Downcaste’s Foreboding Sludge is a Sign of the “Pre-Apocalypse” (Early EP Stream)
Stream the debut EP from Chicago-based Downcaste, a trio with a sharp, witty, and no-frills approach to heavy sludge and doom metal.
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Records of the Week With Jon and Ted Week #13
This week, Ted and Jon zero in on obscure stoner metal and an American progressive heavy metal classic.
“Winter King/Devil’s Grip”: High Reeper Joins The Doom Sessions, Higher and Heavier Than E…
Stream a track from High Reeper's side of the upcoming "Doom Sessions Vol. 5" split, pairing them with Hippie Death Cult for riff-packed stoner madness.
Records of the Week With Jon and Ted #3
This week, Ted and Jon take a deep dive into doom's various facets, from MonumentuM's darkwave inflections to Earthride's stoner riffpocalypse.
Editor’s Choice #2: Two Musical Chameleons
Ted and Jon dig into two musical curiosities: Elder and Beyond Dawn, chameleons whose sound adapted to their changing creativity over time.
High Tone Son of a Bitch Casts “Silhouette”s
Stoner metal supergroup casts off the trappings of their home genre.
Year of the Cobra Revels in “Ash and Dust” (full album stream)
Seattle stoner doom duo explore a vastly expanded palette of tones and textures on their sophomore full-length Ash and Dust.
Crushing Denver: Electric Funeral Fest IV is Poised to Pummel This Weekend
The fourth annual Electric Funeral Festival hits Denver Friday and Saturday; headliners Torche and Thou plus dozens of up-and-coming sludge, doom, and stoner acts will play. We got the full low-down and some bonus history from organizer Shaun Goodwin.