Al Cisneros

Video: Om’s “State of Non-Return”

Om’s new video for "State of Non-Return," from Advaitic Songs, is a six-minute exercise in Eastern-influenced drone-and-doom mastery.

Review: Om’s Advaitic Songs

Borne from the rhythm section of stoner-metal trio Sleep, Om has spent nearly 10 years combining drone and sludge with…

Review: Sleep’s Dopesmoker

Since its adulterated release and subsequent reissue, Sleep’s Dopesmoker (also released as Jerusalem) has stood as a monolith of metal.…

Video: Om’s Advaitic Songs album teaser

This summer, the hypnotic drum/bass duo Om (featuring Al Cisneros of Sleep and Shrinebuilder) will release its followup to God…

Scott “Wino” Weinrich: The Dogged Determination of an Underexposed Rock Legend

Saint Vitus, Probot, Warhorse/The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, Shrinebuilder — you name it, heavy-rock legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich…

Sleep to play three North American dates in June

After reuniting last year for the Marijuanaut's Return tour, seminal stoner-rock band Sleep has announced three North American tour dates…

Harvestman: Psychedelic Folk from a Post-Metal Pioneer

As Harvestman, Neurosis guitarist Steve Von Till channels Germanic and Celtic folklore with themes of psychedelia and electronica to accentuate…