Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
At the moment Cold Coda recording their first album called "Godlike".
Genre: Rock/Pop
The Beat
By Monica Ortwein, Associate Editor
40 Oz. of Genius
What’s better than actually being a redneck? Acting like one. Just ask Naskar Nazarene, before they beat your ass.
They’re lean, mean, whiskey chugging machines, and no, they’re not your stepdads. We’re actually talking about the three men of Naskar Nazarene,...
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Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Bands like Pentagram, Electric Wizard, Kyuss and Monster Magnet have been faithful deciples in keeping the old doom and gloom flavoured metal alive and kicking. It is time to really boost the flame of good old beelzebub and the grand masters Black Sabbath again. Sahg is due to take it’s turn.
The four-piece was founded in early 2004...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
Formed in Wales in 1991, Acrimony included vocalist Dorian Walters, guitarists Stuart O'Hara and Lee Davies, bassist Paul 'Mead' Bidmead, and drummer Darren Ivey. Exponents of typical mid-'90s stoner rock, they combined Black Sabbath's heavy metal riffery, Hawkwind's space rock excursions, and Blue Cheer's fuzzed-out psychedelic feedback with... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Church of Misery holds the distinction of being one of the first doom metal bands to emerge from Japan. Formed during the late ‘90s and influenced by the usual suspects (Black Sabbath, Kyuss, St. Vitus, etc.), Church of Misery was originally comprised of members Yoshiakki Negishi (vocals), Tomohiro Nishimura (guitar), Tatsu Mikami (bass), and... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
During his time in the seminal hardcore band the Misfits, vocalist Glenn Danzig displayed a fascination with outlandish, graphic, often gory imagery; in forming the more heavy metal-oriented band Samhain, Danzig's lyrics delved into typical metal subject matter, but took the concept of darkness to an extreme. After the demise of Samhain, Danzig... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Southern California's Fu Manchu began crafting heavy, psychedelic tinged rock in 1990 with their debut single "Kept Between Trees." Throughout the early '90s the group honed their sound on similarly intense singles, and released their debut album No One Rides For Free in 1994 on Bong Load Records. Daredevil, also on Bong Load, followed in 1995.... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano formed Nebula in 1997 after breaking away from desert rock pioneers Fu Manchu, eventually recruiting bassist Mark Abshire. This power trio specializes in feedback-drenched heavy rock, incorporating liberal doses of Black Sabbath riffery, psychedelia, and space rock. The band released a number of EPs... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
QOTSA SWEEPSTAKES! ENTER TO WIN!
Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
QOTSA SWEEPSTAKES! ENTER TO WIN!
Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Slo Burn proved to be a quick pit stop in vocalist John Garcia's transition from desert metal gods Kyuss to stoned groovers Unida. Also featuring Chris Hale on guitar, Damon Garrison on bass, and Brady Houghton on drums, Slo Burn broke up after issuing a single EP, 1997's Amusing the Amazing. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Formed in 1992 in Toronto, Canada, by Detroit expatriate Ken Bluke, Sons of Otis have pounded out some of the lowest, slowest space rock on record. The band originally consisted of just Bluke and was called Otis (after a character in the film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer). Otis self-released a debut EP, Paid to Suffer, under that one-word... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Guitarist Michael Amott is best known for his groove-heavy work in the death metal arena (late-period Carcass, Arch Enemy), but the Spiritual Beggars provided an outlet for his retro hard rock impulses, and in the process became one of the stoner metal movement's best-kept secrets. Amott formed the Beggars in Halmstad, Sweden, and employed a... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
VAST is one man and one man only, Jon Crosby. Crosby grew up in Humboldt County, California, and at the age of 13, was profiled as a promising guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine. He was nearly signed to the guitar-based label Shrapnel, but decided to turn it down to hone his songwriting chops. Crosby soon left high school to do home study, and... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s
Whores of Babylon Was formed in 1992. By 1994 they had released the album `Metropolis` on Candlelight records. Portishead did a remix of the song `Fall of Agade` from that album for a now rare 1993 Whores of Babylon Remix EP 12” vinyl
In 1996 the Whores released the `Kumari` mini album on the Portuguese `Skyfall` records label
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Winters formed on the 5th May 2005 in London Toon and are best described as "Funeral music with a hint of Ace Frehley at half speed". Signed to Lee Dorrians(Cathedral) Rise Above Records in 2006. We love Kiss, The Kinks, The Creation, Witchfinder General, The Young Gods, Godflesh, Pale Saints, Low, Elliot Smith and Magic Dirt and you should... [+] Read More