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Released: 2025 Genre: Progressive rock, Stoner rock Sounds Like: Tool, Floater, Howling Giant Homeland: Germany What makes Ate's Alchemist elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Ate's Alchemist is a pure gem in the world of new progressive rock. Sheev features a modern technical progressive sound enhanced by stoner rock melodies, creating a unique vibe unmatched by others. The production is impeccable, with each instrument standing out clearly. Every time we listen, we notice different nuances. Track Listing: The Alchemist 1:24 Martef 6:48 King Mustard II 6:09 Elephant Trunk 7:45 Henry 5:33 Cul De Suc 8:25 Tüdelüt 5:01 Sabress 8:54 Dive deeper into Ate's Alchemist with our Q&A with the Sheev. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Sheev: So the album is a collection of songs we wrote over the last four years since the release of the first album. Some of them were finished years ago, while others we completed literally during the recording process. After recording, we had the pleasure of mixing the album with David Bottrill, the producer who has worked with Tool, Mastodon, and many others. We then mastered the album with Karl Daniel Lidén, who has worked with The Ocean, Bloodbath, and others. OHMs Peak: The title of this album, Ate's Alchemist is very unique. Is this a concept album? How did this title come about? Sheev:  Naa, it’s not a concept album, although we like that many people think it is. We wanted to create some kind of connection to our last album, Mind Conductor. Phil, our drummer, came up with the idea that, just like in the last one where we had a conductor planting ideas and thoughts into people’s minds, now Ate’s Alchemist tells the story of the servant of Ate, the goddess of mischief, who is known for planting dark emotions in people’s minds such as fear, delusion, anxiety, and more. In this story, we see her Alchemist at work, crafting the very demons she later instills in humanity. OHMs Peak: Your music travels through so many avenues of stoner rock, progressive rock and psychedelic, there is not one song that stands out, they all blend together perfectly. What are your influences as musicians? Sheev:  We’re big fans of Opeth and Mastodon on the progressive side, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden on the grunge side, and The Sword and Down on the sludge/stoner side. Of course, there are many other bands as well. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Sheev:  One of our best gigs was at a place called Tief in Berlin (which unfortunately no longer exists). It was the basement of a bigger venue, packed until the end, and we played face to face with an audience that really connected with our music. The vibe was amazing, everything came together perfectly, and we still talk about it every now and then, many years later. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the doom/sludge genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Sheev:  Oh, our ultimate dream will always be either Opeth or Mastodon. OHMs Peak: The album art by Bobby Anders & Sve.a illustrations is vey detailed. We love the black and white illustration. Can you provide any insite to how this vision became to be the albums cover? Sheev:  So, similar to the name of the album, we also wanted to create some continuity with the first album and, of course, capture the meaning of the new album’s title as clearly as possible. There was a lot of back and forth, but in the end we got to where we wanted, and we’re super happy with the result! OHMs Peak: Sheev 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? Sheev:  Opeth - Ghost Reveries Sheeve are: Nitzan Sheps Philipp Vogt Joshan Chaudhary Follow Sheeve: Instagram / Facebook Grab some Sheev Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Post metal Sounds Like: Cult of Luna, Young Widows, Rebreather Homeland: Sweden What makes Blodsträngen elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Blessings are a truly distinctive band in the Post-metal scene. Their innovative approach sets them apart as one of the standout metal bands in 2025. Blodsträngen is far more than just a post-metal album. It incorporates elements of sludge with an angst punk vibe. These seven tracks blend effortlessly to form a captivating album that truly stands out when played on vinyl. Track Listing: Raised on Graves - 5:57 Strings of Red - 5:57 Clean - 8:24 No Good Things - 3:44 Allt Vi Kan Ge Är Upp - 5:47 Copper + Dirt - 1:50 Through Veils - 9:46 Dive deeper into Blodsträngen with our Q&A with drummer Mattias from Blessings. OHMs Peak: Blodsträngen is a beautifully crafted sludgy hardcore journey. The song structure and contract is so engaging we cannot get it out of rotation. This being your third release since 2012’s ‘Bittervatten’ your sound has obviously changed. We find it so cathartic where heavy and beauty collide. What drove the landscape behind this album? We would love some perspective regarding the process. Mattias: That’s a really good question, and honestly, I don’t have a direct answer. From my perspective, the beauty of it all is that I focus entirely on my own part—everything related to drums and drumming. I leave everything else to my bandmates, so I actually know very little about why they do what they do. That creates a real sense of mystery around our music for me, even though I’m one of its creators and performers. We’ve never been the kind of band where one member shows up at rehearsal with a finished or half-finished idea that we just complete together. On the contrary, all of our music is created collectively in the rehearsal space, with everyone contributing. I suppose it’s within that setup that the landscapes of Blodsträngen emerge. When we’re all in a room together, things happen that none of us need to fully understand as long as we all feel it. OHMs Peak: What was Blessings most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Mattias:  For me personally, I’d have to say Pelagic Fest in Maastricht just a few weeks ago. It was Blessings’ second show ever outside of Sweden, and we honestly had no expectations. The room was packed wall-to-wall with people who seemed to genuinely connect and absorb. Absolute goosebumps from the moment we stepped on stage. OHMs Peak: ‘Clean’ is exactly that, some of the purest bass-work and creeping undercurrent. This could be one of the best tracks of the year in our eyes. The song is impossible to describe in words other than it builds incredibly and absolutely takes ahold in pushing your speakers to the limit. Take us through the meaning and making of this tremendous track. Mattias:  The first thing that comes to mind is how “Clean” came together the same way most of our songs have historically. We get in a room and just jam. We often don’t even talk much—sometimes not at all. Someone starts playing something, someone else follows on instinct, and suddenly we’re in the middle of something, hoping the music takes us somewhere. Sometimes it moves us collectively; sometimes it doesn’t, and if it doesn’t, we never revisit it. “Clean” is roughly eight minutes long, and it’s no exaggeration to say that’s about how long it took to create. The phone recording from the moment the song happened isn’t all that different from the final version. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans. Have you played the US and are there plans on the horizon to visit from Sweden? Mattias:  We don’t have any concrete touring plans at the moment, unfortunately. We’ve always been a band that rides the wave when it comes, if it comes. We’re planning a release show in our hometown with special guests, and we’ve had a few offers for gigs and festivals, but nothing major. I’ve toured the U.S. a couple of times, but it’s been a long time now. We’d obviously love to come over, so invite us and we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Thank you so much for the kind words, we appreciate it so much!. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Mattias:  I’d love to see Steve Von Till every night, for example. I absolutely love everything he’s ever been part of, and I think we’d make a great package. Or why not Autopsy? They were a big influence on our first album. OHMs Peak: Blessings 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? Mattias:  There’s an incredible amount of amazing music in the world, and probably a hundred albums that three of us would completely agree on—but not four. Our individual tastes are pretty spread out. Our keyboardist, Erik, threw out suggestions like Neil Young – Harvest , Neurosis – Times of Grace , or "any Slayer record from the 80s", and that’s where we can all meet I guess. It seems like we ultimately agreed on Times of Grace . For me, that’s an album that feels bigger than music and bigger than life itself, absolutely monumental. There's also a version out there with it and Tribes of Neurot - Grace mixed together, as intended. It's otherworldly. Follow Blessings: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Blessings Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Heavy Psych Rock, Krautrock Sounds Like: Firefriend, Fomies, Wooden Shijps Homeland: London, UK What makes The Animals Are Coming elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Black Helium has released one of this year's most creative heavy psych albums. This masterpiece is driven by remote vocals, psychedelic distortion, and a sense of exploration. The six tracks flow seamlessly, making it effortless to become immersed in their brand of heavy psychedelic wonder. Track Listing: Return The Curse 11:44 Saviour Destroyer 6:23 Worm Vision 4:00 They Have Bodies 6:27 Up On A Hill 4:37 Inside The Horror Mask 10:11 Dive deeper into The Animals Are Coming with our Q&A with vocalist/guitarist Stuart Gray of Black Helium. OHMs Peak: We love your library of releases! Your fourth full length,  The Animals Are Coming  is absolutely addictive hitting new heights us. Of the four albums this seems the most cohesive from a concept album perspective as the six tracks are inseparable. Take us through some themes and the intriguing dystopian type title on this one. Stuart Gray: Thank you so much, that makes me happy to hear. We're super happy with this album, we're kinda hitting our stride a bit more with this one. The album title came from Beck, in fact all of our album titles, come from Beck She was talking to a friend who was dealing with grief at the time having lost his Mum, and he mentioned,  that he was having weird moments where animals such as birds, dogs and insects were actually approaching him,comforting him, and how he felt the spirit of his lost one was coming to him in animal form. This was very comforting to him, and when Beck went to sleep that night she awake suddenly with a strange feeling, and the phrase "the animals are coming!" just came to her. I thought it was very moving, but also without that context it feels both reassuring and ominous, especially in these times. OHMs Peak: ‘Inside the Horror Mask’ is such a brilliant closing track. The swirling euphoric height of this track and subtle synths is incredible. We would love to hear more about how this song came about.  Stuart Gray: It's very hard to remember writing songs, especially in this band as we work extremely fast, but also super intensely. I had the first 'song part' for a while, and we'd worked on a quite complex piece for the end, but somehow it never really felt right, too cerebral for us. So we just decided to do something simple, yet dynamic. All the other weird sounds came from synths and Beck playing a bowed bass. It has the strange eerie euphoria of Ecstasy Symphony by Spacemen 3 to my ears. OHMs Peak: You seem aligned with our passion for horror films. If you could go back and lay down the soundtrack for any horror film ….what would it be and why? Stuart Gray: I hardly watch any horror films these days, although I've watched thousands over the years. Eighties slasher films used to give me a warm sense of nostalgia disturbingly. But I guess I'm getting too sensitive to enjoy them nowadays, especially with all that's going on in the world. My friend came over at Christmas and we watched Terrifier 3! fucking hell! what was all that about? Makes Friday the 13th look like Herbie Goes Bananas. But it would be very hard to change a soundtrack to a film we love, so maybe something cheap and silly would be more fun. Something daft like Street Trash or Spasms. But we'd love to do a soundtrack someday, maybe not a horror, but something. OHMs Peak: We have a fetish for echo particularly in the psychedelic rock genre. The Animals Are Coming has the absolute perfect blend and precision of echo within the vocals. Just our ignorance, but take us through how the echo is infused with your music and how you master just the right balance. We hear this butchered by various acts but you guys integrate it so beautifully. Stuart Gray: It's hard to say really, everything we do is 99% intuitive. We lay down our tracks pretty dry as I don't use any reverb on my guitar, but it's a lot more spacious with the overdubs. Ben Turner did an amazing job making these sound worlds actually come out the speakers. I guess we go a bit Reign In Blood with the backing track, and Space Ritual with the overdubs. I like my vocals to have a calm otherworldly vibe to them. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Have you played the United States? Where have you not played that you would love to make an appearance? Stuart Gray: Because we are a small band we don't have the budget to play many places overseas. We played the Netherlands and Germany last year which was absolutely amazing. But we'd love to go to the US someday. I don't know how tricky and expensive it is with work visa and stuff.  OHMs Peak: The album art is very bold on  The Animals Are Coming  with its in your face font. Who created and how did it come about? Are you utilizing the same artist on all four albums? Stuart Gray: Beck has done every cover since our first. We definitely have an aesthetic which is quite fun, yet dark, so I guess its a case of having something bold and direct which suits the album. I always prefer and love bands that do their own artwork. That gives them a deeper and more intuitive sense how  the artwork should look. We're really lucky. I couldn't bear it if we asked someone else to do it and we weren't happy. OHMs Peak: Black Helium 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? Stuart Gray: Impossible really. but we all love Forever Changes by Love! That's a beautifully dense psychedelically comforting album. Black Helium are: Stuart Gray (vocals, guitar) Beck Harvey (bass, vocals) Diogo Gomes (drums) Follow Black Helium: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Black Helium Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Sludge, Noise Sounds Like: Unsane, Young Widows Homeland: Minnesota What makes Leach to Entry elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? SHRIVE have pummeled their way into our rotation with their blend of Unsane-like hardcore and psychedelic sludge. The vocals display a sense of guttural despair, perfectly aligned .with the music. Although on EP, do not sleep on this one. Leach is a beautiful onslaught chaos and psychedlia. Track Listing: Faceless 4:20 Comfortable Haze 6:08 Targeted Sleeper 4:51 Leech 5:56 Dive deeper into Leach with our Q&A with SHRIVE. OHMs Peak: Wow…we are absolutely floored with Leach and its math and noise rock brilliance. Tell us more about SHRIVE and how the band formed.  Did the three of you come from previous project we should be aware of? SHRIVE: We've all been playing in weird and heavy bands around the Twin Cities for over a decade now - Morality Crisis, Nerves and  Kostnatění for example - and have frequently played shows together. A couple of years ago we all ended up in the same practice space and after a few beers and a few jam sessions started writing the music on this EP. OHMs Peak: Albeit an EP, Leach is start to finish absolutely epic. Such heartfelt angst and layered texture. Take us through your song writing process and how the concept of Leach came together. SHRIVE:  Songs typically start as a singular guitar riff which we use as a jumping-off point for the band to work around. With each song we focus on finding an interesting structure with less emphasis on writing a "perfect" piece of music and more emphasis on experimentation. OHMs Peak: What are your touring plans to promote the album? Have you strayed much from the Minnesota area? What is collectively the band’s favorite live performance that we can seek out in the archives? SHRIVE:  No touring plans in the immediate future. Our dickhead drummer had to go off and have a kid (she's amazing, unlike her Dad) so we need to be home by midnight. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the noise rock, krautrock genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? SHRIVE:  YHWH Nailgun is making future music -- it sounds like 2025. OHMs Peak: ‘Targeted Sleeper’ is all consuming for us. So many moving parts, unique fretwork and change-ups. Tell us more about the creation and background behind this track. SHRIVE:  Target Sleeper actually started with less than a full riff. Sam was messing around a new pedal which Chris heard from the hallway, sat down at the drums and started jamming. Kyle's bass brought focus to the jam, which shifts between different time signatures for the first half. The overall theme is one of an amphetamine-fueled psychosis. There's also an homage to an early 2000's "alt" rock band in one of the riffs. If you hear it, shoot us an email and if you are right, we will send you a free shirt. Lyricly the song is about driving through an endless, empty highway of billboards in your dreams, every night. OHMs Peak: Shrive 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? SHRIVE:  We had a spirited debate about this and landed on Portishead's Roseland NYC Live. A perfect 10/10 album. SHRIVE are: Sam Lewis - Guitar/Vocals Kyle Caspers - Bass Chris Woznicki - Drums Follow SHRIVE: Bandcamp / Instagram Grab some SHRIVE Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Death metal, Hardcore Sounds Like: Yatra, Soilent Green Homeland: Chicago What makes Psychic Barriers to Entry elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Wretched Blessing delivers intense, pounding death metal with elements of sludge. As a duo, they are cohesive and highly inventive. Their chemistry is evident and brings a fresh perspective to the death metal genre. The album cover by Adam Yates has a cool Voivod vibe and perfectly complements their sound. Track Listing: Cerebral Scour 2:47 Delusional 1:47 Dilute It All 3:48 brainrot 1:28 Decalcified 3:11 I was happy... :47 The Big Rip 2:58 Dive deeper into Psychic Barriers to Entry with our Q&A with Kayhan and Rae from Wretched Blessing. OHMs Peak: As a duo, do find it challenging to create such heavy, intense music? Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Kayhan & Rae: Being a duo seems to speed up the process and streamline things creatively. It also "helps" that things feel like they're spiraling further into chaos on a universal scale. We have a lot to fuel our "intensity" before it takes us out, we guess. Other than that, the only time we feel a little "outnumbered" is when we're loading our stuff in and out of places, but it's really not that bad. OHMs Peak: Psychic Barriers to Entry has a unique blend of Death metal and sludge. We hear moments of infectious rhythm like 90s sludge pioneers Fudge Tunnel and the Death prowess of Soilent Green. Who are your influences that lead to this magnificent sound? Kayhan & Rae: We're both coming at this with a lifetime of influences and various experiences writing/playing in other bands (Immortal Bird, Yautja, Coliseum, Eight Bells, Thrawsunblat, Bursting, errant). Yautja & Immortal Bird definitely exist in a similar universe, but this is something where we're exploring different roles. OHMs Peak: We love the exploration of 'The Big Rip' as it has a more subdued sound and borders on doom/sludge. Is this a direction you are heading for next album? Kayhan & Rae: Absolutely not. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Kayhan & Rae: We played Mad Malts in Huntsville, Alabama last summer and it was truly insane. Our friends from Birmingham put the show together, Kaonashi headlined, and it was such a blast.  https://youtu.be/T0Xqw5gDLWg?si=Ee9ekSLzBkSEDKCP OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the death/sludge genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Kayhan & Rae: We would love to tour with Chat Pile, Author & Punisher, or Mystic Stylez-era Three-6 Mafia. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Kayhan & Rae: We have a couple of shows next week (with REZN in Milwaukee and Prostitute in Chicago) and then a short Northeast tour with Genital Shame & Stander. We have a few July dates that will be ready to announce soon. One is in Birmingham, AL with our friends Malevich, and Planning For Burial. OHMs Peak: The album art is wild and is what drew us in. Who is the mastermind behind this piece of artwork? Kayhan & Rae: Adam Yates!!! Cannot say enough good things about working with him on this release, and we're scheming a shirt design as we speak. Front and back print might have to be the move. He creates whole terrifying, beautiful, worlds and creatures. OHMs Peak: Wretched Blessing 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? Kayhan & Rae: Blue Screen Life by Pinback Wretched Blessing are: Vocals: Kayhan & Rae Guitars: Kayhan Drums: Rae Follow Wretched Blessing: Bandcamp / Instagram Grab some Wretched Blessing Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Post-metal, Shoegaze, Sludge Sounds Like: Cult of Luna, OM Homeland: Belgium What makes Abur elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Abur undoubtedly stands out as this year's most unique heavy album. The trio seamlessly combines meditative riffs with atmospheric sludge, creating a monumental and soothing heavy album. The vocals are surreal and heavy, contributing to the distinctive atmosphere that Pothamus embodies. The album cover by Iljen Put is outstanding and captivating, perfectly mirroring the majestic heaviness. Track Listing: Zhikarta 7:26 Ravus 5:58 De-varium 3:16 Savartuum Avur 8:11 Ykavus 6:37 Abur 15:17 Dive deeper into Abur with our Q&A with Mattias M. Van Hulle, Drummer and Vocalist of Pothamus . OHMs Peak: We look at Abur as a brilliant classic medieval thriller that you cannot skip. Taking it from start to finish we find maximizes the listener experience. Would love to get a brief glimpse into your writing process and how the vision of Abur came about. Would you agree that it’s a concept piece most enjoyed in one sitting? Mattias: First of all, thank you for the kind words. I would agree, yes. But I would also add that the best way of experiencing Abur - and all of our music, in fact - is in a live setting. While a recording captures a moment, it cannot replicate the depth and immediacy of a live performance. Live, the music becomes an experience. On the one hand it is the simple act of being fully present. But on the other, it's the energy shared and exchanged which evokes something very deep, at least in my experience. The shared silence, the rising tension, the collective catharsis. It's here music finds its truest form. OHMs Peak: We find your sophomore release to be even more expansive than Raya . Less post-metal and more atmospheric. What drove the direction on this new album. Did your immersive live performances drive your direction further? Mattias: While a debut is almost a creation 'ex nihilo', a sophomore has both the burden and blessing of a prior reference. There definitely were times we refered to Raya and tried to deepen and expand those aspects that worked best on that album. So in one sense, the more expansive aspect, as you put it, was quite deliberate. But on the other hand, all three of us love to experiment with sounds, or new instruments, or singing. We don't approach music in a technical sense, but in a very visceral, instinctive way. Childlike, almost. We are drawn towards the feeling a certain sound or rhythm evokes, and try to build something up from there. We don't care a lot about genre conventions, really. Atmosphere is key. OHMs Peak: 'Ykavus’ is so calming and Sam’s vocals are absolutely angelic. Can you take behind the creation and meaning of this hypnotic track? Mattias: Thank you. Sam and I both sing on that track. A couple of years ago I bought a shruti box, also known as a surpeti. It's an Eastern instrument originally used during mantra-singing or religious ceremonies. All of our songs are written collectively, born out of long jam sessions. This was no exception. The very first try-outs with this new instrument eventually evolved in what is now 'Ykavus.' These sessions were also my first try-outs as a singer. So it's quite a special song for me.   Conceptually we interpret the song as a ritualistic confirmation of the philosophical tenets of Pothamus. Ykavus speaks not in declarations, but in currents - slow, resonant reminders that we are not observers of life, but participants woven into its endless thread. It does not shout, but murmurs, sings, hums, stirring something ancestral in the marrow. In its tones and textures, 'Ykavus' reminds us that we arise within and out of the world. We are no islands, but nodes in an ever-pulsing web spun not only through biology, but through presence and awareness. Relation and interbeing. 'Ykavus' is and ode to the unseen ties that bind being to being. A reminder that we, as humans, are part of the intricate web of life, granted this extraordinary gift to feel, to be, to experience in the co-presence of other sentient beings. This is the central idea of Abur . OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Mattias: For me personally, that would be our Rites of Raya show. The artistic release of our debut album, in a 17th century church in our hometown Mechelen. Logistically it was quite a challenge, but we managed to pull it off thanks to many skilled and helping hands. Playing in such a venue adds something profound to the music. The place is already resonant with centuries of hope, silence, and invocation. The walls carry memories of praise and lament. In such a place, music becomes something spatial - something that lives in the arches, moves through the nave, and returns to the listener transformed. The acoustics are insane as well. Not merely physical; they are metaphysical. Notes stretch farther, linger longer, touch deeper. Reverberation becomes reflection. We are very lucky with our skilled sound technician who managed to use that present reverb to our advantage. There is, too, a heightened attention in such a place, I think. An implicit reverence. One plays but also listens differently under a vaulted ceiling. It invites the inward, opens the soul. The performance becomes less about delivery and more about offering, maybe? Since that show we are keen on playing in special environments or sacred places. One month from now, we will be performing in a botanical garden conserving thousands of exotic plants. Very much looking forward to that one as well. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the sludge and post-metal genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Mattias: Wardruna, Heilung, One Leg One Eye, Anna Von Hausswolff, Emma Ruth Rundle, and many, many others! OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans in Europe and abroad. Mattias: We just returned from a small tour through Germany. We will play UK and Italy this summer, and embark on a BeNeLux tour in autumn. Our plans for next year are yet to take shape, so who knows.. OHMs Peak: The album art has an anthropological feel. How did you connect with Iljen Put and how did the creation come about. Mattias: Iljen is a good friend of ours. We knew what he was capable of artistically, and quite from the start knew he was the right man for the job. I'm pleased with your use of words, actually. Anthropological is spot on. Raya , conceptually, was a cosmology. A broad interpretation of our terrestrial and human origins, and our subsequent place in the universe. For this we wanted the artwork to embody something ancient, something that breathes wisdom, knowledge, insights, but is cryptical enough to invite the listener / reader to search for the multiple layers and meanings in the work. We're happy he wanted to work with us on Abur as well.    I'm working on a book at this very moment, diving into the philosophical universe of Pothamus. Iljen is creating the artwork, and I can already tell you it will be stunning. OHMs Peak: Pothamus 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? Mattias: Oof. That's difficult. I'd go for 'False Lankum'. It's an album all three of us deeply admire. And there's just something intensely soothing about Radie Peat's vocals. I guess one could use some comforting when stranded on an island. Maybe the island even is Ireland. That would be very fitting, no? Pothamus is: Mattias M. Van Hulle - Drums, Vocals, Surpeti Michael Lombarts - Bass Sam Coussens - Guitar, Vocals Follow Pothamus: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Pothamus Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Stoner rock, Shoegaze Sounds Like: Spaceslug, Cloakroom Homeland: Poland What makes Shades of the Ashes elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Mountain of Misery's latest release masterfully combines chilled stoner rock with shoegaze. This album is ideal for getting lost in and perfectly suits a solitary hike or a bonfire. Kamil's vocals are clear and seamlessly integrate within the heaviness, creating a euphoric atmosphere. The album art by Łukasz Puzdrowski is stellar and reflects the music perfectly. Track Listing: Thornado 6:02 Follow The Sun 5:50 Mystify 5:22 Speed King 3:34 From Fall To Rise 6:17 Interlude 1:30 Lightness At The End 5:41 Blow 8:54 Dive deeper into Shades of the Ashes with our Q&A with Kamil from Mountain of Misery. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Kamil: The first ideas or riffs appeared at the end of last year. And the recording process itself started in January and took me a few days (maybe one week) with some breaks. I have it conveniently because 2 years ago I managed to arrange a studio in the basement of my house, so if I have any ideas, all I have to do is go downstairs and press the "record" button. It gives a lot of possibilities and definitely causes much less stress than a recording studio in the classic sense, where you have to book a date, prepare 100% for a given moment, having limited time and a sound engineer over your head, which can generate additional stressful situations. In my studio and at the same time label (Electric WItch Mountain Recordings), I am the sound engineer myself, I have unlimited time, if something is not going well on a given day, I can take a 3-day break and come in when I feel that my vitality has returned. It is very convenient and fortunately, current technological possibilities provide such possibilities without the need to spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on arranging/setting up such a studio, as it was 25-30 years ago. As for the creative process itself, most of it starts with a guitar riff, this is how 70% of the material was created, 1 track was based on a bass line ("Blow") to which I then arranged the guitars. One track, in turn, started with a drum rhythm ("Thornado") to which guitars, vocals and bass were successively added. I hand over the mixes to an experienced person with whom I have been cooperating for years, Haldor Grunberg, who has already produced/mixed recordings for practically the entire stoner scene in Poland (Dopelord, Major Kong, Weedpecker, Spaceslug, Sunnata etc.), he also produced and cooperated with Behemoth, which is probably the most recognizable Polish band on the scene at the moment and an kind of an export product. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Kamil: Mountain Of Misery is a one-man project, so no concert has ever been possible. I treat it as a strictly studio project, although you can always assume that it will have a live line-up and play at least 1 concert. It is possible, but the chances are really small. OHMs Peak: We so love the catalogue MofM continues to build. Shades of the Ashes only takes things to another level. Peaceful nonchalant gaze as we like to call it. Sucks you in to this meandering bliss. Take us through the collaboration and process on the album. Did you receive any help on the tracks or are you driving all the writing and instruments? Is there pressure to perform live? Kamil: I have already included some of the answers in the answer to the first question. I compose and arrange all the instruments myself, at the end I add the vocals, during creating vocals the melody is key, lyrics are invented for the melody. I work very spontaneously and I don't usually break down individual elements into prime factors. Usually the first, invented idea is already on the album. Thanks to this, the songs can be treated as very spontaneous, and therefore as an authentic summary of a given moment. OHMs Peak: ‘Speed King’ albeit one of the shorter tracks is absolutely infectious. The hooks and contrast riveting. Would love to hear more about how this track came about and the affinity for speed. The uptick in tempo is of course apropos. Kamil I was arranging some second guitars for the song "Follow The Sun" I think, and somehow the riff for "Speed King" came to my mind. It is exceptionally simple, the subsequent pates and choruses were added quickly and naturally, I think the whole arrangement took me an hour. The only element I had to sit on was the middle part of the song, where I included something like a jam, chaotic exchanges of individual instruments. It's hard to do a solo/jam without a band where things like that come naturally when playing live. I think I managed to do it though and it came out pretty well. As for the love of speed - I rarely play faster songs. It's not particularly fast in itself, and the title itself is a kind of homage to Fu Manchu and their "King Of The Road" and COC and their "King Of The Rotten". The title itself was initially supposed to be just a working title, but it looked and sounded so good that I decided to leave it as the final one. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Kamil: I have heard a similar question a few times and the answer is always the same, such a band would be The Cure. The level of sadness and melancholy is huge there, which is why I think that if I played concerts, The Cure and I would get along great, they are a big inspiration for me from many years. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Kamil: Currently, I am focusing on working with my next band, Palm Desert. We are preparing an album because of a very long break, at the same time I am recording an album of my sludge band O.D.R.A. Another topic for the second half of this year will be the 5th full-lenghth Spaceslug album. The year will be special because if everything goes according to plan, the albums of my 4 bands that I am involved in will be released. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Kamil: A very difficult question, I have a whole bunch of favorite albums, if I had to choose, today I would say that this album would be Kyuss "And The Circus Leaves Town", tomorrow however I could choose a different album.. Mountain of Misery is: Kamil Ziotkowsk - Vocals and Instruments Follow Mountain of Misery: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Mountain of Misery Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Heavy metal, Power metal Sounds Like: Dragonland, High Spirits, Dragonforce Homeland: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania What makes Cruel and Unusual elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? High Council brings a majestic fusion of heavy power metal directly to your doorstep. Cruel and Unusual offers exceptional fantasy-driven storytelling and top-notch production, making it a piece you'll want to play repeatedly and blast out your neighbors. The solos, frequent rhythmic shifts, rapid drumming, and pounding bass perfectly capture the essence of a power metal album. The vocals are both clear and strong. The vocal harmonies between guitarists Steve and Bob are impressive and contribute to the creation of this intense heavy music. Track Listing: Cruel and Unusual 4:29 Routed in the Wood (By Eldlings and Brackenguard) 6:38 To From Whence 3:06 Schwarzschild Radius 6:18 Liberator 6:23 Jackal 7:01 Plaguebringer 2025 7:39 Wildspace 4:34 Dive deeper into Cruel and Unusual with our Q&A with High Council. OHMs Peak: Cruel and Unusual engrosses the listener like an intense wartime novel. The imagery and intensity are so damn authentic. Would love for a brief glimpse into your writing process and time commitment in making the album. High Council: It's interesting because unlike most of our older releases, this album really is sort of a retrospective of material that was created throughout the band's career. Some tracks are brand new additions that we've written since the end of the pandemic, while others were actually written pretty close to the beginning of our 20 year history and never made it onto a professional recording for one reason or another. Still others sprang from riffs or demos that were created at many points between. Regardless, we have a very collaborative approach to writing where every member of the band gets a chance to shape the songs and the lyrics. We are tough on ourselves and each other, and try hard to stick to a "no filler" ethos. We think that makes the songs better in the end, and hopefully the listeners agree. OHMs Peak: What developed your love for Power metal landscapes and how did your band name High Council come about? High Council: Each member of the band came to appreciate metal at different points and in different ways, but we pretty much agree that style of music is both passionate and lets us each work our stylistic preferences into the music. As far as our name, Bob and Lou had been searching for a sci-fi themed name for a while, and for a brief time the band even went by the verbose and somewhat cringey name "Promethean Phase Adept OCC" which was a deep reference to the Rifts tabletop roleplaying game. Eventually, Bob floated the name "High Council", which is the perfect sci-fi trope and band name all in one, and the name was changed immediately. OHMs Peak: 'Schwarzchild Radius' contains some moments of peaceful acoustics and bass work, then continues to build and comes back down to earth at the end. Can you take behind the scenes of writing this glorious track? High Council: This track highlights the more progressive side of the Council. The classically influenced fingerpicking is one of the hallmarks of Bob Saunders' style, and appears here as well as on some other tracks throughout our discography. With that as a starting point, the song ended up weaving through a lot of our collective influences as we worked on it; definitely some NWOTHM / Iron Maiden style riffing, the chorus - a kind of 90's radio grunge chord progression, some progressive-influenced time signature changes, and even hints of Radiohead at points in the verses. I don't think any of these themes were goals, per se, but after workshopping this track for so many years and having the final version finally polished and released, you can kind of look back and call yourself out on where your mind may have been at the time. But like all of the songs we work on, it was a very collaborative process in which each member's strengths and influences shone through. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? High Council: I'm sorry but there are too many good ones, so we'll have to do top 3, ranked from coolest to most pathetic: - Alestorm / Aether Realm tour opener, Voltage Lounge, Philadelphia PA - We dressed in crazy costumes, Lou played a game of Magic: The Gathering backstage with Chris Bowes of Alestorm during the opening band, and the crowd loved us even though we had a technical issue that knocked out Bob's guitar for at least an entire song. - David's Outlook, Hanover PA - The Council played on a bill full of deathcore bands (and one math rock band), drunkenly and unwittingly incited a brawl in the vintage thrift store that served as the venue, which ended with a very large fan crowdkilling half the attendees into a board game closet. While we recovered in the local Denny's, some customers asked Steve to sing happy birthday to their friend once they found out we were a band. - Buck's Backyard Barbecue - Albion NJ / House Party - New Brunswick NJ - We showed up to play a party in the boonies that was (unknown to us) actually for a biker gang and also mostly cancelled due to the fact it was 97 degrees outside. We played a very short set to our van full of friends while the few party attendees rushed around trying to put out a fire caused by their attempt to barbecue a pig that had died in the woods the previous night. We then played a 2nd house party show that night where we told everyone the story of how crazy the first show had been. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the Power metal genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? High Council: It seems like a bit of a stretch to me, but the most frequent comparison to a non-power / traditional metal band we've gotten is System of a Down. I think probably because of our vocal harmonies and some of the rhythmic stuff we do. I'm sure if you put us in a stadium with those guys we could win at least a few new fans! OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? No tour yet but a few one offs: High Council: - 5/18 Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA with Cardinal's Folly - 7/17 The Rusty Nail, Ardmore, PA with Malphas and Celestial Wizard News of upcoming shows is always posted on our facebook and instagram accounts. OHMs Peak: The album art has a classic metal feel and drew us in. Who created this masterpiece? High Council: The artist goes by @apocalyptic.nuke on instagram. Also I would be remiss not to mention our good friend Jim Viola of @damngoodbrand who did the logo treatment and cool graphic design work on the border and the CD and Vinyl layouts. OHMs Peak: High Council 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? High Council: I could be speaking out of turn but if we all had to agree on just one (harsh), I think my best bet would be Sad Wings of Destiny by Judas Priest. Even though our tastes change over the years, there's something just so raw and passionate about this classic that I think still resonates with at least 75% of the band and is clearly heard in a lot of what we do. High Council are: Bob Saunders - Guitars, Vocals Steve Donahue - Guitars, Vocals Lou DiDomenico - Bass, Keyboards Greg “Wolfman Vegas” McKeever - Drums Follow High Council: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some High Council Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Psychedelic doom Sounds Like: UFOMAMMUT, Russian Circles, Domkraft Homeland: Berlin, Germany What makes Acid Gods elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Grin continues to stand out as a prominent doom band, with the German duo consistently delivering exceptional psychedelic doom. Acid Gods is another outstanding addition to their catalog. Acid Gods presents a darker tone than their previous release, talking you through a spiraling, foreboding journey of heavy psychedelic fuzz. Sabine and Jan continue to amaze us. The sound they generate as a duo is second to none. Get this one on vinyl... the cover alone is worth it. Track Listing: 1. Black Dye 4:12 Nocturno 3:42 Drag Me Down 4:37 Beneath The Altar 3:15 Crystals 3:39 Unshut 4:53 Slivers 5:01 Wild Eyes 3:23 Nebulas 2:23 Heavy Dew 2:13 Dive deeper into Acid Gods with our Q&A with Guitarist / Vocalist Jan Oberg from GRIN. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Jan Oberg: Yes, of course. After 4 rather atmospheric albums with an enormous amount of layered vocals, additional guitars and different sounds, it was time for us to release an album that really just sounds like the two of us. Raw and unpolished but ultra heavy. Our raw sludgy punk album, so to speak. OHMs Peak: On Acid Gods you continue to evolve your signature psychedelic doom sound. There is really no standout track as it flows beautifully. How do you manage to keep your music sounding fresh? Jan Oberg: Thank you very much! Well, I think for ACID GODS we just wrote the songs that we felt like writing and that we could record with just these two instruments this time. OHMs Peak: The album art is terrific and engaging as it really captures your vibe. Who is the mastermind behind this drawing and does this artwork represent anything? Jan Oberg: Absolutely, we love the artwork! The drawings were done by Dawid M. Piprek, a good friend and tattoo artist of ours from Leipzig. He is just amazing and has a great sense for implementing our ideas. The layout was done by Caspar Orfgen from the band DAEVAR, also a great guy and a dear friend. Both of them really did an awesome job! Basically, there is no higher meaning behind the artwork or the album title, except that we seem to have a thing for snakes. ;) OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Jan Oberg: If we can only choose one, it is surely the Hoflärm Open Air in Seelbach. A fantastic smaller festival with an excellent line-up that takes place every year and is also organised by Caspar (DAEVAR). The atmosphere was just magical and the crowd started a wild mosh pit in the middle of the set, which doesn't really make much sense with our kind of sound, at least with the last albums, but heyyyy, haha. So, do yourself a favour and check out Hoflärm Festival! OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Jan Oberg: With Calexico would be great, the audience would certainly be a bit irritated with us, but probably too polite to throw things at us. After our set, we would make ourselves comfortable and relax with a few margaritas. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Jan Oberg: We'll be rehearsing the new album over the next few weeks and then playing a few gigs and festivals this summer. Also, a bigger tour is planned for autumn/winter and is currently being booked, so stay tuned. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Jan Oberg: I think it would be Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, great production, great songs, great band. I think we could listen to that album a few times until we hopefully get saved. GRIN are: Sabine Oberg – Bass Guitar Jan Oberg – Drums, Vocals, Guitars, Soundscapes Follow GRIN: Bandcamp / Facebook / Instagram Grab some GRIN Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Psychedelic, Progressive rock, Punk Sounds Like: King Gizzard, Frankie and the Witch Fingers Homeland: Switzerland What makes Liminality elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? FOMIES excel at blending modern psychedelic rock with their unique style of quirky yet highly catchy trippy fuzz punk. The tracks 'Colossus I,' 'Colossus II,' and 'Colossus III' are intricately connected, creating the potential for a single 12-minute piece. At times, you might catch influences reminiscent of early King Gizzard, Thee Oh Sees, or even DEVO, but rest assured, FOMIES are genuine and possess their own unique personality. The production isn't overly polished, yet it's clear, with each instrument highlighted, showcasing their raw talent. It's a must-have on vinyl. Track Listing: The Onion Man 5:04 Reflections 3:02 The Pull 3:17 Colossus I 4:12 Colossus II 3:58 Colossus III 4:56 Pause Cigarette 6:24 Neon Gloom 3:35 Blurred Sight 4:12 Happiness Relay 2:30 Secluded 5:06 Upheaval 4:59 Dive deeper into Liminality with our Q&A with FOMIES. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. FOMIES: For the process, we work essentially with jams that we record on rehearsal. Sometimes riffs are brought in, but most of the ideas come from the jams. Then we rework them into a complete song and make demos with them. We don't know how long we spent creating the album, but we spent about a week in Leysin, Switzerland, recording it. Fun fact, we started the recording on Monday with Patrick, our keyboard player, falling down a staircase, a nice fall, a nice backflip, nothing broken ! OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? FOMIES: We've had some great gigs, but I'd say the one that stands out the most is the Bad Bonn Kilbi gig. We've never played in front of so many people (3000), and on the main stage, it was really incredible.  The audience was super receptive ! We felt like playing in a stadium. We were also pretty stressed before the show, and Jacob, our bassist, wanted to play in a dress, but 2 minutes before going on stage it broke, so he had to change quickly, super timed, very fun haha. Mention should also be made of our concert at Facciamo La Corte in Ticino, near Lugano in Switzerland. Great festival in a small village, we played in a garden. People were crazy that night, climbing everywhere, stage dives, mosh pits, we couldn't do an encore because of the police, so we put on the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, The Shire's music, we really liked this moment. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? FOMIES: Howard Shore1. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans.  FOMIES: We'll be touring in Switzerland and France, and we'll also be playing our first show in Germany! We've just started working with a European agency called PøjPøj, so we're likely to get a few more gigs in Europe! We're also super happy to be playing at Festi'Neuch in Neuchâtel this year! We'll be playing just before Idles, so that should be fun!. We have also a little dream: to play on the beach at Beaches Brew in Italy, but that's not really up to us unfortunately. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? FOMIES: Easy, Face Stabber by Oh Sees ! These guys... the best of the best.. Follow FOMIES: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some FOMIES Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Stoner rock, Sludge Sounds Like: Slomantics, Telekentic Yeti, Geezer Homeland: Bristol, UK What makes Metamorphosis elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Metamorphosis delivers a rich blend of stoner-infused sludge grounded in a bluesy base. Vocalist Benjamin 'Frodlord' Oak is at the peak of his performance. His impressive vocal range, spanning from trippy clean tones to sludge/death, is a major highlight of this album. The production features a rich, unrefined sound that truly encapsulates their swampy metal vibe. Track Listing: Collision 4:31 Follow The Star 4:00 Herman 3:50 The Swamp 3:52 Cryptids 4:10 Mutation 5:26 Emergence of The Toad 7:50 Sweet Emotion 4:18 Dive deeper into Metamorphosis with our Q&A with Froglord. OHMs Peak: Has Froglord evolved into a four-piece band? Has Ben integrated more collaboration on ‘Metamorphosis’ with Jordan, Luke and Chris? Froglord: It's slowly becoming less of a one-frog operation over time. Myself and our guitarist Caudata, wrote a couple of the tracks on Metamorphosis together. But I think, even the tracks I have written myself have been heavily influenced by the rest of the Swamp Priests. Playing together so much, it's impossible not to take inspiration as they are all incredible musicians in their own write. OHMs Peak: Metamorphosis s a unique story that builds beautifully into ‘Emergence of the Toad’ (our favorite track). We love the concept approach and aura of what you do. How did the amphibian passion come about ten years ago and what does the toad perspective have in store for the future? Froglord: The amphibian seems to be a creature that have followed me around through various phases of my life. It's never been anything intentional. Only after writing the second album in 2021, did actually make the connection. I've always had an environmental background both academically and professionally, but I think it was first back in 2012, that I first got involved frog-related work, running a charity event for Save The Frogs at my college. In terms of the future of Froglord, the concept story has been mapped out for years now, so there's no shortage of froglore to build on. OHMs Peak: How has Froglord approached live performances previously being a one-person entity? Any tour plans on the horizon and potential to hit the US? Froglord: It was definitely a process at first of learning to let go, and let the rest of the Priests evolve the music as the live shows grew, giving it their own spin. I've been very fortunate though to find a group who share my vision for the band, while at the same time being happy with myself driving the ship - so to speak. We've just finished up a tour of the UK, and have a good number shows left in 2025. The next big step is really to get out into Europe. We'd absolutely love to be in a position one day where we able to get out to the US, for now we will keep growing the power of the swamp in hopes of one be able to tour internationally. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in the sludge metal and stoner genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound?  Froglord: Anyone whose been to our show, knows how high energy they are and the emphasis we place on stage design and ritual. To see Froglord live is like wondering lost in a swamp, stumbling across a crazed cult our amphibious worshippers. If we could tour with someone outside of our genre, we'd love for it to be someone who also shares that stage presence, something akin to Heilung or Batushka! OHMs Peak: Absolutely love the album art from Dylan Davis. How did the beautiful creation come about? Froglord: Dylan did an incredible job, we're so happy with the artwork he produced! The process first begun when I was in the bathroom of Helgi's in London, after Masters of The Riff festival last year. If you've had the fortune of going, you'll know the dingy bathrooms well haha. They are covered wall to wall in vintage 70's occult porn mags. There was one picture that really stuck with me that had this powerful supernatural feel. I sketched it from memory a few days later, sent it off to Dylan, and he worked his magic. OHMs Peak: Love the gumption to close the album with a cover track. It’s a great take on the Aerosmith classic ‘Sweet Emotion’. Are they a favorite band of yours? What’s your favorite Aerosmith album? Froglord: They're a pretty regular spin in the van when on tour. There wasn't a great deal of thought that went behind it to be totally honest. We were playing it in the van on the way back from a show, and something about the riff, if I could just hear through a Behringer Super Fuzz and heavy vocals. It's tough to pick a favourite album, probably the self titled, or Toys in The Attic . OHMs Peak: Froglord 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? Froglord: Its gonna be a toss up between Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe or a Tool record. I doubt we could ever come to a mutual decision haha!. Follow Froglord: Bandcamp / Facebook / Froglord.com Froglord are: Vocals - Benjamin 'Froglord' Oak Guitar - Jordan 'Caudata' Cross Bass - Luke 'Bufo' Clemenger Drums - Chris 'Anura' Seldon Grab some Froglord Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Psychedelic rock, Stoner rock Sounds Like: Mad Season, Stonekind Homeland: Vienna, Austria What makes Arrows of Time elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Torpedo Torpedo has produced a timeless album rich with intense psychedelia, elements of stoner rock, and deep lyrics. Guitarist David Hüttner's vocals possess a distinctive, down-to-earth, gritty Bono-like quality that truly defines the band's identity. The production is sharp yet not overly refined. With its heavy, precise riffs and deep percussion, this album creates a wall of soundscapes when cranked! Track Listing: Calmar 6:03 False Gods And Lurid Skies 3:48 Ambra 3:49 Hell Below 6:54 Ubatuba 5:12 Templates of Utopia 4:31 Fade 5:22 Solstice 6:28 Dive deeper into Arrows of Time with our Q&A with band members drummer Marian Waibl from Torpedo Torpedo. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album . . Marian: It has certainly been a long, complex and organic process! While some of the songs featured on “Arrows of Time” were already pretty much finished when our first EP “The Kuiper Belt Mantras” came out, others took form in the rehearsal room in the past two years while jamming and developing the jam material … and some even pretty late, quite close to the recording session for “Arrows of Time”! So you could say: There is no specific formula, the creative spark comes when it likes, and you need sensitivity and patience to catch it! After the basic live recordings where finished, we spent quite some time with overdubs, some barely audible, but we think they are very important to create a special atmosphere! The mixing and mastering process also took quite a long time, as it plays a big part in how the whole sound comes out in the end. It’s a form of art as well. OHMs Peak: While all 8 tracks are brilliantly woven, ‘Hell Below’ is an absolute juggernaut in our eyes. We would love to hear more about the making and vision behind this eerie track and its potential reference of WWII? Marian: First of all, "Hell Below" isn't about war, but rather a hymn to the solar system and the uniqueness of our planet. All the other planets in our system are much closer to what a human would describe as hell. The lines in the quiet chorus, "To the eye of a storm...", refer to the red spot on Jupiter, which is actually a gigantic storm, one and a half times the size of Earth, which is impressive. But we also like to keep our lyrics open to interpretation. So you could also consider this the dark side of the human psyche. We can all sometimes imagine what hell is like, where a lot of bad things happen. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Marian: Maybe the one we did with Nightstalker from Greece, which had a great turnout, vibe and response! OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Marian: Maybe Aphex Twin, if they presented “Selected Ambient Works Vol. II”? Just great, great atmospheres and strangeness! Looks like we can all agree on this – but a possible alternative would be Ratos de Porão, Punk from Brazil. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans?  Marian: Now that our album has been released, we are certainly looking into options to play live more, probably not a longer tour, but smaller series of gigs and especially open-air events – festivals would be awesome! We keep getting request to play quite remote places, which is great, and hopefully possible someday, but for now, we’d be really happy to get around more in our closer area, like Germany, the Czech Republic and the likes. So, if you know somebody who might be interested, please hit us up! OHMs Peak: Who created the album art and how did the process come about? Its soft captivating landscape yet unique otherworldly images seems to fit so well with your dark yet majestic sound? Marian: The artwork is by David, and Marian designed the layout and geometric illustrations. On the cover, each vignette represents a song from the album. The one with the palm trees and jaguars, for example, represents Ubatuba, the one with the burning planet represents Hell Below, and so on. For us, there's a strong connection between visual art and music; both are part of our vision. They're both like an emotional state, they support each other and give us and the songs identity. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Marian: Looks like we could agree on something by Dead Meadow, perhaps the album “Feathers” – it is just fantastic, what a great blend of heaviness, melancholy, and energy! Follow Torpedo Torpedo: Bandcamp / Facebook / Electricfire Records Torpedo Torpedo are: Alex Herbst: Bass Marian Waibl: Drums David Hüttner: Vocals, Guitars Grab some Torpedo Torpedo Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Post-metal, Sludge Sounds Like: Cult of Luna, ISIS Homeland: Sweden What makes K L P S elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? K L P S has introduced one of the most exciting post-metal albums of the year. This outstanding release is a gift to our speakers, providing the grand peaks and serene valleys of metal. The intense vocals are delivered in a sludge angst style and seamlessly integrate with the music. The production is crisp without being excessively polished. Featuring progressive, tight riffs and rich percussion, this album constructs a beautiful wall of soundscapes when played at high volumes! Track Listing: SUBVERSE 5:00 KATARSIS 7:45 TRIBULATION 8:06 NATTSVART 6:54 UNDERTOW 6:28 AUREOLA 8:21 Dive deeper into K L P S with our Q&A with band members guitarist Peter Walefors and vocalist/guitarist Daniel Wallenborg from K L P S. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Peter: I would say our process is about the same as for most bands nowadays. An idea take’s shape in your head and grows. It then gets transferred into a computer and you go from there. It could start with a verse riff, a lead or a bass riff or whatever and i’ll just go from there. I’ll usually try to get as much of the framework done as possible in one sitting or at least get a good idea of where the song needs or wants to go to keep it as organic as possible and not force anything. Some songs come together very quickly, others take a long time until you figure out what works. We put about a year and a half into this album total. Daniel: As Peter mentioned, its starts from an Idea, beat, time signature, then we try to capture It on tape so to speak. Up until now, Peter and I have been the main song writers so we pretty much work in the same way. We try to write as much of the song as possible in a short timeframe. Sometimes it works and other times it really comes together when we both can sit at the same space and share ideas. Now we have two new members to the band and we are interested in how the song writing will change, if it changes at all. OHMs Peak: We have experienced the development in your sound since the Phantom Centre and this release feels more cohesive as it really paints a consistent heartfelt landscape. Take us through how your sound and unity of the band evolved since the last release? Peter: Phantom Centre was a great starting point for us. It kind of verified there was some form of potential in our band. For our new record i would say we were better prepared in many ways. I think we became more comfortable with our sound and better at crafting our songs. Most songs were also written in roughly the same timeframe which naturally makes it more cohesive. The attention to detail when recording was also on a different level this time around and we put a lot more time into it. We spent a lot more time experimenting with ambient guitars and synths which was very rewarding when the final master came. Daniel: That was our goal and ambition. If you succeeded only time will tell. But we had a clearer vision for the band. Not branching out to much left and right but instead making those parts more seamless and integrated in our sound. Spent a lot more time setting up vocal parts and adding and subtracting them where needed. And also having other people involved in the end process, mixing and mastering helped a lot. Phantom Centre was and is a truly d.i.y. project that took off a little further than we expected. OHMs Peak: 'Tribulation' is an absolutely beautiful piece. Perhaps the lighter side of KLPS but it really shows how diverse and dynamic your range is. We find the melodies in this track rival any top post rock song out there. We would love to hear more about the making of this track and how it came about? Peter: 'Tribulation' was probably one of the earlier songs written for this record, if not the first and kind of set the tone for the rest of the record. The song started off with the main opening riff which is basically just a variation of one chord and evolved from there. I like songs with different dynamics that ebbs and flow so there had to be more quiet part where the bass is more in the forefront and the ambient guitar plays a simple melody. For the second part or the finale of the song i had the lead parts and wrote the rest around that. And then it ends the same way it started. Daniel: Thank you. Yeah, to my recollection this was probably the first ”new” one written for the album. And we really agreed that this was the path to go, even though we threw in a few curveballs a long the way. The middle part was probably the last thing on Tribulation we fined tuned. With me adding my take on the riff etc. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Peter: There are not that many to choose from (yet) but playing in Stockholm with The Moth Gatherer was pretty special. And our release party in our home town a couple of weeks ago, playing new songs for the first time was also special. Daniel: Hmm, I’ll say our first for the reason of it being a real thing after some years away from the music scene. And also getting the chance to try our stuff live. Will it work or should we just be a ”studio” band. But It seemed to go quite alright so we were bitten by the live bug. We hope there will be plenty more chances to perform live and work on that aspect as well. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Peter: Of the top of my head I would pick Thrice since I don’t consider them a “metal” band but are still a heavy band in many ways. Daniel: Yikes, I would say Muse. Completely different but I think in the right circumstance it could work ; ) OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans?  Peter: We do have some plans for the summer but everything is not announced yet. We have some a gig with Ancst in Malmo June 1st and then Vasteras Doomfest the weekend after. No shows outside of Sweden are planned as of now.  Daniel: Like Peter said, not ”all” of them are announced, but we are playing on an island (Öland) this summer. So that’s going to be really cool. Other than that, nothing is set in stone. We hope if the stars align that we will get out on the road in an not so distant future. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Peter: Super difficult question… but i do know it would probably not be a metal record. Who would want someone screaming at you for the foreseeable future? I’ll just trow a curveball here and collectively pick Florence and the Machine - How big, how blue, how beautiful for us . Daniel: I have absolutely no clue, hehe, I could see myself with an M83 album maybe, but yeah, metal albums wouldn’t last us a week. Lord of the flies scenarios all over. Follow K L P S: Bandcamp / Facebook / K L P S / Spotify K L P S are: Daniel Wallenborg - guitars, vocals Peter Walefors - guitars Dennis Åkesson - bass Johannes Landgren - drums Grab some K L P S Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2024 Genre: Doom, Sludge Sounds Like: Conan, Wolves in the Throne Room Homeland: Germany What makes Fentanyl elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Fentanyl is a psychedelic dark journey with spiraling intensity. This sludge doom masterpiece delivers with six all-encompassing tracks. The vocals act like am additional instrument, contributing to the comforting sludge-like aura. Amidst the dense layers of fuzz, Fentanyl brings a touch of originality to the doom/sludge genre. There's something about this album that makes it stand out from the others. Track Listing: Of Furor And Ecstasy 5:14 Aratron 6:35 Walls Come Closer 5:30 A Thousand And More 5:06 Akasha 3:58 On Pyre 7:40 Dive deeper into Fentanyl with our Q&A with Guitarist Jens from Morast. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Jens: It was a process over almost 6 years. We started the songwriting in 2020 but it took us quite a while to put everything together and here we are now. It was a difficult time for us as individuals. Strange, tragic and overwhelming. What a ride!. OHMs Peak: The album as a whole is heavy as hell, yet soothing. The vocals blend in beautifully into the music. There is something about the track 'Aratron' with the faded backing vocals that is all consuming. Can you provide more insight behind the writing of this song? Jens: That song started with the idea of the intro. The plan was to create a huge sounding intro where people can throw their fists in the air and get in the right mood for the rest of the song. It took me some time to continue that tune. Somewhere along the line I had the idea to start the song with a brutal "Industrial" style first riff. Simple but destructive in the vein of Godflesh or something. The rest came naturally while working out a song structure and the other parts in our rehearsal room with our drummer L.. When Z. worked out the vocals for that tune he carried the dynamic and atmosphere of the song to another level. That's always great to see how each piece of the puzzle can change the momentum of a song and Z. did a howling job at it. Not only on that song. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Jens: In 2023 we played Wacken Open Air and I had very low expectations. But in the end it turned out to be a really good show. Good sound, a cool crowd and great hospitality. We played in the afternoon but I think we brought a good dose of gloom to the festival. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Jens: There are a few that I could imagine but probably I would choose KILLING JOKE. The other band members would name other bands, I guess. OHMs Peak: Me must ask, who designed your band logo? Of all the band name logos out there, yours has a nice flow and is captivating? Jens: The logo was done by Stephen Wilson (Unknown Relic). OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans?  Jens: We will play some festivals, weekenders and single shows this year. Longer tours are not planned at the moment.  OHMs Peak: Any tour plans to come play  in the US? What is your favorite venue of all time? Jens: We will play some festivals, weekenders and single shows this year. Longer tours are not planned at the moment. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Jens: Difficult question because our musical interests are quite diverse. SLAYER - Reign in Blood . Follow Morast: Bandcamp / Facebook Morast are: J - Guitars L - Drums R - Bass Z - Voices Grab some Morast Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2024 Genre: Math rock, Punk Sounds Like: Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu Homeland: Oregon, USA What makes Molt elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Molt delivers an impressive blend of classic Math rock infused with elements of noise and punk, reminiscent of bands like Fugazi or Drive Like Jehu. This unconventional punk style is difficult to master and is refreshing to hear. Molt seems to possess the perfect chemistry for a band that is relatively new. The production is spot on. The album does not feel over polished and contains somewhat of a homegrown sound. It must translate perfect in a live atmosphere. Track Listing: Midvillain 3:03 Sucker Spring 4:09 Good Person Test 6:13 Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups 4:06 Self-Harm Is The New Self-Care 4:03 Not Yet Diagnosed, Nervous 4:43 Dive deeper into Molt with our Q&A with Singer/Guitarist Stephen Shodin from Molt. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Stephen Shodin: On the music side of things, we're a very collaborative bunch. Ideas and sketches of ideas are often pressed together, re-arranged, and tweaked until we feel like we're doing something that resonantes for us. We endeavor to pay service to the song and each other as musicians and people. This can sometimes happen very quickly, but often it takes a lot of time, effort, and patience. OHMs Peak: Your self-titled album is wise beyond its years. Eloquent noise rock that harkens us back to the classic days of Drive Like Jehu or Transition. While this is an EP it is chock-full of diversified hardcore sludge and plays like an all encompassing full-length. ‘Good Person Test’ in particular features your range on the EP and is one of our favorites. Such a warm and heartfelt track. We would love to hear more about the message behind this track and how it came about? Stephen Shodin: Warm and heartfelt are unexpected adjectives for this tune, but I love that. The song's organizing theme is: There is no shortage of toxic people in the world and sometimes the worst ones are the closest to us. Finding the courage to set boundaries and protect our hearts is vital to surviving. Our pasts contribute to who we are, but the story doesn't have to end there. Every day we wake up affords the chance to make different choices.  OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special. Stephen Shodin: Our very first show was at a loft and it was all-ages. The combination of "first show jitters" and getting positive feedback from a variety of people was pivotal in terms of inspiration, intention, and the potential for not only making more music, but more importantly, fostering community  OHMs Peak: How has the tremendous Portland Oregon music scene impacted your formation? We understand that it’s your new home base and you played your first show together in 2023. Stephen Shodin: It is tremendous and we're grateful to be part of the music scene in Portland. We are all regularly inspired and enriched by the entire art community here. Our hope is to pay it forward and pay it back. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Stephen Shodin: Metric springs to mind. I'd like to think that we have similar energies. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans?  Stephen Shodin: April 4th we will be in Seattle at the Southgate Roller Rink with High Priors ( highpriors.bandcamp.com ) and No Edits ( noeditsband.bandcamp.com ). April 5th we're having our EP release celebration show at High Water Mark in Portland. We'll be sharing the stage with Inny, Ex Everything and Kowloon Walled City. We'll be taking some time this summer to flesh out new song ideas and are working towards having new music to share with people in the fall .  OHMs Peak: What is your favorite venue of all time? Stephen Shodin: My favorite venue of all time closed permanently in 2016 and I still miss it. Cake Shop in New York City. Andy and Nick Bodor created something very special there. It felt like a clubhouse or a friend’s basement but with a professional sound system. Bands were always given a fair deal and everyone on staff was welcoming, patient, and enthusiastic about interesting music. It was everything I had hoped a small club in Manhattan would be and then some. . OHMs Peak: Molt is stranded on an island with only a solar powered turn table and majestic powered solar blue tooth speakers. The band collectively can only choose one album. Which album to you agree to? Stephen Shodin: It would most likely be a Fugazi record. Which one would be a difficult and lengthy debate. Follow Molt: Bandcamp Molt are: Benjamin Caragol - Drums Joseph McClune - Electric Guitar Jonathan Schmitt - Electric Bass Stephen Shodin - Electric guitar & Vocals Grab some Molt Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2024 Genre: Heavy psych Sounds Like: The Heads, King Gizzard, Homeland: London, UK What makes Layers of Wax elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Layers of Wax is a psychedelic masterpiece with 8 tracks of mind-bending intensity. The vocals are remote and have just the right amount of echo, enhancing the sense of psychedelic heaviness. Amidst all the heavy laced fuzz, the track "Layers of Wax" introduces some perfectly timed thrash; it's incredible. And the lead into "Wax All Encompassing" is flawless. Track Listing: Witches Stash 7:18 Deathcap Farmer (Part One) 1:40 Deathcap Farmer (Part Two) 4:08 Deathcap Farmer (Part Three) 6:43 Heavy Token 5:56 Layers Of Wax 4:10 Wax All Encompassing 3:44 Mouth Of Fire 8:10 Dive deeper into Layers of Wax with our Q&A with Singer/Bassist Sam from Longheads. OHMs Peak: Layers of Wax Is a game- changing addition to your library. While we are huge fans of ‘Mars…’ this album takes a wild turn into darker concepts. Take us through the change in landscapes and what makes this album different. Longheads: Think this one has been stewing over the years, all of us have dabbled in playing in heavier bands before & for all of us, metal was our first musical love. Being exposed In a live setting to some of the greats Electric Wizard, Bong Ripper, Conan, Osees, Warthog back in 2022 really got us pumped to dial in more fuzz & overdrive with our tones. OHMs Peak: Would love to understand more by what is meant by 'Deathcap  Farmer’. How did this three-part be meandering brilliance come about? Longheads: ' Death Cap Farmer' was originally just Pt2 for a while in till we took it to the stage where we use to add a structured jam either side of it. After we finalised the Pt2 it really felt like it was missing the intro (pt.1) & outro (pt.3) for the album so we decided to add it in. The full suite was meant to have  OHMs Peak: What non-psychedelic or non-progressive band would you love to tour with? The old opposites attract or extreme contrast attraction. Longheads: I really had to think hard about a band I liked that didn’t have hints of psychedelia involved in some way.  I’d have us open up the night  The Hives supporting Motörhead Main support  Paul Simon to head line Jose Gonzales to serenade us to sleep back at the hotel  OHMs Peak: Your album artwork always pulls us in. Who put together this beautiful piece of gold and purple and how does it tie in to the wax theme? Longheads: I came across Dirk Robertsons work through his comedian sister’s Marjolein Robertson Instagram page. She shared a piece of his work and from there, digged through the rest of his collection and really rated his portfolio. Most of his pieces if not all of them are painted onto a0 canvas so once I found that out I was instantly hooked. I loved the way he managed to get the colours to pop and create such depth with in the compositions. Every element in the album cover is a reference to the songs with in the album. It was an idea of ours and dirks artistic wizardry made it happen. OHMs Peak: ‘Mouth of Fire’ is an absolutely amazing closer. So incredibly thick with doom and darkness.. do you anticipate continuing down this doomy blissful path or is your next release? Will you take another turn to different angles? Is putting out a diversified library of importance to you? Longheads: We’re working on some new material as we speak, I don’t want to give away too much but we’re definitely turning everything up for sure, more energy, tighter rhythms, lots more melody. I think we definitely have more strings to our bow and we really want to be able to show case that with in our musical output. OHMs Peak: How did the name Longheads come to form and what’s the meaning/background?  Longheads: A Longhead is some one who is slow or takes a long time to do anything or make a choice. This was definitely us in the earlier stages of the band so it just seemed fitting to name the band after what we called each other on a daily basis. Our songs are also mostly long haha.  OHMs Peak: Any tour plans to come play  in the US? What is your favorite venue of all time? Longheads: We can’t wait untill we hit the states but unfortunately nothing in the works so far! Our favourite gig to date was our most recent gig at Helgis in London. Everything went back to basics as had no sound engineer & no microphones on any of the backline so it was pure unadulterated backline sound. Had a lot of comments after the gig saying that’s the best they’ve heard  us. OHMs Peak: Longheads  is stranded on an island with only a solar powered turn table and majestic powered solar blue tooth speakers. The band collectively can only choose one album. Which album to you agree to? Longheads: Back in Black - AC/DC a regular album in rotation in the tour van. Follow Longheads: Bandcamp / Facebook / Instagram Longheads are: Sam Mitchell: bass & vocals Al Bishop: guitar Nick Oakes: drums Benjamin Reeve: guitar Mitchell Corrigan: synths & vocals Grab some Longheads Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Sludge, Post-metal Sounds Like: SUMAC, Neurosis Homeland: Madrid, Spain What makes Dry Soil elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? The Madrid-based quartet delivers one of the year's most intense and dynamic sludge albums to bless our speakers. Dry Soil is far more than your typical sludge album. It travels through peaks and valleys of Post-metal and doom. The musicianship is incredibly precise, the vocals perfectly embody the sludge style, and the production is impeccable. Get this one on vinyl. Track Listing: Overload 6:49 Concrete 4:05 Edge 8:08 Restart 6:32 Blood Kills The Soil 6:40 Bonfire 9:03 Dive deeper into Dry Soil with our Q&A with Adrift. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Adrift: We make the album between 2021 and 2023 but almost all the songs were finalized during 2023. We are very slow making albums. OHMs Peak: 'Blood Kills the Soil’ is our favorite track on the album and is so brilliantly crafted. The undulating dark current  and fugue are all consuming. Jorge’s vocals are spine-chilling and blend so well with the sludge dynamics. How did this track come into creation?  We would love to hear more about its meeting and tie-in overall to Dry Soil . Adrift: This song was composed in a few days, we was looking for make a song more simple, using only two riffs and exploring more in the repetition of it. We wanted to change the way we used to compose the song and here is the result. Also we completed it with a lot of background noise, that gives to the song more depth. The vocals are inspired in the band Indian and the way the singer use to scream. Dry Soil title is taken from the lyric of “Blood Kills…” and talks about how we are losing humanity in the face of tragedies happening in the world and how we seem to be drying up the soil. The soil is a metaphor for minds  OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Adrift: We think that our most memorable live performance were in an underground festival in Valencia that were organized in a tractor yard, surrounded by vineyards. We remember it as the craziest show we ever do, playing in the floor, surrounded by crazy people and tractors. We had to stop playing a few times because some people fall in the pedals or disconnect accidentally some cables. I mean, It wasn’t our best show if we talk about how we played but it was the funniest and energetic show we ever played. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Adrift: mmm maybe Motorpsycho. It’s one of our favorite bands and a big influence of us but our music is different. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Adrift: At the moment we only have a few show en Spain. We’ll play in Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga and we are looking for more show but because of our jobs it is difficult for us to find dates to play. OHMs Peak: The chemistry is clear on Dry Soil as you are veterans to the craft having worked together for over 20 years. Has the band held strong together throughout or ventured off tangent on occasion. What side projects has the Adrift team participated in? Adrift: We have been playing during those years and we had grow and learn as musicians during that time. We also have and had a lot of projects like El Páramo, Toundra, Voul, Aathma, Giganto, Loma Baja…  OHMs Peak: The album cover is abrasive and intriguingly fitting. We see Jorge was involved in the illustration. How did the concept come about? Adrift: When we were recording Dry Soil, on the way to the studio there was a wall that we think was painted by someone who wanted to spoil the white wall. We saw that and we loved it so we decided to take some photos and try it as the cover and it works! We like it because its abstract by we think that the concept is strong. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Adrift: Very difficult question… it could be Times of Grace of Neurosis. Follow Adrift: Bandcamp / Facebook Adrift are: Jaime Garcia: Drums Daniel Chavero: Bass David lopez: Guitar Jorge Garcia: Guitar & Vocals Grab some Adrift Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Psychedelic rock, Garage rock Sounds Like: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Tweak Bird Homeland: France What makes Nighshade elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Originating from France, Spiralpark offers an enchanting mix of psychedelic garage rock. Guitarist Dorian's vocals are quite distinctive, evoking memories of 90s Tripping Daisy. Nightshade stands out as one of the most unique and distinctive albums to grace our speakers this year. It offers a terrific blend of fuzz, psychedelic, and DIY garage sound. Track Listing: 1. Belladonna 3:25 2. Candy Machine 4:07 3. Vision 3:57 4. Emergency Exit 3:42 5. Last Piece 3:02 6. In Brand New Company 3:15 7. Their Eyes 3:47 8. Gate Keeper 3:22 9. Slumber 4:47 Dive deeper into Nightshade with our Q&A with Spiralpark. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Spiralpark: Nightshade is the result of 3 years of composition. We don’t have a specific songwriting technique, we work on our songs all together during rehearsal sessions. Thanks to Clem, Manu and Diogo for all their technical support to bring this album to fruition. OHMs Peak: "Candy Machine" is one of our favorites and absolutely takes us to another atmosphere. So majestic and ethereal. We would love to learn more about the meaning behind this track and how the concept came about. Spiralpark:  We are glad you brought this particular track up because it is one of the songs that deeply connects to our intimacy and core principles. Candy Machine can resonate with anyone who has painful experiences with recreational or prescribed drugs, either past or present. We understand many people struggling with this kind of distress feel overwhelmed, remain silent, and let themselves be consumed by an excess of substances that distort their emotions, feelings, and lives ; to the point of wanting to end it all. With this song, we want to bring hope to those who have lost it. The concept was born from a few riffs that we wanted to build around the drums, with a stronger and more pronounced playing intention. From there, ideas and lyrics naturally blended with the instrumental spirit of the track to convey our message. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special? Spiralpark: The most memorable live performance was our first ever gig as Spiralpark. It was at a festival we organized in Gorbio with Poutrasseau, our association. The band was only in its infancy, we had to work hard to finish the setlist and be ready to rock on the stage. OHMs Peak: The album art actually drew us in to checkout their album (thankfully!). We noticed Loic Delucis did the drawing and Mathea participated in the coloring. How did the process for the artwork unfold? Spiralpark: The drawing represents a belladonna, relating to nightshade plants. The original idea came from Dorian, who intrinsically inspired all of us for the album's theme. The belladonna juice dripping onto hands was also Dorian's idea. We made sketches together so that Loïc could create the final drawing. The drawing was then vectorized to allow for digital coloring. OHMs Peak: How did the name Spiralpark come about? Spiralpark: We just thought Spiralpark sounded good and suited us overall.. OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound? Spiralpark: We would love to plan a tour with Scooter and VANR. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Spiralpark: We just finished touring through eastern and central France, with dates in Zurich and Italy as well. We have several gigs planned for the upcoming summer: the Tribal Fest in the south of France, a private festival in the center, and maybe we'll play at The Mass Echoes Fest organized by Poutrasseau during the last week-end of august at home, in the mountains of Menton. Also, we'll be on tour this autumn, hopefully covering the western and the northern regions of France. OHMs Peak: Your band 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? Spiralpark: The band is on the verge of splitting because of this question… We all come from different musical universes, so we would end up choosing something very classical like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles. Spiralpark are: Dorian Caione - Vocals / Guitar Antoine Cayol - Drums / Pad Mathéa Fieschi - Guitar / Keyboards Etienne Mozzone - Bass Follow Spiralpark: Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Spiralpark Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Sludge Sounds Like: Spelljammer, Sleep, Telekinetic Yeti Homeland: Denmark What makes As Above, So Below elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Two lengthy, sludge-infused tunes that will demand your attention. Center of the Earth has a unique, psychedelic fuzzed-out sound that is incredible when played at high volumes. After listening to this album, we strongly suggest exploring the rest of their riff-heavy catalogue. Track Listing: Slope Dealer 10:43 Black Knight Sattelite 10:08 Dive deeper into As Above, So Below with our Q&A with guitarist/vocalist Jesper from Center of the Earth. OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album. Jesper: 
We recorded As Above so Below over the course of a weekend, then spent the next several months re-amping, mixing and recording layers. Finally, we handed it over for mastering at "No Master's Voice" studios, for the final product you hear now. OHMs Peak: What was your band’s most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special?
 Jesper:  
The "Concert of Smoke": 
Late at night, finale show, at Elværket, Helsingør. 
Someone in the stage-crew choose to give the keys to the smoke machine to the audience, which quickly enveloped the entire room in plumes of smoke so thick you couldn't see your own hands, let alone anyone else. Everyone was stuck in a fog-of-war situation where we all solely relied on muscle memory. We didn't notice the engineers cutting the PA; so we kept playing until the sound guys came on stage kissing our foreheads screaming "you're done, we've cut the power!" Apparentl, our backline was so loud we didn't notice. 
Well, we also played in a church. Two churches, actually. That was cool. We recorded one of these gigs called "Live from Rock the church", pretty rough sermon to say the least! OHMs Peak: What band NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound?
 Jesper:  
Tough question. But a band like Earth,  would be an interesting band to play with and add to their already sonically brilliant soundscape. OHMs Peak: Would love to hear about the album art process and selection. Tell us about ShaneHorror and the connection. Jesper:  
ShaneHorror made the vinyl artwork for the Tolkion test-press.
After rediscovering this relic, we wanted to to bring his artistic vision back with more creative freedom. He received the demos and lyrics for the EP with a text promting him to "go crazy".
Additionally, we chose to print the test print art on shirts and what-not In honor of this collaboration (since it was Dope as Lord) OHMs Peak: Slope Dealer is such a rich and textured track. Multiple layers no fluff/filler like many of the other doom and sludge acts. Take us through the meaning behind this track and your process to make things fresh.
 Jesper:  
Slope Dealer is rooted in fantasy, and dealing with the devils of the past (PTSD);
The goal was to make it grand and layered, like the green hills of the giant; Which is a stark contrast to Black Knight Satellite. That song has a more balls to the wall/riff in your face, kind of sound, also reflected in the bleak lyrics it presents. OHMs Peak: What album should new fans dive into next and why? Mars, Tolkion, or The Wizard is Loose….
 Jesper:  
Definitely Tolkion. It stands as a magnum opus of our blood sweat and tears, sementing the band we are. If you want a more experimental sound then go for Mars (2nd album) or The Wizard is Loose (jam collection). 
As Above, So Below goes back to our roots in terms of riffage and song structure. OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Jesper:  
We are playing a local gig, 28th of March. We are working on further dates, hopefully we get to play a lot more. 
But we are not quite done recording yet... OHMs Peak: Your band 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?
 Jesper:  
Opeth - "Heritage", no doubt. Follow Center of the Earth: Bandcamp / Facebook Center of the Earth are: Aksel Brammer - Drums Frederik Holm - Guitar and Vocals Jesper Laugmann - Guitar and Vocals Sebastian Wilsleff - Bass Grab some Center of the Earth Merch Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)

Released: 2025 Genre: Avant-garde metal, Post-metal, Black metal Sounds Like: Cult of Luna, ISIS, SUMAC Homeland: Poznań, Poland What makes Uulliata Digir elite and sit atop OHMs Peak? Uulliata Digir’s self-titled album is a stunning debut and loaded with avant-garde heaviness that will be a sure-fire mainstay in your rotation. The contrast of the euphoric dousing of blissful trumpet coupled with dueling female (Julita) and male (Michal) vocals make for one of the most unique albums we have come across in a long time. The band’s song-structure is so imaginative and inviting. There are many jaw-dropping moments throughout the album. Case in point are Julita’s vocal despair and beauty, that will send chills down your spine. Track Listing: 1. Myrthys 15:36 2. Asea 0:40 3. Omni Dirga 6:47 4. Atti 0:41 5. Eldrvari 14:50 Dive deeper into this album with our Q&A with Uulliata Digir . OHMs Peak: Would love for a brief glimpse into your process and time commitment in making the album.   Uulliata Digir: Beginnings of this album go far back to 2019, when our guitarist, Marcin, and drummer, Krzysztof, first met and began casually jamming together. Over time, small pieces of the compositions started coming together and the sound became more defined and this is when the rest of the band joined in. That’s when the real work on the album began. From that point, it took us 3 years to refine the songs, layer the instruments and produce the final version. Mixing was a crucial phase. We had a clear vision of the sound we wanted but achieving it was complex due to the multitude of instruments and strong dynamic shifts. Much of the album was born from improvisation, while other sections were carefully composed with every note planned. At times the process felt endless—weekends of hard work with little visible progress. Other times everything fell into place naturally and we knew that we’re getting somewhere. And most importantly, we knew that we were creating something we couldn’t quite categorize but it sounded awesome and it was giving us a lot of drive to work patiently and trust the process to craft a sound that felt uniquely our own.   OHMs Peak: What was your most memorable live performance? Where was it held and why was the night so special?   Uulliata Digir:  Our first live performance was definitely the most unforgettable. The venue was completely unequipped—no sound system, no heating, a broken toilet, and, to top it off, the electricity cut out just 20 minutes before the show. We had to break into a locked room just to restore power. And after the gig, we had to pack everything up and clean the entire space ourselves. It was exhausting, but it was also magical. Inside the venue, we discovered these incredible statues that we placed on stage, and they perfectly complemented our aesthetic. The room was packed, the audience was amazing, everybody including us got kind of hypnotised. It felt like we all stepped into some distant place outside of reality. That night we got really close together as a band.   OHMs Peak: What band/artist NOT in your genre would you love to tour with that would most compliment your sound?   Uulliata Digir:  Phuture Doom would be an incredible fit - if you happen to be in touch with them, let them know we are ready! 😉 OHMs Peak: We would love any insight as to your current and upcoming tour plans? Uulliata Digir:  Right now, we are planning some ad-hoc concerts in Poland, polishing our show and proving the demand. As soon as we get more traction, we’ll be planning a full tour—so stay tuned! ;)   OHMs Peak: ‘Eldrvari’ is an absolutely groundbreaking closer with some of the most powerful contrast we have ever heard. Take us through the concept behind this track and how Julita channels such beautiful emotion and despair to close the track.   Uulliata Digir:  The entire album is a concept piece that tells a story—one that might have happened. It is a story about creation, care and trust, about a sin, a disappointment, a curse and a prophecy. About a cataclysm, war, death and sacrifice, about forgiveness, and new beginnings. It is a story of humanity but at the same time a story of individual souls. That’s why the contrasts are so extreme, and the emotions so intense - it is kind of a message that is flowing through us.   OHMs Peak: What does Uulliata Digir mean in English (our search leads us to ‘Pea Pods’ in Somali) but what is the polish tie-in and how did it come about?   Uulliata Digir:  We don’t want to reveal too much just yet, but we can say this: the name doesn’t come from Polish. It’s derived from ancient languages like Sumerian, much like the titles of our songs and lyrics. It ties deeply into the concept of our music and the stories we tell. Keep watching, and in time, you’ll uncover its meaning. ;). OHMs Peak: Uulliata Digir is stranded on an island with only a solar powered turntable and majestic powered solar blue tooth speakers. You can only choose one album. Which album to you agree to?   Uulliata Digir:  Our taste is eclectic so each of us would say a different one. Here is the list of 6 albums, each from one band member: -        Lateralus - Tool -        Mestarin kynsi - Oranssi Pazuzu -        Advaitic Songs - OM -        Oceanic - ISIS -        Balance - Van Halen -         Human 2.0 - Nasum Uulliata Digir are: Krzysztof Kulis (ex-Struggle with God, ex-Smoła) - Drums Marcin Tuliszkiewicz (In Twilight’s Embrace, Faust Again) - Guitar and synths Bartłomiej Kerber (ex-Heresy Denied) - Bass Magdalena Andrys - Trumpet Michał Sosnowski (Blast Rites) - Vocals Julita Dąbrowska - Vocals Follow Uulliata Digir : Bandcamp / Facebook Grab some Uulliata Digir Merch Music (vinyl, CDs, digital, shirts, etc.)