Whether you feel the call for eternal war in Valhalla or prefer staying at home, listening to metal with vision and grandeur, Golden Core is here to guide you.
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
Equal parts Brandt Bjork and Pentagram. Long songs with a desert/stoner flow coupled to crunchy riffs and mid-range vocals that are more rhythmic than melodic. Everything is rooted in bluesy doom and it all seems so logical, but I don’t think it’s ever been done quite like this. Killer album. Lute FP
Monolord return! Delivering both the heavy goods in the Only Road and a flair of more noodly flavor in Glaive, which captured my interest and carried me into a paradise of heavy tone. We all love the glacial weight of the Monolord we know, but I hope they surprise us sometime soon by breaking their mono(lord)ithic slabs of heaviness with some lighter bursts of psychedelia and prog rock! pinkytheent
Weedian presents a 56-track chronicle of Mexico's stoner metal and heavy psych scenes, from ’90s forefathers to contemporary wrecking crews. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 21, 2022
This searing, four-track split from Bog Wizard (Michigan) and Dust Lord (Colorado) pairs stoner rock riffs with hard fantasy themes. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 10, 2021