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Picture Credit: Patrick James Dean   Gristmill - Heavy Everything Release Date: July 16, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 48:36 Genre: Stoner Rock / Stoner Metal Origin: Neptune City , NJ , USA Neptune City, New Jersey is the birthplace of Jack Nicholson  and Jennifer Tisdale . More important, the small town in Monmouth County is home to Gristmill, a band that creates a remorselessly heavy sound. It is therefore no understatement that Gristmill have named their debut album "Heavy Everything". So if you love your Rock heavy, your Metal heavy, if you love to smoke heavily and to party heavily, I heavily recommend you to turn up the volume now. Heavy Everything by Gristmill Gristmill play the sound that makes you cross your arms and heavily nod your head while putting on a serious look to express your joy. Headbanging or stomping your feet is optional. Indeed, this is Hardcore-driven heavyweight-Stoner Rock and Metal for fans of bands such as 16 . Sedate riffs pl...

Picture Credit: Andrew Caffrey   Colorfuzz - Digital Delays Release Date: July 12, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 44:48 Genre: Psychedelic Pop / Shoegaze Origin: Green Brook , NJ , USA Kyle Merritts from Somerset County, NJ, has been a bass player for several bands, and also once won a "Battle of the Bands" competition with one of his combos. Coming of age, the musician from Green Brook Township grew tired of playing cover versions, and thus he wanted to produce his own music for quite some time. Peu à peu, Merritts  collected instruments and recording equipment until he felt ready to start with the recording to his first solo album. The outcome is the ten-track release "Digital Delays" which is a 100% independent production. That means, Colorfuzz' debut album was written, recorded, mixed and mastered in the artist's room. And there is a lot of energy that has been created within these four walls. "Digital Delays" is predominantly...

Picture Credit: Louie Morreale   Shadow Box - Flat Moon Release Date: July 23, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 47:25 Genre: Post-Grunge Origin: Asbury Park , NJ , USA Half a decade ago, Michael Roman  and Michael Rainone  played some sessions together. Following these sessions, songs were written and a band was formed. The current line-up of Shadow Box consists of founding members Michael Rainone (guitars, vocals) and  Michael Roman  (guitars, vocals, keys), as well as John Moroney (bass), and Dan Rainone  (drums). The band's debut album also features guest appearance by Cody McCorry , PJ Corallo , and Kevin Grossman . Flat Moon by Shadow Box The ten-track CD "Flat Moon" features 47 minutes of dynamic and soulful rock music that is highly influenced by the 60s, 70s, and 90s. Energetic Grunge and Alternative Rock à la Alice in Chains or The Smashing Pumpkins is decorated with Wishbone Ash-like psychedelic Prog images, and is refined with...

Photo Credit: Robin Scheibner  / Sleeping Village Sleeping Village - Holy Water Release: April 03, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 26:26 Genre: Stoner Doom / Doom Metal Origin: New Jersey, USA The band name Sleeping Village rings two bells. First, and probably less expected, I associated them with Sleeping Village Reviews , a great review page I can recommend you to view from time to time. Second, and most obviously, 'Sleeping Village' was the sixth track of Black Sabbath's debut album. And the music by New Jeryes-based band Sleeping Village can actually categorized as a Sabbath-like. On their Bandcamp page they claim to be unashamedly worshipping Sabbath. And before you judge the book by its cover, wait until you listen to the final track 'The Matter of Time'. Just sayin'. Jumping in the second album "Holy Water", I came up with another association. The powerful opener 'Holy Water' contains a bridge that very much reminds of S...