The opening throes of Schizophrenia’s debut album Recollections Of The Insane are buzzing with screeching feedback and pick-scrapes that resemble revving car engines in the build-up to a drag race. It’s not long before the band have their foot to the floor. We’re off… and we aren’t stopping. 2020’s Voices EP introduced us to Schizophrenia…
Another wave of American metal is swelling out in the distance and with new album Scar Weaver, Once Human are kicking their way to the forefront. The third album from the Los Angeles quintet has been perfected over the last couple of years and the band boast a broader yet more focussed sound. Scar Weaver…
Earthless are the leading modern-day supplier of riffs and super-long jams. Their latest album Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons only goes toward further cementing that status. The space-rockers are back with carefree songs and there are none of those unnecessary vocals to be found. 2018’s Black Future was released to luke-warm reviews. Shorter songs…
Continuing with the 2021 Rock Sins End Of Year Awards installments, our latest round comes from Mr Rob Woodhouse. With excellent wide ranging tastes, Rob’s awards are likely to feature a wide array of bands, so without any further waffling from the RS Editorial Team, take it away Rob! Album of The Year: The Wildhearts…
Fifteen albums in for Ministry, and Uncle Al is still pissed off. Moral Hygiene is another reaction to the comings and goings of the world and, in particular, the good ol’ USA. Al Jourgensen doesn’t beat around the bush, does he? ‘Good Trouble’ includes him repeatedly commentating “The world is a mess” in his hoarse,…
Copenhagen based Terminalist are about to launch their debut album upon the world. The four-piece have managed to combine a real old-school heavy metal vibe with some forward thinking approaches on The Great Acceleration, and it sounds pretty damn good to us. The first thing to get excited about with The Great Acceleration is the…
Credit where it is due, there aren’t many organisations out there who have kept us entertained throughout this miserable pandemic than the Californian Desert Wizard Association. The Wizards pioneered the streaming market with their Couchlock and Rock festival last year, which gathered highlights of the Stoned and Dusted Festival together plus that majestic performance from…
Over a decade from their original hook-up, Yawning Sons are back with another album of progressive desert rock. Recorded in Joshua Tree, Sky Island see’s Sons of Alpha Centauri and Yawning Man’s Gary Arce join forces to create some majestic desert tones. Also joined by the likes of Scott Reeder and Mario Lalli, this is…
Dozer are one of the big dogs of stoner rock. They may not have been hauling generators around the Mojave Desert with Kyuss and co. back in the day (Sweden is not exactly an ideal location for that) but they have become one of the classic bands of the genre over time. Combining the unrelenting…
Well, this is something handy to have sitting in the back of the cupboard ready for a rainy day. Some fifteen years after recording these tracks as a follow up to their debut album, Sonic Flower, who having fallen out with each other (and presumably now made up again) in this time, have a collection…