Aug 27, 2026 · 9 min · 4 segments
Buried Riffs:TOAD A new series delving into the bands and music that helped shape the archtype of stoner,doom,sludge, and heavy psych. You may have heard of some of these bands,but we're hoping to…
Yeah, you see what I did there with the hop? Never mind.
In 1971, with their self-titled debut on the Swiss label Hallelujah, recorded in London under the expert ear of legendary producer Martin Birch.
Now, after the album wrapped, vocalist Benjamin Jaeger left the band and they carried on without replacing him, letting the riffs speak for themselves.
Now, despite lineup changes, the classic power trio of Vic, Werner, and Cosimo remained.
Their sound gets into some real 70s style grit.
I mean, what a time for music, right? Toad remains a crunchy artifact of the past that still echoes through the amps of the future.
Let's hear a track from that album.
This is Pig's Walk from 1971.
Yeah, you see what I did there with the hop? Never mind.
In 1971, with their self-titled debut on the Swiss label Hallelujah, recorded in London under the expert ear of legendary producer Martin Birch.
Now, after the album wrapped, vocalist Benjamin Jaeger left the band and they carried on without replacing him, letting the riffs speak for themselves.
Now, despite lineup changes, the classic power trio of Vic, Werner, and Cosimo remained.
Their sound gets into some real 70s style grit.
I mean, what a time for music, right? Toad remains a crunchy artifact of the past that still echoes through the amps of the future.
Let's hear a track from that album.
This is Pig's Walk from 1971.
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