Josiah

The Profile

English stoner rock trio led by singer/guitarist Mat Bethancourt, active since the early 2000s with a heavy-fuzz, psychedelic sound steeped in 70s hard rock. Core albums include Josiah (2002), Into the Outside, and No Time.

English trio; Mat Bethancourt on vocals/guitar; style blends heavy fuzz, psychedelia, and 70s hard rock; often compared to Monster Magnet, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath; debut followed by Into the Outside (second) and No Time (third).

Three DeBaser reviews dive into Josiah’s heavy-fuzz, 70s-soaked stoner rock. The debut gets praised for molten psych-blues excess, the second album for short, smoky blasts, and the third as their most focused. References abound to Monster Magnet, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath. Highlights include “Black Maria,” “Black Country Killer,” and the blistering finale of “I Can’t Seem to Find it.”