Diaries of Doom

Look... If this band's artwork of a woman’s psychedelic asshole doesn’t make you want to listen to this record, then I’m not sure I’m going to be able to convince you, but I’m sure going to try! LAS HISTORIAS are here with their brand new self titled release to bend our minds with their trippy, heavy, doom laden tracks. The Argentinian trio have teamed up with stoner rock/doom label Electric Valley Records for the release of this 5 track EP which comes out digitally and on LP on July 24th.   Taking inspiration from guitar heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, mixing it with the bluesy psychedelia of the 60’s and adding riffs influenced by the classic doomers such as Sabbath and Electric Wizard, this band has created their own celestial playground in which we are all welcome to join. I can imagine this is an album that very likely emerged from a gloomy jam, the start of some mid-paced thunder that became more elaborate as it matured naturally. “Lord of Poisons” an instrumental opener that se...

The Sail boys are back in all their atmospheric glory to take us away in search for new lands with their brand new single, “Mannequin.” The Southwest band are a colourful mix of Sludge metal/ Psych/ Prog and now with this release I can even add Synth-pop into the mix. They certainly aren’t playing by any rules these days; which is a brave path to take, one that I certainly think is worthy of praise. Sail have always been known to give the listener toe tapping beats, catchy hooks and huge riffs along with sprinkles of atmospheric synth sounds. They’ve not only presented us one version of this single. Oh no, that would be far too simple! The band has graced us with 3 versions of Mannequin: a 4 minute 44 second version, a directors cut extended to 7 minutes 8 seconds and a Synth Wave remix which sounds like it fell right out of the 80s and in my opinion should be used on the newest series of Stranger Things. Focusing on the original version of “Mannequin”, straight away I can see they’re ...

Vaevictis is the brainchild of Josh Cureton, a talented multi-instrumentalist from Birmingham. He is an experienced musician, well known in the Birmingham metal scene for his hard hitting in Christgrinder and Womenowar. This solo project combines various styles of rock and metal with no holds barred, featuring many talented guest musicians and detailed compositions.   Vaevictis’ upcoming EP “A Means To The End” comes out on July 3rd 2020. All instruments are performed by Josh himself, with guest vocals from Jack Traveller (also of Christgrinder). Recorded at Josh’s Birmingham studio, it has been mixed by Phil Whitehouse and mastered by Matt Jones. The second single from the upcoming EP is the commanding ‘The March To Salvation’. What a march it is. Straight away, heavy distorted guitars surround you and pull you in. The punchy main riff arrives and you can’t help but nod your head in time with it. A mix of clean and heavy fry vocals come into play, giving light and shade to the son...

The Asteroid No. 4 are an American Psychedelic rock band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Starting off together in Philadelphia in the 90s, the band headed to the West Coast in 2011 where they became an integral part of the underground psychedelic scene. Taking influences from bands such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Byrds, the A4 created their own significant Psychedelic sound throughout their career. Having already created 9 Albums together, there is still no slowing them down and the 10th Asteroid no. 4 Album “Northern Songs” is Available July 2020 from Little Cloud Records & Cardinal Fuzz Records.  Northern Songs features 10 songs for their 10th album, which was recorded by the band in their Northern California Studio. Two singles released from the album are “Northern Song” and “The After Glow”. Today we focus on The After Glow.  They start us off in an ethereal world. A sense of easy going, carefree playfulness mixes with guitars and keys drifting over a stea...