ORCHID The Mouths Of Madness CD (2013)

Stoner doom that hits like a slow-moving avalanche you absolutely saw coming and still couldn't get out of the way of. Orchid arrived at exactly the right moment to remind everyone that the seventies never really ended, they just needed better amplifiers.

The Mouths of Madness is the California band's second full-length, and it's a masterclass in the art of the riff as religious experience. If your record collection runs through Sabbath, Electric Wizard, and Kyuss and you've got a soft spot for the heavy psych underground, this CD digisleeve belongs in your life. The dark aesthetic here isn't performative, it's structural, baked into every slow-crawling, fuzz-soaked groove.

Full-length album on CD digisleeve. US pressing, 2013. Genre: Stoner Rock, Doom Metal.

Fans of: Electric Wizard, Kadavar, Black Pyramid.