Hidden in the Croatian outback Bear Stone Festival is about to take place for the 3rd time. With a focus on the stoner, doom and psychedelic rock genres, Sander van den Driesche has a look at this year’s line-up.

Dutch noise makers Galg are finally releasing their album ‘Teloorgang’ on Consouling Sounds, which was recorded almost 10 years ago. Check out the album’s opening track here.

Party doom riff merchants GURT released their new album ‘Satan Etc’ last week, so we asked the band about some of their influences.

Our metal editor Sander van den Driesche went to Roadburn Festival last April, and was happy to report that after last year’s experimental line-up this year’s festival had a great balance between traditional heaviness and more experimental artists.

Sander van den Driesche travelled to Glasgow to watch Ufomammut present their latest album Hidden on their 25th anniversary tour. Support was provided by Manchester drone duo Thraa.

Canadian progressive black metal band SVNEATR returns with their 3rd album ‘Never Return’ on Prosthetic Records soon. We asked the band about 3 releases that have influenced them a lot.

This year in July Croatia’s latest stoner/psychedelic rock festival Bear Stone Festival takes place for the 3rd time. Sander van den Driesche asked festival organiser Marin Lalić some questions to find out more about the festival.

Hand of Kalliach play a distinctive blend of melodic death metal melded with Scottish folk music. We asked John and Sophie from the band about three albums that have influenced their sound and their album Corryvreckan.

Noisy four piece Next To Nada who have been cutting their teeth on the London circuit for the past year. Today they release ‘Whine, Lips’ taken of their upcoming EP release. Lyricist Georgie Bogle talks to us about 3 of the band’s biggest influences.

Four years after Mother of Red Light made a dent on our psyches, meth. return with SHAME. Seven tracks of blistering, visceral agony. Drummer Andrew talks to us about some of the band’s influences.

Guiltless are a new band consisting of Billy Graves (Generation of Vipers), Dan Hawkins (A Storm Of Light), Sacha Dunable (Intronaut) and Josh Graham (A Storm Of Light, Battle of Mice). Josh explains more about the band through some of their influences.

Chris Breuer from German post–modern noise rock ensemble ZAHN talks about 3 releases that have influenced him a lot musically.

Endlingr | Facebook | Instagram Endlingr is an instrumental, psychedelic scape-rock trio from Ghent. Their music can be described as dark, cinematic, through-composed with riff and scape-based passages. An inseparable visual aspect is intertwined with …

Ex Everything will release ‘Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart’ on Neurot Recordings in November. Guitarist Jon Howell talks to us about 3 records that have influenced their sound.

Marthe has her musical background in the anarcho punk scene and is inspired by riot grrrl, crust and d-beat. Ahead of the release of new album ‘Further In Evil’, check out her influences here.

Don’t Fall in Love with Yourself is a new documentary by Jon Nix which is about the life and music of Justin Pearson. To celebrate its release Justin talks to us about 3 documentaries that have influenced him a lot.

Seattle noise-rock outfit Great Falls is about to release their album Objects Without Pain on Neurot Recordings. Check out some of the band’s influences here.

Nathe Sinfield from Nottingham based death metal band Outergods speaks to Echoes and Dust about 3 releases that have influenced him a lot.

Recent Prosthetic Records signees Nixil have released the next chapter of their existence with their sophomore album, From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire. Check out 3 of their musical influences here:

Kludde | Facebook | Bandcamp Earlier this year Belgium black metal band Kludde released their latest album De Horla, which was described by one of our writers as “It’s loud, it’s fast, it’s angry, but they appear to have a lot of fun cajoling it a …

Ex-Taint / Hark member James ‘Jimbob’ Isaac talks to us about 3 releases that have influenced him and his new project Silverburn.