Kardeathian – Kardeathian

 

 

Kardeathian – Kardeathian
Worst Bassist Records – 2026
Stoner, Instrumental
Rated: ****

We’ve been lucky enough to have seen them live. Opening up for Psychlona in the Merleyn in Nijmegen. And yes, we’ve been lucky enough to have traded a beer or two with the guitar player. And for the past weeks we’ve been lucky enough to have been swallowed whole by their debut four track, self-titled release: Kardeathian. Indeed, it’s the instrumental stoner force from Dortmund going by the name Kardeathian and their first calling card… 

Forged deep in the German underground and tempered on stage alongside quite a few other great names besides Psychlona. They deliver their debut with style and grace. It’s a journey into the darker, heavier corner of stoner doom, post metal and something very massively hypnotic. And with no vocals to guide, that is quite a feat. Colossal riffs, rumbling low end and drums that propel the music ever forward like a war machine on a rampage through a barren landscape… 

But here comes the hypnotic part, for beneath all that weight, there is still space to breathe. Riffs tend to open up, rhythms seem to settle into a trance and the tension grips or lets loose, like the ebb and flow of a distant storm gathering its strength. We already mentioned their first single Six earlier, and it still serves as the perfect introduction. Those three minutes of stomping, riff driven momentum, that briefly lets the light back in before accelerating towards the horizon, with nothing but a trail of dust and distortion behind it. 

They revel in the pounce, in the stomp, but still… Across the album, Kardeathian favors immersion over excess, building their sound through repetition and a dense presence. Nothing here is ornamental. Riffs serve a bigger purpose, riffs serve the greater pulse, dragging the listener ever deeper into the Kardeathian current. Heavy music, laid bare, stripped of distraction, hypnotic and loud. Kardeathian wants you to surrender to the beautiful weight of the riff and surf its groove. It’s all they want. Even though they won’t tell. Cause Kardeathian is instrumental. Cause Kardeathian knows, sometimes, words will only get in the way… 

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Green Lung – Necropolitan

 

Green Lung – Necropolitan
Nuclear Blast – 2026
Metal
Rated: ***

Man, how we loved Free the Witch and the album that followed, Woodland Rites. It’s almost hard to believe that these releases were released in 2018 and 2019, respectively. And that they arrived just a year after Green Lung first crawled out of their coffin to unleash their spine-tingling, bone-shaking sound upon the world. Their raw blend of retro hard rock and proto metal, steeped in occult lyricism, spellbinding vocals, and an organ capable of sending shivers down your spine, equal parts fear and delight, proved to be an enchanting foundation upon which to build something greater.

And build they did. Their next two albums, Black Harvest (2021) and This Heathen Land (2023), gave that sound a more defined shape. Gradually eroding its rough edges and steering its proto-metal roots towards the heavier, more polished metal that came to define the eighties. And now, with their new album, Necropolitan, Green Lung broaden, deepen, and well, perfect that evolution. Don’t worry, their love for classic hard rock and eighties metal remains the beating heart of their sound. The lyrics still revel in the arcane worlds of occultism, magic, and witchcraft, while everything is brought to life by those passionate, almost zealous vocals that make Green Lung so utterly irresistible and instantly recognizable.

And yes… every now and then, that unmistakable organ still rises above the rest, casting its spell over all the Necropolitan music. Only this time, it doesn’t seem so frightening. Perhaps we’ve grown accustomed to its dark enchantment. Or perhaps Green Lung have simply learned how to make the bewitching darkness feel a little more like home…

(Written by JK)

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Number 1 on the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2019

 

Airbourne – Airbourne

 

 

Airbourne – Airbourne
Spinefarm – 2026 
Rock, Hard
Rated: ***

Almost twenty years after their debut album, the Airbourne sound is as alive as ever! Bristling with power and attitude, the band’s sixth album bears their own name, and that always means something when you’re this far into a career. These Australian rock ’n’ roll maniacs have always held a special place in my heart. Yes, we’ve mentioned it before, thanks to the wild interview we did back in 2010. I still remember the record company people freaking out when Joel and Ryan decided they wanted to head south with me because Rhino Bucket were playing in my hometown that night! It was quite the struggle keeping them in check. Well, we’ve kept track of the band and crossed paths a few more times since then, and this new album marks another fine chapter in the Airbourne story.

This is Airbourne in all their glory. The familiar nods to their heroes are there, along with the straightforward, no-nonsense, yet highly rock ‘n roll lyrics we’ve come to expect from O’Keeffe. The clichés are definitely kept in check, while the choruses are catchier than ever. Could that have something to do with the songwriting partners involved this time around? After all, Bryan Adams knows a thing or two about crafting a rock anthem, and the same goes for Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange. There’s also a touch of Motörhead in the mix, and, we’re treated to a lovely farewell nod to Lemmy in Send Me to Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven.

And that’s exactly what this album is: rock ’n’ roll heaven! A high-octane blast of old-school hard rock, pub rock and a little sleaze, packed with thunderous riffs, infectious choruses and unapologetic swagger. After twenty-five years, Airbourne is still energetic, electrifying and utterly addictive, especially when tracks like GUTSY and Alive After Death come roaring through the speakers. Airbourne is gloriously familiar, relentlessly loud and thoroughly entertaining. Just like those good ol’ boys themselves!

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s 
Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

Phe
Constance Tomb
Gods & Punks
Hijss
Moon Destroys
Witchthroat Serpent
Firebreather
Graveyard
Godzilla In The Kitchen
Hot Ram

Morning! We left right after we premiered the full album Closer To The Sun by Phe and returned late last night from the stormy wastelands… Its been a wild few days and nights and we will be looking forward to settling in for hibernation settings over at Stoner HiVe… Which doesn’t mean we go sleep in a cave… Hell no, it means a little bit more HiVe time and less out of town time. At least, that’s what normally happens around this time… But life has a way of throwing curveballs of late… So… Let’s see… And listen… To all those great albums out there! 

As mentioned we were honored to premiere the full album for Phe! Did you listen yet? But that wasn’t the only premiere… Also that wild doom psych folk album by Masion Dieu went live over on the HiVe! Which we reviewed a day early. Just like that awesome Moon Destroys album! Let’s see which albums we can mention this week… But I’m sure there will be one or two! And I am looking forward to Friday… For all the right reasons… How about you?

Below is the playlist for Week 44, featuring a selection of albums and tracks from my Bandcamp collection that are currently available to listen to...

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FULL ALBUM PREMIERE - Phe - Closer To The Sun

 

FULL ALBUM PREMIERE 

Phe - Closer To The Sun

 

As we stepped out the door, autumn struck our faces with its cold, unyielding hands, and suddenly, we remembered… Every day, we are Closer To The Sun. Perhaps, in reality, the Earth is drifting farther from where we began, but in our minds, in our hearts, and somewhere deep within our souls, we are forever moving towards the light… Especially when we are listening to the wild new album by Dutch psychedelic blues outfit Phe! And this right here, today, right now... Is the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for their Closer To The Sun album! 

 

The album drops tomorrow and the live date for the release show is next week, 31st of October, in Popei, Eindhoven. But you can hear the album a day early on Stoner HiVe! 

Forged in the heart of the Dutch underground, Phe returns with Closer To The Sun, a sonic voyage where their very own take on heavy blues, fuzz-drenched riffs and psychedelic atmospheres collide. Born from the raw spirit of stoner rock, diesel blues and propelled by progressive twists, their sound shifts between hypnotic grooves and soaring intensity. Following the singles we premiered earlier, Adrift and Psychonaut, Phe invites listeners into a world where darkness burns bright and the endless horizon always beckons... 

 Press play on the new Phe album Closer To The Sun below and feel its intense heat grow ever bigger... 

 

On their early releases, darkness is something Phe created through weight. Distorted guitars, gritty vocals, slow-burning riffs and a sense of impending, almost ominous, heaviness. By Nothing Else Is Real, the atmosphere itself became a place to explore. The music could be heavy without being relentlessly oppressive, and spacious without losing its power. The band's prevalent brooding mood turned into something the listener could inhabit rather than simply endure... 

With Closer To The Sun, the same darkness is now accompanied by a greater sense of motion, of flight, of melodic clarity and lift. Phe have grown from a raw, groove-driven heavy-rock trio into a more patient and expressive psychedelic rock band. The riffs remain their backbone, but the spaces between them have become just as important. Phe seems increasingly interested not only in how heavy a song can feel, but in how far it can carry you... Their evolution is not about becoming lighter. It is about discovering how to make their heaviness breathe. And Closer To The Sun is the perfect vehicle for that adventure... 

 

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FULL ALBUM PREMIERE – Maison Dieu - Città Nascosta

 

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Maison Dieu - Città Nascosta

 

It was only yesterday, that we ventured into the hidden city… That’s right, words about Maison Dieu’s Città Nascosta album were jotted down and posted on the HiVe. The brand new album by the Italian trio will be officially out for all to hear on Friday the 23rd. Released on the Argonauta Records imprint Octopus Rising this is a magical and mystical beauty… And you can read all about it by scrolling down or clicking HERE… But right, now, today, right here you can do the more important thing, and travel to the hidden city yourself… And be emersed in its beauty… For we are honored to present to you the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for Maison Dieu’s Città Nascosta! 

With Città Nascosta, Italian trio Maison Dieu open the gates to a hidden city where ancient spirits linger and the pulse of the earth sets time. Blending psychedelic doom, ritualistic folk, Eastern influences and haunting instrumentation, they conjure a world both shadowy and enchanting. Fuzz-laden guitars, hypnotic chants and primal rhythms guide the listener through its winding streets, where the organic meets the occult and the unfamiliar feels strangely like home.

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Hailing from Italy, Maison Dieu are a three-piece Mystic Doom band formed in 2015 by Ester (vocals, guitar), Mauro (bass, vocals) and Ivan (drums). Their sound combines crushing doom riffs with psychedelic textures, hypnotic rhythms and ritualistic folk atmospheres, creating a dark and immersive sonic world where heaviness meets mysticism. Their influences range from Chelsea Wolfe, Wardruna, Acid King, Messa, Nytt Land and Black Sabbath, while their distinctive identity is further shaped by lyrics performed in Italian, English and an original language created by Ester. After reaching the finals of Arezzo Wave in 2015, the band temporarily paused their activities in 2017, returning to the stage in 2022 with a second-place finish at the Homeless Fest. In 2023, Maison Dieu released their first single, “Sei 6”, followed by an international tour across eight European countries, sharing stages with acts including Giuda, Go!zilla, Isaak and Kayleth. Their 2024 single “Ellys” preceded the release of their debut EP Herbacea via Sliptrick Records. The band subsequently embarked on further European tours across Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland and Denmark, including an appearance at the Church of Crow festival. Now signed to Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records, Maison Dieu enter a new chapter with their debut full-length album, Città Nascosta, a journey deeper into their unique blend of mysticism, psychedelic darkness, ancestral ritual and crushing doom.

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Maison Dieu - Città Nascosta

 

Maison Dieu - Città Nascosta
Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records – 2026
Rock, Psych, Stoner, Folk, Doom
Rated: ****

Maison Dieu, the Italian trio, is about to release their full-sized debut Città Nascosta through the Argonauta Records imprint Octopus Rising. A wild continuation of their strange and wonderful mix of genres. Think psychedelic doom, ritualistic folk, Eastern influences and something that feels borrowed from the more Sardinian traditional music. The result is something entirely enchanting and hypnotic. And they do not hail from Sardinia, but from Senigallia, in the Marche region of eastern Italy, on the Adriatic coast. Either way, the world building, the foundation laid with their debut EP Herbacea is developed and made grandiose. A mystical journey into a shadowy universe, where fuzz laden guitars and weighty rhythms meet ancient instrumentation, haunting vocals and a distinctly otherworldly sensibility…

Dio Ci Vuole Nudi, the lead single, already out there for a month, with a video, already showing much of their art and intention. There’s a shadow lurking whenever the evocative folk starts to become heavy, there is an earthly primal energy waiting to be released and this all leads to some psychedelic doom touched tension. It moves you and gives you shivers at the same time. And that is after opener Caligramma already dragged you down from the first seconds by a dark hand reaching up from below. And Città Nascosta has seven more tracks that all seem to explore the space between the organic and the occult folklore. Sliding effortlessly from intimate to monumental. Without any doubt, Città Nascosta aim to build and provide an ever prevalent atmosphere. The immersive experience being more important than pure heavy riffing. 

And with all its repetition, ritualistic vocalization and chanting, the entire album serves as a compelling invitation into the hidden city, the place where the three from Maison Dieu reside. Mysterious by default and utterly enchanting, the forty-two minutes of Città Nascosta seem to unfold like a passage into a different world. Where ancient spirits still linger and time moves to slow the pulse of the earth. Maison Dieu’s Città Nascosta is an album you may never fully understand, yet one that continues to feel strangely familiar. As if some distant part of you has always know the way into the heart of the hidden city…

And we are truly honored to present to you… Tomorrow, on the 21st of September, the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for this wild and wonderful album! So, check back tomorrow, for the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for Maison Dieu’s Città Nascosta! 

(Written by JK)

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Moon Destroys – Omni

Moon Destroys – Omni 
Blues Funeral Recordings – 2026
Rock, Stoner, Psych, Grunge
Rated: ****

Moon Destroys’ Omni is a head-first plunge into a swirling vortex of crushing riffs, psychedelic haze and dangerously infectious melodies. And all of those Doom Charts writers that wrote about it on the September issue and it’s Peroration were absolutely right. Omni is beautiful! Building on She Walks By Moonlight, the band sharpen their songwriting without sacrificing the sprawling atmosphere that makes their sound so intoxicating. Juan Montoya’s colossal riffs rumble like machinery from the bowels of the earth, Evan Diprima's drums powers the vortex ever forward, while Zach Amster’s melodic, emotionally charged vocals cut through the distortion like a flare in the night sky. Tracks like Invasion, Flowers and Motion Sickness burrow into your skull, their hooks lurking beneath layers of fuzz and hypnotic rhythms. Meanwhile, Lost Hearts offers a brief escape from the sonic onslaught, drifting into a weightless, dreamlike haze. Does the fog ever dissipate, no! But through it all, eyes closed, Omni becomes one hell of ride. Dangerous by default, heavy without suffocating and dreamy without losing any of its bite! Omni is what happens when you set the spinning wheel on fire! 

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

 

 

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Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

DeWolff
Castle
Witchthroat Serpent
Gods & Punks
Hijss
Black Space Riders
Domkraft
Firebreather
Graveyard
Growth

Morning. Hectic times continue. Rent paying work, family obligations and rush assignments that need to be finished way too quickly all take away from our time to HiVe. Which fills my heart with a quiet sorrow. Even more so, because I have a bunch of review and posts almost done and I foresee another week or very limited time… This time due to some travelling and an interview article with DeWolff that needs to be finished before I leave… But we will try and will do our best… 

Last week saw the Doom Charts Peroration for September go live, a review for the new Adjustable Mustard and a post about that wild new King Buffalo single. And of course the announcement for the deliriously fun festival that is inching ever closer: Helldorado! Will we see you there? Be sure to check in again soon, cause I know… For certain… That a premiere is waiting just around the corner… And it’s a wild one! Just like those ten bands and their albums listed above these words… 

 

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The Doom Charts Peroration - September 2026

 

The Doom Charts Peroration 

September 2026

 

“Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very still
And I think the Doom Charts knows which way to go…”

~ misheard David Bowie lyrics

Time flies by ever faster. And the faster the world spins, the shorter the lights will glow. But luckily, we have these amazing albums to bring us into a time and space where everything can last forever. Music is an entirely different kind of art, and the only one that can truly do this. Because those sounds, those notes, those rhythms, and those riffs, leaking away from the Earth, will travel through the universe for all time, beyond our comprehension of the very concept of time itself… Below are 18 albums capable of granting you escape velocity. Climb aboard, leave the world behind, and let the music carry you beyond the boundaries of time…

This month featuring:  7 WEEKS, Castle, Early Moods, Earth Altar, Equisetum, Exitium Sui, Lume, Mama Doom, Maunah, Mister Earthbound, Moon Destroys, Mortuary Cave, Problem With Dragons, SATURNA, Still Water Zombies, Sub Ruinam, The Well and Villagers of Ioannina City...

The following are words of adoration from Doom Charts Contributors, devotions to albums they could not stop spinning. Each month, our writers gather to celebrate the finest in doom, sludge, metal, stoner, progressive, psychedelic, and other heavy realms. Their selections are woven into the Doom Charts, published on the first Friday of every month. But some affections run too deep for the regular edition. Some albums fall just outside the chart, or inspire so many write-ups, and only one was chosen. Here, those excesses of love remain… Unfiltered, unbound, and still echoing… A few last words which hopefully will inspire you to listen to those albums…

 

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Adjustable Mustard – Denatured Blue

 

Adjustable Mustard – Denatured Blue
Dumpster Dog Records – 2026 
Rock, Psych, Sixties
Rated: ****

I’m always extremely happy when the postman drops off a package obviously containing a new vinyl record. Completely giddy before opening the package. Even more so when I haven’t ordered one or even expecting one. And to top that feeling, it all turns golden brown when you open the package, put the vinyl on the player, the needle down and hear those warm soulful and fuzzy sounds of Denatured Blue, the new album by the Adjustable Mustard duo… 

And with the new Denatured Blue, the Adjustable Mustard two drift deeper into the fuzz-drenched haze of psychedelic rock, without ever losing their soulful sixties glow. But on the new album, the guitars are allowed to bloom like wildflowers and Katie Pitts smoke tinged vocals rise like incense in a room lit by winter sunlight. There are echoes of a long forgotten acid dream here, that is without any doubt that sixties glow that courses through their veins, even though it might feel half remembered, it is still restless and alive in these tunes. 

Born from intuition, old notebooks and the beautiful poetry that is coincidence, so I’ve learned, the album feels like a gem discovered in the attic. The couple of Will White and Pitts followed the fragile sparks of inspiration wherever they lead, and allowed melodies to wander, as ideas took on a life of their own. Thanks to a great interview by former Doom Charts colleague Nick Pipitone, from The Third Eye blog and site, I’ve learned about a brutal Nashville ice storm, which became part of this album. And perhaps, the album might indeed feel like the eye of the storm, where chaos was suspended into the creative process. 

Your music muscle memory will spark to life on many occasion, without ever coming close to naming the legends of yore that might have made it flare up. Most of all, Denatured Blue sounds like the perfect reminder, that some things, cannot be manufactured. True artist don’t search for perfection. They search for the right lightning strike in the storm. The one they want to capture. The beauty and poetry of the unexpected. Denatured Blue is pure. The quiet freedom of making music simply because the soul demands it… 

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Go listen to the first two singles, Dickerson and Need To Work On Me, now and get ready for the Denatured Blue album to drop on November 9th!

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King Buffalo - Vagabond

 

King Buffalo - Vagabond

We could almost state, instantaneously quintessential, like a sonic blueprint for the King Buffalo sound! That’s right, the new Vagabond single is all that and a calling card for the new Doomsayer album to arriving December 4th! Go check out the new Vagabond… Or the earlier released The Slick And The Dead and feel at home in the distilled essence of all that is King Buffalo! 

 

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Regenerator, Number 2 on the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2022

The Burden Of Restlessness, Number 2 on the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2021

Dead Star, Number 4 on the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2020

Longing To Be The Mountains, Number 5 on the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2018

 
 

 

Helldorado Festival

 

 

Helldorado Festival

One Month! Till we get to travel to fabled Helldorado once again! Drive your stake through a darkened heart... That wild festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands where anything can happend and everything will. Ooooooo-ooo-oh yessssssss! These long strange nights... These warped and twisted nights! But you will never be quite sure you were even there... A lost golden festival of rock 'n roll! Lost in a haze and lost in time... Are you ready to get lost? 

Still a handful of tickets left... 

 Look at that stunning line-up!

Amazing bands one and all, but with 30 years of Peter Pan Speedrock, the party atmosphere will surely be grand from the get-go! Amenra! Converge! Ramkot! Prong! The Lords of Altamont and so many more! The Eagles Of Death Metal for instance! Let's boogie! 

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