A Columbus, Ohio-based trio returns heavier than ever with their vicious new album, revamping their sludged-out stoner doom with death/thrashing atrocity.

The audio equivalent of bong water spilled on a Ouija board, Columbus, Ohio-based Weed Demon are a 4-piece Sludge/Stoner/Doom Metal beast who continues to push the boundaries of their sound, captivating audiences with relentless creativity and a crushing cosmic vision. Now in 2025 the band formed of Jordan Holland on vocals and bass, Andy Center and Brian Buckley on the guitars, and Nick Carter on drums returns with their third installment, titled The Doom Scroll, following up on their 2020 album Crater Maker. Engineered at StoneRipper Studios, and displaying a stunning artwork by Mont Doom, the album sees the band revamping their sludged-out stoner doom with death/thrashing atrocity, often weaving through hallucinatory dungeon synth passages.

Just hit play and Acid Dungeon will hit us like the soundtrack to a horror movie from the 80’s, sending shivers down our spines before all hell breaks loose in Tower of Smoke, where Andy and Brian begin their riff attack in great fashion supported by the massive, headbanging drums by Nick, with the only problem for me being that it’s an instrumental song (it’s quite decent overall, though). Then we have Coma Dose, featuring guest vocalist Shy Kennedy of Funerals (PGH) and Horehound, sounding a lot stronger and overflowing groove thanks to the striking riffage by the band’s guitar duo, while the vocals by Jordan and Shy sound enraged and mesmerizing at the same time. Roasting the Sacred Bones brings forward more of the band’s acid, visceral Doom and Sludge Metal, with Jordan once again roaring manically supported by the hammering beats by Nick, flowing into the acoustic outro Dead Planet Blues, which puts a cinematic ending to the album. But wait, as there’s a secret track in the vinyl edition of the album, their cover version for Frank Zappa’s Willy The Pimp, originally recorded back in 1969 in the album Hot Rats, with Weed Demon’s rendition being as impactful and vibrant as the original.

The guys from Weed Demon are waiting for you on Facebook and on Instagram with news, more of their music, their tour dates and so on, and of course you can stream their sludgy and visceral creations on Spotify, as well as purchase a copy of the excellent The Doom Scroll from their own BandCamp, from the Electric Valley Records’ BandCamp or webstore, from the Glory or Death Records webstore, or click HERE for all things Weed Demon. As already mentioned, Weed Demon continue to experiment with different sounds including Thrash and Death Metal in The Doom Scroll without forgetting their core Sludge and Doom Metal essence, resulting in a very dynamic and fresh album while at the same time sounding old school, and based on the quality of their new opus I bet we’ll hear a lot from those Ohio guys in the coming years, always in the name of weed, heaviness and doom.

Best moments of the album: Coma Dose and Roasting the Sacred Bones.

Worst moments of the album: Tower of Smoke.

Released in 2025 Electric Valley Records

Track listing
1. Acid Dungeon 2:42
2. Tower of Smoke 7:33
3. Coma Dose 9:33
4. Roasting the Sacred Bones 6:17
5. Dead Planet Blues 4:49

Vinyl Edition secret bonus track
6. Willy The Pimp (Frank Zappa cover) 6:14

Band members
Jordan Holland – lead vocals, bass
Andy Center – guitars, backing vocals
Brian Buckley – guitars, backing vocals
Nick Carter – drums

Guest musician
Shy Kennedy – vocals on “Coma Dose”