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Midwest, I'm going through emails and trying to pick an album to provide the soundtrack for my activities. As I gaze through them I see Hitting play.. right away I hear that this is a grunge-stoner band. It seems within the Stoner Rock genre, there's typically three sub-genres, psychedelic-stoner, doom-stoner, or grunge-stoner. Some bands combine different elements of one or more of these sub-genres.. but usually adhere mainly to one or the other. The first three tracks most definitely fall into the grunge territory and sound like Bleach era Nirvana, albeit if Cobain was a more studied guitarist. There's some interesting slide work and even a guitar solo or two within. Then the album shifts gears a little bit, with the seven plus minute A Complicated Story and really pulls the listener in with its psyched-out lulls, droned vocals and trance induced drumming. The most experimental track on the album and my personal favorite. After that it's back into grunge mode again, this  In short, if you like your rock di*ty, stoned and to the point, A Forest Mighty Black have created an album well worth your time. before the kids get out of bed and start demanding stuff, I have a few fleeting minutes of time. What better way to start the morning than The band has been around in one form or another since 2012 and have released a handful of recordings in that time. Starting with their album. Petrichor, is a Greek word that refers to that earthy smell after it rains, a seemingly fitting title for a first LP, a sort of Petrichor comes out swinging, straight from the gate with Avalanche, falling into a heavy doom riff, not unlike something you might hear on any given Down album. Gritty vocals then join in on the festivities. Down is most definitely an influence on these guys and that follows suit for most of the albums 10 tracks. There's also a bit of a southern metal vibe going on here and there as well. A mellow acoustic guitar interlude sits at the halfway point to give the listener a breather, then it's back into hitting you over the head