Tag: riff-rock

  • Foghound – The World Unseen

    Foghound – The World Unseen

    This Baltimore band can trace its lineage—and its rhythm section—back to stoner-rock outfit Sixty Watt Shaman, who put out a couple rippin’ records on Spitfire at the turn of the century. And like with most bands from Maryland, the riffs run deep on this, Foghound’s second record. “Above the Wake” starts things off in a more…

  • Clutch – Psychic Warfare

    Clutch – Psychic Warfare

    I have a confession to make: I’m not a super-huge Clutch fan. Mind you, I think I’ve seen ‘em three of the last four times they played here—but only because they were touring with Wino, Motorhead and Orange Goblin, respectively. That said, I always stuck around for the headlining act, and I do like their…

  • Carousel – 2113

    Carousel – 2113

    I’m not really a Rush fan, but I gotta say, it takes some giant gonads to effectively name your album 2112 + 1.  Then again, the official explanation from these Pittsburgh rockers is that 2113 is actually their house number.  And hey, Carousel don’t sound much like Rush, anyways… unless you go all the way back…