Unbelievable Lake - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (Album Review)

Release Date: June 13th 2025. Record Label: Cursed Monk Records. Formats: CD/DD

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Tracklisting

1.I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream 41:22

Review

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream is the latest sonic expedition from Heavy Psych Sludge Rockers Unbelievable Lake who are a new band for me. Their blend of Psych, Prog, Drone, Sludge, Post-Rock, Krautrock, Ambient and Soundtrack scores allows the band to fully sell their highly original sound to an unexpected audience such as myself. 

The record starts slow and draws you in with slowly played instrumental passages, electronica sounds and glitchy beats which allows Unbelievable Lake to play moments of beautiful Psych Rock movements before playing a heavier destructive Sludge Rock force that comes out of nowhere.

Inspired by the likes of OM, Pink Floyd, SLEEP, Hawkwind, Neurosis, CAN and SWANS can be heard through this epic singular forty one minute track with the excellent Drone Rock vocal delivery that drifts into existence when the need calls for it. There is a stripped back atmosphere that can be heard within the recording techniques used for the album which gives I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream a truly haunting and organic sound where they cross over into the Space Rock vortex with a real force of Sludge Rock magnitude on different parts of the album.

I started to wonder why Cursed Monk Records released this album as it doesn’t feel like their usual style of music. As that great label normally releases heavier, seedier and filthier records compared to I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream but after experiencing this great album for the past few weeks now I can understand why they released this great record.

Some folks will probably walk away from this great album without fully experiencing for themselves as the HEAVIER and AGGRESSIVE moments take time to fully form and appear. However, it’s the quieter and more outlandish soundscapes that Unbelievable Lake impressed me the most. The album takes a more thoughtful and daring creative approach with nuanced ambient sounds and chill out Post-Rock / Krautrock environments for the majority part of the album.

Everything goes BAT-SHIT crazy with fucked up SLUDGE METAL grooves appearing around the twenty five minutes mark. There’s the SWANS aspect coming into play which firmly pushes I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream into Experimental Rock/Metal territory.

Overall, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream offers a deliciously heavy, aggressive and brilliantly FRENZIED experience which is perhaps better suited to the more experienced fan of Avant Garde and Experimental music with some thrilling moments of Doom and Sludge metal being played along the way.

Words by Steve Howe

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Organic Destruction - Prophets Of Cthulhu (Album Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Prophets Of Cthulhu - Tracklisting

1.Prophets of Cthulhu 03:50

2.Supergroup 05:43

3.Dark Waters 05:18

4.Eternity of Evil 03:44

5.Marching the Shores 05:43

6.Bite of the T 03:47

7.III MARK VIII 05:44

8.Droned & Confuzzed 03:26

Review

Doom/Stoner Metallers Organic Destruction return with their latest album Prophets Of Cthulhu demonstrate a classic style of storytelling into their music with great sounds that have a certain NOLA and Southern Metal pedigree to them. Everything played on the record has that MASSIVE style of heaviness coming from every angle which allows the band to introduce some trippy laid back moments along the way. The vocals even have some wicked TYPE O NEGATIVE influence to them which come shining through on the excellent batch of opening tracks Prophets Of Cthulhu, Supergroup and Dark Waters.

However, Organic Destruction never loses their DOOM & GLOOM creative identity with a neverending supply of LOW & SLOW and full on GUITAR REVERB instrumental sludgy landscapes which change into some exquisite Post-Stoner melodies along the way. There is a Post-Chill atmosphere which I never expected for a Doom/Stoner Metal album such as this but Organic Destruction show some real genuine promise of their own making which allows Supergroup to be one of the standout tracks on the album. The Shamanic based Vocals and Chants adds another mysterious touch that can be quite refreshing whilst keeping with that creepy energy a modern day Doom/Stoner Metal record ultimately requires.

Prophets Of Cthulhu draws you into it’s dark, majestic and beautifully heavy world with the great use of Ambient and Post-Rock themes which allows Organic Destruction perhaps transform into a first rate Doomgaze band with a sudden influx of classic GRUNGE guitars within the tracks of Dark Waters, Marching The Shores, Bite Of The T and III MARK III being the other tracks impressing me the most. 

Whoever thought an H.P. Lovecraft inspired album can offer so many uplifting Post-Rock and Post-Stoner melodies with a touch of Atmospheric Doom holding everything together. Organic Destruction are one of those bands that should be more wider known within the underground Doom/Stoner Metal scene. As this is an EPIC record in every sense of the world. They cover a wide range of creative ground within the record’s tight thirty eight minutes runtime. There’s something for everyone to admire. This is a Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal album that dares to be different and fully succeeds on every level.

Prophets Of Cthulhu is an absolute joy and is a brilliantly addictive record from start to finish. Check this great album when you can. You won’t be sorry…. 

Words by Steve Howe

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BELZEBITCH - Serpent Moon (EP Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Violence In The Veins / Quebranta Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Serpent Moon - Tracklisting

1.My Dear Lucifer 04:41

2.Satanic Vision 06:26

3.The Serpent Whisper 05:09

4.Black Magic And Weed Bongs 06:13

Members

Migui Albatross……Vocals

Pablo Mouzo……Guitars

Review

Serpent Moon is the debut EP from Spanish Doom/Stoner Metallers BELZEBITCH which creates a seedy, fuzzy and down tuned gloomy atmosphere inspired by the likes of SLEEP, MONOLORD and ELECTRIC WIZARD. There’s a sudden emergence of Grunge attitude appearing within the sublime opening track My Dear Lucifer if ever populated by those dense Proto-Metal grooves which adds a layer of distorted heaviness. The sound  can be quite intoxicating to hear especially when the band go full-on CLASSIC HARD ROCK excess with the deep reliance on Eighties Hard Rock Guitar shredding.

BELZEBITCH are a duo with Migui Albatross on Vocals and Pablo Mouo on Guitars with help from Isidro Femenía and Lior Izhaki on bass and drums respectively. Everyone plays their part by creating a wicked and gloomy atmosphere which does become more Doom Metal obsessed on the second track Satanic Vision  There is a classic Seventies Proto-Doom attitude appearing mostly through Migui’s superb vocals which have a touch of DEMONIC attitude behind them with shades of Electric Wizard and Uncle Acid.

Pablo Mouzo’s guitars take upon a more menacing SLUDGE rock demeanour with flashes of Trippy Psychedelic passages being quite distinctive when they become more riff-centric that make the most impressive sounds throughout the whole EP. You start to feel the MONOLORD influence starting to pull through with extended moments of Psych Doom landscapes slowly start to move at the forefront of BELZEBITCH’s music which gives this an unexpected level of vicious atmospherics.

BELZEBITCH tap into the classic WEEDIAN stratosphere for the final two tracks of The Serpent Whisper and Black Magic And Weed Bongs which slows the mood right down for certain sections of both tracks with the band playing a mixture of Classic Hard Rock and Grunge which gives Serpent Moon quite an unfiltered approach without losing that gloomy style of heaviness.

Serpent Moon is a highly captivating and extremely confident debut EP from BELZEBITCH where we could hearing a lot more from this highly talented duo in the years to come.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

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Italian Stoner Metal unit SUPERNAUGHTY to issue new album "Apocalypso" on Ripple Music this August; watch "Black Witch Mountain" video now!

Tuscany-based stoner metal powerhouse SUPERNAUGHTY have signed to Ripple Music for the release of their third studio album "Apocalypso" on August 22nd, and present a first track with their fuel-driven "Black Witch Mountain" video today!

Watch new video "Black Witch Mountain" 

Supernaughty's forthcoming third album, "Apocalypso", marks a turning point in the Livorno-based foursome's sound, who returns louder, heavier, and more metallic than before. The album’s title draws a parallel between the myth of nymph Calypso — who held Odysseus captive on her island for years before setting him free — and a recent dark chapter in modern human history. "In the aftermath of the global health crisis, Apocalypso refers to a shared feeling of confinement and longing for liberation: we all, in a way, became Odysseus in isolation," says the band.

The album artwork was created by renowned Italian illustrator Luca SoloMacello, whose distinctive visuals blending dark surrealism, mythological references, and psychedelic motifs have become iconic within the stoner and doom metal scene. His work on the band's 2020 album "Temple" was featured among the 100 best album covers of the year in Heavy Music Artwork's “Masterpieces 2020” book.

About the song, the band says: “Black Witch Mountain tells the timeless tension between opposing forces that clash yet define each other: the witch is not just a threat, but the keeper of a power that pushes men to confront themselves and transcend their own limits. It’s a song about the inner battle between the seductive chaos and the fragile order we all carry within us.”

"Apocalypso" was recorded by Nicola Giorgetti at Indipendente Recording Studio (Matelica, Italy), with vocals tracked by Matteo Barsacchi (Mr. Bison) at Blotch Recording Studio (Cecina, Italy), and mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén (Dozer, Greenleaf) in Sweden.

SUPERNAUGHTY "Apocalypso" - Out August 22nd on Ripple Music (LP/CD/digital)

Supernaughty is a powerhouse stoner metal quartet from Livorno, Italy, forged in 2014 by underground scene veterans: Filippo Del Bimbo (lead guitar), Alessio Franceschi (drums), Angelo Fagni (vocals/rhythm guitar), and Luca Raffoni (bass). After years of sharpening their skills in Italy’s indie rock and heavy circuits, the four musicians officially gathered in 2013, cutting their teeth on Sabbath-worship before conjuring their own riff-heavy anthems.

Supernaughty’s sound is a molten blend of stoner rock, sludge, grunge, and hard rock—built on colossal, hypnotic riffs, raw guitar tones, and hook-laden choruses. Drawing from the desert grooves of Kyuss, the swagger of Orange Goblin, and the dark melodies of Alice in Chains, their music has been hailed as “sleazy blues rock” and “acidic, psychedelic fuzz" with “a groove reminiscent of biker gangs”. Lyrically, they warp sci-fi tales, B-movie madness, and surreal personal narratives through vocalist Angelo Fagni’s warped yet vivid storytelling.

After carving their name into the stoner rock underground with the self-released "Welcome to My V" (2015), and acclaimed LPs "Vol. 1" (2018) and "Temple" (2020) via Argonauta Records, Supernaughty is poised for their next chapter—signing with powerhouse label Ripple Music in 2024 for their upcoming third studio album "Apocalypso". Supernaughty are known for their explosive and gritty live shows, having toured extensively across Italy and Europe, sharing the stage with international acts such as Fatso Jetson, High on Fire, Zeke, and Nebula.

Supernaughty is

Filippo Del Bimbo - Guitar
Alessio Franceschi - Drums
Angelo Fagni - Vocals
Luca Raffoni - Bass

Supernaughty links

Facebook ⎪ Bandcamp ⎪ Instagram ⎪ Youtube ⎪ Spotify

Ripple Music links

Website ⎪ Facebook ⎪ Bandcamp ⎪ Instagram

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for all of the details.

ACEVES - Magnus Dopus (Album Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: I:AND:I Recordings. Formats: DD

Magnum Dopus - Tracklisting

1.The True and Indisputable Meaning of Rock and Roll 03:36

2.Still Aint Dead 03:42

3.Taxi Driver 04:11

4.Love in the Time of Apocalypse 04:21

5.Hail Mary 02:49

6.Just Your Disguise 05:13

7.Daisies 02:36

8.Faithful Man (Lee Fields Cover) 04:23

9.For My Children 02:41

Members

Mark Aceves - Everything

Review

Magnus Dopus is the debut album from ACEVES aka Mark Aceves from Doom/Stoner Rock heavyweights ZED who dedicated this album to his father Jose J Aceves and band mate Sean William Boyles within a year. The record isn’t too far removed from the sound that ZED were known for but with ACEVES injecting a Punk Rock and Classic Stoner Rock sound. The album feels inspired by the likes of MC5, Motorhead, The Stooges, Black Sabbath and KISS.

ACEVES plays with a fast-paced and highly unapologetic in your face sound that plays fast and loose with the rules of Stoner Rock with the record also having a “BACK TO BASICS” approach with the production values used for tone and delivery of the album. The record can be full on PARTY MODE but ACEVES delivers with his own determined charm, warmth and superbly witty lyrics to match. There’s a classic QOTSA vibe appearing within the majority of the tracks with tracks such as The True and Indisputable Meaning of Rock and Roll, Still Ain’t Dead and Taxi Driver making a lasting impression very early on.

Mark adapts an OUTLAWS persona which allows his Punk Rock creative energy allow the record to be played at a highly exciting and fresh pace that even has an old-school Pop-Punk sound developing at times before a thuggish Stoner Rock sound levels things out for the better. The record doesn’t shy away from some tough times that Mark has been through recently on tracks such as Love In The Time Of The Apocalypse, Hail Mary and Daisies. 

ACEVES even finds the time to add elements of Electronic Rock with subtle Trance beats which should appeal to music fans outside of the Stoner Rock spectrum at times. The vocals are intriguing throughout with ACEVES developing and performing multiple different styles which has real warmth and human emotion to them. 

A lot of Stoner Rock musicians have released solo albums recently and usually move away from the music they’re known for, so Mark deserves real credit for sticking to what he knows with Magnum Dopus. Though, that’s not to say he tries new things here which he does but the majority of the music is mostly from the Stoner Rock realm. The later stages sees ACEVES developing a fuzzy and aggressive love affair with the FUZZ which should impress fans of FU MANCHU and CLUTCH and even the mighty ZED of course. 

Magnum Dopus is a grand musical adventure with ACEVES delivering an action packed, catchy and superbly entertaining record. If ZED is currently on long term hiatus then ACEVES could have a long term and exciting future of his own if he keeps releasing great records such as this.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Sheltered Life PR for the promo.

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Mæth Dæmon - Dogma (Album Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

Dogma - Tracklisting

1.Dogma 02:29

2.Phalanx 04:11

3.Cargo 05:10

4.Fossils 02:13

5.Prompt Engineering 04:02

6.Wake, Woke, Woken 03:34

7.The Hangman 01:10

8.Settlers 03:54

9.Screen Time 04:56

10.Allegro Ma Non Troppo 01:59

Members

Luca Zadra - Drums

Daniele Ticconi - Guitar

Alexander Startsev - Vocals

Matteo Grigioni - Bass Guitar

Guest Musicians

Alessio Bernardi - Flute / Sax

Ludovico Franco - Trumpet

Review

Dogma is the debut album from Mathcore/Post-Hardcore/Sludge Metal misfits Mæth Dæmon where they also add instances of Noise, Punk and Japanoise into the mix. The end result is an experimental style of Sludge Metal that has a twisted sense of sound, purpose and identity. Adding flutes, saxophone and trumpets is also a big “turn-off” for me as I’m not a fan of those instruments being added to Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal. 

Those elements don’t really work here but I will say they’re superbly played by the individuals (Alessio Bernardi and Ludovico Franco) who play on this blistering, pissed off and fast-paced record. Mæth Dæmon (which is obviously a pun on Matt Damon) and it shows the band do have a sly sense of humour and I’m beginning to wonder if they were inspired by Team America and instead of Good Will Hunting that’s mentioned on their BandCamp Page.

The record is violent, chaotic and feels like you’re being pummelled to death by a mighty sledgehammer over and over again. Mæth Dæmon perhaps falls within the more experimental side of Sludge Metal with their harsh growls and glitchy electronica beats that craft a warped sense of security. There is a drug induced psychedelic environment forming within the record which comes alive on the excellent second track Phalanx. 

For the most part Mæth Dæmon changes musical direction throughout the album with different levels of glitchy FX sounds and trip-hop beats that gave a murky Sludge Metal makeover on tracks such as Cargo, Fossils, Prompt Engineering, Settlers and Screen Time. You can hear influences as diverse as Melt Banana, NIN, The Melvins and Mike Patton which allows Dogma to be quite an unsettling and highly unapologetic record which some folks may turn off before everything is said and done.

Whilst the production values are not perfect with some vocal moments being quite hard to make out with the onslaught of multiple levels of crazed heaviness going on. However, this adds to the overall crazed nature of Dogma with Mæth Dæmon excelling in the least likeliest of places that makes you glad you've listened to the album in full.

If you’re looking for something weird, experimental, daring and different then Mæth Dæmon may be the band for you. 

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

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Noise/Post-Punk/Sludge Rockers Torpedo share video from upcoming album What the f#*ked do we all do now? | Lights, US West Coast tour starts 7/10

Lausanne, Switzerland trio Torpedo share the official video for "SOME WOLVES" from their forthcoming sophomore album, What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights, today below

Hear and share the first single "NOW" at Bandcamp HERE. The album release coincides with the band's return to the US for West Coast dates throughout July. Please see complete dates below.

Torpedo is a noise rock, post-proto punk, industrial, and psychedelic trio which give itself over to creating a contrasting and unleashed music, seeking the perfect mixture that will metamorphose the leaden world into light and sulfurous gold. A slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the walls and a skid on gravel, riding a shredded bike at full speed. Can you feel your knees.

The story began in 2016 with a psychedelic and alternative post-punk duo. Carro Loubère (the howling lyre scratchers) and Jay Liseron (the bass screed and diabolic rhythmics worker and scraper) have fun weaving songs like webs around the stars and planets twinkling above the undulating sea. A beautiful trip with drum machines.

The first Hammer arrived in 2017, followed by a recording session on the European fringes of stormy Ireland, buffeted by winds and washed by ocean waves, one February of 2018. The first LP, Sphynx, was released in 2019. A post-punk and grunge album floating on harsh vocals and raw guitars, around which the bass dances, accompanied by tireless and heady drums. It was at this time, just before the album's release, that the second kicker arrived: Drew Hammer! This was followed by the recording of a new album entitled Orpheo_ Nebula in 2020. The tracks were recorded live in their rehearsal space (not much choice at that time...), the band then worked extensively in the studio to create a form of devastated opera made of layers, collages, and experiments around six poems with sprawling references spanning the ages.

Released in 2022, Orpheo_ Nebula received a warm reception from the media, and the band completed two tours on the American West Coast. In addition, two singles were released in the meantime, HOPE | DREAM in 2023 and La Mer Ondulée in 2024 - a 4-minutes excerpt from a much longer, yet unreleased jam...

Soon, the band is about to release a gut wrenching third album: What the Fucked Do We All Do Now? | - Lights, projecting us beyond the show, into the rawness of real life, that of you and me in our kitchens, weeping over a human world that has become unbearable for all the Living. Toward the essential questioning we all have under our nose.

What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights will be available exclusively on vinyl LP on June 27th, 2025 and hits streaming services in December via Broken Clover Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

TORPEDO - LIVE 2025:

07/10 San Diego, CA - The Tower Bar
07/11 San Pedro, CA - TheSardine
07/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Redwood Bar
07/13 Palmdale, CA - Transplants Brewing
07/15 Visalia/Fresno - TBA
07/16 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
07/17 Sacramento, CA - The Press Club
07/18 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
07/19 Chico, CA - Naked Lounge
07/20 Eugene, OR - John Henry’s
07/23 Portland, OR - High Water Mark
07/24 Yakima, WA - Bearded Monkey
07/25 Bremerton, WA - The Charleston
07/26 Bellingham, WA - The Shakedown
07/27 Seattle, WA - Substation

Artist: Torpedo
Album: What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights
Record Label: Broken Clover Records
Release Date: June 27th, 2025 (LP), December 19th, 2025 (Streaming)

Tracklist

01. SOME WOLVES
02. Some
03. Where
04. ONW
05. NOW
06. Sugar Love
07. | NOISE (mouvement 1)

On The Web:

torpedo-cyclope.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/torpedo_band
facebook.com/torpedo.cyclope

Thanks to US/THEM PR Group and TORPEDO for the details.