Comments & Stories · 22.09.2025

Actually, I can't play a guitar; I tuned it to grab power chords or open chords with a finger. I can play bass rather, more like Lemmy, so rather a deep rhythm guitar. So far I have made all the music that I could make alone or with a band; Hardcore Punk, Stoner, Café del Mar or 70's rock. For music that I wanted to do, but could not do it purely craftsmanship, I took the AI to help and the result was the Egonomic project. Now Suno has set up a new function in which you can download stems. In...

Daily Peaks · 20.09.2025

DÖ from Finland made my playlist immediately, as did their fellow countrymen Black Royal. The two bands together would be a dream lineup. It certainly wouldn't be noodle music, with infantile 50- to 60-year-olds jumping around to it. It's death doom, with just the right tempo without being annoying, yet still make you want to bang your head. The two songs also strike the perfect balance between being truly pissed off and having good hooks and riffs. I don't need to ramble any further;...

Heavystoned Albums · 19.09.2025

Every day, my Bandcamp algorithm sends me interesting new bands from all over the world that I probably won't see at festivals or concerts in the next 25 years. They're either from Canada, New Zealand, or Chile, or they're one-man projects, or they come from a country with a relatively small music scene, like Spin the Skull from Portugal. The cover of their eponymous debut album reminded me of the numerous crust, hardcore, and D-beat bands I listened to in the 80s, and I immediately pressed...

Unknown Pleasures · 17.09.2025

You don´t need Rammstein´s fireworks or Trent Reznor´s depression to create an intense and danceable music with dark and heavy vibes and rhythms. The French duo Joachim Blanchet on keys, programming and voice and my friend Job Trunel (Tagada Jones, Le Bal des Enragés) on drums manage to create a scary and obscure soundtrack for your upcoming Halloween-party, on which you don´t have to disguise yourself, just put the upcoming album of FauxX and everybody get scared and get on the dance...

Festivals · 16.09.2025

Thanks to an invitation from the non-profit association "La Boite en Métal," we spent two days in the beautiful town of Crest, located in the heart of the Dròme department, where the fifth edition of the "Bridge to Hell" festival took place. In 2024, this festival also served as a warm-up for Hellfest, and the lineup reads like a who's who of the French metal scene. All the hottest bands except Gojira played there, and in addition to local and French bands, big names like this year's...

Daily Peaks · 10.09.2025

Music created with AI still has a stigma among musicians: the musician didn't create it themselves; the machine rolled the dice, only certain patterns are repeated, and the individual instrumental tracks often sound like digital garbage and Ai will do my job one day. In this Bulgarian project, the drummer seems somewhat limited to me, or the AI constantly repeats the same rolls and fills. I know this because I also play hybrid rock, where the skeleton of the song is made up of AI-generated...

Daily Peaks · 01.09.2025

This song feels like a Scott Barrett or Richie MacCaw tackle. And as a rugby fan, I'm not exaggerating. A very powerful, forward-moving song, bellowed with all the facets of Matthew Hyde's voluminous voice, which feels like the All Blacks are celebrating a haka a meter in front of you. And us in Europe? We see Earth Tongue from New Zealand four times a year, but so far, no Beast Wars in sight. I'm praying to Matte from SOL that he brings this fantastic band to Europe for a few festivals.

Daily Peaks · 29.08.2025

As you can tell from the tags, the Lyon-based band is all about power, fun, and rock 'n' roll, combined with drinks, BBQs, and parties. The title track of the new album pushes relentlessly forward with a powerful production and a brilliant balance between grooving and rock, making you want to hear the full album. Their previous album, "Monster Truck," is a staple on our playlists, whether it's Stoner, Best of, or Road Trips, because the band knows how to roll down everything in their path with...

Daily Peaks · 20.08.2025

Just check the tags below and you see this EP was made for having fun, at least with a can of beer in one and a cigarette in the other hand; relaxed heaviness as its best, forward rocking songs, 3-4 minutes long, what more to need? Okay, a bit more punchy drums behind the wall of fuzz, just to get some orientation through all this stirred up dust on this 15 minutes ride through Saskatchewan´s highway. Yes, it´s a kind of simple music, it´s just rock - on the second track "Even Through" with...

Festivals · 20.08.2025

My friend Jaime Garcia Perez from Cudillero, Asturias is a natural born music maniac. He doesn´t just take professional pictures during all the concerts he is accredited, he and his wife Patricia organise the StoneFest again after a long year hiatus. This years edition will take place at the Kuivi Almacenes in Oviedo, the local centre of subculture and underground, with a covered area of 700m2 and an outdoor area of 2000m2. The lineup is based on major festivals like Amplifestival or Roadburn,...