{"id":23146,"date":"2026-10-09T10:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23146"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:11:33","slug":"witchy-la-doom-trio-pegzilla-asserts-their-dominance-on-disobedience-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23146","title":{"rendered":"Witchy LA doom trio PEGZILLA asserts their dominance on &#8220;Disobedience&#8221; [LP]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-credit-Weirdo-Music-Forever-857x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23147\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8371424464568061;width:541px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-credit-Weirdo-Music-Forever-857x1024.png 857w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-credit-Weirdo-Music-Forever-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-credit-Weirdo-Music-Forever-768x917.png 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-credit-Weirdo-Music-Forever.png 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>photo credit Weirdo Music Forever<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Angeles CA &#8211; If Sabbath got hexed by a riot grrrl and dragged through the desert at midnight, you would get PEGZILLA. The heavy rock three-piece features Olivia Saperstein on vocals and guitars, Juan Barsse on bass, and Ryan Swain on drums. With hints of doom metal, psych and even punk rock, it\u2019s hard to fit this rowdy trio into a tidy box. Instead, label them one thing: LOUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrically, Pegzilla is unapologetically assertive. As a woman in a male-dominated genre, Olivia Saperstein crafts lyrics that criticize patriarchal power structures and act as a &#8220;seductive call to take the power back&#8221;. Her mission is clear: to highlight the presence of women in heavy music and advocate for more representation on festival lineups and in the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The raucous trio recently inked a worldwide deal with Californian powerhouse Ripple Music for the CD and digital release of their debut album Disobedience, all set to prove that raw rock fury isn&#8217;t dead. Watch their latest video for Chelsea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"PEGZILLA - CHELSEA - OFFICIAL VIDEO\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5F3326dV0rc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PEGZILLA &#8220;Disobedience&#8221; &#8212; Out October 9th on<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS64TJOBYGYZLNOVZWSYZOMJQW4ZDDMFWXALTDN5WS6YLMMJ2W2L3ENFZW6YTFMRUWK3TDMU%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AndgaCCrx7sVbsdQXh0z3B-42nIOKdHW9OZXuo39Dv74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ripple Music<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(CD\/digital)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pegzilla is a heavy rock trio from Los Angeles, a powerful and rebellious force in the L.A. music scene featuring Olivia Saperstein (guitar, vocals), Ryan Swain (drums), and Juan Barsse (bass). Their sound is a heavy blend of stoner metal and desert rock: they describe their style as &#8220;witchy stoner rock&#8221;, aiming to create a dark, spellcasting atmosphere with a vengeful edge through a sound that&#8217;s seductive but also intentionally uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pegzilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/pegzilla.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGS3TTORQWO4TBNUXGG33NF5TGKYLSOBSWO6TJNRWGC%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AVeSrz--pG6wl3xeCT8WqSKt8TGzqJLwhxUMrbJiX_Ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fearpegzilla<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGMYLDMVRG633LFZRW63JPMZSWC4TQMVTXU2LMNRQQ%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3A-EAL9z-xMqBWHhH-tEY6-ctnujtPFnWfxPheDm5WcG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fearpegzilla<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bandcamp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGS3TTORQWO4TBNUXGG33NF5TGKYLSOBSWO6TJNRWGC%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3AVeSrz--pG6wl3xeCT8WqSKt8TGzqJLwhxUMrbJiX_Ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fearpegzilla<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YouTube:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XHS33VOR2WEZJOMNXW2L2AMZSWC4TQMVTXU2LMNRQQ%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3APW-hiJaLvQzvxtyuHQOSYufMkfTwDbe8KRiPcw_gJHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@fearpegzilla<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apple Music:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/743e4a09.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=259934&amp;session_recipient_id=159492065&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63LVONUWGLTBOBYGYZJOMNXW2L3VOMXWC4TUNFZXIL3QMVTXU2LMNRQS6MJWGIZDAOBUG43DM%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=v2%3Alegacy%3ABRvEkEbQZ4r7xOFEQaGa9cAFaeYzQAgDbsFAvRCJPEg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/pegzilla\/1622084766<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Pegzilla\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/4Qo6NrxNVJ8ONowF56HcbN?si=TIrhYhF8QWu5t3d_zBp-aw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=d82417c725704ac3&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo credit Weirdo Music Forever Los Angeles CA &#8211; If Sabbath got hexed by a riot grrrl and dragged through the desert at midnight, you would get PEGZILLA. The heavy rock three-piece features Olivia Saperstein on vocals and guitars, Juan Barsse on bass, and Ryan Swain on drums. With hints of doom metal, psych and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23146\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Witchy LA doom trio PEGZILLA asserts their dominance on &#8220;Disobedience&#8221; [LP]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23148,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23146\/revisions\/23148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}