My World of Music – est. 2013
Rock heavyweights Clutch have with 'Sunrise at Slaughter Beach ' a new album in the starting blocks. One thing right away; with 33 minutes playing time, the new record is not overly long as far as playing time is concerned. With pleasure a 10th song could have found a place on the setlist, but well.... Continue Reading →
Regenerator' is the fifth album of the Rochester, New York based King Buffalo. At the same time, the album closes the pandemic trilogy which started in May 2021 with 'The Burden of Relentlessness'. 'Acheron' followed a few months later, while there are another seven songs that complete this cycle. 'Regenerator' starts with the title track,... Continue Reading →
It was a year ago that Stöner premiered with ‘Stoner’s Rule’. In 2022 the band follow up what they started with the debut. ‘totally…’ is the title of the sophomore album from a band that is the brainchild of two well-known guys. Two of the Kyuss founding members, Brant Bjork and Nick Oliveri, are the... Continue Reading →
If you only look at the tracklist of 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' you might think that this is an EP. Three songs are not a long list. However, if you discover that this is an Earthless release, the thought of an EP disappears and indeed, 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' is a... Continue Reading →
If you take a piece of Crowbar, a bit of Corrosion Of Conformity and a touch of Kyuss, then you inevitably end up with Sunczar. The mentioned bands are certainly not unknown to the quartet from Germany and influences are definitely recognizable. After a foundation in 2019, the guys had with 'The Unveiling' a first... Continue Reading →
It's only been a few months that King Buffalo released 'The Burden of Relentlessness'. This album was the beginning of a three album cycle that now continues with 'Acheron'. The idea for this album series came at the beginning of the pandemic and in a way documents the mental effects of it. While at the... Continue Reading →
'Two of Swords' is the second album of Bentress from sunny Sardinia. In an environment that is familiar to many from vacations, Bentrees have dedicated themselves to roaring stoner rock, which can also come up with some 70s rock elements. There is also a slightly psychedelic vibe which makes 'Two of Swords' an interesting album.... Continue Reading →
Atolah, hailing from Australia, formed in 2007 and released two EPs between 2009 and 2012. In April 2013 the trio things slowed down dramatically, and the band went on a hiatus that lasted until this year. Atolah regrouped and reissues the mentioned two EPs under the banner of ‘Post, Cross and Yoke’. For the first... Continue Reading →
The shortest tracklist of the upcoming 2022 year is probably the one from the upcoming Eartless album. The band announced ‚Night Parade of One Hundred Demons‘, an album that consists out of two songs. There will be the 41-minute title track and the 20-minute ‘Death to the Red Sun’, and that is it. Release date... Continue Reading →
Green Lung, that isn’t a new NGO for environment and sustainability. Green Lung, that is a band, hailing from London, England. Founded in 2017 the quintet unleashed their debut ‚Woodland Rites‘ in 2019. The album brought the band to the attention of legendary Svart Records and after having inked a deal, the sophomore record is... Continue Reading →
The Cold Stars is a duo, hailing from Indiana, US. The guys announced their new album ‘Heavy Shoes’ which will be in the record stores on August 13th. The record will come via Mascot Records and features blues-laden songs like the great ‘Prosecution Blues’. The album title already indicates that ‘Heavy Shoes’ isn’t a light-hearted... Continue Reading →
In case you always wanted to know how stoner rock from Malta sounds like, not too bad I can tell you. A Broken Design is a band hailing from Malta and announced the reissue of their ‘Another Day in Hell’ album through Argonauta Records. Here is the title track: https://youtu.be/rVozcbuRCmQ
US rockers King Buffalo decided to go for a quite ambitious undertaking in 2021. The plan is to release three longplayers in one year and the fact that we are already in May makes it necessary to welcome the first out of three. ‘The Burden of Relentlessness’ is the start to this three-leg journey and... Continue Reading →
Portland, Oregon is the homebase of stoner rock outfit Red Fang. The quartet premiered in 2005 and it took a while to get the debut album out on the market. The self/titled first longplayer arrived at the record storers in 2009 and three more records followed. Five years after ‘Only Ghosts’ entered the Billboard Charts,... Continue Reading →
Earthless fans know about it, some others might have heard about it and now it's manifested by a live alive album. The trio performed a live in the desert in October 2020, being the starting act for 'Live in the Mojave Desert' series that included five bands in four days. Earthless started it off and... Continue Reading →
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