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artist: Stay Dead
title: Beneath the Weight of Worlds
year: 2026
genre: Metal
type: Album
label: Ripple Music
language: English
rel. date: 2026-07-24
source: WEB/MP3
quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
runtime: 00:35:44
size: 81.9 MiB / 7 tracks
rip date: 2026-07-24
source url: https://open.qobuz.com/album/g9rrce90130t3
tracklist:
01. Empty Pages 4:08
02. Stay Dead 5:25
03. White Noise (feat. Troy Sanders) 6:27
04. Electric Mistress (feat. Matt Pike) 6:31
05. Chrysalis (feat. Eryka Fir and Aiwass) 8:04
06. What Happened to Rock N' Roll 1:25
07. Fever Dog (Stillwater cover) 3:44
release notes:
Stay Dead is the latest supergroup to emerge from the Heavy Underground
scene who are made up of members from High Desert Queen, Hollow Light and
Fear The Victor, However, that only tells half the story with guest
appearances from legends such as Matt Pike and Troy Sanders. You also
have appearances from Eryka Fir (Coma Hole) and AIWASS along for the
ride. Stay Dead's debut album Beneath The Weight Of Worlds is quite a
complex, brooding, philosophical and emotionally charged statement of the
human condition.
The record blends levels of Doom, Sludge, Stoner Metal, Prog Metal and
Psychedelic elements with some detours into areas of Post-Rock, Thrash,
Space Rock and Groove. This is a very multi-layered record from the very
start with influences ranging from Mastodon, High On Fire, ELDER and
NEUROSIS with also the band's members ever present musical projects. Lead
vocalist Ryan Garney seems to be everywhere these days and that's a good
thing where he can shine a light to his incredible vocals once more.
Ryan leaves the musical heavy lifting to his colleagues and famous
friends where they all brilliantly succeed in laying down pummelling
grooves that will give your body a tough physical challenge whilst
rewarding your mental wellbeing when everything is said and done. The
whole record relies on hard-hitting lyrics and intense vocals which come
alive through tracks such as Empty Pages, White Noises, Electric Mistress
and Chrysalis.
Beneath The Weight Of Worlds does have a grimy and sludgy exterior where
the Post-Doom and Post-Stoner thematics work amazingly well with the
intense gloomy melodic moments. The most hard-hitting track has to be the
excellent second track White Noise which really does touch upon some
tough themes which gives Stay Dead a more vindictive appearance than you
initially realise until you hear the actual song which leaves you on a
more hopeful message.
The flashes of Post-Whatever and Psychedelic melodies is a great way for
Stay Dead to introduce a natural way of creative storytelling with the
guest appearances of their friends to find common ground to play great
music with. The majority of the album is emotionally wrought with complex
grooves allowing Stay Dead to align themselves more closely to the likes
of Pallbearer and YOB but with a distinctive Hard Rock quality keeping
everything grounded.
However, I will say my favourite aspect or track of the album is Stay
Dead's insane and gloriously entertaining cover of the classic track
Fever Dog. Fever Dog is from the classic movie Almost Famous. A classic
movie directed by Cameron Crowe which was inspired by his early days in
the Seventies working for Rolling Stone Magazine and being shown the
seedier side of the Heavy Rock scene from the legendary bands of the day.
If you haven't seen the movie then I implore you to watch it now. Watch
both versions, the theatrical cut and the even better director's cut.
Within that movie, there's a fictional band called Stillwater whose
"famous" track "Fever Dog" is played throughout the movie. That song was
written by Nancy Wilson of the band Heart and film director Cameron
Crowe. This track is pure Seventies HARD ROCK excess but Stay Dead give
this a slamming modern day Sludge Rock/Stoner Rock makeover which stays
true to the original. (Apologies for the slight historical lesson there.
Almost Famous is one of my all-time favourite movies).
Beneath The Weight Of Worlds is how a "supergroup" should deliver their
debut album with its fearless attitude and non-stop supply of impactful
grooves from start to finish. The legendary record label Ripple Music is
releasing this album so you know this is going to sound great. As Ripple
Music never put out a bad record within their entire lifetime.