Stoned again wearing shoes made of concrete, The Mushroom River Band stomp all over the burgeoning Scando stoner scene like God-f**king-zilla himself. The follow-up to 2000's excellent 'Music For The World Beyond', this sky high, spectacularly well-produced opus does not disappoint, spinning doom rock, fuzz metal and a '70s vibe into one glorious stew.Roaring vocals from Spice (better known as the Spiritual Beggars' frontman) and monstrous riffs from Anders Linusson make 'Tree of No Hope' and 'Make It Happen' thunder and bleed. The Band don't bother with slow songs, simply hot-rodding forward in clouds of diesel and dirt. This is about as good as classic stoner fare gets, so we might as well worship their big, sick machine before it speeds away. KKKK (out of 5)

Fact is, this rules, because vocalist Spice, also singer for what is perhaps this band's only competition up there at the apex, Spiritual Beggars, sounds like John Garcia (Kyuss), and more pertinently, because they're fast and rockin', a cross between Kyuss and The Hellacopters. Pure head metal entertainment, tons of variety, tons of beer.

Imagine a better mixed but equally raw version of Mountain. Crunchy, tuneful and real.

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