Stoner Hive’s Quick Fire Friday

 

Stoner Hive’s Quick Fire Friday

On this final Friday of February, we get a first Quick Fire Friday of the month, all done in famous Ronny Dijksterhuis style! Which means, this will get hot and heavy from here on in! You ready? 

Thank God it's Friday! Well, not every Friday, but it gets damn near close with the Doom Charts hitting the streets on the first one of every month, the Peroration List on the third and almost every moon cycle also a Quick Fire Friday. Not really sure if I already said it's Friday and we should thank God for that, but hey, it is, so you might as well enjoy these gems and jams we selected for you. Crank up the volume and make your neighbours wish it was Monday again.

 

Corrosion of Conformity - Gimme Some Moore

Let's start today with a big song by a legendary band. 'Gimme Some Moore' is a heavy, groove-driven beast that feels like a smack in the face with titanium fist and tons of explosives. If this is any indication of the quality on offer, than Corrosion of Conformity's new album 'Good God, Baad Man' (to be released on April 3rd through Nuclear Blast Records) is shaping up the be by far their best since 'Wiseblood'.

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Strawberry Bus Tour From Hell - Rööki-Rainerin paluu

Spotlighting Finnish underground music through the Outola radio show, these blokes also make music under the moniker Strawberry Bus Tour From Hell, whose music regularly serves as the outro for the radio show. Starting out as a pure laidback bossanova noise act, their latest single mixes spacerock, americana, stoner rock and smooth jazz, made complete with stories about the nineties Turku rock scene. In doing so, they come peeking around the corner of the heavy underground and it's our pleasure to let you know.

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Багно – Гідра

Багно is an instrumental doom band from Lviv, Ukraine that straightens the bedsheets in their silver-plated ghost traveling machine especially for you to enjoy an atmospheric brand of heavy doom with added synths to give the overall sound a spooky edge. Like they're wading through the swamp on a hoverboard. Over ten minutes of menacing lightness - or enlightening darkness. The choice is up to you.

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Midnightsun / Maoong - Hymns From: The Edge of Dusk

Travelling a bit farther east, we encounter two bands that are diving deeper into the gutters filled with dirt and gloom. 'Hymns From: The Edge of Dusk' is an appropriate title for a split of these Indonesian bands that have musical aggression tattooed on their foreheads and who both lend a tandem of songs to this release. Midnightsun brings doom with a sludge infused core that comes at you like a diesel train, chugging along at a sluggish pace, but relentless and deadly when it comes to close. Maoong on the other hand is more like a turbo-charged bulldozer that manages to go from naught to sixty in a matter of seconds. Fast stoner sludge and mid- to high-paced doom that is so goddamn raucous they'll run you over before you've got the chance to cry for help. Great work by Robuma Records combining these two totally different, yet strangely complementing bands.

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Low Country Jam Machine - Outta Sight

If you've got to consume well-aged rock music straight because, well, the ice is safely tucked away in a freezer, lock closed, key tossed away, then it won't be a problem being force-fed Low Country Jam Machine's second ep 'Outta Sight'. Four good songs with a strong seventies vibe. For fans of Greta Van Fleet, Rival Sons and Black Spiders.

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Bad Mothers Union - Cut In Half

March 19th sees the release of Bad Mothers Union's new Album 'Sore Losers'. January delivered the first preview through the twisted and slightly alienating heavy psych song 'God's Intercom'. This month these Irishmen treat us to another tune of the album, a mystical, dragging, dark, drawn-out yet exiting experimental psychedelic trip called 'Cut in Half'. God knows how the other tracks will sound, but I for one am more than eager to find out because both previews are killer.

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The Valley - Alcohol Failed

Because you can't go wrong with a bit of stoner meets traditional hard rock, here's the latest fist-pumping single of Italian band The Valley with a serious topic/confession underneath an outer layer of hard knuckle blows and ball-breaking riffs.

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Ruff Majik - For the Life of Me

And we're gonna go out with a bang, because that's what we're supposed to do, right? What band better to handle those closing duties than South African melodic heavy rockers Ruff Majik with their blistering new single 'For the Life of Me', released today. It's one big ball of blistering swing, controlled aggression and melodic goodness. If that isn't enough in itself, South African blues musician Dan Patlansky jumps in to not only give the guys a bit of help, but to blend in seamlessly on this song that'll be spinning in you head for days after just one spin.

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Oreyeon – The Grotesque Within

 

 

Oreyeon – The Grotesque Within
Heavy Psych Sounds – 2026
Rock, Stoner, Sludge, Grunge, Doom, Metal
Rated: *****

That opening salvo, after the casssette tape has started the opening track Echoes Of Old Nightmares, turning their grungy doom sound into sludgy lift-off will surely turn all heads and get all heads a nodding. Majestic is definitely applicable to the new Oreyeon album The Grotesque Within. The Italian foursome deliver this album four years after the stunning Equations of The Useless and three years after the two track Doom Session Vol.8. And it can be viewed as their fourth full-size since the first Builders Of Cosmos album that arrived in 2016. That’s ten years ago, a landmark… And so is The Grotesque Within! 

The Grotesque Within unfolds like a dim corridor with no visible end, each riff a flicker of failing light each drum sound burrowing down as if the corridor gets smaller and smaller. Self-produced, half recorded in their very own studio and the other half in Outside Inside Studio in Treviso, during the winter of 2025, the album trades some of the band’s cosmic sprawl for a more earthbound, sludge toned, grunge streaked weight and crawl. Inspired by the existential unease of Thomas Ligotti works, the songs accept all the horrors we face, feel and commit with a mass of tones and drifting vocals. 

It’s the monolithic doom riffs, looming like unseen structures in the dark that commend the nod first place. But then the vocals start to weave and whisk you away, throttling along the psychedelic textures that meander and shake like uneasy dreams. Breathing shadows, the record seems patient in its delivery, preferring to put exclamation marks behind the nod and not the explosion. Creeping ever more oppressive towards the end of that corridor, meticulously, composed and in total acceptance of its inevitable descent. 

On some level Oreyeon has always been massive yet nuanced, brooding and gazing upon everything involved with life, but with The Grotesque Within they turn that quality into an overwhelming monster wave, the kind of tsunami that causes quiet euphoria. And that’s a quality little bands that call their own. Immerse yourself and swim with all tides of The Grotesque Within… 

(Written by JK)

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FULL ALBUM PREMIERE Sons of Gulliver - Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon

 

 

FULL ALBUM PREMIERE 

Sons of Gulliver - Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon

Even though the title Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon hints at something entirely different, the album is one intense DMT fueled rocket ride! Are you ready for it? We hope so, cause today, on Stoner HiVe, we are honored to bring you the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for the new Sons of Gulliver album! Two days early, for they will be releasing on Saturday…

It’s always there as the Sons of Gulliver duo get their groove on. Somewhere. Usually between the third riff and the edge of the sun, the band tear a hole in the desert sky and drive straight through it, amps blazing like chrome plated thunder gods! A full on detonation! A rocket ride! Fuzz coils around your spine, drums pound like tribal warnings, booming from canyon walls, as the bass hums with menace of distant engines cresting the dunes at midnight. Justin Potter snarls like a Lemmy reincarnated, just a tad more vicious and instead of the Rainbow Bar and Grill, he preaches his gospel of distortion in a Texas dive bar. And then there’s middle track Earthbound, the perfect breather at the perfect moment in time. After which the feverous vision, gasoline soaked and fueled by motoring bass riffs continues. Addictive as all drugs are, the Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon trip begs to be experienced over and over. Hands shaking, ears ringing and with a constant grin at all that beautiful noise… 

Time to get your groove on and start grinning... Go press play... 

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Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon

Groovy, rip-roaring stoner metal from the lone star state

Debut full-length "Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon" out February 28th

Genres: Stoner, groove metal, sludge, heavy psych

Texas heavy duo Sons of Gulliver released their self-titled EP in 2024, and have spent the last two years dusting their boots on the road and honing their riffcraft. The fruits of their labor are here at last, and the Sons are proud to present their debut full-length, "Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon". The album is locked and loaded for release on February 28th, 2026, recorded live at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The hard-partying child of Lemmy, Clutch, and the Midnight Ghost Train, THC is filled to the brim with bruising riffs, infectious boogie, and plenty of swagger. Surprises abound, not least of which is an extra heavy and timely cover of Neil Young's "Ohio". Leading the charge for the album was December’s stand-alone cover of Kiss’s “Love Gun”, and THC track “Dunes” and its B movie sci fi music video. “Dunes” is an exercise in what Justin Potter and Dolphin Riot do best. Riding a nasty, desert rock-infused groove, the riffs are chock-full of crunch and distortion, every drum hit is a punch to the gut, and the growling vocals bring it all home. To keep the riffs flowing, the Sons also just released the second single and music video from the new album, “Distortion or Death”. It’s all in the name: meaty riffs, amps cranked to 11, and a mind-melting video complete with classic muscle cars and desert speedways. 2025 saw SoG playing with the likes of Red Beard Wall, Bongzilla, and Kal-El, open Ripplefest, and even take home the Texas Viking Festival’s Battle of the Bands champion’s mead. Battle-tested and primed for riff Valhalla, the Sons are making their stamp on 2026.

        
Sons of Gulliver - Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon

Album out February 28th, 2026
Self-released (Digital)
Recorded live at Fame Studios
Mixed & mastered at Civil Audio in Denton, Texas
Dallas, Texas
FFO: Clutch, The Midnight Ghost Train, Borracho

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1. F.T.S. (00:52)
2. Distortion or Death (2:46)
3. Tetrahedric Hellscape Cannon (4:13)
4. Vagabonds of the Southern Madness (4:39)
5. Earthbound (3:44)
6. Headcleaner (6:37)
7. Dunes (4:02)
8. Ohio (Cover) (2:37)
9. End Transmission (1:52)

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Video Premiere - Bronco Forte - Obvious Alias

 

 

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Bronco Forte - Obvious Alias

Releasing on Next Message Music, April 3rd! The brand new album by the Bronco Forte quartet. It’s called Lightning Scars and features that wild second single Obvious Alias. We’ve been grooving hard with this track and the entire album and we are honored to be able to premiere the highly atmospheric, cyber punk hewed, band performance video for the Obvious Alias single! 

Lineup changes within the band have not resulted in a different sound, the air is still filled with Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Mojave Desert inspired heavy rock, but perhaps more defined and rich. It comes in all shapes and sizes, and Lightning Scars feels like a testament to the extremely different sides of all those that paved the way. Sun-baked and road-worn, echoing the loose, nocturnal swagger of sessions cut at the fabled Rancho De La Luna, the album was recorded at The Steakhouse in North Hollywood. (Also home to Era Vulgaris by Queens Of The Stone Age.) Across ten lean tracks, the band conjures desert campfire mystique and amplifier hum, and those fuzzed guitars glowing like heat lightning, will have their rhythms cruising like a midnight drive through Joshua Tree. There’s groove, grit, and a storyteller’s sense of pacing: choruses rise like mirages, riffs crunch like gravel under tires. Polished yet unforced, the album balances desert haze with sharp craftsmanship, marking a confident and vividly atmospheric second album. Bronco Forte seems comfortable with their strengths and deliver with Lightning Scars a beautiful compendium of stories. “…as the characters they depict strive to maintain their integrity in the face of a rapidly-changing world….” Integrity seems ingrained in the Bronco Forte four! 

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After so many iterations of heavy, desert-inspired doom rock over past decades, it seems the essence of purely driving riffs, earworm harmonies and strong songwriting that defined a genre has been forsaken. Bronco Forte are a return to the stark blast that made bands like Kyuss, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden legends. 

After years of creative toil and preparation, Los Angeles quartet Bronco Forte is stepping into the spotlight as a fully-formed heavy rock phenomenon, with roots in the classic heavy music of the 1970s, seasoned with a deeply modern sensibility and sonic approach. The songs on their debut full-length album, Lightning Scars, chronicle the uncertain lives of ordinary people in the cities and wildernesses of California and beyond, as the characters they depict strive to maintain their integrity in the face of a rapidly-changing world.

The band’s lyrics balance literary style and kitchen-sink realism. Their riffs are deep and dirty, conjuring up the kinds of swinging grooves that cause involuntary head-nodding. The song structures are clever without being cluttered, and the band’s judicious use of vocal harmonies brings a powerful pop sweetness that cuts like a ray of light through the deep swampy stomp of their songs. It all adds up to a fresh yet familiar take on hard rock for a new era, as they draw inspiration and energy from their musical ancestors while casting aside the weary genre cliches of the past. 

On Lightning Scars, guitarist and vocalist Chris Klepac’s focused songwriting and poignant lyrics meld seamlessly with guitarist Sako Injaian’s (All Hail the Yeti) energetic riffs to create a sonic tapestry that is somehow as catchy as it is heavy. Together, bassist Jen Glomboski (White Forest) and drummer Geoff Summers (Batillus, A Storm of Light) lay down a rhythmic foundation that is as solid and unwavering as the endless expanses of concrete and asphalt that blanket the band’s home of southern California.

Lightning Scars was tracked and mixed by engineer Kevin McCombs (Linkin Park, Story of the Year) at legendary North Hollywood studio The Steakhouse – the same studio where Queens of the Stone Age recorded Era Vulgaris. From there, the band took the audio to heavy rock mastering wizard Nick Townsend (Alice in Chains, Frankie and the Witch Fingers), who cut the resulting album to lacquer on his own personal lathe. Album art from Kevin “fetusK” Bernier (Prosthetic Records, Intronaut) completes the package.

Lightning Scars will be available on LP, CD and download on April 3rd, 2026. 

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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…

Gnarwhal
Black Lung
Stargo
The Kooks
American Sharks
Nick Oliveri
To The Max!
Tombstones In Their Eyes
Cowboys & Aliens
Biblioteka

Monday is upon us once again! A new week and a new chance to do more for the Heavy Underground. We are blessed with so much time to listen to all that amazing music. But we would love more time to write and promote all those amazing albums, bands and projects! Like the two festivals we mentioned yesterday, Jam In The Psych Castle and Bear Stone Festival. I think we will try to mention more of those this week. And don’t forget, HUFR Fest is happening in April over in Denver! Well, and we mentioned those two singles: American Sharks and Midnight Whiskey Massacre. Besides premiering the New Dawn Fades track Leave My Loneliness Unbroken. And guess what, we have TWO more PREMIERES happening this week! The Doom Charts Peroration for January went live and the review for Stargo’s new album Violet Skies. Well, I guess the week did not pass in vain. Here’s hoping we can do more this week! 

Jam In The Psych Castle Festival

 

Jam In The Psych Castle Festival

There are so many great festivals out there. And I love them so hard! But whenever a location pops up that has something special going on, it goes to the top of my list to visit immediately. Sure, it’s about the music, the bands and the people. But location can add that little bit of extra. And that’s something Jam In The Psych Castle definitely has, a whole lot of extra! It’s held at a freaking castle! And the castle will be rocking this September, 4th and 5th ! Pusztazámor, Hungary! And I love Hungary! Egészségedre!

The line-up so far: 

Yuri Gagarin
Weedpecker
Daliborovo Granje
Spaceslug
Karkara
The Qualitons
Mr. Bison
Roadkillsoda
Giöbia
Speck
Supernaughty
Obsidian Sea
Da Captain Trips
Psychedelic Source Records
Band in the Pit
Endre
Azutmaga
Alas!
Deley Sound System

Welcome to the Psych Castle! 

A small and exclusive two-day music gathering featuring hand-picked kraut, psychedelic, stoner, and doom bands, contrasted with the enchanted aristocratic vibes of Old Oak Castle in Pusztazámor, Hungary.
We highly encourage bands to jam!
Most groups arrive with special sets or improvised sessions, creating a l’art pour l’art atmosphere.
We believe art is a way to understand human cognition, and that music - the oldest art form of all - can teach us to recognize our hard-wired emotional nature through shared experiences.
Therefore, we invite you to join our journey on the first weekend of autumn!

The Venue

Old Oak Castle is a very special place, both historically and as an experience. The atmosphere beneath the shade of the oak tree -older than the castle itself- is something that cannot be described. The building has been preserved. Its walls do not hide a polished museum, but rather a strangely familiar world filled with antique charm.
Fortunately the owner is a punk who gladly welcomes people like us, and shares our rock and roll spirit.

The Organisers

Para Hobo is a fantom record label and a one man heavy music art studio.

Psychedelic Source Records is a jam collective and a DIY record label, formed on the ashes of Lemurian Folk Songs. They released more than 80 sessions over the years and won the 'Label of the Year' prize 2025 at Independent Label Fair, Hungary.

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Midnight Whisky Massacre – Planets Collide

 

 

Midnight Whiskey Massacre – Planets Collide

I think we’ve been mentioning Midnight Whiskey Massacre ever since the man behind it decided to put his proto touched, punky motoring metal ravings out into the world under this name. It’s a good name. One that sticks with you. But so is his own: Darren Ironside. C’mon, right? You can’t go wrong with a name like that. And with Planets Collide as well, good title almost always means good track. It’s a new single and new calling card for things to come. A bit more spaced out, less muddled, but with an equal amount of motoring punk and metal, the outcast energy pervasive. Fire rains down, wolves stalk humanity and greed lights the match that sets the world ablaze. Feral bursts of electricity power through the track and after almost three minutes you will step away knowing you’ve just heard another apocalyptic warning shot… 

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Bear Stone Festival - Line Up 2026

 

 

Bear Stone Festival

Line Up 2026

 

A gorgeous line-up for a gorgeous festival! And more will be added... Wowzah! It's the 2026 edition for Bear Stone Festval in Donje Primišlje, Croatia, 02 to 05 July, 2026!  A festival I desperately need to visit one day. Not sure if it will happen this year, but the line-up sure makes you want to do your absolute best. Maybe I'll just have to take a two week holiday, and go from the amazing Bear Stone Festval on to the 25th anniversary edition of Stoned From The Underground... Now... That's what I call a plan! 

 

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ALTIN GÜN

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS

ELDER

MY SLEEPING KARMA

AUSTIN TV

NIGHTSTALKER

PLANET OF ZEUS

DAEVAR

TRAVO

UNGRAVEN

WYATT E.

SAINT KARLOFF

UPUPAYĀMA

VOLCANOVA

ŽEN

ROADKILLSODA

OTROVNA KRISTINA

SCOTT HEPPLE AND THE SUN BAND

KARMA SHEEN

DRONE HUNTER

STINKING LIZAVETA

THE CYCLIST CONSPIRACY

HYPNOTIC FLOOR

GODZILLA WAS TOO DRUNK TO DESTROY TOKYO

KLAUSTRO/FONIJA

HRMÜLJA

AMBRA

SUNTAN CLUB

LINIJA 109

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American Sharks - Not Dead Yet

American Sharks – Going Insane

Did you miss’m? Not as much as I did! Been thinking about doing a segment for Stoner HiVe about bands I miss like crazy. For even though we are bombarded with new amazing music on a daily basis, I still miss the hell out of bands like Year Long Disaster, Redcoats, Been Obscene and Cojones. And yes… Many more! American Sharks was among that list! And guess what?! They are Not Dead Yet! They are back and ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum… And guess what, they’re all out of gum…
But not out of kick ass riffs and that wild American Sharks energy! Just go listen to the lead single Going Insane and yes, go insane with the American Sharks! Album drops on April 17th through Permanent Teeth. I love’m! 

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American Sharks share new single "Going Insane",

announce North American tour with RBBP in April-May

Austin trio American Sharks share their first new single in 6 years today, "Going Insane" on all DSPs HERE. The song is the lead track from their forthcoming new album Not Dead Yet.

The band also announce full U.S. tour dates supporting Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol beginning in April. Please see all dates below. Tickets for all shows are available.

American Sharks is a three-piece band hailing from Austin, TX. Their punk-metal hybrid sound blends pop hooks with blasting-yer-face riffs resulting in something akin to if Weezer went Stoner Rock. Coupled with hook-laden singalong lyrics, American Sharks’ forthcoming 2026 album Not Dead Yet is, well, a breathtaking return. 

The band is joined on the album by special guest guitar soloists: Mike Derks (GWAR), Zach Blair (Rise Against), Kyle Shutt (The Sword), David Sullivan (Red Fang), and Leo Lydon (Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol). 

Since the release of their 2013 self-titled debut album, American Sharks has toured extensively supporting the likes of GWAR, Clutch, The Sword, Red Fang, Big Business, Corrosion of Conformity and many others. After touring to support their debut album on The End Records, American Sharks took time off to write and record their self-produced follow up album, 11:11 on BMG. After a 5 year break, American Sharks are back (centered around founders, vocalist/bassist Roky Moon and drummer Nick Cornetti) with 9 fast-paced, pummeling tracks. 

Not Dead Yet will be available on LP, CD and download on April 17th, 2026 via Permanent Teeth.

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AMERICAN SHARKS - LIVE 2026:

03/12 Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas - Hotel Vegas 15th Anniversary Party

04/16 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *#

04/17 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *

04/18 Kalispell, MT - Rocky Mountain Riff Fest 

04/19 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern *

04/20 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios *

04/22 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of The Hill *

04/23 Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon *

04/25 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *

04/26 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s *

04/28 Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge *

05/01 Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head *#

05/02 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck *#

05/03 Omaha, NE - Reverb *#

05/04 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *#

05/06 Milwaukee, WI - Falcon Bowl *#

05/07 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room *#

05/08 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *#

05/09 Cleveland, OH - Mahall’s *#

05/10 Toronto, ON - The Garrison *

05/12 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Foufs *

05/13 Boston, MA - Sonia *

05/15 Brooklyn, NY - TV Eye *

05/17 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *

05/18 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery *

05/20 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *

05/22 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *

05/23 Nashville, TN - The Blue Room *

* w/ Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol

# w/ Pink Fuzz

 

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Stargo – Violet Skies

 

 

Stargo – Violet Skies
Self-released / Broken Music – 2026
Rock, Metal, Stoner, Psych
Rated: *****

We dug their debut album Parasight immensely and absolutely loved the follow-up Dammbruch. So, when we learned that Stargo was releasing another album called Violet Skies, we sat up straight and waited for the promo to land. And once it did, we spun it relentlessly and soared with it through those Violet Skies… 

So, Stargo, the spacefaring veterans of Germany’s Heavy Underground return as if emerging from a long orbit, five years older and gravitationally stronger. And with Violet Skies they deliver an event horizon kind of moment… For once you cross into these tracks, there is simply no way back…

The new Violet Skies album seems to be the perfect sweet spot between those two earlier albums, imploring more of the metal touches and song structuring from the debut, while letting tension and sounds develop as they did on Dammbruch. They have long since blended stoner rock haze, psychedelic drift, and metallic heft into their very own signature sound. But where the first two albums seemed to bookend the extremes of their sound, Violet Skies sits dead center and pulls you in like a majestic kind of black hole… 

Tightening the screws, leaving off lengthy instrumental explorations and still maintaining that expansive edge. Perfect example is offered immediately with opener Interstellar, which comes out swinging with lumbering doom weight and expansive, cosmic lift, before turning into a metal burner. There’s some serious dynamic control in play and the metallic pacing seems to want to pay homage to their metal heroes of yore as much as it turns up the tension, which is stretched by a stoner ending that could be built upon endlessly on a live stage somewhere.  

Following Shine Like Diamonds follows with all the propulsion and fire it could muster, the chorus flaring like a distant sun urging escape velocity. With the raw, grounded vocals, cutting through the riffs like transmissions from long lost galaxies. And that is an edge the Dortmund three seems to display throughout the record, balancing crushing mass with fragile human signals. And offering insights into what these songs could do experienced live.

But it’s Tharsis, the ten-minute wormhole of shifting textures and disciplined musicianship, bending time without losing direction that seems to suck in most of your attention. There’s suspense there,  but more often than not, they let their riffs whirl around and become the tunnel towards an entirely different side of what could become the infinite. Cause as Tharsis develops and opens up, there are many moments that might go on longer and wilder as they perform this song on a stage somewhere. And that might be the very best thing about Violet Skies, many of the songs will make you long to see the band live. They will have you longing, almost achingly so…

Which only grows with the ending of The Great Machine. This is the intimate, the heavy and the cliff hanger ending every albums lusts for but are rarely delivered. It’s a send off with a promise and a demand. From both sides, you might demand more and Stargo wants you to come see them. To drift with them, live, somewhere, towards the infinite.. Towards those Violet Skies… 

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The Doom Charts Peroration - January 2026

 

The Doom Charts Peroration 

January 2026

 

“Too much love will kill you
If you can’t make up your mind
Torn between the Doom Charts and the album you leave behind…”

~ probably mixheard Queen lyrics…

No we did not forget about December… But, as usual, it was hectic month, and there were less extra blurbs written for that December Edition than normal. So, we include the Peroration Blurbs from December in this, now, massive list for January! No less than 32 albums that all deserve your attention. Cause as you know, the albums below are on high rotation at one or more of the Contributors’s homestead. And this is why we do the Doom Charts in the first place, because we love heavy music so much, we can’t stop talking about it…

We often forget to post about the very cool Doom Charts Peroration Post, but since we are so busy with other stuff, this is at least a way to grab your attention again, and let you know that there are 32 albums on that list that desire your attention... And guess what, no less than 11 of those are written by one of the crazies that also occasionally write for Stoner HiVe... So, go read up on Backengrillen, Barbears, Flux Hound, Glórach, Gluecifer, Non, Orango Tango, Spooky Eyes, Sykofant, Triangulo Negro,Waster and all those others! They deserve it! 

The following are professions of love and adoration by Doom Charts Contributors for albums they could not stop spinning. Each month, the Doom Charts critics submit their picks for the best new doom, sludge, metal, stoner, psychedelic and other sorts of heavy rock and metal albums. The results are compiled and tabulated into the chart which is published on the First Friday of the new month. However, sometimes a love is so great, but for whatever reason the album unfortunately did not make the published Doom Charts Edition or because there were so many contributors in love with that one album, that multiple blurbs were written, and only the one got published… Well, you can peruse that love here…

 

The Doom Charts Peroration - January 2026

Single Premiere - New Dawn Fades – Leave My Loneliness Unbroken

 

 

Single Premiere

New Dawn Fades – Leave My Loneliness Unbroken

 

The new album Lores comes out on March 25th! But today, right here, right now, we are truly honored to present to you the new single of said album. It’s called Leave My Loneliness Unbroken and it’s all you could ever wish to hear from the amazing four-piece from Philadelphia  called New Dawn Fades! 

On any given night in Philly, the walls start to shake before you even see the band. This hard-hitting quartet storms the stage like they’ve got something to prove, pouring out a thick brew of stoner grit, bluesy muscle, grunge snarl, and swirling psych haze. The riffs land heavy and satisfying, the grooves roll in deep, and the hooks stick like your favorite dive-bar jukebox anthem. You might hear echoes from some of your favorite bands, but the fire is all their own. And it’s big! The entire Lores album barrels from start to finish, tight, thunderous and leaving you begging for more! Leave My Loneliness Unbroken is therefore the perfect second calling card for all that New Dawn Fades energy, for it slows it all a bit down, instills a touch of doom and scours through their grunge roots even more. Showing you that the band can do it all! New Dawn Fades is loud, defiant, and bleeding honesty! Better not leave this single alone! Break it down like New Dawn Fades does! 

 

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NEW DAWN FADES - LORES

Heavy riffs and sludgy grooves from Philadelphia

Debut full-length “LORES” out March 25th, 2026

Genres: Doom metal, grunge, heavy psych, stoner

New Dawn Fades is a heavy rock band from Philadelphia, blending doom, grunge, and metal influences from bands like Soundgarden, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Black Sabbath, High on Fire, Queens of the Stone Age, and Mercyful Fate. The band features vocalist and guitarist GFA (Ritual Earth, Halo of Snakes), guitarist Corey Pettingill (Blackhand), bassist Algar (Green Meteor), and drummer Steve Roche (Saetia, Off Minor). Together, they deliver music that’s both heavy and dynamic, combining crushing riffs, strong grooves, raw energy, and melodic vocals with memorable hooks.

Their upcoming album, LORES, set for release in March 2026, is a focused collection of eight tracks that showcase the band at their most commanding. “Villains Come to Light” is an explosive opening track, featuring thrash-tinged riffs and relentless momentum, paired with lyrics that confront hidden threats and the challenge of facing betrayal head on. “Meet Me at Sundown” follows with swinging, driving rhythms and layered guitars, while the lyrics explore confrontation and resilience. “True Till Death” leans on heavy grooves and swagger, paired with lyrics about loyalty, defiance, and unwavering commitment. “Souls” is a bit more fuzzed-out and bass heavy, with hypnotic riffs underscoring lyrics that grapple with loss, personal damage, and inner struggle.
        
“Dead Vultures” is more upbeat and goes straight for the throat, featuring aggressive riffs and tribal drumming, while its lyrics focus on plotted revenge and darker instincts, giving the track an intense, confrontational edge. “Leave My Loneliness Unbroken” is more dynamic musically and introspective lyrically, featuring somber, reflective grooves and lyrics about isolation, and emotional weight. “This Night” blends 80s metal riffage with 90s grunge, creating a layered, tension filled sound that complements lyrics about emotional breaking points and catharsis. The album closes with “New Evil”, pairing ferocious riffs and hypnotic drive with lyrics confronting internal darkness, transformation, and the human spirit.

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Thank you New Dawn Fades and Good Boy PR for the opportunity to premiere this wild and wonderful single!  

  

 

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

 

 

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

Greenleaf
Tarlung
Dozer
The Lords of Altamont
Stepmother
Capacopter
Evig Natt
Mother Crone
Patriarchs in Black
Yeast Machine

Good Monday everyone! Hope it will be a splendid week for you all. We had quite a few reviews almost finished, but life crept up, kick us in the nuts and did not give us any time to recuperate and get some Stoner HiVe work done. Life and quite some difficulties kept us from any fun. But this week is looking better. With an rent paying interview with The Kooks tomorrow, a SINGLE PREMIERE for the awesome New Dawn Fades and at least some time to get to those unfinished reviews. We did manage to jot down some word about the new and amazing Tarlung. Did you hear it yet? And we had the amazing Ronny Dijksterhuis save the day with his words on the stunning glórach album 2026! Two definite cracking albums one must hear. And you can always visit the ones listed above, the Top 10 Most Listened albums for last week. They are usually there for a reason! Grin! Once apologies for the silence and we hope to do more this week!