Phantom Hound is a Heavy Psych trio consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jake Navarra, bassist Carter Ochi, and the rock & roll outlaw known as Rascal Graves on drums. Since their formation in 2013 they' ve released 1 EP & 2 Full-lengths and have supported/toured with such acts as Hippie Death Cult, High Tone Son of a Bitch, Saturna, Belzebong, 16, The Well, Duel, Year of the Cobra, and Bongzilla.
The Oakland, California power trio released their sophomore LP "From Boom Town to Ghost Town" via Glory or Death Records September of 2024 available at https://phantomhound.bandcamp.com/merch
From their inception the original lineup consisting of Keith Hernandez on bass, Dominic Torres on drums, & Jake Navarra on guitar and vocals quickly released "The Ether EP "in 2016 focusing on desert rock driven riffs. In 2018 Jack Stiles would join on drums and Stephen Rogers on bass & keys. This new lineup would go on to self-release their debut album "Mountain Pass" in 2020 and sophomore effort "From Boom Town To Ghost Town" in 2024 with producer Chris Hughes.
2025 brought significant change for the band. After 7 years, multiple west coast tours, and 2 full lengths both Stephen Rogers and Jack Stiles stepped down from the rhythm section paving the way for Carter Ochi to step in on bass and Rascal Graves on drums. During this time founding member Jake Navarra underwent a 12 month medical journey participating in clinical trial to obtain a cure for Hereditary Angioedema. A life threatening swelling disorder that has plagued him since birth. In 2026 the band has bounced back tenfold embarking on their first southwest tour to Texas and back alongside the Spanish heavyweights Saturna and playing the underground Las Vegas festival "Planet Desert Rock Weekend", The will play the first annual San Francisco based "Sinister Sounds Fest, and will appear in Denver, Colorado next to participate in HUFR Fest Volume 2.
Taking influence from contemporary psych rock acts of today such as ATW, Elder, King Buffalo, & Earthless and mixing them with more refined grunge and doom of yesterday such as AIC, Soundgarden, Sleep, & Black Sabbath; Phantom Hound continues to push the sonic psych barrier & finds a way of tapping into a pulsatingly groove all while maintaining the teeth and grit the heavy bay area underground scene demands.
Phantom Hound is:
Jake Navarra - Guitars & Vocals
Carter Ochi - Bass
Rascal Graves - Drums