KAPUTTH - Brocken (EP Review)

Release Date: March 27th 2026. Record Label: Fucking Kill Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl.

Brocken - Tracklisting

Brocken

Members

Vocals - Tobias Ralf Robert Hüttmeyer

Guitars - Adrian Lorenzo Waldemar Seifert

Bass - Salvatore Giallo

Drums - Lanthir Lörp Saibøt

Review

Funeral Doom/Sludge Metallers KAPUTTH return with their latest EP entitled Brocken. This is a singular seventeen minutes track which continues the great work they captured with their epic 2024 debut album “i”. This is a very slow-paced track which oozes ICE-COLD atmospherics which delves into areas of Psych, Prog and Post-Metal techniques. There is a certain fantastical storytelling element to this record which comes across the cinematic style of music that KAPUTTH incorporates into the overall theme of Brocken. 

The vocals from Tobias Ralf Robert Hüttmeyer are from the extreme metal world with his brutal style of harsh growls and non-descriptive grunts. I would say I understood about fifty percent what he was singing within this EP and that’s a good thing. As this gives an air of mystery of what’s being said or I could be showing my advanced age now. Though, the music itself is stunning that delicately balances Post-Rock melodies and aggressive Sludge Metal surroundings. There’s some classic instrumental solos being played along the way which reminds of certain film scores and video game soundtracks. You’ll know when you hear it.

However, for the most part, KAPUTTH move themselves to this glacial cinematic sound that transforms into a highly meditative style of Post-Black Metal with the emphasis on slowly played melodies and levels of progressive depth from beginning to end. Despite the slow paced nature of it all, KAPUTTH are superbly heavy and create their own great style of music that makes you feel this track was on slightly longer. 

The ambient textures and sullen sludgy guitars have quite an organic and personal sound which the band have called “FUNERAL MOUNTAIN DOOM” and that’s a great description. There’s an old school flavour to the band’s creative vision and whilst it may be quite different it’s also absolutely daring in its own right.

Brocken is part of a split 10 inch vinyl release with another singular superb EP from Experimental Sludge Metallers KOLLEKTIV RAUMORDNUNG called "Selbstbefriedigung in the Temple Plains”. That record is vastly different to Brocken but is also worth checking out.

However, this is my review for Brocken and KAPUTTH have delivered the goods with this outstanding and highly charismatic release.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

KOLLEKTIV RAUMORDNUNG / KAPUTTH - "Selbstbefriedigung in the Temple Plains / Brocken" is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl via Fucking Kill Records.

Links 

LinkTree | BandCamp | Instagram

Jurema Juice - Jurema Juice (Album Review)

Release Date: March 27th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD.

Jurema Juice - Tracklisting

1.Boba da Peste 03:10

2.California (My Girl) 05:37

3.Jurema Juica - Caleidoscópio 02:50

4.Under my Shoes 03:10

5.Roll Over Down 04:06

6.Red Eyed Woman 03:22

7.Revolution Sunshine 04:22

8.A Mais Bela Flor 04:20

9.Caos 04:53

Members

André Gonçalves (vocals)

Carol Vilela (drums)

Davi Savicki (guitar)

Pedro Salvador (bass)

Review

Jurema Juice release their self-titled debut album which sees the band play a tribal style of Classic Rock, Psych Rock, Stoner Rock and Blues Rock where you can hear influences from the likes of Black Sabbath, Led Zepp, Kadavar and in some cases Monster Magnet. For the most part their music is a Psych Stoner Rock journey but one that allows the band time, freedom and supreme creativity to branch out into other areas of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. The album is a real psychedelic trip that uses the power of Seventies Classic Rock to transport the listener into other musical portals and other worldly domains.

The early stages of the record sees Jurema Juice weave elements of Desert Rock and Space Rock through the superb tracks of Boba da Peste, California (My Girl) and Jurema Juica - Caleidoscópio. There’s a sudden shift into Jam-based rock which gives Jurema Juice a more free-flowing and outlandish Psychedelic attitude where you can feel the modern day influence perhaps reigning supreme. However, this still feels quite grounded and downright freaky in places.

The vocals from André Gonçalves feel inspired by the era of Blues Rock, Funk, Psych and Classic Rock which oozes COOL from the very start. André always brings a fresh musical voice to each individual track that shows he’s a LOT OF SOUL within his vocal delivery. I could hear traces of Grunge in the most heavier parts of his vocal performances. The rest of the band are excellent with Carol Vilela (drums), Davi Savicki (guitar) and Pedro Salvador (bass) forming a great POWER TRIO line-up that provides thrilling support to Andre. They never outshadow each other and the band are really super tight and brilliantly focused on tracks such as Under my Shoes, Roll Over Down, Revolution Sunshine and Caos. 

Jurema Juice may offer quite an offbeat sound for their debut album but it’s one that works superbly well with the band moving across many different facets of the Heavy Psychedelic musical scene. It’s quite refreshing to hear a band thinking outside of the box and just playing music for the absolute love of it. This is an outstanding slice of great music from the South American Stoner Rock scene you don’t really come across that often. Give this one a try and you’ll be surprised by what you hear and with the superbly recorded production values, Juerma Juice have real potential to become more well known within the underground scene.

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

BandCamp | Instagram

ELDER Unveil Title Track Of Upcoming Studio Album “Through Zero”

[photo: Leon de Backer]

Progressive psych rock heavyweights Elder have released a first single, the title track of their forthcoming studio album “Through Zero”. The record is set for release on May 29 in Europe via Stickman Records, in North America through Blues Funeral Recordings and Bird’s Robe in Australia. Album pre-orders start today.

"In a diverse album, the title track of our new album sits on the middle of the spectrum and is a perfect first impression of what’s to come," says guitarist and singer Nick DiSalvo. "Dreamy, heavy, raw, electronic, there’s a bit of everything that makes this album special to us. Through Zero is about impermanence, coming to terms with mortality and the long struggle to not only make peace but to find a sort of solidarity with the dead. The more time passes, the more this theme returns to me, and always in a new light - much as our music always returns in a slightly changed state reflecting who we are becoming."

The song is now streaming on all digital services: https://indigo.lnk.to/AoXUo1sF

Two decades into their existence, Elder remain an anomaly in the heavy underground - a rare band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their own identity. Through Zero stands as a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries in the world of heavy rock and cements the group’s status as leaders of the pack in heavy psychedelic rock.

Over the past twenty years, Elder have mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmosphere. On Through Zero, the band channel these years of experience into what may be their most immediate and engaging record to date, while allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find familiar elements of new textures, sequences, and sounds alongside Elder’s iconic take on heavy rock. As always, every spin reveals new details.

Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin across several months between tours in 2025, Through Zero marks the first album the band not only produced themselves, but also co-mixed together with longtime collaborator Richard Behrens. Mastered by Carl Saff, the result is a record that feels more like a full extension of the band’s creative intentions than ever before.

“Through Zero” is a term borrowed from engineering and the world of music," DiSalvo reveals. "It describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While it isn’t a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates with me on a conceptual level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a partially unseen path. Interpretation is open: the journey is the destination, beginnings and endings may be arbitrary, or perhaps reality is simply less linear than we tend to assume.

The songs on the album explore related themes that reflect my own observations and personal philosophy. Life and death, frustration and fear, helplessness and hope - all of these exist along the same “signal path.”

Pre-order "Through Zero" here: https://mailchi.mp/bluesfuneral/elder-through-zero-preorders

[Cover Art by Adam Hill]

Through Zero Track listing:

1. Sigil To Ruin
2. Capture/Release
3. Through Zero
4. Strata
5. Sight Unseen
6. Blighted Age

Elder is:

Nick DiSalvo - Guitar/Vocals
Jack Donovan - Bass
Mike Risberg - Guitar/Keyboards
Georg Edert - Drums

Elder Live Dates 2026:

13.06. Derby, UK - Download Festival
14.06. Colchester, UK - Colchester Arts Centre w/ Blood Incantation
15.06. Southampton, UK - The 1865 w/ Blood Incantation
16.06. Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 w/ Blood Incantation
18.06. Clisson, FR - Hellfest
19.06. Dessel, BE - Graspop Metal Meeting
20.06. Dortmund, DE - Junkyard Open Air w/ Kadavar
21.06. Frankfurt, DE - Das Bett
23.06. Winterthur, CH - Gaswerk
24.06. Karlsruhe, DE - P8 w/ REZN
26.06. Oslo, NO - Tons of Rock
27.06. Thyrnau, DE - Blackdoor Festival
30.06. Sofia, BG - Mixtape 5
01.07. Thessaloniki, GR - Eightball Club
02.07. Athens, GR - Arch Club
07.07. Slunj, HR - Bearstone Festival
10.07. Pleszew, PL - Red Smoke Festival
23.07. Reutlingen, DE - Hafensounds Festival w/ Kadavar
24.07. Budapest, HU - Monolit Festival
25.07. Tolmin, SI - Tolminator Festival
26.07. Milan, IT - Circolo Magnolia Summer
28.07. Rockstadt, RO - Rockstadt Extreme Fest
30.07. Breitenbach am Herzberg, DE - Burg Herzberg Festival
31.07. Michelau, DE - Rock Im Wald
04.08. Rostock, DE - MAU Club
05.08. Josefov-Jaromer, CZ - Brutal Assault Festial
08.08. Âncora, PT - Sonic Blast Festival
14.08. Valais, CH - PALP Festival

More tour dates announced soon

For More Info Visit:

https://beholdtheelder.com
https://www.facebook.com/elderofficial
https://www.instagram.com/elderband
https://elder.bigcartel.com
https://www.stickman-records.com
https://www.bluesfuneral.com

Thanks to All Noir PR for the details.

Doom/Sludge Metallers DESERT STORM Release New Video For Song NEWFOUND RESPECT From New Album BURIED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF REASON

Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal Heavyweights DESERT STORM release a new video for the song NEWFOUND RESPECT from their critically acclaimed new album BURIED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF REASON that was released earlier this month.

"Buried Under The Weight Of Reason" out March 6 on Heavy Psych Sounds
Fierce and progressive, "Buried Under The Weight Of Reason" melds sludge, doom and heavy metal weight with moments of softness, space and vulnerability. Across these nine hefty tracks, the band summons the wilderness, ceremony, and chaos of the human condition, pushing their sound into new territories while staying true to their instinct for impeccable, hook-driven heaviness.

Members

Matthew Ryan - vocals

Ryan Cole - guitars

Elliot Cole - drums

Andrew Keyzor - bass guitar

Special guest:

Chris White - guitar

Buried Under The Weight Of Reason - Tracklisting

1. Newfound Respect

2. Shamanic Echoes

3. Woodsman

4. Cut Your Teeth

5. Rot To Ruin

6. Carry The Weight

7. Dripback

8. Law Unto Myself

9. Twelve Seasons

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details.

Buried Under The Weight Of Reason is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds.

Links 

Linktree | BandCamp

New Dawn Fades - Lores (Album Review)

Release Date: March 25th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl.

Lores- Tracklisting

1.Villains Come to Light 04:54

2.Meet Me at Sundown 04:50

3.True Till Death 05:24

4.Souls 04:47

5.Dead Vultures 03:38

6.Leave My Loneliness Unbroken 04:17

7.This Night 05:42

8.New Evil 05:20

Members

GFA – Vocals, Guitars

Corey Shredingill – Guitars

Algar – Bass

Steve Roche - Drums

Review

Lores is the debut album from Grunge/Doom/Stoner Metallers New Dawn Fades with the band showing a particular fondness for the Nineties Hard Rock and Heavy Metal scenes. There’s some deceiving modern day Sludge Metal passages to spice things up a bit with New Dawn Fades traversing their way through a multitude of different musical themes and progressive sound structures. The vocals from GFA have a decidedly raw energy to them which almost have a PUNK ROCK element to them. 

The early stages of the album appear to be inspired by the likes of Monster Magnet, DOWN, Corrosion Of Conformity, High On Fire and Soundgarden. The band never stays in the same musical direction for long with them quite eager to journey through as many different styles as possible on tracks such as Villains Come To Light, Meet Me At Sundown and True Til Death. With the band willing to add different genres of music into the mix there’s also a classic Heavy Metal style forming which moves the band even further back in time to the era of Mercyful Fate and other bands of that ilk.

There’s a constant swagger and aggressive dynamic to New Dawn Fades music throughout with a stripped back Blues Rock atmosphere allowing the heavier genres to run amok and battle each other for musical dominance whilst that Blues Groove is the real building glue holding everything together. It’s a great creative tactic to use especially when New Dawn Fades play some intense screeching guitars along the way before returning to a classic style of Doom, Grunge and Stoner Metal.

Lores isn’t the cleanest of productions but that isn’t the point of the album as this allows the band to get down and dirty stripping back all of the modern day recording bullshit and just let the music do the talking. That’s not to say the production values are poor. They’re actually superb, allowing New Dawn Fades to play a great array of different styles of HEAVY ROCK that pays homage to the greats of the entire music scenes they’re influenced from but also allowing them to create their own great style of music along the way.

Lores is an action-packed riff-fest with the band releasing an album that sounds like a “GREATEST HITS” package and not just their debut album. They brilliantly capture the gritty aspect of the Nineties Hard Rock/Heavy Metal scene where music was way more dangerous compared to their mainstream counterparts. You can feel that fire, passion and emotional intensity on great tracks such as Souls, Dead Vultures, This Night and New Evil which perhaps contains some of the darkest and intense musical moments on the whole album. 

Some people may consider this album “TOO RETRO” for some but it’s got some epic modern day sounds which brilliantly bridges the gap between the last forty years of HEAVY ROCK down to a fine art. Lores is currently kicking up a storm within the underground scene and it’s not hard to see why. This is a spectacular record that offers superb entertainment which should mark New Dawn Fades as potential heavyweights of the scene in the years to come.

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook | Band website

Psych/Doom/Stoner Rockers Cannabus Drops Groovy New Single “In The Pocket” from their upcoming album "Ride the Bus"

Ontario-based band Cannabus is back with a fresh release, unveiling their latest single, “In The Pocket”. Recorded in April 2025 with Z Hollow Studios, the track captures a moment in time for the band, tracked at their former practice space in St. Catharine’s, a location that helped shape their evolving sound.

“In The Pocket” is all about feel. Rooted in the idea of locking into life’s rhythm, the song explores finding those elusive “sweet spots”, the moments where everything clicks, and learning to enjoy the ride while you’re there. With a laid-back groove, the single reflects both a sense of lived-in authenticity and the band’s musical chemistry.

Along with the single, Cannabus has released a live music video from their single release show at the Black Throne Label Night at Doors Pub in Hamilton Ontario on March 20. The single is the second from their upcoming debut album titled “Ride the Bus”which is due for digital and vinyl release on July 3, 2026 through Black Throne Productions and Kozmik Artifactz.

“In the Pocket” Official Video Stream

“Ride the Bus” follows in the footsteps of their previous EP releases such as “The Maple Spliff Sessions” from April 20, 2023 and “Other Side” from April 19, 2024 and places heavy emphasis on authentic 70s-inspired, fuzzed out blues and high-energy psychoactive guitar solos.

The live video and audio was chosen to accompany the release as it highlights the raw authenticity and live quality which the band is known for in their home province of Ontario. “In the Pocket” is the second single from the record, with the first single “Far Gone Blues” and it’s music video releasing back in December of 2025

LISTEN / WATCH “In the Pocket”

Official Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwO4bVbXSM8
Bandcamp: https://cannabus.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-pocket
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1howstrmxl7hJRzWTkFlmP
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/cannabus/1674032226
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ftKlwvJDwc

BAND BIO

Cannabus is a three piece Stoner/Desert Rock band from Welland, Ontario Canada. They meld a mix of fuzzed out blues rock with hints of Heavy Psych, Punk and Metal. Their first release "The Maple Spliff Session" was an accumulation of a year and a half of jams and transforming it into a 4 song EP ladened with 60's and 70's heavy tripped out psychedelic vibes and thunderous 90's fuzzed out riffs.

FIND CANNABUS HERE:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannabusband
Bandcamp: https://cannabus.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1howstrmxl7hJRzWTkFlmP
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/cannabus/1674032226
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannabusBand

ALBUM CREDITS

James Matheson - Guitar/Vocals
Brandon Doucet - Drums
Ethan Scott - Bass

Thanks to Black Throne Productions for the details.

Skullpriest - Collapsing Walls (Album Review)

Release Date: March 23rd 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD.

Collapsing Walls - Tracklisting

1.Collapsing Walltz 08:07

2.15 Bricks 06:21

3.F.U.B.A.R. 08:18

4.Crumbling Down 10:11

5.Against the Wall 09:07

Members

Guitar: Martin Zaugg

Bass: Patrick Lorenzon

Drums: Roman Bolliger

Review

Collapsing Walls is the third full length from Instrumental Doom/Stoner Metallers Skullpriest where they explore some pretty cool and cosmic based passages within the whole album. The album is forty one minutes long and told across five tracks. Each track is bursting with its own central story that allows Skullpriest to explore some gloomy Post-Rock landscapes which is set against a highly aggressive style of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal, With this being a purely instrumental record, Skullpriest are quite adept at adding areas  of Psych, Space and Ambient sounds into the mix. 

The album can be wholly aggressive one moment and beautifully sedate the next with Skullpriest never afraid to explore their Post-Rock, Post-Metal and Doomed Out themes especially within the excellent tracks of Collapsing Waltz, 15 Bricks and F.U.B.A.R. with a slight musical identity crisis emerging from the more experimental elements that comes across through the whole record. If you dig the likes of PELICAN, Karma To Burn, BELZEBONG and Clouds Taste Satanic then Skullpriest have all those bases covered with the music slightly being quite gritty and progressive along the way.

Skullpriest do play with a free-flowing style of music that becomes almost “JAM ORIENTATED” but this allows the record to become quite eclectic and freakishly heavy in ways you don’t expect especially on 15 Bricks, F.U.B.A.R. and Crumbling Down. Wait till you hear the jazzy and space rock interludes that Skullpriest inject into the mix before applying an Atmospheric Sludge makeover that adds a level of OVER THE TOP crazed attitude to the whole which is quite hard to ignore. 

Collapsing Walls is a superb album and if you’re a longtime fan of the Instrumental Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal scene then I can’t recommend this album highly enough. Just be prepared for Skullpriest to try different things and you’ll have a great time. There’s some highly inventive use of different sonic experimentation which only adds to the whole unique experience that Skullpriest pull off great originality before everything is said and done.

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

Facebook | SoundCloud | YouTube | Instagram | BandCamp

Exclusive Video Premiere Of Psych/Stoner Rockers KING POTENAZ New Single SUMERIAN NIGHTS From Upcoming Album ARCANE DESERT RITUALS VOL 2

Majestic Mountain Records are pleased to announce the upcoming release from Psych/Stoner Rockers KING POTENAZ new album Arcane Desert Rituals Vol 2 which is due to be released on June 12th 2026 on Digital Download and Vinyl Formats.

From the dust-choked ruins of ancient Sumer and the whispers of long-forgotten cults rises King Potenaz's crushing new single: “Sumerian Nights”.

A harrowing sonic descent into midnight rituals, blood-soaked invocations, and primordial symbols of power, where the Italian power trio plunges deeper into their signature esoteric abyss—blending fuzzed-out riffs, cavernous doom, and psychedelic desert visions.

“Sumerian Nights” breaks the first seal on the highly anticipated Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2, slated for release this June. This next chapter promises to intensify the band's unrelenting exploration of arid mysticism, occult darkness, and monolithic sonic force.

To get you into the mood for the upcoming album, you can experience the video for the brilliant new single "SUMERIAN NIGHTS".

Links

https://www.facebook.com/KingPotenaz666
https://www.instagram.com/kingpotenaz666
https://kingpotenaz.bandcamp.com

Thanks to Majestic Mountain Records for the details.

Gorilla Warrior - Destroyer (EP Review)

Release Date: March 22nd 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD.

Destroyer - Tracklisting

1.Destroyer True 02:56

2.Summon Ape 06:08

3.Slow Crawl Towards Death 08:16

4.Blood, Ice And Steel 03:28

5.Burn The Crown 06:49

Members

Guitars & vocals: Eetu Heikkinen

Drums: Tuomas Ojala

Bass: Olli Heikkinen

Review

Destroyer is the debut EP from Doom/Sludge Metallers Gorilla Warrior and the record more than lives up to its name with the band creating heavy and pummelling grooves from the very start. You can hear influences such as High On Fire, Mastodon, -(16)- and EyeHateGod. The violent vocals have a great violent touch which allows Gorilla Warrior to UNLEASH HELL ON EARTH from the opening beats of the excellent opening track Destroyer True. From this moment on, the music is played at a super fast pace for the most part with Gorilla Warrior expanding their musical horizons to play a sludgy style of LOW & SLOW instrumental passages within the next two tracks of Summon Ape and Slow Crawl Towards Death.

Gorilla Warrior perfect their brutal AMPLIFIED sounds with the music becoming more melodic and quite primal with small elements of Thrash and Black Metal starting to form. There’s a lot going on within Summon Ape with Gorilla Warrior expanding their own brutal musical style for a harsh destructive atmosphere. The vocals are primal growls and harsh screams but they’re quite easy to understand which is always a good thing. The record does start with small bouts of PROGRESSIVE energy which adds to the overall great mix of different styles of music the band have created here.

With a heavy alliance of LOW & SLOW sounds allowing the sickest and heaviest parts of the record to form on tracks such as Slow Crawl Towards Death and Burn The Crown. This is music perhaps better suited to the dedicated follower of the Doom/Sludge Metal scene rather than a casual listener. As the EP does throw up some EXTREME grooves along the way which I adored even more. 

The EP sounds excellent throughout with intense production values having a violent raw aesthetic for Gorilla Warrior to thrive upon. Destroyer is a superb EP for Gorilla Warrior to introduce themselves to the underground Doom/Sludge Metal community. If you want a record that is violent from the offset and never lets up with an avalanche of PISSED OFF sounds to lose yourself in then DESTROYER is the record for you.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

BandCamp | Instagram