Recommendations for 13.11.2026: E-L-R, The Mons Maat Gunslingers, Dimscûa, Häxmästaren, Earthbong
Mid-month recommendations for five new releases by E-L-R, The Mons Maat Gunslingers, Dimscûa, Häxmästaren and Earthbong.
Shrike
Shrike's Listens - A journey through weighty music
A deep dive into heavy underground with curated album picks and band highlights, info on latest releases in heavy psychedelic, kraut, desert and stoner rock, sludge, doom metal, vinyl record culture, Doom Charts related updates, personal monthly top lists and recommendations. Posts about 2-4 times a month.
Latest Articles
Discover my latest thoughts and insights
2026.10 - Last month I mostly listened to...
Another month and I have to admit I am starting to have issues with the amount of music, 130+ promo releases alone.
I've deceided I'm not going to stress this tho, I do not HAVE TO listen to everything.
Shrike
Recommendations for 16.10.2026: Vibravoid, Kanaan, Humulus
Mid-month recommendations for October 2026: Vibravoid, Kanaan and Humulus, with relevant links et. al.
Shrike
2026.09 - Last month I mostly listened to...
The biggest hitters of 2025.09 were probably Kongh, Sub Ruinam, Green Lung, Ponddigger and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, but what did I actually listen to?
Shrike
Rest in peace Mikko Karmila
Remembering Mikko Karmila (1964-2026), a friend and a sound engineer extraordinaire.
Shrike
2026.08 - Last month I mostly listened to...
Here it is again! Last month was pretty massive as far as amounts on listening to music goes.
Shrike
Recommendations for 21.8.2026: Faerie Ring, Mean Green, Zemetras + Hails and Ales
Recommendations for a blog and three albums.
Shrike
My top albums of the last "decade"
Personal Top 20 most listened albums of 2016 - 2026 and some minor analysis.
Shrike
2026.07 - Last month I mostly listened to...
In addition to the normal list of new music and a playlist for those, I added a link to my playlist of last months interesting new releases there as well.
Shrike
Back from the pasture, plus few recommendations: Yeti On Horseback, Mountainscape
Return from summer vacation, a note about newsletter issues, plus few recommended new albums.
Shrike
Stay updated
Get notified when new content is published.