand
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pale.horse.ritual

Track Listing:

1. Deflowered (5:58)
2. Wickedness (5:03)
3. Holy Lies (5:46)
4. Save You (3:13)
5. Bloody Demon (5:02)
6. DED (6:50)
7. A Beautiful End (6:55)

Thanks to C Squared Music for the details.

Your Mother's Disgusting Window - Your Mother's Disgusting Window (Album Review)

Release Date: August 22nd 2025. Record Label: Marfa Lights Records. Formats: DD

Your Mother’s Disgusting Window - Tracklisting

1.Untitled

2.Spree Killing

3.Grim Reality 06:21

4.Kill Me 07:24

5.Pig World

6.Obliterate

Members

Darlene

Review

Your Mother’s Disgusting Window debut self-titled album opens with a soundclip from the classic 1990’s film HEAT directed by the legendary Michael Mann which sets the tone for the whole album. As the scene in question is perhaps one of the nastiest and sinister clips from that amazing film. Your Mother’s Disgusting Window is primarily the work of Darlene Aaron who has been part of the Australian underground musical scene for the best part of two decades. 

This record is a violent record through and through with Your Mother’s Disgusting Window fusing Drone, Psych, Punk, Doom, Black Metal, Noise, Sludge, Stoner and Industrial. With a despairing level of ELECTRONICA vibes which can be quite unsettling to fully listen through at times. However, the record does have its fair share of sublime grooves, riffs and extended instrumental passages.

The band is influenced by the likes of SUNN 0))), Corrupted, Grief, EYEHATEGOD, SLEEP, BLACK SABBATH, THE MELVINS. SWANS and BORIS. If that amazing line-up of bands intrigues you then be prepared for an Avant-Garde style of nightmarish sounds, brash vocals and heavy industrialized moments.

The opening song of Untitled is the speech from the classic film of HEAT before the album truly begins with the terrifying Spree Killing. A song so nasty and vicious with Your Mother’s Disgusting Window fully selling their nightmarish creative attitude that feels like Nine Inch Nails, Ministry and SUNN 0))) vying for control of your immortal soul. The sounds are nihilistic, progressive and quite long but one that leaves a great impression of how daring the record actually can be.

Third track Grim Reality adds a subversive Sludge Metal and gloomy Post Punk identity to the record that allows Darlene to fully sell the “outsider” vibe that the record contains. I don’t know why but listening to this track reminded me of classic films by David Cronenberg and the TETSUO films. The tone is once again grimy and beautifully fucked up at the same time, The slow paced mechanics allows the desolate melodies and twisted guitars to build a destructive level of DRONE to force people into actual submission. Perhaps one of the most violent offerings of Blackened Sludge Metal and Noise Rock I’ve heard in quite some time.

Fourth track Kill Me does at least try to aim for a more straightforward riff-centric style of melody but still with twisted amounts of primal Drone and Black Metal. The electronica based beats and industrial glitches add a surreal sense of survival where carnage and chaos reigns supreme. There’s a twisted aura of AMPLIFIER FEEDBACK and LOW & SLOW atmospherics struggling to break out at times but Your Mother’s Disgusting Window always keeps the twisted Drone Metal / Industrial mechanics firmly in control.

Fifth track Pig World follows the same creative path of Kill Me with a less abrasive and violent approach though everything is still catastrophically demonic at heart. This is one of the standout tracks on the record with Darlene laying down twisted melodies of the highest order. 

The final track of Obliterate is a lengthy twenty minute plus number that sees Your Mother’s Disgusting Window just go all out for a final epic assault on the senses. Darlene is joined by Black Metal/Blackwave legend Sin Nanna (Striborg, Sunn o)))) on this number who provides ruthless vocals to this masterclass of SONIC based terrorism that will leave you having nightmares for a very long time to come.

Your Mother’s Disgusting Window is perhaps the most violent and twisted record I’ve heard this year. It has a fearless attitude and violent creative energy you just don’t come across much these days. This isn’t a record you can listen to over and over again. This did take me a few weeks to write this review as it left me a shivering wreck which I’m not afraid to admit to. However, this is an astonishing record to devour especially if you’re a dedicated follower of the EXTREME METAL scene. 

Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!!!

Words by Steve Howe

Links

BandCamp | Instagram

Matt C. White - A Cosmic Year (Album Review)

Release Date: August 22nd 2025. Record Label: White Locust Records. Formats: DD

A Cosmic Year - Tracklisting

1.The Descent 02:46

2.Fire Rider I: Collision 06:02

3.Blood Divine 04:11

4.Vicious Cycle 04:19

5.Amalgamate 01:19

6.I Gotta Get Out 03:46

7.As You Whir 01:03

8.The Way Down 04:05

9.Smoke Still Casts a Shadow 02:07

10.Fire Rider II: Rebirth 06:27

Members

Matt C. White

Review

A Cosmic Year is the latest album from multi-instrumentalist Matt C. White who I’ve featured here a few times now. Matt plays an outstanding style of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal where anything goes especially once Matt fully hits his creative peak form throughout the album.

There are moments of Psych, Stoner, Grunge, Doom, Sludge, Prog and Space Rock vibes with Matt inspired by the likes of Mastodon, The Mars Volta, HUM and Soundgarden. The album has an eerie 1970’s Hard Rock attitude but works considerably better when Matt embraces modern day grooves which gives it quite a contemporary and alternative feel.

The instrumental work is simply wonderful to hear with A Cosmic Year never being stifled by the rules of the different genres that Matt works steadily on the album. There is some Funk Rock interplay being heard at different stages of the record which allows Matt to tap into the heavier melodies when the opportunity arises especially on tracks such as Fire Rider !: Collision, Blood Divine,  I Gotta Get Out, The Way Down and the standout track of Fire Rider II: Rebirth.

A Cosmic Year does have a more free-flowing and seedier style of Psych Rock and Space Rock compared to similar records of this type. Matt has a chameleon-like personality here which is thanks to the multiple different vocal styles and storytelling aspects that he puts to great use from start to finish. The lyrics are quite HIP in places but offers a great Hard Rock/Stoner Rock perspective along the way which can be quite grounded despite the Space Rock atmosphere that Matt projects through is intelligent of different musical instruments. 

With a heavy reliance on Electronica sounds, glitches and Psychedelic beats, this record has a unique vibe to make it stand out from the crowd with some highly original tracks that you can easily lose yourself in. Sometimes it’s not the most straightforward album to listen to but Matt demonstrates a wealth of different Rock/Metal passages which are never boring and downright original in places. 

Overall, A Cosmic Year is a highly rewarding and superbly entertaining record with Matt C. White proving why he could be considered one of the most original “solo” musicians within the Stoner Rock scene today.

Words by Steve Howe

Links

www.mattcwhite.com
www.Instagram.com/Matt_C_White

https://open.spotify.com/artist/mattcwhite

https://mattcwhite.bandcamp.com/

Legendary desert rock pioneers YAWNING MAN announce new album "Pavement Ends" on Heavy Psych Sounds; first track available!

Desert rock legends YAWNING MAN announce the release of their new album "Pavement Ends" this November 14th on Heavy Psych Sounds. Founding members Gary Arce and Mario Lalli reunite with Bill Stinson for what promises to be some of their darkest and heaviest work, and premiere a first track via It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine today.

Stream new track "Bomba Negra" below

"From the dusty crucible where sun-bleached highways dissolve into sand and silence, Yawning Man returns with a resounding echo." - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine

The foundational trio of guitarist Gary Arce and bassist Mario Lalli—original architects of the band's iconic sound—are reunited in the studio with drummer Bill Stinson for their highly anticipated new album "Pavement Ends". This new chapter sees Arce and Lalli revisiting the exploratory spirit of their most adventurous work, charting a course through some of the band's most profound and powerful compositions to date. The album is a masterclass in dynamics, weaving between moments of stark, haunting beauty and immense, weighty sonics, creating a captivating landscape of tension and release.

The first preview of this powerful new direction comes with the track “Bomba Negra", a piece that plunges into the deep emotional currents of Yawning Man's singular and influential approach to instrumental rock.

Completing the vision for the album is a striking cover painting, marking the band's first collaborative effort with renowned Joshua Tree artist Diane Bennett. The album was recorded and engineered at Gatos Trail Studio by Dan Joeright, and mixed and co-produced by Mike Shear.

 
YAWNING MAN "Pavement Ends" - Out November 14th on Heavy Psych Sounds - Pre-order

TRACKLIST:

1. Burrito Power
2. Gestapo Pop
3. Bomba Negra
4. Dust Suppression
5. Pavement Ends
6. Bad Time to be Alive


Formed in 1986 under the sun of the Coachella Valley by guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, bassist Mario Lalli and second guitarist Larry Lalli, YAWNING MAN are considered the very founders of the desert rock movement, which was made popular by bands such as Kyuss or Queens of The Stone Age in the early 90s.

While their contemporaries gravitated toward the heavy riffs of grunge, and post-punk, YAWNING MAN leaned in another direction with their unique and organic, cinematic compositions and psychedelic improvisations: the perfect soundtrack to encompass the spacious moonscape atmosphere of the well-documented "generator parties" of their area in the late 1980s. It was at these gatherings that they developed this distinctive style and sound by enchanting spectators with their seemingly endless free-form instrumental sessions, which echoed through the beautiful deserts, mesas, and landscapes of the Coachella Valley.

As time passed, their legend grew with notable names of the Palm Desert music scene paying homage to the group through mention and praise, notably with legendary desert band Kyuss doing their own rendition of the Yawning Man track "Catamaran" on the 1995 Elektra release "...And The Circus Leaves Town". Festival appearances include Hellfest (FR), Azkena Fest (ES), Reverence Fest (ES), Desertfest London and Berlin, Up in Smoke (CH), Psycho Las Vegas (US), Stoned & Dusted I & II (US), Monolith on the Mesa (US), and various others. The recent documentaries on the desert's unique music scene "Lo Sound Desert" and "Desert Age" give light on YAWNING MAN’s influential impact on underground rock music.

YAWNING MAN lineup:

Gary Arce – guitar
Mario Lalli – bass
Bill Stinson - drums

YAWNING MAN links

Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS links

Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram | Youtube

Psych Stoner Metallers NinjaWitch Announces New EP Frequency of Gods — Pre-Orders Live Now!

Knoxville, TN – The cosmic void is stirring once again. Following the crushing impact of their debut Order of the Red Horse (2024), Knoxville space doom titans NinjaWitch return with their new EP Frequency of Gods , set for release on September 12, 2025 . Pre-orders are now live on Bandcamp, with the track “Star Ghost” streaming today as a preview of the heaviness to come.

Forged from cosmic distortion, thundering doom, and hypnotic groove, Frequency of Gods expands NinjaWitch’s interstellar assault with five colossal tracks!

Recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Danielle Fehr at The Wizard Productions , the EP captures NinjaWitch at their most otherworldly yet—an unholy alliance of psychedelic atmosphere and bone-crushing riffs. Fans of Monster Magnet, Hawkwind, and Black Sabbath will find themselves pulled into a black hole of sound where doom meets space rock mysticism.

NinjaWitch is no stranger to the underground spotlight—recently featured in Decibel Magazine (read here) and confirmed to perform at the Tennessee Met

al Devastation Music Fest on October 11th, 2025 , their momentum is undeniable.

With Nathan Wright’s commanding vocals, Herb Himes’ blazing leads, Haley Clark’s riff wizardry, John Springer’s earth-rumbling bass, and Brandon Clark’s devastating percussion, NinjaWitch continues their ascent as one of the most exciting new forces in doom.

Frequency of Gods is available now for pre-order via Bandcamp in digital high-quality formats, with “Star Ghost” streaming immediately for those who can’t wait to drift into the abyss.

EP Details:

Title: Frequency of Gods
Release Date: September 12, 2025
Genre: Cosmic Space Doom

For Fans Of: Monster Magnet, Hawkwind, Black Sabbath

Listen/Pre-Order: https://ninjawitch.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-of-gods

NinjaWitch Lineup:

Nathan Wright – Vocals
Herb Himes – Lead Guitar
Haley Clark – Guitar
John Springer – Bass
Brandon Clark – Drums

Follow the band at these links:

https://ninjawitch.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/NinjaWitchBand/
https://www.instagram.com/ninjawitch_official/

Thanks to Metal Devastation Radio for the details.