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Until now, wiz kid drummer Zach Hill was best known for his brief stint in surf pop band Wavves, a band of such breezy stoner gentility it’s hard to believe it exists on the same planet as Death Grips, his new aggro-rap project. The group, fronted by MC Ride with backing vocals provided by someone called Mexican Girl (Death Grips is one of those outfits that likes to be mysterious for no good ...

God is Good is the first outing for the new look OM . The original two-piece that recorded the monumental stoner albums Conference of Birds and Pilgrimage has sadly parted ways. Founding member and drummer Chris Hakius now presumably wanders the earth on a pilgrimage of his own. Al Cisneros meanwhile continues his mystical journey along with newly recruited Grails drummer Emil Amos. For all of Sunn 0)))’s robes, it was always OM that appeared to have a more spiritual edge to them. Not co

To many of us here in Madison, Christmas is a symbol of a number of things we'd prefer to avoid: church services, children's choirs, two-ton fruitcake and the soul-crushing stress of gifting. Luckily, local stoner-metal outfit Droids Attack has created just the antidote: a yearly celebration called Destroy All Christmas.

These guys are pretty young to be this good. Youthful exuberance can make for a pretty fucking heavy effort when energies like these are focused. There are a few rough edges here and there, but this is still worth listening to. This sounds at times like Sleep or early High on Fire, without the tendency to jam on an idea for an hour. These songs each take a fuzzy, heavy riff and build a concise song around it. A truly solid heavy rock/stoner CD from three talented guys that I hope to hear mor