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Released: 2026 Genre: Punk, Grunge Sounds Like: Unwound, Polvo, Cherubs Homeland: Illinois What makes Foreplay elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? *Brain Sex* has created an incredible album packed with raw, 90s-inspired post-punk grunge. The dual vocals exhibit a traditional, intense punk attitude filled with desperation and emotion. The production has a DIY feel that suits this style of punk rock perfectly. It's not overly polished and seems like it will translate well in a live performance. Track Listing: BPD 03:13 Tilly 05:43 Scotty's a Bitch 02:34 Delta G Double Dagger 04:34 Whiff 05:54 Dive deeper into Foreplay with our Q&A with Brain Sex. OHMs Peak: On ‘Foreplay’, the dual‑vocal dynamic is one of the most striking elements of your sound. How intentional was the contrast between Madison’s calming, dark, almost ethereal delivery and Max’s feral post‑hardcore energy? How do you balance the chaos with the more atmospheric, introspective moments that appear throughout the EP? Brain Sex: The choice wasn’t too intentional, we choose the best of our newer material and it just so happened to have an interesting dynamic between the vocals. We did however curate the style of each song to create a wider dynamic range within the EP. We wanted to capture the energy of seeing us live, with a raw sound and a even split of both of our vocalists. OHMs Peak: “Tilly” is our favorite track on the EP — it hits with a really distinct emotional weight. Can you walk us through its meaning, how it came together, and what sparked the creative direction behind it? Brain Sex: “I had just watched the movie Bound from ‘96 and was buzzing off of this euphoria of what it’s like to be in lust with another woman. I wanted to capture how that felt and really paint the picture of my own experiences—almost obsession. There’s a lot of depth and complexity in relationships like that, the intimacy can be exciting. I wanted the lyrics to be dark but relatable, I guess it’s written about women but I left it open to interpretation. It’s a horny song, it’s got a lot of sexual undertones. In the second verse I get into some historical images too with Sappho and the porch of the king (which was originally porch of the queen but I changed it). I’ve always associated that ancient Mediterranean vibe with romance and mystery and intimacy. It felt fitting. The last verse ends with one of my favorite lines I’ve ever written about heaven and poison and vomiting to taste it all over again. I don’t know it’s obsessive, it’s addictive, it’s threatening almost. I like to think I did an alright job conveying that.” - Madi OHMs Peak: Take us through the album cover art. Who created the caricature and risqué art. How did the concept align with ‘Foreplay’. Brain Sex: We did an art contest with our fans, top prize was the album cover! The winner was Corvin, @rabid.designs on Instagram. The cover art features a portrait by Egon Schiele, title “Standing Nude with Orange Drapery”, presented in a collage. The piece is on a ripped piece of paper, with a splattering of paint over top and the title at the top. We all instantly connected with this one. There’s a duality to the art: the black and white sections; a provocative pose covered with tape; it captures difficulty in wanted to express yourself to the fullest, but feeling like you have to hold yourself back. It’s phenomenal art, but it’s also intentionally messy, rough around the edges, and highlights imperfections. I think the reason we all connected with it is that these traits are all common in our music and the themes of our songs. In that way, it was perfect. OHMs Peak: Brain Sex has been described as grunge‑inspired punk with grinding riffs and breakneck drums. Take us back to the beginning …how did Brain Sex form? What were each of you … Max, Ratt, and Madison doing musically before this project, and what made this lineup click in a way your previous projects didn’t? Brain Sex: Rat started brain sex because they were in a band called Crazy Low that wasn’t going anywhere. They eventually started writing music with an old member of the band, eventually they were making music they liked a lot more. They’ve been in the band since the start and it’s been over 3 years of figuring out what sticks. Madi was the second to join of this lineup, and she had been living in Champaign a few months and Rat started seeing Madi’s roommate. Upon learning they both did music, they invited Madi to jam and she stuck with the band since then. Reyansh was the third to join, and came along a few years after the start of the band. He saw brain sex at a show and told them that he loved their music and plays the drums. Rat told him he could jam with the band and invited him to Madi’s place, without letting Madi know. Madi had no idea who he was and basically told him to leave her house. When he explained they rescheduled and he was a perfect fit for the band. Addie was the most recent addition, and he answered an Instagram request for a new guitarist when the old one quit. Madi and Rat invited him to jam with a few of the songs and he made the cut, and it’s been  this group since. The group on paper aren’t good fits for one another; we all have extremely different tastes in music, ranging from classic rock to prog metal, hardcore to folk. However, these differences in tastes have led us all to get used to adapting our own capabilities to best fit the song, which has succeeded in creating a really unique sound. OHMs Peak: Champaign‑Urbana has a reputation for nurturing talented, high‑energy DIY acts. How has the local scene shaped your identity as a band? Brain Sex: The scene in Urbana is incredible. It feels like a gem and to be thrown straight in the middle of it from the start has been so good for us. In a way the high energy that each show has can kind of cloud your judgement. It can be a bit jarring to have the crowd experience be so different from the performers experience; having fans come tell you how insane your show was when you didn’t really feel that good about it has made us doubt if we’re any good at all at times. As confusing as that can be, I think it made all of us reevaluate our standards. Now I feel like we’re all writing music from a place of trying to impress ourselves, rather than trying to make crowd pleaser music. OHMs Peak: If Brain Sex were stranded on a desert island with only a solar‑powered record player and could collectively choose just one album to bring, which album would you agree on — and why? Brain Sex: We can’t choose one, so would rather let the surf take us than pick one album. 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Released: 2026 Genre: Sludge Sounds Like: Crowbar, Bongzilla, Church of Misery Homeland: Austria What makes Axis Mundi elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Axis Mundi is another outstanding chapter in the TarLung saga. The album is packed with raw sludge, and they may have surpassed themselves with this release. The vocals remain in classic TarLung style—guttural and sludgy—but they occasionally incorporate clean vocal styles. This welcome contrast broadens their sound. The production highlights each band member's unique style: intricate bass work, steady drumming, and intense rhythmic riffs. Track Listing: Static Noise 4:25 The Valley Of Nowhere 4:42 Burning Out 6:10 Sea Of Drowned Souls 4:20 Swans 4:11 Full Circle 4:17 Between Earth And Moon 5:17 Axis Mundi 5:21 Dive deeper into Axis Mundi with our Q&A with TarLung. OHMs Peak: As you may already know, we have been fans since your debut album, and your music continues to expand all while keeping to your signature style. Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. TarLung: Many thanks for giving us a chance to talk about our music! OHMs Peak (and before that Rotation11) have been great supporters of our band from day one. We really do appreciate that passion in underground music! In general, we have a rather unregular rehearsal schedule. Mostly because everyone has their own busy schedule and life, but we try to find as much time to play and do rehearsals together as possible. We mostly go in with a general concept for a song based on an idea one of us had. We then work together over multiple rehearsals to fine-tune, add and subtract elements to finally get something we all are comfortable to play and stand behind. In the case of ‘Axis Mundi’ it took us roughly 3 years. But the first song ideas started to form even before we released our 2021 album ‘Architect’. We recorded ‘Axis Mundi’ at DDP studios the week before Christmas 2024. Finding the right partner and planning the release took up the better half of a year until everything was ready. Now, we are very happy to have the support of Argonauta Records for this release – it’s a great label with really cool bands on it, and we are very pleased that it has worked out this way! OHMs Peak: The music is so addictive with your distinctive raw sludge that only TarLung can produce. What influences does each band member bring to the table to create such an engaging heavy music? TarLung: Thank you for saying that! We have quite diverse influences. Naturally, there’s classic Doom, Stoner and Sludge bands, but there’s also a healthy dose of old school Death Metal and some influences like Death, Entombed or Dismember. Two of our band – Marian and Philipp - are also founding members of BLACK AIR, which sounds somewhat like (Dylan Carson’s) Earth, so that might have had some influences of that kind of music trickling down to TARLUNG as well. On top of that our drummer plays in TORPEDO TORPEDO, Vienna’s greatest Heavy Psych outfit, in our humble opinion. (Thanks Clemens ;) – Marian) OHMs Peak: It's nearly impossible to think of a standout track on Axis Mundi, but tunes like "Burning Out," "Sea of Drowned Souls" and "Full Circle" seem to shine with the expanded vocals; we love the contrast. How did this vocal style come to formation? TarLung: It was cool to do the growling distorted vocals for a total of 5 releases. But after doing that for over a decade, we thought of changing our approach a bit. Might be that we grew older and had more exposure to heavy music that doesn’t rely only on a screaming or growling kind of vocal style. Furthermore, we like to also push ourselves for each new release, learn new stuff, expand our horizon – and that includes trying different things with vocals as well as the instruments. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the sludge genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? TarLung: Oh man that is a tough question. I guess bands like Blood Incantation, Amenra, Arabrot, Russian Circles, Cave In … come to mind. We are generally open to play and tour with any kind of band, as long as the members are easy going and don’t have a ‘rockstar’ attitude. Life is too short for dealing with difficult characters, and we prefer to hang out with chill people. Best example are our tour buddies and now friends Mares Of Thrace from Canada. Trez and Casey are two of the most awesome people we had the pleasure to share the stage with. OHMs Peak: We absolutely love the album cover as it ties in well to your music. Is there any meaning behind the artwork and who is the artist? TarLung: Thank you, we love how the cover turned out! We wanted a representation of the world on the brink of destruction, revealing mechanical contraptions and a skull within. It’s like an allegory of the everyday struggle in an uncaring cold world that tries to grind you down. We all have to face this in one way or another. In the end, it turned out to look very Warhammer 40k-ish, and we loved that! There are also some Warhammer 40k references in the lyrics, so the cover fits the album like a glove. The artist is Alex Eckmann-Lawn. He is a fantastic artist from the US. He did amazing work for the Smashing Pumpkins, Inter Arma, Imperial Triumphant, Abbath and many more. Alex also designed all our full- length album covers since 2017, so Alex is also responsible for giving ‘Beyond the Black Pyramid’ and ‘Architect’ the amazing cover art we hold so dear. OHMs Peak: TarLung is stranded on an island with only a solar powered turntable and majestic powered solar blue tooth speakers. The band collectively can only choose one album. Which album to you agree to? TarLung: That is a very tough question. After long and hard thinking we might go with Hegy – ‘We Won’t Make It Home’ – a Hungarian band we played with on our 2023 tour in Budapest. They are from that beautiful city and truly blew us away. What awesome music, great live performance and awesome humble people! After that show their album was on heavy rotation on our bus for the rest of the tour. Also, the album title seemed quite fitting to us. TarLung are: Rotten – Guitars Philipp Seiler – Guitars & Vocals Marian Waibl – Drums. Additional bass guitar by Lukas Haidinger. Additional vocals on ‘Sea of Drowned Souls’ by Thérèse Lanz and Casey Rogers Follow TarLung: Instagram / Facebook Grab some TarLung Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2026 Genre: Stoner rock, Psychedelic, Heavy psych, Doom Sounds Like: Various Artists Homeland: USA OHMs Peak Unveils ‘The Mindful Collective’: A Charity Compilation Supporting Music & Memory. A Purpose‑Driven Collaboration Across the Heavy‑Music Landscape ‘The Mindful Collective’ brings together 21 remarkable bands who generously donated tracks handpicked by OHMs Peak’s editorial team. Known for its rigorous curation and its mission to elevate albums that “reach new heights,” OHMs Peak selected artists whose work embodies emotional depth, atmospheric power, and genre‑defining creativity. Supporting Music & Memory’s Transformative Mission Music & Memory helps individuals living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive or physical challenges reconnect with their identity through personalized music playlists. These playlists — built from the songs that shaped a person’s life — can unlock memories, reduce anxiety, and restore a sense of self. For more information about Music & Memory, visit: musicandmemory.org A huuuuge thank you to all the bands who donated a song. This is not possible without you. Lower Slaughter, Torpedo Torpedo, Domkraft, CHEEKS, KLPS, KNUB, Spiralpark, Beneath a Steel Sky, Fomies, Blessings, Pothamus, Cosmic Reaper, Apex Ten, Doble Sesion Nocturna, Froglord, All is Violent, Sheev, coastlands, Kal-El, Sunbreather and Bask Track Listing: Lower Slaughter - Take A Seat 04:02 Torpedo Torpedo - Fade 05:22 Domkraft - Spiral Noises 05:16 KNUB - Wet Lung 05:34 Spiralpark - Slumber 04:47 Kal-El - Cloud Walker 06:55 Beneath a Steel Sky - Everyone you've ever known 04:35 Fomies - Neon Gloom 03:35 Blessings - No Good Things 03:44 CHEEKS - hi list 2 die list 03:21 Pothamus - Zhikarta 07:26 Cosmic Reaper - Bloodfeather 06:03 Apex Ten - Ruthless 06:26 Froglord - Follow the Star 04:00 All is Violent - Born Of Kalahari 04:47 Sheev - Tüdelüt 05:01 coastlands - hollowing 05:51 Bask - In the Heat of the Dying Sun 04:57 Sunbreather - WINE 06:07 Doble Sesión Nocturna - Acto III: Que No Quede Ninguno 05:44 K L P S - TRIBULATION 08:06 Grab the OHMs Peak Comp Here Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Rotation11.com is committed to expanding your heavy rock and metal music collection by introducing you to bands who fly under the radar and more importantly expose talent that would otherwise go unnoticed. Embark on a journey to explore the elite in heavy music. Covering Doom, Stoner, Psychedelic and all heavy sub-genres. Our goal is to bring fourth the heavy albums that hit majestic heights. How does an album reach OHM's Peak? Our Rigorous Screening Process (RSP) searches through vast landscapes to bring you the finest in elite heavy music. We do the work, you enjoy the majestic sonic vista. Contact us via email at info@ohmspeak.com or message us on Social . About OHM's Peak Black Metal (6) 6 posts Black metal (1) 1 post Death Metal (3) 3 posts Doom (32) 32 posts Experimental (1) 1 post Garage Rock (4) 4 posts Grunge (2) 2 posts Hard Rock (14) 14 posts Hardcore (17) 17 posts Heavy Metal (1) 1 post Heavy Rock (17) 17 posts Math Rock (12) 12 posts Metal (11) 11 posts Noise Rock (3) 3 posts Noise rock (5) 5 posts Post Hardcore (1) 1 post Post Metal (20) 20 posts Post Rock (4) 4 posts Power Metal (1) 1 post Progressive Metal (7) 7 posts Progressive Rock (6) 6 posts Psychedelic rock (29) 29 posts Punk (15) 15 posts Shoegaze (2) 2 posts Sludge (30) 30 posts Space Rock (5) 5 posts Stoner Rock (60) 60 posts metalcore (1) 1 post

Working to develop and unleash our OHMs Top 10 Elite! This list is fluid and based on a variety of editors and fan engagement coupled with shear musical prowess. OHMs Top 10 Elite A fluid ranking of this year's best heavy albums enabled by editors, fan feedback and sheer musical prowess. October 2025 #1 Lower Slaughter Deep Living Post-punk, Noise rock #2 Faetooth Labyrinthine Doom #3 Chat Pile In The Earth Again Noise rock #4 Dozer Rewind to Return Stoner rock #5 Wombo Danger in Fives Post-punk, Psychedelic #6 Agriculture The Spiritual Sound Post metal, Hardcore #7 coastlands Coastlands Post-metal, shoegaze #8 Sunbreather Sunbreather Stonerrock #9 Witch Fever Fevereaten Punk, Grunge #10 Serial Hawk Psychic Pain Psychedelic doom September 2025 #1 Lower Slaughter - Deep Living #2 Faetooth - Labyrinthine #3 Slomactics - Atomicult #4 Lowheaven - Ritual Decay #5 Bask - The Turning #6 Blessings - Blodstrangen #7 Castle Rat - The Bestiary #8 The Big Rip - Olympus Mons #9 Black Helium - The Animals are Coming #10 - Fleshwater - 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky August 2025 #1 Lower Slaughter - Deep Living #2 The Big Rip - Olympus Mons #3 Blessings - Blodstrangen #4 Lowheaven - Ritual Decay #5 Pile - Sunshine and Balance Beams #6 Adrift - Dry Soil #7 LVMEN - Amen #8 McClusky - The World is Still Here... #9 Black Helium - The Animals are Coming #10 - Sheev - Ate's Alchemist July 2025 #1 Lower Slaughter - Deep Living #2 Conan - Violence Dimension #3 Adrift - Dry Soil #4 Fomies - Liminiality #5 Black Helium - The Animals are Coming #6 LVMEN - Amen #7 Pothamus - Abur #8 Torpedo Torpedo - Arrows of Time #9 McClusky - The World is Still Here and So Are We #10 - Bloodwood - Dark Simulator Black Metal (6) 6 posts Black metal (1) 1 post Death Metal (3) 3 posts Doom (32) 32 posts Experimental (1) 1 post Garage Rock (4) 4 posts Grunge (2) 2 posts Hard Rock (14) 14 posts Hardcore (17) 17 posts Heavy Metal (1) 1 post Heavy Rock (17) 17 posts Math Rock (12) 12 posts Metal (11) 11 posts Noise Rock (3) 3 posts Noise rock (5) 5 posts Post Hardcore (1) 1 post Post Metal (20) 20 posts Post Rock (4) 4 posts Power Metal (1) 1 post Progressive Metal (7) 7 posts Progressive Rock (6) 6 posts Psychedelic rock (29) 29 posts Punk (15) 15 posts Shoegaze (2) 2 posts Sludge (30) 30 posts Space Rock (5) 5 posts Stoner Rock (60) 60 posts metalcore (1) 1 post

OHMs Peak brings you artists and their work in the rock music community. See inspiring album covers and posters in heavy metal, stoner rock, doom, etc. OHMmage to the Artist Artist: Cauê Piloto (Brazil) Inspiration: Bruegel, Hieronymus Bosch, John Martin, Turner, Beksinski Artist: Nicolas Fantoni (Brazil) Inspiration: SYoshitaka Amano, Yoji Shinkawa, Ayami Kojima Artist: Timon Kokott Art Work (Germany) Inspiration: Dan Seagrave, René Magritte, Caspar David Friendrich and H.R. Giger Artist: Soares Illustration & Design (Portugal) Inspiration: Salvador Dali, William Morris, Wes Wilson and Ken Taylor Artist: Bloodyspirit (France) Inspiration: GODMACHINE, Defame and Mark Riddick AlexEckmanLawn (USA) Inspiration: Dave Mckean, Katsuhiro Otomo and Moebius Darren Grealish (USA) Inspir ation: Andy Warhol and Marc Rude Nouvo Creative (United Kingdom) Inspiration: Frances Macdonald MacNa ir and Alphonse Mucha Threadbare Artwork (Belgium) Inspiration: Sarah Moon an d Kyle Cooper Alexander Hettel Artwork (Germany) Inspiration: Salvador Dali, H.R. Giger and John Dyer Baizley Jesse DeNobrega Inspiration: Brian Chippendale, used CD stores, Yoko Ono, Love Love Hill Lex Percepied (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Inspiration: Dali, Drugs, Psilocybe, Spacerock Mihai Manescu Illustrations Inspiration: Al. Durer, H.R. Giger, Zbigniew M. Bielak, Ken Taylor Ghost Ghost Teeth (California) Inspiration: My daughter Missfelidae Illustration (Linz, Austria) Inspiration: Jean Giraud Moebius, Caw Cooper and Moki Mioke Nikita Kaun (Russia) ZONUMENT - Artworks (United Kingdom) Inspiration: 2000AD Artists, John Hicklenton and Simon Bisley Jo Riou (France) Inspira tion: Art Nouveau, Heavy metal artists from 70's, 80's Miodeus (Poland) Inspiration: Old horror and sci-fi movie posters Khoa Le (Vietnam) Inspiration: Myself Irrwisch Art Design (Austria) Inspira tion: LP cover artworks from Dad Vasco Duarte (Portugal) Inspiration: Victo Ngai, Moebius, Sergi Brosa, Alphonse Much a Roberto Toderico (Italy) Inspira tion: Simon Bisley, Roger Dean, Gustave Dore Burning Moon (Belgium) Inspiration: Zoé and Nicolas SkullCult Inspiration: HR Giger, Aubrey Beard sley, Albrecht Dürer Jared Nichols (US) Inspiration: My Alexander Calder, David Gilmour, Frank Zappa Eliran Kantor (Berlin, Germany) Inspiration: John Kricfalusi, Terry Gilliam Antoine Defarges (France) Inspiration: Alphonse Mucha Chris Panatier (USA) Inspiration: Jeremy Geddes, Mucha, John Baizley Marie Bergeron (Montreal, Canada) Inspiratio n: Sam Spratt, Olly Moss, Erik Jones, Kim Jung Gi Barbara Ana Gomez (London) Inspiration: Alphonse Mucha, Yuko Shimizu, Paul X. Johnson Distorted Designs (Berlin,Germany) Inspiration: Pierre-Alain D. and Nekr Merrilee Challiss (Birmingham, Alabama) Inspiration: Gustav Klimt, African & Aboriginal art Sgraffito Art Illustrations (Iceland) Inspiration: Early 20th Century Illustration Dominic Sohor (Bolton, UK) Inspiration: Tony Hart Dale Simpson (England) Inspiration: Rick Griffin Art is the gateway to see and feel what a band represents. When seeking out artists, what draws you in, the album cover? Well, there’s no better feeling than discovering that heavy gem with terrific artistry and music to match. See our favorite artists and their work here. Artist: Eeviac (Brazil) Inspiration: Storm Thorgerson, Winston Smith, Frank Kozik Black Metal (6) 6 posts Black metal (1) 1 post Death Metal (3) 3 posts Doom (32) 32 posts Experimental (1) 1 post Garage Rock (4) 4 posts Grunge (2) 2 posts Hard Rock (14) 14 posts Hardcore (17) 17 posts Heavy Metal (1) 1 post Heavy Rock (17) 17 posts Math Rock (12) 12 posts Metal (11) 11 posts Noise Rock (3) 3 posts Noise rock (5) 5 posts Post Hardcore (1) 1 post Post Metal (20) 20 posts Post Rock (4) 4 posts Power Metal (1) 1 post Progressive Metal (7) 7 posts Progressive Rock (6) 6 posts Psychedelic rock (29) 29 posts Punk (15) 15 posts Shoegaze (2) 2 posts Sludge (30) 30 posts Space Rock (5) 5 posts Stoner Rock (60) 60 posts metalcore (1) 1 post