Doom/Stoner Metallers Burnt Witch Unleash Crushing Electric Wizard Cover "We Hate You" Exclusively on Bandcamp

WEST TENNESSEE - Fresh off the world premiere of the track on The Zach Moonshine Show on Metal Devastation Radio, West Tennessee doom outfit Burnt Witch have officially unleashed their crushing rendition of "We Hate You," originally performed by legendary British doom pioneers Electric Wizard.

The cover is available exclusively on Bandcamp , giving doom devotees an early opportunity to experience Burnt Witch's massive reinterpretation before it arrives on additional streaming platforms at a later date.

Rather than simply recreating a classic, Burnt Witch inject their signature blend of swamp-soaked heaviness, crushing low-end, and fuzz-drenched atmosphere into the iconic track while paying respect to one of doom metal's most revered influences.

The release follows the growing momentum surrounding the band after their acclaimed EP Dopelich , which earned recognition from Weedian's "Best Releases" spotlight. Burnt Witch have continued building a reputation throughout the underground with their uncompromising approach to doom and sludge, drawing attention from fans across the heavy music community.

The band also recently appeared on The Zach Moonshine Show for an in-depth interview discussing their evolution, gear, songwriting, and the growing Memphis doom scene, while also shining a spotlight on the upcoming Delta Doom Fest , scheduled for October 17, 2026, at Growlers in Memphis, Tennessee.

Fans of Electric Wizard, traditional doom, sludge, and riff-driven heavy music won't want to miss Burnt Witch's crushing take on this underground classic.

Listen now exclusively on Bandcamp:

https://burntwitch.bandcamp.com/track/we-hate-you

More streaming services will follow in the coming weeks.

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Druglord - Hear It Breathe (Album Review)

Release Date: July 03rd 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD

Hear It Breathe - Tracklist

1.All Gone 04:49

2.Unclean 03:32

3.Boiled In Oil 05:09

4.Shadow 04:13

5.Void Uncoiled 04:09

6.Forever After 06:02

Members

Julian Cook - bass

Bobby Hufnell - drums

Tommy Hamilton - guitar, vocals

Review

Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metallers Druglord release their first album in eight years with Hear It Breathe which is a great title with the band returning with a trippy sound that elevates slightly the grunge sound with echoes of TAD, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains being heard within the opening stages of the opening track All Gone. The record has a fast-paced addictive energy with the slightly fuzzy and sludgy guitars stirring up a muscular presence for Druglord to whip an amplified style of frenzied Stoner based energy.

The sound is quite stripped back with a lot of dirt and seedy reverb building up throughout the opening track alone. Perhaps not as refined as their previous records but still 100% DRUGLORD with a mammoth WALL OF SOUND and PSYCHEDELIC flavour being cooked up within the opening tracks of All Gone, Unclean and Boiled In. You can hear the doomed out DNA of Electric Wizard, SLEEP and Black Sabbath with Druglord adding their own grimy GRUNGE surroundings with some excellent guitar work from Tommy Hamilton bridging the gap between the Seventies Proto-Doom sounds and modern filthy doomedelic surroundings.

The lyrics have a classic WEEDIAN sound that taps into the Stoner Rock/Metal folklore with real intense precision but it’s how melodic Druglord actually are with their music even with some Ambient themes shining through on the later stages of the record. The album can be quite haunting and emotionally damaging especially on the standout track of Boiled In. There’s a destructive melody that develops with areas of Classic Hard Rock with that distorted Sludge Rock/Metal sound allowing Druglord switching to a more nightmarish delivery especially when Tommy Hamilton’s vocals veer into violent waters with a grizzled and hardcore attitude.

The second half of the album sees Druglord continue to the DEVIL’s work of delivering finely tuned and massive sounding down-tuned melodies and distorted passages. The excellent rhythm section of Julian Cook (Bass) and Bobby Hufnell (Drums) steady the ship with their epic soundscapes destroying almost everything in their wake. Tracks such as Shadow and Forever After continue with that fuzzy, distorted and down-tuned delivery with that thrilling Grunge aspect providing some of the best grooves on the record.

Hear It Breathe is quite a short and compact record running under twenty eight minutes but that’s more than enough time for DRUGLORD to announce their triumphant return to the Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal underground scene. With a high amount of outstanding riffs, grooves and bombastic instrumental solos, Hear It Breathe has it all. If you want an album that fully dives into the dark underbelly of WEEDIAN MEATAL then DRUGLORD are here to SAVE THE FUCKING DAY!!!

Simply sublime. End Of.

Words by Steve Howe

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Shadow Of Jupiter - BONES (Album Review)

Release Date: July 10th 2026. Record Label: Ripple Music. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl

BONES - Tracklist

1.BONES 

2.Whatever God You Fear

3.Ugly on the Inside

4.Echo Chamber 

5.Rumblestrip

6.Riot Dogs

7.For Heaven Above

Members

John Piotrowski: Lyrics/Vocals

Colin Peterson: Guitars

Scott Brakebill: Bass Guitar

Adam Kazragys: Drums

Review

Shadow Of Jupiter created and achieved a lot of great things with their acclaimed 2023 debut album PORTA COELI with its mouth-watering blend of Proto-Doom, Stoner Rock and Psych Rock which wasn’t afraid to throw in some aggressive outbursts of classic Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. Fast forward three years later and Shadow Of Jupiter returns with BONES with a record that’s more Spaced Out with some earthly Swampedelic melodies forming whilst having some great influences from the Space Rock and Southern Rock scenes.

Opening track BONES has a mighty throwback to the likes of HAWKWIND, MONSTER MAGNET and BLACK SABBATH with lead vocalist John Piotrowski aligning the Grunge, Sludge, Doom and Stoner Metal wastelands with his epic vocal delivery. The music is constructed by a highly methodical style of Psych, Doom and Heavy Metal with some swirling Space Rock attitude showing some cool progressive grooves being used that’s laid down by Colin Peterson (Guitars), Scott Brakebill (Bass) and Adam Kazragys (Drums). The instrumental work is intense with a brooding creative force leading the band into the next heavy wave of psychedelic aggression.

Second song Whatever God You Fear is delivered by a classic Heavy Metal theme with the music inspired by the Eighties Hard Rock scene. There are also some classic overlapping guitars that can be quite thrash based with Shadow Of Jupiter applying an OLD SCHOOL delivery with John’s vocals being more outrageous compared to the opening track. This track shows how the band moves between the different eras of Heavy Rock they play throughout this album. Some parts are made up of pure Seventies Proto-Metal direct energy whilst other aspects are driven by an epic modern day psychedelic landscape.

Third song Ugly On The Inside feels like what WO FAT would sound like if they ever went down the GRUNGE route for a song that’s still bursting with Doom/Stoner Metal attitude. Sometimes the music is played quite cautiously within the quieter aspects but there’s still that undeniable sideline of riff-centric energy that once again allows Shadow Of Jupiter to construct some hard rocking inspired riffs with seedy Blues Rock sounds holding the whole line together. 

Fourth track Echo Chamber opens with an Occult Rock and Proto-Doom distorted movement with Shadow Of Jupiter slowly building up the atmosphere with intense Sludge Rock passages which quickly transforms into a hard-rocking monster inspired by the likes of Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. The gloomy melodies have an eerie Drone vibe with John’s vocals revelling in the role of storyteller and ringmaster of this record that moves ever so closely to HARD ROCK and HEAVY METAL excess. The music does allow Colin, Scott and Adam to have a min-battle between themselves to fight over who really has the “LEAD” on this track which they all win outright in their own unique ways.

The final three tracks of Rumblestrip, Riot Dogs and For Heaven Above sees a killer NOLA and Southern Rock/Metal delivery starting to fully take shape with Shadow Of Jupiter once again writing classic Heavy Metal lyrics that offer a NO FUCKS GIVEN attitude. This gives BONES its most rebellious sideline of stunning grooves and psychedelic soundscapes that remain absolutely vital and essential listening until the dying seconds of the whole record.

Shadow Of Jupiter have aligned themselves to the mighty powerful RIPPLE MUSIC for this album and we all know they’re the definitive label within the underground HEAVY ROCK scene. The record sounds excellent from start to finish but still having that undeniable underground sound, feel and quality to make BONES really stand out. 

BONES is an absolute winner on all levels where it delivers on all fronts. What more could you possibly want!!!

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.

BONES is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Ripple Music.

Links 

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Truster - Creeping Thing (Album Review)

 

Release Date: July 10th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Creeping Thing - Tracklist

1.The Flesh Beneath Our Nails, a Gift 00:34

2.Wretch Collector 03:08

3.She Who Requires Blood Remembers Them 05:16

4.The Fire 07:01

5.The Flood 04:27

6.Lest I Tear You to Pieces and There Be None to Deliver 06:26

7.A Home for the Lonely 06:12

Members

Stacy Burnett

Jordan LaFleche

Kevin Wunderlich

Review

Doom/Shoegaze metallers Truster debut album Creeping Thing is quite a thought provoking and highly emotionally charged record that uses the power of Post-Metal, Shoegaze, Doom and Drone to highlight the experiences that members of the queer community go through especially within their daily lives and even within the HEAVY METAL underground scene. However, the record is also emotionally uplifting throughout despite Truster’s maximum use of Doomgaze and Post-Metal that creates moments of pure chaos and violent soundscapes devouring everything within it’s wake.

Truster are also inspired heavily by the Alt-Rock and Grunge scenes with their music being more potent when it enters that grimy atmosphere. The level of Drone, Fuzz and Distortion that holds everything together is superbly impressive on both a technical and musical level. The haunting vocals from Stacy Burnett are beautifully poetic but also cuts like a knife when the banshee screams come out of nowhere which just hammers the point home on how powerful Creeping Thing actually is. You can tell Stacy is speaking from personal experience when the screams violently shake the listener to their emotional core on track Wretch Collector, She Who Requires Blood Remembers Them and The Fire. 

Those tracks make you aware how socially aware and emotionally devastating the journey that Truster take you upon with compounding Post-Rock/Post-Metal melodies that’s spliced with Shoegaze, Doom and Drone that reminds me of Neurosis, Windhand, Slow Crush, Portishead, Tori Amos and PJ Harvey in equal measure. Sometimes the music is quite hard to describe but that’s a great thing as Truster has a more dangerous element to their musical persona that allows them to take bigger, bolder and fearless risks with their music.

The music is played at a great slow-to-mid pace with the bone-crunching instrumental passages allowing Stacy’s vocals the perfect time to breathe and grow naturally. The Post-Rock/Post-Metal sounds are my favourite aspects of the record from a musical perspective as Truster brings a sense of darkness to their music and when they inject that brooding style of Ambient and Trippy sounds into the mix. Creeping Thing becomes a more sensual experience even when the dominant Sludge Metal grooves reign supreme on tracks such as She Who Requires Blood, The Fire, The Flood and Lest I Tear You to Pieces and There Be None to Deliver which is perhaps my favourite track on the whole album.

One of the strongest aspects of Creeping Thing is how Truster moves between different musical landscapes where it’s emotionally delicate one moment and the next they have the power to destroy whole musical planets with a single note, rhythm or melody. Stacy, Jordan and Kevin are masters of their own musical craft as this is a brilliantly original record which is just earth shattering.

Creeping Thing is an absolute marvel of an album to fully listen to which leaves you a shivering wreck with its brilliantly poetic lyrics and sometimes bleak vision. I’m hopeful that Truster will achieve bigger and better things on this record as they absolutely deserve it. 

WOW. What an experience. 

Words by Steve Howe

Creeping Thing is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl from Truster.

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IRATA - Human (Album Review)

Release Date: July 10th 2026. Record Label: Small Stone Records Co. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl

Human - Tracklist

1.Altar

2.Confessions

3.Seeds

4.Delirium

5.Mirrors

6.Slipped

7.Goodside

8.Daystar

Members

Jason Ward: drums, keys, vox

Jon Case: bass, vox

Owen Burd: vox, guitar, keys

Review

Sludge/Stoner Metallers IRATA return with their emotionally charged fourth album Human which sees the band offer their most melodic record to date. IRATA uses a greater musical creative palette for this record with areas of Grunge, Shoegaze, Prog Metal and Cinematic based storytelling being added. With a mind-expanding use of sludgy psychedelics giving Human a cautionary sound which sees IRATA experiment with their music even further and even applying gloomy modern Doom-Pop hooks.

IRATA draws upon the likes of HUM, TORCHE, FLOOR, KYLESA and TOOL with influences appearing from other areas of the Nineties Alt-Rock scene which has become a constant staple of the band’s music whilst still sounding remarkably just like IRATA. The record may take a few listens to take everything in compared to their 2019 effort Tower and that’s down to IRATA’s great use of Progressive melodies and switching into heavier distorted sounds which gives a frenzied and grounded approach to their music.

The sound constantly switches between harsh environments and lush sounding Sludge Rock grooves with a heavy support of distorted Progressive atmospherics. IRATA depends more heavily on keyboards for this album which gives way to some of the best trippy and spaced out elements that IRATA have created to date. I still find it hard to believe or accept that IRATA have been going as a band for nearly two decades and this is their only fourth full length album. They always find the best time to return and this record does feel like a cause for celebration at times and despite the bleak subject matter the record contains you can’t help but feel the gloriously euphoric jams when they appear that leave you in a highly peaceful meditative state.

The first half of the album sees IRATA within their “business as usual “ phase by playing fast-paced and highly psychedelic grunge sounds which made their last two records personal favourites of mine. The music is constantly heavy with areas of distorted fuzz and grunge that’s played against a wall of destructive moments of Psych, Sludge and Stoner Metal with a developing sense of Shoegaze and Alt-Rock developing that turns into something heavier in the later stages of the record. 

The vocals from Jason, Jon and Owen are universally excellent throughout with shades of The Smashing Pumpkins, FLOOR, TORCHE and HUM appearing highly confident but with their own great style being superbly delivered. 

My favourite tracks on the first half of the album are: Altar, Seeds and Delirium as they bridge the gap to the classic sounds of IRATA but also allowing them to develop a new found sense of creativity especially when the music is stripped back and a forceful Progressive Sludge energy appears. Human becomes more evolving but offering moments of wonderful sing-along moments which you ultimately lose yourself in once more. 

The lyrics are super-fresh that taps into the Nineties nostalgia scene perfectly but adding that subtle modern day vibe that adds a level of darkness when you least expect it. Things change quite dramatically within the second half of the record as IRATA switches musical directions with a firmer grasp of Prog Rock/Metal with swirling TOOL-esque compositions being heard with IRATA putting their own great take of modern DOOM-POP into the mix.

IRATA always seem to be thinking five steps ahead when delivering the heaviest and sludgiest sounds on this part of the album with tracks Mirrors, Slipped and Daystar bringing a more focused and cerebral style of music which retains that classic IRATA energy. The record manages to convey that classic IRATA sound with outbursts of bleak sounding Sludge/Stoner Metal with melodic Psychedelic grooves being delivered from the highest point of MOUNT AMPLIFIED DISTORTION.

IRATA ends the record in the most perfect and complete way. You feel highly satisfied by the whole experience as Human actually feels like a record that has a beginning, middle and end. The musical performances from Jason, Jon and Owen are first rate, which is perhaps their best recorded musical performance to date. The production values are of the chart with Human being expertly produced with some eye-catching aggressive sounds being played from the speakers throughout.

Human is an outstanding album on all levels which IRATA should rightly be proud of. This is perhaps my favourite album from IRATA. It may not be as riff-centric as Tower but there’s a lot more progression and musical variety that allows the band to play some intense grooves we haven’t heard from them before which is perhaps the greatest thing you can take away from this record.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Earsplit PR for the promo.

Human is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Small Stone Records Co.

Links 

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US sludge-doom collective STAY DEAD! (with High Desert Queen members) to release debut LP on Ripple Music this July; stream first single featuring Matt Pike!

US sludge-doom metal collective STAY DEAD! (with members of High Desert Queen, Aiwass, Hollow Light) present their new single "Electric Mistress" featuring High On Fire frontman Matt Pike on guest vocals. The band is set to release their debut full-length "Beneath The Weight Of Worlds" this July 24th on Ripple Music. 

STAY DEAD! is a heavy, emotionally charged sludge-doom collective founded by U.S. Army veteran Christopher Borrelli as a means of survival, healing, and reclamation. Born from the realities of post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and decades of carrying the grief of fallen soldiers, friends, and family, Stay Dead began as a therapeutic outlet, an attempt to transform internal chaos into sound. What emerged was something far greater: a band capable of channeling crushing heaviness, meditative tension, and cinematic atmosphere into songs that confront the darkest corners of the human experience while searching for meaning beyond them. The result is music that is both devastatingly heavy and deeply human.

 Stream new single "Electric Mistress" (feat. Matt Pike) at this location

The band's lineup brings together musicians from across the heavy underground. Vocalist Ryan Garney (High Desert Queen) delivers a commanding performance that shifts effortlessly between introspective vulnerability and volcanic intensity. Founder Christopher Borrelli (Eternal Hope Records, Fear the Victor, Split 50, Chains of Aggression) provides the dense rhythmic foundation and emotional vision that drive the project. Drummer Kenny Shillingburg (Hollow Light, Unto Thee) anchors the music with a style that is simultaneously powerful, dynamic, and cinematic. Lead guitarist Rusty Miller (High Desert Queen) expands the band's sonic palette with expressive melodies, psychedelic textures, and soaring lead work. Guitarist and synthesist Blake Carrera (AIWASS) completes the lineup with cosmic ambience, immersive atmospherics, and otherworldly sound design.

In 2026, Stay Dead signed with Ripple Music to release their debut EP album, Beneath the Weight of Worlds, featuring guest appearances from Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Matt Pike (High on Fire, Sleep), Eryka Fir (Coma Hole) and AIWASS. This album will introduce the band's unique blend of emotional depth and overwhelming heaviness to audiences worldwide.

STAY DEAD! "Beneath The Weight Of Worlds"

Out July 24th on Ripple Music (LP/CD/digital) - Pre-order

TRACKLIST:

1. Empty Pages
2. White Noise (feat. Troy Sanders)
3. Electric Mistress (feat. Matt Pike)
4. Chrysalis (feat. Eryka Fir and Aiwass)
5. What Happened To Rock N' Roll
6. Fever Dog (Original cover)

Stay Dead lineup

Ryan Garney – Vocals
Rusty Miller – Lead guitar
Blake Carrera – Guitars & synths
Christopher Borrelli – Bass
Kenny Shillingburg – Drums

Stay Dead links

Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

Ripple Music links

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Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details.

Swedish Stoner Metallers 10,000 YEARS share blistering new single "Alien Tactics"; new album "Esox Lucifer" out August 7th on Ripple Music!

Sweden's stoner metal berserkers 10,000 YEARS unleash their new single "Alien Tactics" on all streaming services today — a blistering second excerpt off their upcoming new album "Esox Lucifer" to be issued on August 7th via Ripple Music!

Stream new single "Alien Tactics" everywhere 

10,000 Years are set to return with their long-awaited new album, once again pummeling the world into oblivion! Delving deep into existential dread and dark lore, Esox Lucifer drifts through deep space with the same sci-fi, horror, and fantasy obsessions that have always fueled the band. Esox Lucifer delivers the riff-centric, melodic stoner metal that 10,000 Years has become known for, all driven by Erik Palm’s guitar wizardry and searing solos, the thunderous anchor of Alvin Risberg’s drums, and Alex Risberg’s fuzzed-out bass and fire-driven howls. The result is the band’s most ambitious work to date — one that will easily win over fans of Torche, High On Fire, The Sword and Kylesa!

About the song "Alien Tactics", vocalist Alex Risberg comments: "This is kind of the centerpiece of the whole album. It encompasses all aspects of our sound and showcases all the various paths the album takes, all boiled down to one song. The lyrics are inspired by one of our favorite TV shows of all time, The X-Files, and they’re a deep dive into various alien conspiracy theories, under the assumption that they’re all true. Fun stuff to write about, for sure, and right up our wheelhouse as anyone who’s followed us for any length of time would know. All in all, this is a real killer track that we’re super proud of and it feels like the essence of 10,000 Years as well as of the new album."

Don't miss their recent video for Two Million Stones!

10,000 YEARS "Esox Lucifer" - Out August 7th on Ripple Music (LP/CD/digital)

Formed in the plague year of 2020, 10,000 Years has wasted no time forging their signature brand of skull-crushing stoner metal. Across three records in as many years — including II, which earned them a nomination for Best Metal at the Swedish Independent Grammys (Manifest) — the band has proven relentless.

Their 2024 release, All Quiet On The Final Frontier, saw the Riff still reigning supreme, but with a newly melodic edge described as "an experience that’s as heavy as it is spiritual" by The Sleeping Shaman and "the psychedelic-stoner embodiment of science fiction" by Ghost Cult Magazine. The album marked their debut on Californian label Ripple Music, introduced powerhouse drummer Alvin Risberg on wax, and locked into perfect symmetry with Erik Palm's guitar wizardry and Alex Risberg's thundering bass and howling vocals. A massive leap forward into new and hugely exciting territory, which will be sealed with their upcoming album Esox Lucifer, coming in the summer of 2026.

10,000 Years lineup

Erik Palm – Guitars
Alex Risberg – Bass/Vocals
Alvin Risberg - Drums

10,000 Years links

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Ripple Music links

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Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details.