Stoner Rock

Suncraft – Welcome to the Coven Review

By Spicie Forrest on November 27, 2025 in Reviews, Black Metal, Stoner Rock, 52 comments

“I first became acquainted with stoner rock while attending college and skiing in Salt Lake City. Whether carving the corduroy or taking face shots of bottomless pow, the raucous groove of the style made for a great soundtrack. I’ve largely moved on to heavier and less accessible pastures, but once in a while, something brings me back. This time, it was Suncraft, a five-piece formed in Oslo, Norway in 2017; I couldn’t let a genre tag like “stoner/black/pop” pass by unyoinked. We missed their 2021 debut, Flat Earth Rider, but I’m here to give their sophomore effort, Welcome to the Coven, the proper AMG treatment.” Turkey in the oven, surrounded by the coven.

Howling Giant – Crucible & Ruin Review

By Dear Hollow on November 5, 2025 in Reviews, Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, 38 comments

“Howling Giant occupies such an odd place within its scene. The Nashville collective is stoner metal and psych rock to the core in an energetic way that recalls the down-and-dirty acts like High on Fire or Mastodon, but layers of melody and creative chord usage feel progressive a la Intronaut or Baroness and the triple vocal harmonies are catchy yet evasive, not unlike Torche or Helmet. They also don’t take things too seriously, with a solid sense of humor and a relatable relationship with fans to bring their formidable technical skill to earth.” Howls from the south.

Stuck in the Filter: August 2025’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on October 27, 2025 in Reviews, Stuck in the Filter, Black Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Power Metal, Sludge, Sludge Metal, Speed Metal, Stoner Rock, Technical Death Metal, 60 comments

August is but a warm, sunny memory and All Hallows Eve is upon us. Good thing we finally de-gunkified those August Filters to avoid tricks.

Regina – Liminal Space Review

By ClarkKent on September 12, 2025 in Reviews, Alt-Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Rock, 36 comments

“At the end of each year, Angry Metal Guy likes to boast of the diverse coalition of readers who flock to these halls from all over the world, including the lone visitor from Vatican City. Just as important as the diverse readership is the diversity in the bands we review. So when Dolphin Whisperer excitedly brought to our attention a promo that would, if reviewed, be our first Uruguayan metal tag, I decided to take up the mantle as explorer to this uncharted frontier. Liminal Space is the debut album from Uruguayan alt-metal act Regina.” Strange nu/new worlds.

Witchcraft – Idag Review

By Mystikus Hugebeard on May 23, 2025 in Reviews, Black Metal, Occult Rock, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, 37 comments

“Once, Witchcraft were a prominent figure in the analog rock/metal scene, mentioned alongside acts like Orchid, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, and The Sword. They treated us to some right bangers like 2005’s Firewood and 2012’s Legend, and I was eagerly anticipating whatever might come after 2016’s Nucleus. What eventually followed was the acoustic and intensely somber Black Metal, which struck me as less of a Witchcraft album and more as a hyper-personal form of artistic expression by multi-instrumentalist frontman Magnus Pelander, something meant for him and him alone. It’s an honest and compelling artistic work, but it can be difficult to recall amidst the context of Witchcraft’s proggy occult doom/rock discography. Now, with two fresh band members, Witchcraft have reincorporated the lo-fi buzz n’ fuzz.” Which Witch?

Weed Demon – The Doom Scroll Review

By ClarkKent on February 25, 2025 in Reviews, Sludge, Sludge Metal, Stoner Rock, 16 comments

“With the recent slate of studies linking alcohol to cancer, Weed Demon is here to remind you there are other mind-altering drugs at your disposal. Their latest dispensary of choice is The Doom Scroll, the third full-length LP by these Ohioans. While weed-infused band names are a dime bag a dozen in the stoner metal scene, you might be surprised to learn these guys have been at it for a decade. Like the drugs that inspire the music, stoner metal is meant to help you relax, maybe bob your head a little, and occasionally pull off the perfect Keanu “Whoa!” Weed is the mind chiller.

Warlung – The Poison Touch Review

By Steel Druhm on February 15, 2025 in Reviews, Occult Rock, Stoner Rock, 28 comments

“What better way to bounce back from a week of depressive, melancholic doom than to marinate oneself in a hard-rocking retro stoner/occult release by an act totally unknown to me? Texas-based Warlung boast a spectacular name and though The Poison Touch is their 5th album, they’ve managed to evade my metal detector until now. Their sound is a mix of 70s rock, stoner doom, and occult metal with flashes of NWoBHM-inspired rowdiness sprinkled throughout.” Iron lungs.

Khirki – Κυκεώνας [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

By Kenstrosity on January 3, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2024, Epic Metal, Folk Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Metal, Stoner Rock, 41 comments

“In 2021, Greek hard rock trio Khirki single-handedly reignited a fire inside a genre I, for a long time, felt had decomposed six feet under the soil. It just felt like every hard rock act regurgitated the same albums over and over throughout the mid-aughts, with little to no variation or innovation to speak of since. Yet, Κτηνωδία absorbed all of the latent creativity nobody on Earth seemed to exploit and shoehorned every drop into a massive triumph of a debut. Three years later, on comes Κυκεώνας.” Rock in a Greek place.

Blue Heron – Everything Fades Review

By Carcharodon on September 27, 2024 in Reviews, Blues, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, 23 comments

“Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Blue Heron dropped their debut record, Ephemeral, in 2022. I remember briefly listening to it at the time, but it didn’t leave much of an impression. Dipping in again now, I think that was very much a Me Problem because Ephemeral was a solid slab of desert stoner rock, tinged with both blues and grunge. And I slept on it. Now back with their sophomore record, Everything Fades, whatever sort of journey Blue Heron wants to take me on, it’s one I’m determined not to sleep on!” Jacked up on Monster and ready to review some metal!

Delving – All Paths Diverge Review

By El Cuervo on September 4, 2024 in Reviews, Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Rock, 17 comments

“I admire artists who change. Considering the trend away from doom metal and towards psychedelic rock across the Elder discography, it should come as no surprise that the new project by frontman Nick DiSalvo focuses entirely on the latter. Diving into layers of synthesizers and guitar haze, All Paths Diverge blazes a new trail into psychedelic music that was only hinted at by Elder previously. Though the remainder of this review will describe their music, the Delving artwork is perfect; it fuses a warm embrace with something fantastic and foreign. Does the album match?” Rise of Delvder.