Lurk
By Jay Snyder
April 16, 2012
 So much music, so little time; when some good tunes from the past aren’t kicking my ass, there’s a wealth of new great heaviness rolling through the door to keep me busy. It’s a never ending cycle of doing your best to keep up, while trying to grab onto something musically that you’ll take with you the rest of your life. Finland’s Lurk are part of this cycle. Amidst the ringing of favorite tunes past and present they came roaring into ...
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Spancer
By Jay Snyder
February 20th, 2011
 One of the most over looked and unheralded bands playing sludge today has to be German wrecking crew Spancer; one of those bands that operate on their own terms, taking great time and care in the preparation of their cosmic lunacy. They’ve been around since 1999; the band’s dual bass attack grounding them in an earthly sheath of fuzzy, sunburnt distortion. While sludge can be a limiting sound in its design, Spancer has managed to ...
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Groan
By Chris Barnes
February 17, 2012
 I’m not sure how I missed Groan, lo these past two years since their debut CD of glorious THC-tinged Doom Rock The Sleeping Wizard came out. They take me right back to the heady days of UK doom groove, they kind of stuff that Orange Goblin’s Time Travelling Blues and Cathedral’s Carnival Bizarre was made of. They have also recently released a splendid Read More
Orchid
By Jay Snyder
December 29, 2011
 San Francisco’s riff bending quartet Orchid has built up quite a rep via a meager, 2-release discography. You know a band must have something snazzy going on to turn so many heads in such a short period of time, and it’s no secret that Orchid are doing just that. Their sound is a powerful testimonial to the history of rock n’ roll. Sabbath is the name most frequently tossed around (even by yours truly), but to simply label the...
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Serpent Venom
By Jay Snyder
December 2, 2011
 In increasingly complex and confounding times, there’s something to be said about the simplicity of THE RIFF. It’s a statement of the heavy arts that stands the test of time and provides sanctuary in the darkest of days, even when the sanctuary provided is besieged by flocks of ravens and bloodthirsty vampire bats. That’s the kind of opaque, horror-mystique imagery that UK doom gods, Serpent Venom conjure up on their debut long playe...
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Nether Regions
By Chris Barnes
August 16th, 2011
 Current Nether Regions and former Ditchliquor/SubArchnoid Space member Joe Wickstrom should be nominated for Sainthood. Not only does the man rock it on bass and vocals in the monstrously heavy Nether Regions, but he’s the avatar of the burgeoning Pacific Northwest heavy rock community, helping to nurture a seemingly ever-growing scene. W...
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Alunah
By Chris Barnes
August 9th, 2011
 I thoroughly enjoyed Alunah’s first record of UK-bred groovein’ Doom, Call of Avernus. It rocketed me back to a better, vanished time when the Stoner/Doom thing was just gathering a full head of steam across the pond. Good times, when the majority of us were still denizens of a financially solvent globe and the combination of ‘groove’ and ‘...
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SerpentCult
By Chris Barnes
July 19th, 2011
 The way the three current members of SerpentCult see it, their music is part of their collective journey. Nothing stays static in their world and their creative output is a direct reflection of that. Their upcoming release, Raised By Wolves shows a definite need to progress, especially in comparison to their much-heralded 20...
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Across Tundras
By Jay Snyder
July 11th, 2011
 Rolling across the country in a church van, Tennessee titans Across Tundras are out to spread the ol’ tyme gospel. Lead by guitarist/vocalist Tanner Olson with rhythmic support provided by the Butler/Ward crunch of Matt Shively, and Dan Catron, respectively, the band have just released their new record Sage, which is their debut album f...
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L'Impero Delle Ombre
By Chris Barnes
July 3rd, 2011
 Here at Hellride we are an odd group of musical archeologsists and anthropologists, always prattling about digging beneath the surface with our rusted trowels and dust brooms. It’s what lurks underground that excites us, the possibility of uncovering some rare gem to bring to the surface for the similarly-minded to have a good look at. One of wellsprings of good luck we’ve found,are the bands that identifiy with the “Dark Italian Sound” – which ...
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