Black Angels - Phosphene Dream (2010)

Hailing from Austin Texas, the Black Angels' newest, and yet to be officially released, album Phospene Dream is quite a bit different than previous albums Passover (2006) and Directions To See A Ghost (2008). Their main influences being late '60s garage rock bands such as the Velvet Underground, the band possesses a dark bluesy psychedelic garage rock sound. Although, on this release, gone is the dark bluesy atmosphere and a much more psychedelic approach is taken. A highly addictive listen!

Stephanie Bailey — drums, percussion, bass

Christian Bland — guitar, bass, drums

Kyle Hunt — keyboards, percussion, bass, and guitar

Alex Maas — vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards,

Nate Ryan — bass, guitar, occasional drums

myspace.com/theblackangels

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Kylesa - Static Tensions (2009)

Posting this great album in anticipation of their upcoming 2010 album release Spiral Shadow.

Amongst a smoke-filled haze with unpredictable sludge riffing and dual drummers pounding out chaotic rhythms, Kylesa, possess hypnotic powers that leaves the listener in aural ecstasy.  Be prepared to be hypnotized...

Phillip Cope - Guitar, Vocals

Laura Pleasants - Guitar, Vocals

Carl McGinley - Drums, Noises

Eric Hernandez - Drums

Corey Barhorst - Bass

myspace.com/kylesa 

http://www.kylesa.com/

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Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise (2010)

Their second for Tee Pee, Quest For Fire return with more heavy psych. Coming from Toronto, Canada, these garage rockers turned heavy psych rockers bring a fresh sound to the "stoner rock" underground. With beautiful string and acoustic arrangements peppered into a mix of garage rock, psychedelia, shoegaze, and thundering riffs, Quest For Fire have created their own unique sound. 

Go, on...give it a try...

Andrew Moszynski (guitar)
Chad Ross (guitar, vocals)
Mike Maxymuik (drums)
and Josh Bauman (bass)

myspace.com/questforfire

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Android Empire - The Old Bordello on the Hill of Sold Souls (2010)

First off...sorry for my brief absence. Been having a high and mighty time; it being a long weekend here and all. Fighting the burnout now.

Anyways, getting on with it. Welcome to the Android Empire! Based in Berlin, they play instrumental stoner metal. Even though there are no vocals, the pace constantly changes, and sharp metallic riffing dominates switching between doom, traditional heavy metal, and sludgy riffing of the Baroness/Mastodon variety, keeping the album from becoming stale or stagnant. Another highly recommended release.

Oli (guitar)

Martin (guitar)

Detmar (bass)

Tobi (drums)

http://www.myspace.com/androidempire (you can purchase the album and merchandise here, as well as listen to samples)

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Stonebride - Summon The Waves (2010)

Croatia's Stonebride return with the Billy Anderson produced Summon The Waves, their second for Setalight Records. Trance inducing psychedelic doom is what is served up here. And plenty of it. If you like your doom to put you into a stoned-out trance like state, then this is just the fix you've been looking for.

myspace.com/stonebride

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Iron Man - I Have Returned (2009)

Originally referred to  as "Blacker than Black Sabbath", Alfred Morris III's Iron Man has returned! The Maryland Doom band started out originally as a Black Sabbath cover band but later started writing original material. They are just as heavily influenced by Pentagram and the Obsessed as they are by Black Sabbath. Alfred Morris III brings more heavy groovin' doom riffs and rippin' solos to their newest album in 10 years and their first for Shadow Kingdom Records. During their hiatus, Alfred Morris III was asked by Lee Dorian to play lead guitar for Cathedral but he was too busy at the time for that kind of commitment. It would have been cool to hear what Cathedral might sound like with him in their ranks, but I'm rather glad he didn't because we got this fine album instead. This album is all killer and no filler. Crisp high quality studio production, with memorable crunching riffs and great vocals.

"Iron" Al Morris III - Guitar

Joe Donnelly - Vocals

Louis Strachan - Bass

Mike Rix - Drums

myspace.com/ironmanband

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Zoroaster - Matador (2010)

Yet another great release from Georgia's sludgy swamp waters! Matador, the latest from Zoroaster, doesn't disappoint. A great mix of sludge metal, doom and psychedelia (which owes just as much to the shoegaze scene of early '90s neo-psychedelic British bands such as Ride, My Bloody Valentine, early The Verve and Jesus and The Mary Chain as it does to late '60s and early '70s psychedelia) with mutli-tracked layers of vocals. Another must have for your music collection!

myspace.com/thezoroaster


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