Festivals · 16.04.2026
L'équipe de « Heavystoned » tient à remercier François pour son invitation à ce festival emblématique. Le BetiZfest existe depuis plus de 20 ans et certains groupes y ont joué plusieurs foix. Pour nous, ce fut un véritable choc culturel. D'abord, voir plusieurs générations faire la fête ensemble, sans aucun problème ni inhibition. Ensuite, constater qu'un festival, ou son organisateur, ne prélève pas 30 à 40 % des bénéfices du merch, comme c'est le cas en Allemagne. Ce qui m'a...
Festivals · 17.03.2026
Rock im Wald ist nicht nur das hockarätige Line-up, Rock im Wald sind auch zahlreiche Turbojugendliche, Otto aus Erfurt, Steffen aus München, da Peda, dea hinten im Woid parkt, leckere Verpflegung, die lässige Atmosphäre, Pfefferminz im Partyzelt, die weitläufige Location am Waldrand und dass die Bands die Zuschauer kennen. Für die diesjährige Ausgabe haben die Veranstalter den Kreis von ihren punkigen Anfängen vor 15 - 20 Jahren bis hin zu den Stoner und psychedelischen Jahren...
Heavystoned Albums · 03.12.2025
You can tell from the tags that another bulldozer like Erling Haaland is coming, only this one destroys stages, leaves audiences' jaws agape, and leaves them wondering: Where does this small country get so many good bands from? Suncraft manage to combine the catchy refrains of Turbonegro into the black 'n' roll blasting of Kvelertak, and thanks to the memorable voice, to merge it into something unique. No matter which song is playing on this "Just Killers, No Fillers" album, it's all...
Daily Peaks · 30.09.2025
The tags only partially capture the style of this Spanish band from Malaga, as they seem to incorporate all the styles of the '90s into one song. Interestingly, this song was released in January 2025, but only just appeared in my Bandcamp algorithm. Vic de Wee's vocals have a very unique style, one that doesn't pander to any of the iconic '90s voices. Behind it, four guys are really pumping up the pace, relentlessly pushing this bastard of a song forward. You can dance to it, pogo, or even bang...
Heavystoned Albums · 05.05.2025
La France sait faire du vin, du fromage, et apparemment, du stoner punk à plein régime aussi. Avec Bronca, le groupe de La Fare Les Oliviers nous livre un album serré de dix titres qui sonne comme un road trip endiablé à travers fuzz, feu et pur esprit DIY. Si vous les avez vus en concert, comme au Rising Dead Boys Festival en septembre 2024, vous le savez : ces gars-là ne font pas de concerts, ils balancent des coups de poing musicaux avec le sourire. L'album démarre avec « Broken Nose...
Heavystoned Albums · 26.03.2025
Five years after her debut, Stacy Crowne returns with Second To None – and no, the title ain’t just empty words. These guys still don't believe in brakes or ballads. What do we get instead? Twelve shots of dirty, sweaty, and absolutely unpolished rock'n'roll. The kind that smells like beer, dust, and broken promises – just the way we like it. From the first seconds of "Giving Up On You", the band kicks in the door like it owes them money. The riffs are sharp, the vocals have that raw...
Daily Peaks · 02.02.2025
If you ever planned to travel to Seattle to hear your favorite 90s music or even meet a band there, you can save yourself the trouble by listening to the Tacoma based band "Fifteen Stiches" or buying their records. A best of 90's cross-section, starting with raunchy punk, grunge, glam rock, groove metal à la "Pantera", packed into compact songs with an average length of 2-3 minutes. Many thanks to the band for packing all these styles into different songs and not writing 15-minute prog rock...
Daily Peaks · 05.03.2024
I guess, if you want to rock in the Netherlands, you will find huge foot steps made by Peter Pan Speedrock and it could be difficult to find your own way to rock. And it´s good to hear that Hell Valley High carry on the torch of melodic Scandinavian Rock and punky influenced Kick Ass rock with twin guitars and a catchy chorus, doing this on their own way, quite more melodic than PPSR and with a bit more of dirt than most of the Scandinavian bands. Actually, it reads more complicated than it...
Festivals · 21.10.2022
Since 2011, PintorRock has been the most emblematic Punkrock-Festival in Spain. This year, the last edition will take part at El morell, close to Tarragona in Catalunya. The reasons for the stopping this amazing festival for me are unknown. So check out the last 7% of the tickets.