Ol' Time Moonshine - Now I Bleed (Album Review)

Release Date: June 12th 2026. Record Label: Black Throne Productions. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Now I Bleed - Tracklisting

1.Poison 03:50

2.Royal Queen 04:06

3.Possession 03:58

4.Witches 04:21

5.Creeping Bad 03:19

6.She Moves 03:58

7.Dancing On Your Grave 04:12

8.Take Me Home 03:18

Members

 

Guitar/Vocals - Bill Kole

Drums - Adam Saitti

Bass - Jesse Mackowycz

Guitar - Chris Coleiro

Review

Now I Bleed is the latest album from Doom/Stoner Metallers Ol’ Time Moonshine and it’s another bombastic style of Southern Metal, Psych and Swampedelic Grooves which has a classic hard rock sound filling up the sludgy landscapes that the band apply to the overall mix of the whole record. Taking creative cues from the NOLA scene with some detours into the modern Post-Doom and Post-Stoner genres with a thrilling Progressive attitude being heard very early on within the album.

The record is quite direct and superbly compact with Ol’ Time Moonshine using the compact run time held within all of the tracks to great effect where they apply a MAXIMUM LEVEL of grounded heaviness into their music with muscular grooves and vocals holding everything together. Ol’ Time Moonshine add heavy amounts of Space Rock surroundings into their music which allows them to form tighter sounds of classic Heavy Metal and Hard Rock attitude especially on tracks such as Poision, Royal QUeen, Witches, Creeping Bad and Dancing On Your Grave.

Now I Bleed is perhaps the band’s most aggressive and doomed out record to date which sees them create some wicked OCCULT METAL imagery along the way. The vocals mostly from Bill Kole are quite determined with plenty of heavy screams, gruff exterior and outlandish clean sounds emitting from the speakers. With a fast-paced and intense melody being played by everyone, the record never feels rushed with Ol’ Time Moonshine adapting their music to the whole gloomy and thrilling mood that resonates within every track.

There is a great sense of nostalgia with Ol’ Time Moonshine paying homage to their musical heroes and perhaps borrowing certain musical solos but they do this with the utmost love and care. However, they still add their own spin into the mix especially with the lyrics which means Now I Bleed feels like the perfect record for the HALLOWEEN season and not the summer month’s it’s being released upon. 

Ol’ Time Moonshine is the type of band that plays Doom/Stoner Metal that comes straight from the heart and they always remain true to themselves and their creative beliefs. This allows Now I Bleed to be a record that’s superbly honest but one that’s brilliantly grounded with some sublime instrumental solos developing along the way. If you want a riff-fuelled Doom/Stoner Metal musical adventure that has a few GLOOMY surprises along the way then look no further as this album is the real deal.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Now I Bleed is available to buy now on Digital Download / Vinyl via Black Throne Productions.

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US Doom Blues unit SHADOW OF JUPITER shares hypnotic title track off upcoming new album "Bones", out July 10th on Ripple Music

Midwest-based doom blues rockers SHADOW OF JUPITER present the hypnotic "Bones" video and single — the stirring title track off their upcoming sophomore full-length, to be released on July 10th through Ripple Music.

Watch new video "Bones" at this location + listen to the single on all streaming services

With punishing riffs and a fiery energy that leave you staggered yet always drawn back for more, Bones weaves together the depth of doom metal, lumbering heavy blues grooves, a searing touch of psychedelia and Middle Eastern magic into a journey that’s as immersive as it is brutal.

Crowning this towering cathedral of trippy, slow-burning doom, and already a trademark of the SOJ sound, vocalist John Piotrowski delivers a soulful performance that ties the whole album story together. From the frantic fury of “Whatever God You Fear” to the Molotov energy of “Riot Dogs,” his voice gives Shadow of Jupiter its signature sound, one that is unmistakable on every song. Guitarist Colin Peterson channels the expansive power of late ‘60s and early ‘70s songwriting, filtered through an aggression born from today’s chaotic social and political climate; bassist Scott Brakebill lurks in the dark underbelly, expanding and commanding the entire framework; drummer Adam Kazragys drives the band like a bus speeding downhill with no brakes, barely keeping the wheels on the road as each song rips ahead. An album that will enthrall fans of everything from Trouble to Corrosion of Conformity and Wo Fat!

SHADOW OF JUPITER "Bones" - Out July 10th on Ripple Music (LP/CD/digital) - Pre-order

Shadow of Jupiter is a Chicago/NW Indiana-based outfit whose roots run deep in the heavy underground. From proto-doom to the heavy, stoner sounds of the 70’s, their unique combination of soulful vocals complements their heavy, riff-driven scores. Author of Sonic Seducer and heavy underground music critic Sunil Singh dubbed their music “Fury Blues”, perfectly acknowledging their blend of Robin Trower’s tasty tones mated with the bleak melancholy of Sabbath and the anger of Corrosion of Conformity.

Their 2023 self-released album, Porta Coeli, placed at #20 on the monthly Doom Charts and #19 on Desert Psychlist’s Best of 2023. These accolades propelled Shadow of Jupiter into the sonic jetstream with incredible shows as the supporting act for many highly acclaimed national and international heavy underground bands touring through Chicago. Shadow of Jupiter also performed at Ripplefest Texas, Rhune Mountain Festival, Grand Rapids Doomfest and HUFR Fest.

Shadow of Jupiter is

John Piotrowski — Vocals
Colin Peterson — Guitars
Scott Brakebill — Bass
Adam Kazragys — Drums

Shadow of Jupiter links

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Ripple Music links

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Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details.

Mama Doom Reveal Full Details Of New Album "Eminent Womb"; New Single And Video "Woven Linen" Out Now

New York's Coven Core visionaries Mama Doom are proud to unveil the full details of the band's highly anticipated new album, "Eminent Womb", set for release on September 26, 2026 on CD, digital, and deluxe colored vinyl limited to 300 copies in Ultra Clear with White Smoke, via Argonauta Records.

Following the recent release of the first single "Morning Son", Mama Doom have now unleashed the album's latest offering, "Woven Linen", accompanied by a striking new professional music video that has already been generating enthusiastic reactions from fans and media alike.

Watch the "Woven Linen" video:

Preorder "Eminent Womb": https://tinyurl.com/mamadoom

Known for their unique blend of ethereal darkness, gothic pop sensibilities, psychedelic textures and cinematic storytelling, Mama Doom continue to push the boundaries of heavy music through their self-defined Coven Core aesthetic. With "Eminent Womb", the Hudson Valley trio delivers their most ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date.

The band comments:

"Eminent Womb is finally ready to meet the world. The recording process was an incredible experience, full of creativity, energy, and a few well-timed practical jokes on Chuck. Our first single, 'Morning Son,' sets the tone for a record that explores love, pain, and, above all, the enduring strength of the mother. We can't wait for you to hear it."

The recently released "Woven Linen" video further showcases the band's acclaimed visual identity and commitment to bold artistic expression.

On the concept behind the video, Mama Doom explain:

"'Woven Linen' confronts the weight of religious oppression and reclaims where true power resides, with the Mother, the source of all life. Bringing this vision to life was a collaborative effort and we were proud to welcome four incredible women into the Gratuitous Productions family. Grave Dave created an amazing set with white witchy masks, a skeletal Saint Barbara, and Homer the stuffed goat, while Anne painstakingly stitched together a blood-soaked visual homage inspired by Suspiria."

Tracklisting

Morning Son
Woven Linen
Anesthetic
Night of Day
Blue
Mother's Mercy
Picked Clean
Nightshade
Home is in the Ground

Formed in New York's Hudson Valley, Mama Doom have earned a reputation as one of the most distinctive acts in today's underground scene. Their award-winning and often controversial videos, combined with a fearless artistic vision and powerful songwriting, have established the trio as a truly singular presence within the heavy music landscape.

"Eminent Womb" will be released worldwide on September 26, 2026 via Argonauta Records on CD, digital and deluxe colored vinyl limited to 300 copies in Ultra Clear with White Smoke.

Lineup

Heather D. Lolli – vocals, keyboards
Chuckie Rumbles – bass
Anne Terror – drums

For fans of dark ritualistic atmospheres, gothic psychedelia, cinematic storytelling and uncompromising artistic expression, "Eminent Womb" promises to be one of the year's most captivating releases.

Links   

https://www.facebook.com/MamaDoommusic
https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the details.

PAMPS! Les Pamplemousses Ethyliques - Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants (Album Review)

Release Date: June 19th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl

PAMPS! Les Pamplemousses Ethyliques - Tracklisting

O Simon Diaz (Ianovitch)

Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants

Octave ou Attention a la Mousse

Savage Biouti

Joachim ou Prends l'apparence du Duc

Members

 

Camille "Guitar Magic" Bouvard (Guitar)

François "Dr. Mad Francwe" Parmentier (Bass)

Alexis "Jean-Pierre Baguette" Caillet (Drums)

Review

Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants is the third full length album from Psych Stoner Rockers PAMPS! Les Pamplemousses Ethyliques (PLPE) and this is my first exposure to the band. The band play a long drawn out and cinematic style of Stoner Rock that blends Psych, Space Rock, Desert Rock and Prog Rock with other influences ranging from Middle Eastern grooves and full on film soundtrack dynamics appearing on this record alone.

The record is quite epic in scope that runs for over an hour spread across five tracks which all have their own unique flavour and style of Stoner Rock. The record is very overblown, melodramatic and quite long but however this all works to the band’s great advantage. As they create some groundbreaking instrumental passages that are just jaw-dropping to listen to. There’s a fine amount of Post-Rock based melodies before PLPE aims for a heavier, disjointed and fractured sound that’s quite deafening at times. 

Imagine a more spaced out and jazzed up version of EARTHLESS and MONKEY3 then that’s what you’ll experience with PLPE. All of the musicians are absolute geniuses with the amount of different music they conjure up within the outstanding opening track O Simon Diaz (Ianovitch) which demonstrates what to expect for this mammoth album. 

This is mostly an instrumental rock album with some vocals and soundbytes being added along the way but for the majority PLPE are happy to let their music do the talking. They also have an unhealthy obsession using feedback loops, trippy sound effects and distorted amplifier movements within their music which gives a highly unorthodox Doom Rock sound creeping out from the speakers. 

Sometimes the music also feels completely out of control which happens within regular stages of the record as PLPE explore that Jazz Rock and Experimental sound to generate new areas of Heavy Psychedelic and Sonic tapestries to explore, dismantle and re-create in their own great creative image. The album does feel like one extended album broken down into individual chapters which allows a different musical and creative perspective to take the limelight on tracks such as Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants, Octave ou Attention a la Mousse and Joachim ou Prends l'apparence du Duc. 

The levels of FUZZ is expertly timed with PLPE adding a cautious modern day sound which can be quite romantic within some of the closing seconds of individual tracks. This has been a hard album to review as Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants conveys many different moods that’s quite hard to describe especially within the realm of Instrumental Rock music. Though, I can’t state how brilliantly breathtaking and emotionally engaging the whole record is. The sheer vision that the band have applied to this record is nothing short of amazing within the intricate sounds that’s played throughout the album. 

Le Monde Des Tracteurs Geants is one of the most warm hearted and most emotionally engaging records I’ve heard in quite some time. There’s not one sign of malice as PAMPS! Les Pamplemousses Ethyliques make everyone feel welcome to join with their massive sounding record. 

Awesome. End Of.

Words by Steve Howe

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Son Of Boar - The Hunt (Single Review)

Release Date: June 16th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

The Hunt - Tracklisting

The Hunt

Members

 

Luke Oliver - Vocals

Gaz Bates - Bass

Adam Waddell - Guitar

Lyndon Birchall - Guitar

Luke Doran - Drums

Review

Stoner Metallers Son Of Boar have gone all mythical and progressive with their latest track The Hunt and have even included some of their famous friends to add their voices to this gloomy tale. You have the likes of Marty Harvey (Slomatics), Dan Flitcroft (Sergeant Thunderhoof), Kris Mclaughlin (Godthrymm, Green Sabre), Katie Gilchrest (Dark Crone, High Priestess) allowing The Hunt to perhaps to deliver a Doom Rock sound with elements of Folk and Fantasy themes holding everything together.

Son Of Boar have moved firmly into the Doom Metal arena with this track compared to their previous releases and it’s a sound that suits them down to the ground. The music is aggressive with sludgy guitars allowing the band to incorporate a classic Electric Wizard and CONAN based atmosphere with dense fog made up of Drone, Doom and Stoner Metal passages for a song that’s quite low-key but delivers the heavy grooves when it really matters.

The Hunt is a retelling of the infamous Bradford Boar tale but this song still remains grounded with Son Of Boar delivering one of their best songs to date. If this is the new musical direction that Son Of Boar are heading into for future releases then we’re in for an exciting ride as The Hunt is sublime. The track could have done with a couple more minutes to crank up the atmosphere that little bit more but apart from that minor compliant, Sons Of Boar have delivered on all fronts. 

Excellent stuff!!!

 

Words by Steve Howe

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Ganar Fvzz - Funeral Wounds (EP Review)

Release Date: June 14th 2026. Record Label: Skullism Records. Formats: DD

Funeral Wounds - Tracklisting

1.BURN THE BADGE 05:08

2.CULT SHIT 03:13

3.UNDER THE CURSE (Ft. Bagus Arya) 04:39

4.WE GONNA DIE 02:02

5.FUNERAL WOUNDS 07:35

Review

Funeral Wounds is the debut release from Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metallers Ganar Fvzz who take influence from the likes of Church Of Misery, Electric Wizard, BONGZILLA and WEEDEATER with a fast-paced violent FUZZ METAL energy being present throughout. This isn’t the most original music you’ll hear but if you’re a dedicated follower or practitioner of the LOW & SLOW and DISTORTED AMPLIFIER movement then you’ll find much to enjoy here.

There are some epic sludgy grooves that edges Ganar Fvzz to the likes of High On Fire in places which you can hear on the superb opening tracks of Burn The Badge and Cult Shit. The EP is quite forthright with the song titles and Doom Metal imagery that appears within the lyrics which is made even more threatening by the excellent lead vocals.

The vocals are quite harsh but very easy to understand. The seedy Sludge/Stoner Metal landscape soon goes fully into WEEDIAN territory where the music becomes heavier, aggressive and faster which allows everything to flow with a more dominant DOOM & GLOOM energy on the later stages of the record.

Funeral Wounds is quite a nasty record but it’s one with the usual Stoner Metal charm where the music is quite direct with a sludgy and fuzzed up metal attitude allowing the band to generate some epic riffs that fill the atmosphere with pure OCCULT based tension. The LOW & SLOW approach wins the day though especially on tracks Under The Curse, We Gonna Die and the sublime title track which allows the EP to end on a quite dramatic and droned out finish.

Funeral Wounds is a solid and highly satisfactory EP from the Indonesian Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal scene and I’m hoping to hear more great records from that part of the world especially if they’re musically and technically impressive as Ganar Fvzz.

 

Words by Steve Howe

Links 

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GREENLEAF announce North American Fall Tour 2026

More than twenty-five years since their inception, Scandinavian heavy rock legends GREENLEAF will be coming to North America for their first-ever live shows in the USA and Canada. This exciting road trip will be kicked off with a headline show at the inaugural Magnetic Eye Records label showcase at this year's Ripplefest Texas. This will be followed by nearly two weeks across the continent with the support of their label mates HOWLING GIANT and HIGH DESERT QUEEN. The Nordic foursome are ready to give longtime fans their own take on desert grooves and stoner riffs, and everything they've been waiting for from this legendary live outfit.

GREENLEAF comment: "It's been a long time but finally the wait is over", guitarist and band founder Tommi Holappa declares. "We are beyond excited to go on tour in the very country that gave us our childhood heroes: Snake Plissken, John Rambo, Paul Kersey, Major Alan Schaefer, and many more. Come out and join us on our first ever tour in the USA and Canada!"

GREENLEAF will be touring North America in support of the latest album "The Head & The Habit", which hit stores first on June 21, 2024.

GREENLEAF North American Fall Tour 2026:

20 SEP 2026 Austin, TX (US) Ripplefest Texas
21 SEP 2026 Houston, TX (US) The End
22 SEP 2026 New Orleans, LA (US) Broadside
23 SEP 2026 Atlanta, GA (US) The Earl
24 SEP 2026 Asheville, NC (US) Eulogy
25 SEP 2026 Lexington, KY (US) Al's Bar
26 SEP 2026 Chicago, IL (US) Reggies
27 SEP 2026 Milwaukee, WI (US) X-Ray Arcade
29 SEP 2026 Detroit, MI (US) Sanctuary
30 SEP 2026 Toronto, ON (CA) Monarch Tavern
01 OCT 2026 Montreal, QC (CA) Piranha Bar
02 OCT 2026 Braintree, MA (US) Widowmaker Brewing
03 OCT 2026 Brooklyn, NY (US) The Meadows

With their ninth full-length "The Head & The Habit", Swedish heavy rockers GREENLEAF have reached the pinnacle of a long evolution. The musical handwriting and well-honed mastery of guitarist Tommi Holappa, who has been a pioneer and pillar of the European stoner rock scene for more than 25 years, shines clearly through. This is perfectly complemented by the soulfulness, intuitive sense of melody, and depth of character that the vocals of classically-trained singer Arvid Hällagård bring to the sound of GREENLEAF.

Apart from world-class vocal lines and massive riffs with electric fuzz-power, GREENLEAF have put extra thought into the themes of "The Head & The Habit", which lift its lyrics far above much of the often cliché-ridden genre. As the album title implies, the new songs resemble symbolic short stories that revolve around emotional struggles and even mental illness. Written by the vocalist, the lyrics reflect real life experience as Hällagård works with people who suffer from problems with drug abuse and psychological health.

Heavy rock afficionados GREENLEAF were initially formed as an informal project by friends that were already playing in other bands including such notable names as DOZER, LOWRIDER, and DEMON CLEANER. The Swedes simply wanted an outlet for their mutual love of '70s-era hard rock and proto-metal while being free from the expectations and pressures of their main bands.

Despite intentions to keep GREENLEAF purely for pleasure, the undiluted joy of creating catchy songs led to everyone demanding for that material to be recorded. This eventually resulted in the release of a self-titled debut EP in 2000, which was quickly followed by first full-length "Revolution Rock" only a year later.

With guitarist and founder Tommi Holappa firmly at the helm, the sound of GREENLEAF remained remarkably consistent throughout the years and releases that followed, even through a variety of personnel changes.

Inspired by growing popularity and the success of "Secret Alphabets" (2003) and "Agents of Ahriman" (2007), they began to shift gears in 2010, moving from "the side project that refused to die" toward something closer to a band with the release of fourth album, 2012's "Nest of Vipers".

Having turned from an on and off fling to a full-time love affair, the years of rotating line-ups ended and GREENLEAF's newfound focus and stability was crowned by their fifth album "Trails & Passes" (2014), which featured new permanent vocalist Arvid Hällagård. This milestone also marked the beginning of a new phase of the band.

Their next two full-lengths, 2016's "Rise Above the Meadow" and 2018's "Hear the Rivers", won the band prime performing slots on European festival stages, while "Echoes from a Mass" (2021) reached the global streaming and European album charts – reflecting the quartet's ever-growing popularity.

Weaving together psychedelia, hard rock, and metallic blues in a warm, serpentine mélange that leaves behind none of the punishing immediacy of their earlier recordings, today's GREENLEAF merge road-tested tightness, swirling guitar-driven soundscapes, and captivating blues-laden vocals into one of the most reliably mesmerizing acts pushing the sonic horizons of desert rock to new frontiers.

With "The Head & The Habit", GREENLEAF combine an awareness of past triumphs with mature craftsmanship, showcasing their confidence in how to rock stronger, harder, and more to the point than ever before. The Swedes melt thunderous riff-magic, enrapturing and soul-heavy vocals, frenetic rhythms and driving attacks into a ear-catching, sparkling alloy of hard rocking anthems!

Line-up

Arvid Hällagård – vocals
Tommi Holappa – guitars
Sebastian Olsson – drums
Hans Fröhlich – bass

Links

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