Nightbreed – Immortality Through Ashes – Review October 28, 2005 Former A.T.W. frontman, Ray Terry, dispenses with the punk rock of his former project and jumps into the sludge with his new power trio, Nightbreed.
Electric Frankenstein – Burn Bright, Burn Fast – Review October 28, 2005 Part AC/DC, Motörhead, Dead Boys, along with scads of ass on fire “we’re rockin’ out now, ain’t we!” bands from Saxon to Girlschool to Kraut to Riot.
Hognose – ¡El Sombrero! – Review October 28, 2005 Stompy, rompy, bluesy, grimy, greasy, pretty, gritty, hollar-for-a shot, howl-at-the-moon classic bad-ass rock action.
Crowbar – Lifesblood for the Downtrodden – Review October 21, 2005 This is truly Southern stoner rock: Mostly mid-tempo jams with trippy, gruff, echo-heavy vocals, and riffs that breathe and stretch out well.
Corrosion of Conformity – In the Arms of God – Review October 21, 2005 Shaggy shambling, retaining of all those cool COC traits, the doom, the stoner, the sludge, the blues, the creaking Clutch-ness of the band’s best groovy tunes.
Acid King – III – Review October 21, 2005 Pick any song from III and it’d sound just as at home on any previous Acid King release.
Jumbo’s Killcrane – The Slow Decay – Review September 30, 2005 Much like the Southern-sludge-doom-scum-murder-rock of Eyehategod, Seven Foot Spleen, or Buzzoven. Dense, powerful, and fully-formed.
High On Fire – Blessed Black Wings – Review September 30, 2005 Matt Pike, Des Kensel, and ex-Melvin Joe Preston have mixed the best aspects of every era of metal into a boiling broth of riffs, melody, and power.
The Bellrays – The Red, White and Black – Review June 15, 2005 The fuzzed-out guitar blast and rowdy rhythm stomp are in full effect, and Lisa Kekaula’s mighty voice is the rock and roll truth.
Super Heavy Goat Ass – 60,000 Years – Review June 15, 2005 Smooth, righteous “heavy rock.” 60,000 Years locks between classicist hard-edged Southern fare, stoner-hump, and hard rock dynamics.