Release Date: July 03rd 2026. Record Label: Black Throne Productions / Kozmik Artifactz. Formats: DD/Vinyl
Ride The Bus - Tracklisting
Intro
Heavy Joint
4Runner
Volcano
The Green
Space Bussin’
In The Pocket
Far Gone Blues
Vagabond
Members
James Matheson - Guitar/Vocals
Brandon Doucet - Drums
Ethan Scott - Bass
Review
Doom/Stoner Metallers Cannabus finally release their debut album Ride The Bus and the only thing this album is taking the listener is to the mighty WEEDIAN promised land. As the band fully live out their STONER ROCK/METAL fantasies with this great album. Cannabus are supremely confident on this record whilst exploring areas of Blues Rock, Psych, Sludge and Punk in equal measure. The sound is murky and with an aggressive smoke fuelled sound that allows Cannabus to play music inspired by the likes of KYUSS, FU MANCHU, DOZER and NEBULA.
However, there are a few hidden delightful surprises along the way with Cannabus moving away from the WEEDIAN influence and playing more Spaced Out sounds The vocals have a rough exterior to them with James Matheson tapping into a Punk Rock way of life. It’s a delivery that shouldn’t really work but James feels like he’s having the time of his life here though his vocals don’t appear until the excellent third track of 4Runner. Half of the album is instrumentally driven with the vocals appearing when they’re fully needed.
The opening tracks of Intro and Heavy Joint sets the scene with Cannabus setting the building blocks and rules to play their music against. There is a Classic Hard Rock and Blues Rock sound coming from the speakers which gives extra weight and riff fuelled heaviness to the band’s wicked use of seedy amplifier distortion. The Psychedelic sounds also have that classic Seventies Doom melody which is laid on mightily thick on tracks Volcano, The Green, Space Bussin’ and Vagabond.
Cannabus also excel in developing long drawn out instrumental passages that showcase a distorted style of Desert Rock and Fuzzy melodies to haunt the sludgy amplifiers for extended periods of time. Some folks may think this is another straight forward STONER record but it’s not. As Cannabus really strive for something different for their debut album with that wicked Psychedelic and Space Rock delivery that manifests into wonderful LOW & SLOW sludgy environments on the later stages of the record.
The epic rhythm section of Brandon Doucet on Drums and Ethan Scott on Bass have a jam based creative methodology within their music. Sometimes the music does feel like it’s going off into a different tangent but James’s heavy guitars allow his band mates to play a warped style of intense sonic exploration whilst adding a grounded approach that really holds everything together.
Ride The Bus is an outstanding debut album that is not ashamed to be part of the WEEDIAN underground. This is the type of album that fully embraces that fact and just has complete fun whilst delivering a collection of great tracks that are filled with amazing grooves and instrumental solos you can SHAKE YOUR BONG at.
Black Throne Productions and Kozmik Artifactz are both releasing the album and it’s the perfect fit. As both labels have steadily been releasing a wave of great albums in 2026 and this is no different. Ride The Bus is one of the most essential STONER ROCK debut albums you’ll experience this year!!!
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Black Throne Productions for the promo.
Ride The Bus is available to buy on DD/Vinyl now via Black Throne Productions and Kozmik Artifactz.
Links
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