The Soda Shop Records Presents – The Soda Shop Comp Vol. 3
The Soda Shop Records Proudly Presents it’s next free comp album. The album is officially due out for FREE at the end of May. Artists featured will be Fellwoods, The Grand Astoria, The Dead Exs, The Heavy Eyes and a few more surprises. More details to come soon.
Also on the comp album will be a track from Mothership’s self titled debut album which is due out in June. You’ll be able to stream the song exclusively now. (more…)
Review: Weathers – Heavy Truck
Greece might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of sludgy stoner metal… or the second, fifth, or tenth. But Weathers is out to change your mind about that. They might come from the windswept isles of the Mediterranean, but listening to their debut EP, you’d swear the trio were raised inside the hollow of a petrified sequoia tree by a pack of ancient dire wolves.
The sheer heaviness of Heavy Truck is truly something to behold. It manages to be completely thundering at its low end, while not sacrificing the searing buzz saw guitar lines that so often are thrown out the door for such bottom-heavy production. Nothing comes out muddy–just fuzzy, and deliciously so. Reminiscent of the sound of their European brethren, Sweden’s Truckfighters, the Greek three-piece wear their influences on their sleeves (I mean CD sleeves–that’s not a maple leaf there) and make it easy to forget that they’re exactly that: a Greek three-piece. (more…)
Review: The Dirty Feathers – Midnight Snakes
According to their Twitter, The Dirty Feathers eat more BBQ than any other band, but after listening to their newest release, Midnight Snakes, it’s plain to see they’ve been chompin’ on the other white meat as well: Jack White, that is.
The band has just (and I mean, just as in like, a week ago) released a new single dripping with sixties psychedelica, but Midnight Snakes is their latest full-length offering and is not to be missed–for fans of The Dead Weather or The Charming Snakes or The Holy Ghost, especially. There’s some consistency in that whole “The Adjective Noun” front, it seems. ,But really, who can’t get down with a ripping rock album full of reverb-drenched guitars and wailing Hammond organ? If you just raised your hand, you may now turn in your license to rock, because you won’t be needing it ever again. (more…)
GRAND MAGUS: Official ‘The Hunt’ Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for “The Hunt”, the title track of the new album from Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS, can be seen below. Due in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD’s cover artwork was created by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP), who also handled the art on GRAND MAGUS‘ “Iron Will” LP.
Commented GRAND MAGUS frontman Janne “J.B.” Christoffersson: “Arik Roper is a super-talented artist and we’ve had the pleasure of working with him before when he did the cover art for our album ‘Iron Will’. This time around with the overall feel and lyrical themes of our new album ‘The Hunt’, Arik was the perfect choice once again. We basicallly just gave him the title and he created one of the most haunting and suggestive images ever seen. He totally nailed what the album is all about. To say we are pleased is a gigantic understatement! This piece of art will stand the test of time and become classic.”
“The Hunt” track listing:
01. Starlight Slaughter (more…)
HOUR OF 13: ‘333’ AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
North Carolina doom metallers HOUR OF 13 are gearing up for the release of their highly-anticipated new album, 333, which is due to be released on May 28th.
DARKTHRONE’s FENRIZ recently featured HOUR OF 13 in his ‘Band of the Week’ column, stating, “This new Hour of 13 album simply cannot do wrong – it is immersed in utmost respect and understanding of the ways of old”. The album was described by HOUR OF 13 guitarist CHAD DAVIS as “A purely dark heavy metal album for the isolationist in all of us”.
333 is HOUR OF 13’s third album, and was recorded at Epiphonic Studios in Lenoir, North Carolina. (more…)
Baroness Posts Trailer for Yellow & Green; Pre-Orders for New Album Available Now
STONE AXE Set To Continue The Rock N’ Roll Party With Live Album Release
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THE SWORD: Previously Unreleased ‘Age Of Winters’-Era Track Available On iTunes
via Blabbermouth
In advance of Friday’s premiere of this year’s highly anticipated movie “Marvel’s The Avengers”, Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD have announced the release of “Hammer Of Heaven”, an early track dating back to 2003 that was not included on “Age Of Winters”, which the band submitted for inclusion on “Avengers Assemble”, a 14-track compilation of music from and inspired by the film.
Due to severe space limitations, the song did not make the final track listing, but the band, along with their new label partners at Razor & Tie have decided to make “Hammer Of Heaven” available digitally to coincide with the release of the film. Click here to download the song on iTunes. (more…)
DÖDAREN RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM MAEN
The awaited debut album of Swedish DÖDAREN available through digital distribution services from April 27th.
DÖDAREN was formed late 2010 by four devoted musicians in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their first EP, Flyttar In, quickly reaped attention in the realms of the underground blogosphere and was early accepted as stoner rock. It was compared to larger and more influential bands in the margins of alternative rock and swiftly received some dedicated fans in several corners of the world. Eric, Martin, Fredrik and Jon have prior to the formation of the group played in several different constellations in genres ranging from the softest blues to the hardest hardcore.
Spurred by the success of the EP, DÖDAREN gathered during the winter of 2011/2012 and recorded their debut Maen, further raising the level of ambition. The guys in DÖDAREN see themselves as moving through uncharted territories of style, and thus lets others do the categorizations. Some say they sound like the groovy rock that Clutch stands for, with just a hint of post metal added for good measure. Others proclaim that the recipe to sound like DÖDAREN would be to borrow some of the well known Gothenburg energy from Graveyard, steal some riffs from any great (more…)
Mammoth Mammoth Announce New Album, Preorder & Preview
Mammoth stoner rockers from down under, Mammoth Mammoth, have announced details on their 2nd album and 3rd release. You can check out the full artwork on their site (link below, NSFW).
After an epic 13 day DMT bender in an abandoned women’s mental institution, MAMMOTH MAMMOTH emerge with a new album not only ripped straight from the bucket bong, but straight from Satan’s anus too.
To celebrate we’re releasing a limited edition, 180g vinyl, gatefold album with extra track, numbered, signed AND each individually cursed by a one breasted Haitian voodoo priestess just for you! (more…)
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Exclusive Track Streaming at Spin.com
European Tour Underway Now
| CHRISTIAN MISTRESS unleashed their critically acclaimed debut full length album Possession February 28th on Relapse Records. Today SPIN.com the online home of Spin Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of the song “The Edge of Time”. This song is only available on the Deluxe iTunes version of Possession. Get a first listen to “The Edge of Time” HERE. |
BARONESS REVEAL ART FOR FORTHCOMING ALBUM, YELLOW & GREEN; UNVEIL NEW WEBSITE: BARONESSMUSIC.COM
CLUTCH Announce Summer Tour Dates With Prong and Lionize
New Weathermaker Music Releases Revealed
Maryland rockers CLUTCH are currently in the midst of a North American tour which features headlining shows, co-headlining dates with HELLYEAH and a radio festival appearance. Today CLUTCH is excited to announce a headlining run for this summer with Prong and Lionize providing support. The tour is scheduled to kick off July 11th in Fayetteville, AR and currently scheduled to wrap up on July 22nd in Richmond, VA.
New York Rock Trio NAAM to Release New EP “The Ballad of the Starchild” on May 8, 2012
Brooklyn’s Best Psych-Rock Band Shoots for the Stars on Highly Anticipated New Release
NAAM The Ballad of the Starchild
For Fans of: MC5, Black Mountain, Black Rainbows, Kyuss, Blue Cheer, White Hills, Boris & The Entrance Band! (more…)
UNDERSMILE: Narwhal Pre-Sales Start Today; Artwork Revealed + New Track ‘Lockjaw’ Streamed Via The Sleeping Shaman
UNDERSMILE will release their long-awaited debut album Narwhal via Future Noise Recordings on May 28th 2012, the recording, which follows 2010′s A Sea of Dead Snakes EP and last year’s split EP with Caretaker, is a progression into darker, heavier territory for the band and the opening track ‘Lockjaw’ can be streamed exclusively via The Sleeping Shaman at THIS LOCATION.
Clocking in at just under the 80-minute mark, Narwhal was co-produced and mixed by the band and Jimmy “Evil” Hetherington and mastered by the legendary Billy Anderson. The album will be released as a 4-panel digipak CD, as a digital download and Pre-Sales start today (more…)
New Small Stone Records Releases
Here’s a few updates from Small Stone Records regarding a few upcoming releases.
The first is Abrahma
Through The Dusty Paths Of Our Lives
Just the name Paris evokes thoughts of romance. From tiny streetside cafes serving cafe au lait and fresh croissants to the breathtaking
panoramic view as seen from atop the Eiffel Tower, the city simply oozes love. Thankfully the city of love also has a darker side. One
just as dedicated to love, just love of a different kind. Love of all things heavy and all things rock. And that’s the real Paris the one (more…)
Vagiant : Hard & Spicy Russian Cocktail
Gandhi’s Gunn Full Album Stream
The second album by Gandhi’s Gunn “The Longer The Beard The Harder The Sound” is available on streaming via bandcamp (http://gandhisgunn.bandcamp.com).
The album will be released by Taxi Driver Records on April 27th in CD, LP, Limited LP, Cassette and Digital formats. European distribution via Clear Spot.
Preorders have started already on Taxi Driver webstore (http://www.taxidriverstore.com/store/): the limited white Vinyl edition is almost sold out! So make sure you pre-order your copy while there’s still time! (more…)
THINNING THE HERD: NYC Stoner Metal Unit Revamps Lineup And Prepares To Record
New York’s groove-heavy stoner metal outfit THINNING THE HERD are preparing to record their sophomore full-length album in the Summer months ahead.
Following the release of their debut full-length Oceans Rise — out in April of 2011 via their own St. Mark’s Records, and several months of regional shows last year — THINNING THE HERD went through a major lineup shift. The trio is now comprised of new drummer is Rick Cimato (Nassua Chainsaw, God’s Green Earth) and new bassist Wes Edmonds (Memphis Native, Engineer), rounded out by founding guitarist/vocalist Gavin Spielman. The revamped lineup is currently writing new material with plans of recording the album with Steve Albini this July.
In the meantime THINNING THE HERD have booked several NYC gigs over the coming weeks, including shows for Friday the 13th (today!), 4:20 and a show May 26 for The Deli Magazine’s Best of NYC Festival.
THINNING THE HERD April Shows:
4/13/2012 St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY w/ Black Black Black
4/20/2012 Fontana’s – New York, NY (more…)
Midnight Ghost Train Debut New Song
Buffalo, the latest full length from The Midnight Ghost Train, began like most records do: as ideas ricocheting between singer and guitarist Steve Moss, bassist David Kimmell and drummer Brandon Burghardt on Moss’ 500-acre ranch in rural Kansas.
But the stage is where these soulful, riff-driven monsters found their shape. “We never are sure about a song until we do it live,” Moss says. “I can’t tell you how many songs we have thrown out after playing them live once.”
To be sure, Moss, Kimmell and Burghardt have spent years honing their live chops the way Marines do basic training. Since 2007, the band has criss-crossed the United States 13 times and Europe twice, earning loyalty from fans through exuberant, jaw-dropping shows that left only one question: how to capture this on tape.
Enter David Barbe, whose credits include R.E.M., Drive-By Truckers and Bob Mould. Moss’ first phone call with the producer-engineer sealed the deal. “He said, ‘I promise you I will help you make this record sound just like your live show – just as intense and just as real.’” This past March, the band joined Barbe at Chase Park Transduction Studios in Athens, Ga.
Buffalo unfolds as a thrilling, 30-minute blues-based behemoth. Burghardt’s tribal tom work kicks off the record’s satisfying one-two punch, “A Passing Moment of Madness” and “Henry.” “Foxhole,” the first single, finds Moss calling up fat, nasty grooves matched by Kimmell’s stormy bass lines. “Tom’s Trip” flips the script slightly, revealing itself as a trance-induced journey that recalls the best characteristics of – if you have to say it – stoner rock. But just when you think the Train has one speed, in comes an a cappella rendition of Lead Belly’s “Cotton Fields,” a taste of the band’s affinity for gospel, stomp-clap numbers and adding spiritual dimension. (more…)
Stone Axe, Grifter, and Iron Claw Ready for the Official North American Release of New Albums in the Wake of their Triumphant Appearances at Desertfest
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By all accounts, the crowds were blown away. Rocking the Midlands hailed Stone Axe’s recent route through the U.K., as “the best kept secret in rock!” The Obelisk called Grifter’s Desertfest show “no bullshit rock n roll” and “the destination I’d been running to all day.” And famed rock critic, Mark Taylor, from Touchline Live Music and Metaltalk.net, claimed that finally seeing Iron Claw live as they took the Desertfest stage was a “skullcrushing joy.” (more…)
BARONESS’ YELLOW & GREEN CONFIRMED FOR JULY 17 RELEASE
ROYAL THUNDER SHARE NEW SONG, PRE-ORDER DETAILS, COVER ART AND TRACK LISTING FOR CVI; ADD TOUR DATES WITH BARONESS
UFOMAMMUT Complete Five-Part Video Series Plus Full Album Stream Via Roadburn
Intent on stimulating your visual senses in addition to simply your auditory receptors with each release nowadays, today UFOMAMMUT have released the final two installments completing the series of five visual accompaniments to each track from their Oro: Opus Primum full-length, as the album sees release in Europe this week, and will see release in North America on Tuesday.
Documenting the final two tracks of UFOMAMMUT‘s Opus Primum, the audio/visual installments of the songs “Magickon” and “Mindomine” finish out the five-part video series that showcases the entire album, following the three previously released clips. To sum it all up, Roadburn.com has hosted the two video pieces, as well as a stream of the entire album. Delve into it all RIGHT HERE. (more…)
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