Thursday, 1 October 2026

Portuguese Atmospheric Sludge/Post-metal trio Palegazer reveal full details of "White Mourning"


Portuguese atmospheric sludge/post-metal trio Palegazer have revealed the full details of "White Mourning," their debut album for Octopus Rising, set for release on October 30, 2026 on CD and digital formats.

Following the recent release of "Imminence", the band now unveils the complete five-track album, an intense exploration of human fragility, loss, vulnerability and the process of letting go.

"White Mourning" reflects on the narratives we create to understand our experiences and the way our perceptions shape the realities around us. The album's title embodies this duality, suggesting both mourning and liberation, with loss becoming a path towards rebirth and self-discovery.

Musically, Palegazer moves between immersive melancholy and crushing heaviness, combining atmospheric post-metal with the weight of sludge and doom. Drawing inspiration from YOB, Russian Circles, REZN, Deafheaven, Conan, Bölzer, Mastodon, Ahab and Bell Witch, the trio create a sound built on contrasts, moving from fragile melodic passages to towering riffs and intense vocal dynamics.

"White Mourning" was recorded at the band's own studio and mixed and mastered by Diogo Santana of Noise Portrait Recordings.

PALEGAZER - "WHITE MOURNING"


October 30, 2026 | Octopus Rising​ | ​CD + Digital

Tracklist

Imminence - 5:52
Searing Light - 6:52
As What Remains Drifts - 6:12
Ancient Twin - 5:39
White Mourning - 14:07

For more info:

​https://www.instagram.com/palegazer/​
​https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords​


Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the details.


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Sludge/Stoner Metallers Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Release Final Track "Follow Through" From Upcoming New Album - "Ca$h Grab"


Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol further the sarcastic tone of their previous album’s title Big Dumb Riffs to double down with Ca$h Grab. The irony here — and perhaps the point — is that Ca$h Grab is the band’s most introspective and lyrically vulnerable songwriting to date.

Of course, the band still bludgeons with thunderous 8-string guitar, growling bass chords and pummeling drums throughout. But these songs are as bassist Aaron Metzdorf explains,“more pop song forward, while still in the idiom of heavy music.”

The album finds the trio — vocalist/guitarist Leo Lydon, drummer Sean St. Germain and bassist/vocalist Metzdorf — expanding their mastery of heavy, hook-filled riffs and rhythms couched in earworm melody that would make Green Album era Weezer jealous. Following the Spartan Primus-meets-Pantera rhythmic ruction in 2 minutes or less of Big Dumb Riffs, the band lets melodies lead the battlefront this time around. In so doing, the lyrics are more personal and revealing, juxtaposed with twisting notes that nod to influences from Built To Spill and Sugar style indie pop to early 90s-era Rush.

“The heavier parts are even heavier, but more fleshed out. And the heaviness is not just in a guitar riff, but heavy lyrics, heavy melody,” Metzdorf says. “Some of the heaviest parts of the whole album are Leo's vocals. While the poppier stuff has a more prominent role on this one.”

Ca$h Grab kicks off where the last album left off: The slow burn quiet/loud dynamic of “Freakshow”, seemingly the end result of the quasi-psychotic conceit of the previous disc’s “In a Jar,” both of which are sung by Metzdorf, who sings lead on 5 of the album’s 14 tracks. Vocalist/guitarist Leo Lydon really showcases the versatility in his singing, belting out high notes like never before on songs like “Fate Is”, “Peaches” and the title track. And while his vocals soar, Lydon’s 8-string guitar rumbles with menacing low end while intertwined with Metzdorf’s thick, heavily distorted bass chords. The band’s secret weapon, St. Germain pulls it all together with his innovative beat substitutions and explosive, syncopated hooks delivered with an effortless groove and fun loving smile.



In the two years since Big Dumb Riffs, the band toured relentlessly, both as a headliner and supporting The Sword, Death From Above 1979, Pigs x9, King Buffalo and more. Their meticulously curated annual Big Dumb Fest in Austin and headlining dates continue to sell out and the band’s ever growing rabid fanbase proves that RBBP’s iconic reign has just begun.

Ca$h Grab will be available on LP, CD, cassette and download on October 23rd, 2026 via Permanent Teeth / RBBP.

RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL - LIVE 2026:

10/23 Austin, TX - Mohawk Austin (Album Release Show)
11/28 Silverado, CA - Silverado Festival
12/04 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
12/05 Tyler, TX - Stanley’s Famous Pit BBQ
12/06 Memphis, TN - Hernando’s Hideaway
12/09 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle
12/10 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
12/11 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
12/12 Asheville, NC - Eulogy
12/14 Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub
12/15 Tampa, FL - New World Brewery
12/16 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
12/17 Pensacola, FL - The Handlebar
12/18 New Orleans, LA - Siberia
12/19 Houston, TX - Bad Astronaut

Album Details

Artist: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol
Album: Ca$h Grab
Record label: RBBP / Permanent Teeth
Release Date: October 23, 2026

Tracklist

01. Freakshow
02. I Doubt It
03. Peaches
04. Fate Is
05. Punisher
06. Follow Through
07. Bury Me in Denver
08. Ca$h Grab
09. The Disappearing Man
10. No Juice
11. Bough Down
12. Talking To You
13. Couple Skate
14. Lush


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Valley Of The Sun - The Blacklight Sessions (Album Review)


Release Date: October 02nd 2026. Record Label: Heavy Psych Sounds. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

The Blacklight Sessions - Tracklist

1.The Whiskey Elf 04:43
2.Low Not Slow 05:03
3.The Long Song
4.A Greater Meaning
5.Mountain
6.No Hope

Members

Ryan Ferrier - Guitar / Vocals
Chris Sweeney - Bass
Johnny Kathman - Drums

Review

Psych Stoner Rockers Valley Of The Sun return with their sixth album The Blacklight Sessions and their first for legendary Heavy Psych Sounds record label. The music is highly energetic with the band playing a faster and heavier style of music that leans further into the Heavy Psychedelic scene than ever before. The songs are insanely melodic with some great moments of Doom, Space Rock and Sludge Rock sounds moving throughout the album.

The opening track The Whiskey Elf is an instrumental number with Valley Of The Sun playing to their main strengths which has a more direct energy compared to their previous albums. This is a great track to open the album with as it allows the listener to get accustomed to the band’s new found Psychedelic delivery but still keeping their classic sound fully intact. Sometimes this song feels like the band are paying homage to the legendary Nineties Stoner Rock/Metal scene with cues from the likes of KYUSS, Monster Magnet and FU MANCHU that can be heard along the way.

Second track Low Not Slow is one of the standout tracks with a slight detour into Fuzz Rock and Blues Rock soundscapes with a thrilling backdrop of classic Hard Rock melodies that Valley Of The Sun are known for. The vocals from Ryan Ferrier have a great style of Stadium Rock energy appearing as he provides one of his best vocal performances in years. This is highly energetic Stoner Rock/Metal of the highest order as the song provides some of the best sounds on the whole album especially if you’re a fan of good old fashioned Desert Rock / Stoner Metal.

Third track The Long Song is aptly named, running over ten minutes in length with Valley Of The Son operating with a classic Post-Rock and Post-Stoner delivery that reminds me of Yawning Man and ELDER in places. The song does incorporate some cool sounding Ambient and Sonic flourishes for the first few moments before Valley Of The Sun offset this against a backdrop of Fuzzed Out grooves with a dynamic Stoner Rock/Metal delivery holding everything together. This allows the band to move into areas of pure Amplified Heaviness which may be one of the heaviest and loudest tracks we’ve experienced from the band. There’s some great sounding Progressive jam based passages that have you rocking out until the very end.

The second half continues with that great style of Fuzz, Psych, Space Rock and Stoner Metal goodness but with an epic grounded approach being created on tracks such as A Greater Meaning, Mountain and No Hope. Valley Of The Sun start to reinvent their core sound for the better especially on A Greater Meaning and Mountain.

The music is highly addictive once more with the band exploring new musical themes that result within some droned out moments which was highly unexpected. Though, Valley Of The Sun still offer their own great style of music they’ve created and maintained over their acclaimed career but with this being their sixth album, this feels like a major rebirth for the band. The songwriting is super tight with a fresh perspective that feels fully fleshed out compared to their last record.

The Blacklight Sessions is a masterful collection of great tracks that once again solidifies Valley Of The Sun as one of most essential Stoner Rock/Metal acts we currently have right now. Long may that continue. Add this to your collection right now. It’s seriously that great!!!!

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo..

The Blacklight Sessions is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds.

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The Machine - Another Sun (Album Review)

Release Date: October 02nd 2026. Record Label: Blues Funeral Recordings. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

Another Sun - Tracklist


1.Drop/See 

2.Evolver

3.In Search of Yellow

4.Swallow the Sun 

5.Echo Through


Members


David Eering : Guitars, vocals, sitar, synthesizers, theremin, percussion

Chris Both : Bass guitar

Klaas Dijkstra : Drums, percussion


Review


Another Sun is the eighth full length album from Psych/Space/Stoner Rock legends The Machine who have been creating their own unique style of sonic grooves for the best part of two decades. The Machine have perfected their own blend of Heavy Psychedelic music that’s seen them considered one of the leading lights of the European Stoner Rock/Metal scene. This record does have an aggressive and frenzied approach which allows the band to be less in control of their music compared to their previous albums.

That frantic, screeching edge pulls them into murky sludge territory, plunging the record into heavy metal waters without ever abandoning its expansive psychedelic core. Fans of heavy progressive acts like Elder and King Buffalo will find plenty to love, though The Machine carves out their own lane with a shadowy, progressive methodology.

Opening tracks "Drop/See" and "Evolver" set the stage by pairing soaring space-rock textures with an uplifting post-rock/post-doom drive. The narrative moves briskly through prog, desert rock, and full-blown cosmic jams, anchored by David Eering’s vocals and several surprisingly anthemic, stadium-sized hooks that carry an infectious accessibility.

The Machine once again provides epic soundscapes that allows some wonderful sonic experimentation to fully develop with an abstract Ambient Rock melody appearing on tracks In Search Of Yellow, Swallow The Sun and Echo Through. Some of the song structures are centred around a straightforward style of “RIFF CENTRIC” passages and catchy progressive beats that the epic rhythm section of Chris Both (Bass guitar) and Klaas Dijkstra (Drums, percussion) provide for David Eering create out of this world Spaced Out sounds.

By the latter half, Another Sun layers in thick fuzz and classic grunge bite, played with urgent, high-decibel energy. The Machine has maintained an enviable track record over the years, and Another Sun keeps that great record unbroken with a superbly produced, heavy psych journey that proves exactly why they remain legends of the underground scene.

Words by Steve Howe


Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo..


Another Sun is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via the band's own imprint Awe Records (Europe) as well as Blues Funeral Recordings (UK and North America).


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Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Doom Metal Legend DEE CALHOUN (Screaming Mad Dee) Signs To Combat Records


Stop the press: I’m officially part of the Combat Records family!

Somehow, the stars aligned and landed a strummer and slummer on a roster that has included legends like Megadeth, Mercyful Fate, Savatage, Exodus, and many more. I’m going to stick out like a sore thumb, and I plan to own every second of it.

We’re gearing up for my first Combat release in early 2027, with a wave of big announcements rolling out over the next few weeks and months.

A huge, heartfelt shoutout to the incredible team making this happen:

- Robert Dujmusic & Alex Stojak at Combat Records for believing in the noise.
- Christian Lawrence at Mindsnap Music.
- Doug Benson at Commodore Recording Studio for his brilliant mastering.
- The fans across the pond who made enough noise at just the right time to get the right ears listening.
- My wife, April - my rock, my cheerleader, and my love. I couldn't do any of this without you, darlin'.

Most of all, thank YOU. What started as a happy accident has become my forever home as a solo artist, and I’m beyond grateful to have you in my corner.

We’re just getting started—stay tuned!#

Links


Facebook | BandCamp


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Doom Metal Legends CARDINALS FOLLY Release New Music Video For The Title Track From Upcoming Seventh Album "Let the Posers Fall!"

Cover artwork by Pedro Ruotsalainen

Finnish doom / heavy metal legends CARDINALS FOLLY have released a music video for the title track of their upcoming seventh full-length album "Let the Posers Fall!".

Marking a bold new chapter with the debut of a new guitarist, the album showcases a powerful shift toward traditional, riff-driven heavy metal songwriting while retaining the band's signature heavy footprint. Lyrically, “Let the Posers Fall!” delves deep into the macabre, drawing grim inspiration from notorious serial killers ("I Am The Zodiac"), the cosmic horror literature of H.P. Lovecraft ("Providence"), and vintage cult horror/exploitation cinema ("New York Ripper", “Hitch-Hike").

The band issued the following defiant statement regarding the upcoming release: "In a world where trends come and go and authenticity is drowning in depravity, CARDINALS FOLLY still rides the cultist highway, declaring the downfall of posers until the end. The Stallions Are Burning!"


"Let the Posers Fall!" is scheduled for October 9th 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music.

Tracklist:

01. House of the Lords (Intro)
02. Hitch-Hike
03. Let The Posers Fall!
04. New York Ripper >>> Music Video: https://youtu.be/uH2rcs7Hics
05. I Am The Zodiac
06. Luchador
07. Your Stallions Are Burning
08. Cultist Highway
09. Chiusura Invernale
10. Providence

Line-up:

Mikko "Count Karnstein" Kääriäinen - Bass / Vocals
Tuomo "Cosmic Doom" Kosonen – Guitar
Joni "Jonan the Barbarian" Takkunen – Drums

Cruz Del Sur Music Links

https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com

Cardinals Folly Links


Thanks to Sure Shot Worx for the details.
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MOLARBEAR - War Porn (Single Review)

Release Date: October 01st 2026. Record Label Self Released. Format: DD

War Porn - Tracklist


War Porn


Members


Rowan Morrey
Andy Morrison
Adi Henderson
Dara Monaghan
Dave Boyd

Review


Northern Irish Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal destroyers MOLARBEAR return with their latest single WAR PORN which is their first new material since their last release Cognitive Dissident that was released back in March 2026. The song continues the band’s vicious blend of Noise Rock that’s wrapped around an aggressive style of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal.

MOLARBEAR are perhaps consumed on the Noise Rock and Sludge Metal dynamics of their music for this track which comments upon the bad things that Social and Modern media brings to the world. This is quite a cautionary song with something real to say as the band add a jagged Psychedelic sound into the mix with the music feeling inspired by the likes of MELVINS, WHORES, NIN and FAITH NO MORE along the way.

The music is quite violent in places but MOLARBEAR do add levels of warped melody into their music which sees the band add some classic Eighties Heavy Metal guitar shredding when you least expect this. WAR PORN feels quite short at four minutes in length where I feel an extra couple of minutes could have fleshed out the overall message that MOLARBEAR are trying to convey here.

However, this is a relentless song that has a lot of violent energy that’s brilliantly ferocious with harsh commentary that does indeed make you take notice of what the band are saying here.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.


Words by Steve Howe


Links


Facebook | BandCamp | Twitter | Instagram

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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Mushroom Beard - Mushroom Beard (Album Review)


Release Date: October 03rd 2026. Record Label: Pale Wizard Records. Format: CD/DD

Mushroom Beard - Tracklist

1.March of the Shroom Elephant 

2.Elden Beard

3.Bringer

4.Speech of Leaf and Beard

5.Fungal Haze

6.Khala-Shai


Members


Stig Chell – Guitar, Vocals

Gareth Harding – Bass

Norbert Hussey – Drums


Review


Doom/Stoner metallers Mushroom Beard share a lot of common ground with the amazing Sergeant Thunderhoof. They play a similar style of music, and the band is even signed to the same label. You even have Dan Flitcroft (lead vocals) from the HOOF providing guest vocals on the track "Speech Of Leaf And Beard." Band members are also part of stoner rock/metal collective Quiet The Thief, just to prove how much these guys mean business.

Mushroom Beard also shares creative ground with the likes of The Brothers Keg, delivering thunderous, fuzzed-out heaviness reminiscent of Sleep and High on Fire. The music is heavily Weedian-dominated, with a smoked-out influence giving the record a creepy blues-rock energy compounded by aggressive slabs of amplified heaviness. However, that only tells half the story—Mushroom Beard employs generous levels of psychedelia, post-doom, ambient textures, and sludge metal grooves throughout the album.

The first couple of tracks, "March Of The Shroom Elephant" and "Elden Beard," introduce a grounded yet fantastical element where lead vocalist Stig Chell sounds like he’s read plenty of classic sci-fi and fantasy along the way. That’s one of the strongest points of the album: it’s never afraid to embrace its over-the-top, otherworldly roots, delivering catchy psychedelic grooves and sludge metal melodies with a subtle progressive edge.

The production feels nicely stripped-back, placing Mushroom Beard firmly within the vibrant underground sludge/stoner metal scene. Still, you quickly appreciate the band’s hunger for something bigger, especially when channeling the catchy flow of King Buffalo and Howling Giant on tracks like Elden Beard, Bringer and Fungal Haze.

As stated previously, Dan Flitcroft makes a welcome appearance on the more grounded "Speech Of Leaf And Beard." While it feels like a Sergeant Thunderhoof track at times, Mushroom Beard injects a seedier, psychedelic quality that is entirely their own. The lyrics take that classic herbal approach the stoner metal world thrives on, but the band never wastes an opportunity to put their own creative spin on things, even as the music drifts further into space-rock territory.

Mushroom Beard makes great use of fuzz, resulting in finely tuned levels of distortion that build an atmospheric vibe bound to sound massive in a live setting.

The final two tracks, Fungal Haze and Shala-Shai are the clear standouts. Here, Mushroom Beard explores a spaced-out, heavy dominance that never feels overly flashy, yet hits hard enough to leave you on a high. The instrumental closer, Shala-Shai lets Stig Chell (guitar/vocals), Gareth Harding (bass), and Norbert Hussey (drums) lock into a dynamic back-and-forth clashing and coalescing into a destructive slice of modern doom/stoner metal that pulls the listener right into the journey.

Mushroom Beard’s debut is a superb release that makes an immediate statement, bound to be one of the underground’s favorite discoveries this year. Jam-packed with heavy grooves, it’s sure to impress heavy music fans and earn Mushroom Beard spots on prominent festival stages sooner rather than later.

Words by Steve Howe


Thanks to Mushroom Beard and Pale Wizard Records for the promo.


Mushroom Beard is available to buy now on CD/DD via Pale Wizard Records.


Links


Facebook: Facebook
Instagram: Instagram
Bandcamp: Music | Mushroom Beard
Spotify: Spotify
Website: mushroombeard.com


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Exclusive Album Premiere Of Instrumental Post Rockers IN THE PONDS New Album CHTHONIC LAYER


With three previously released EPs, San Jose-based instrumental post-rock duo IN THE PONDS will release their first full-length album, Chthonic Layer this coming October. 

IN THE PONDS started during the pandemic lockdowns and California wildfires of 2020, with the newly wed duo staring out their windows at soot-filled skies wondering, “what the hell now?” They’ve kept to instrumental rock, mainly to give themselves (and their listeners) a breather from the barrage of concepts always trying to elbow into their headspace. 

The best ideas live in a place beyond words, so they try to flood that place with as much light as possible. The Chthonic Layer is a realm beneath the surface where deities and demons live. There are lots of ways to get there, but music is the safest bet. It lets you explore dangerous places without getting stranded. This album is our way of diving into the abyss to meet its shadier characters, while staying tethered to terra firma. 

Chthonic Layer was recorded and co-produced by guitarist David Perez and Dan Padilla. 

The album was mixed by Art Bertik. The front cover artwork was created by bassist Jennifer Gigantino. 

We're excited to premiere the new album in full thanks to the awesome IN THE PONDS which you can listen to below:

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Exclusive Song/Video Premiere For Psych/Folk/Indie Rock Artist JULIEN PRAS New Song NO AUTHORITY From Upcoming New Album "MINOR FALL"


Julien Pras, the singer/guitarist of French Heavy Psych powerhouse Mars Red Sky.

Julien goes full singer-songwriter mode with his solo project, and returns after 9 years with a new album, Minor Fall, out on October 30th. There he reconnects with his folk-rock and indie-psych-pop roots (FFO: Elliott Smith, Sean Lennon, Arthur Satàn, Neil Young...), yet you can still feel a sense of heaviness in this. 

This is a refreshing change of pace from Julien compared to this amazing work with Mars Red Sky and we're excited to premiere the new song "No Authority" which you can watch below:


JULIEN PRAS new album 'Minor Fall' Out October 30th 2026 on LP, CD and Digital via Les Disques Du Paradis & Mrs Red Sound. 


Thanks to Vous Connaissez PR for the details.
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Sunday, 27 September 2026

In The Ponds - Chthonic Layer (Album Review)

Release Date: October 02nd 2026. Record Label: Entelodon Records. Format: CD/DD

Chthonic Layer - Tracklist


1.Tornado Alley 

2.Last Rat Standing 

3.Barnacles 

4.Her Eyes Burn with Unholy Light

5.Old Shuck

6.The Young Falcon

7.Blackwood Sugar

8.Empty Victory

9.Sunset Waltz


Members


David Perez – guitar

Jennifer Gigantino – bass / mandolin


Review


Instrumental Post-Rockers In The Ponds awaken from a three year slumber with their spellbinding and superbly captivating debut album Chthonic Layer. In The Ponds have a more expressive and emotionally charged attitude appearing within their music as they blend Prog Rock themes against a backdrop of gloomy Instrumental Rock sounds that float cautiously into the Stoner Rock abyss. The band’s musical weapon of choice is Post-Rock and Ambient Rock which remains essentially grounded with a stripped back delivery that you can hear from within the excellent opening track Tornado Alley.


David Perez (Guitar) and Jennifer Gigantion (Bass/Mandolin) form a great musical partnership where they feel beautifully in sync with each other but still allow themselves the opportunity to do their own thing when the time calls for this. I was quite surprised at how aggressive In The Ponds have become compared to their previous releases with some fantastic sludgy grooves appearing within the bombastic second track Last Rat Standing. They’ve played strands of Heavy Rock before but with a certain Garage Rock angle but this has a more subtle Doomed Out quality with flashes of Nineties Grunge and Stoner Rock.


In The Ponds have always been a band willing to experiment and move their music along to something different that’s come before it. You appreciate the delicate Electronic sounds, beats, glitches and loops that appear within the onset of their sublime Prog Rock delivery. The album is purely instrumental with In The Ponds letting their music weave interesting stories that instantly draw you in especially when the mood is played at a gloomy slow-to-mid pace with a deceiving Post-Rock vibe once more moves into unexpected areas of Heavy Rock on tracks such as Barnacles, Her Eyes Burn With Unholy Light, The Young Falcon and Empty Victory being my favourite parts of the whole album.


There’s a lot of doom and gloom trickery emerging from these songs with In The Ponds combining elements of Drone, Shoegaze and Space Rock surroundings that almost give a cold sense of PARANOIA within the album. You can feel some great musical influences from the likes of EARTH, OM, Pelican and Russian Circles as In The Ponds create music that can easily be classed as Experimental Rock and Art Rock whilst having a great Stoner Rock movement to them.


In The Ponds are not the type of band to play fast-paced melodies as their music is cautiously slow but with steel cold determination that’s very hard to ignore even when they prefer a classical style of Post-Rock to do all the talking. Nothing is what it seems with Chthonic Layer as the record is quite bleak with minimal moments of uplifting sounds which gives this album quite a dangerous feeling when you least expect this.


The music is wonderfully played by David and Jennifer who once again exceed all expectations with this record alone. I once described In The Ponds as “one of the best Post-Rock bands currently out there” and I stand by that description. They more than prove that on this album which offers a haunting and emotionally rewarding experience that not many bands can provide especially for their debut album.


In The Ponds are the type of band within the underground scene you want to branch onto bigger and better things so as many people can experience what a great band they truly are. The way they blend different musical genres into something refreshing and wholly unique is a joy to listen to. There’s even some surprising developments within the album when In The Ponds add levels of Surf Rock and Cinematic Rock elements for a wholly different perspective to emerge on repeated listens.


This is an album with brains as well as brawn that makes it such an outstanding success on every level possible.


Words by Steve Howe


Thanks to In The Ponds for the promo.


Chthonic Layer is available to buy now on CD/Digital Download via Entelodon Records


Links

https://intheponds.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/inthepondsmusic

https://www.facebook.com/inthepondsmusic/

https://x.com/inthepondsmusic
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Friday, 25 September 2026

Boston Prog Metallers Momentary Masters Release New Video For Their Superb New Single "Body Tells" from their forthcoming new album

Prog metallers Momentary Masters have just released the latest video of their newest single "Body Tells" from the forthcoming album "Rheospect". Heavy, crunching riffs, ethereal vocals, and winding grooves are the name of the game for this crusher of a track.


Momentary Masters is a four piece Boston-based prog-lite rock band. Subtly weaving prog moves into a digestable, heavy riff-driven format, they are looking to share prog sensibility with the greater rock community throughout New England and beyond.


Their debut album, Rheospect, is a love letter to the album format as a narrative arc. In spirit it tells the story of the creative process from inception (“Prospect”), through the flow state of creation (“Rheospect”), and eventually to letting the product go (“Retrospect”).

Laid out in a palindromic structure, Rheospect plays straight through the roughly 70 minute run time and features big riffs, soaring choruses, dynamic instrumental shifts, and thematic easter eggs.


The band plans to support the record live in the Fall in the greater Boston area and is looking forward to digging into their sophomore record.

Momentary Masters - Rheospect

Album out Fall 2026
Self-released (Digital)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
FFO: Tool, Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, and Karnivool

Momentary Masters is:

Peter Balogh - Guitar
Corey Fyfe - Bass
Jacob Josefsberg - Drums
M Levesque - Vocals


Tracklist:

1. Prospect
2. Doom and Gloom
3. Turning
4. Ghost
5. Midnight Oil
6. Still Life
7. Rheospect
8. The Waves
9. Farsight
10. Everyone Knows
11. Body Tells
12. Through the Veil
13. Retrospect

Links:

Thanks to Good Boy PR for the details.
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Could Seed - French Prog-Rock Collective Unveil Live Video For New Track "Orion"


French instrumental progressive post-rock quartet COULD SEED have unveiled a new live video for “Orion,” another track taken from their forthcoming second album, Terminal, due out October 23 via Klonosphere Records.

Captured live at Studio de la Fuie, the performance showcases the band at their most dynamic, moving between delicate, atmospheric passages and towering crescendos while highlighting the dynamic interplay at the heart of their sound.


Following the previously released “Druids,” “Orion” offers another window into the powerful sonic world of Terminal, an album where progressive rock, post-rock and psychedelia collide with cinematic atmosphere and moments of crushing intensity.

After their critically acclaimed debut The Drop Crisis, Could Seed push their instrumental language further on Terminal, drawing from the cinematic grandeur of Pink Floyd and the progressive psychedelia of Elder to the emotional intensity of Caspian and Russian Circles.

Recorded and mixed by guitarist Jordan Jupin at Studio de la Fuie and mastered by Thibault Chaumont at Deviant Lab, Terminal captures the band's dynamic chemistry with remarkable warmth, depth, and clarity. The evocative artwork by Ana Mady Sun and photography by Régine Cadillac further enrich the album's visual identity.

Terminal will be released on October 23, pre-orders are available at this location.


Links:



Thanks to Viral Propaganda PR for the details.
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Doom/Stoner Metallers HEXECUTIONER Announce Details Of New Album ASCENSION ROCK And Release New Single SHAPESHIFTER


Doom/Stoner Metallers HEXECUTIONER release the new song for SHAPESHIFTER from their excellent upcoming new album Ascension Rock due for release on October 23rd 2026 on CD, Download, Tape and Vinyl.

HEXECUTIONER say this about the album:

"Staring into the depths of the unknown, sensing the unseen forces at play. Energies of the dark and the light, of the old and new, are cloaked in secrecy. Wormholes to other dimensions, bending time and space, high strangeness surrounds Ascension Rock. The manifestations appear during the sound frequency ritual."

Band Members

Guitar and Vocals - Erin Gravina
Bass Guitar - Daniel McManus
Drums - Bryce Hebner

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Stoner Metallers GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN Release New Song/Video For HUMILITY From Upcoming New Album


Following Nothing For None, Empty Cribs and Birdsong, GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN release Humility on September 25, the fourth single from their upcoming album Termination Sequence. At its core is the idea of intellectual humility, the recognition that we can never know everything.

The song takes aim at bad journalism, “scientism” and a lack of critical source evaluation, at a reading culture where headlines become truth, half-knowledge becomes certainty and a short social media post becomes a substitute for expertise. Humility reminds us that authority does not guarantee truth, and that true wisdom begins with recognizing the limits of our own knowledge.

Musically, the song ranks among the most progressive and hardest-hitting tracks on the album. Odd time signatures, an unexpected interlude and a catchy chorus collide with Alternative Metal, Stoner and Progressive influences.

The music video brings the idea to life with a dark sense of humor: A three-man police team chases a banana. An absurd scene that becomes a metaphor for blind action and misplaced priorities.


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Thursday, 24 September 2026

Exclusive Premiere Of Sludge/Stoner Metallers FIREBREATHER New Song/Video For "ONLY IN THE EYES OF OTHERS" From Forthcoming New Album

Firebreather formed in Gothenburg in 2016, rooted in crushing, sludge-doused doom from the very beginning. Never wavering from that commitment across all three of their incendiary full-length releases, the trio has pursued weight with purpose, not as spectacle, nor as an exercise in excess, but as the only language broad enough to hold the emotional reach and sonic heft of their sound.

The music arrives in a way that writes itself with no distance between the words and the sound; they rise from the same cursed ground, and that honesty has become the band's defining force.

Firebreather is a band that never postures or asks to be admired for their heaviness- and to see them live is to experience exactly why. Their weight takes on another life entirely. The band’s towering tone and consuming grit don't fill a room so much as alter it. Volume presses against the body before the first lyric lands and riffs arrive like shifting earth. The drums don't drive the songs forward; they anchor them while the line between sound and physical force begins to disappear. Years spent crossing Europe and North America have only sharpened that purpose, and a decade on with a fourth album on the way via the notorious Heavy Psych Sounds Records, Firebreather remains exactly where it belongs.

Head down. Volume up.

Thanks to the great folks over at Purple Sage PR and Heavy Psych Sounds, we're happy to premiere the new song/video for ONLY IN THE EYES OF OTHERS which is from their forthcoming new album - Blood That I Spill Turns to Fire" out October 16 on Heavy Psych Sounds 


As their epic sledgehammer riffs collide, massive grooves creep into your ears and the trio's unwavering sonic heft presses against your body before the first lyric lands, echoing like a primal call from another world. A treat for fans of High On Fire, Monolord, Conan, Mastodon!

The Lowdown

With the writing and recording of ”Blood That I Spill Turns To Fire”, the aim was to keep it raw, heavy and groovy. Expanding our musical trajectory. Adding a lil more melody to vocals as well. We recorded with Joona in Studio Underjord and we told him right away that we want to keep it raw and dirty.

For this record we brought in Tommy Hanning on drums, he was in FIREBREATHER at the time of the recording of our first album so we knew he was capable.


We were in between drummers when it was time to hit the studio for our fourth album and he was kind enough to learn the songs from his home, he lives way up north in Sweden. He flew down to jam with us for one weekend and after that we hit the studio. All in all we think we came out with a raw, heavy and to us, moving record. We hope it'll move other people too."

Line Up

Mattias Nööjd - Vox / guitar
Jacob Madetoja - Bass
Joakim Olsson - Drums

Links

Facebook | BandCamp


Blood That I Spill Turns to Fire" is now available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds.

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