Festivals · 29-09-2024
What seemed like a coincidence turned out to be one of the best festivals of the year over the course of the day. Starting with the location on a hiking trail through the rocks and maquis at Le fare Les Oliviers, the quality of the bands, the quality of the sound and the light in the venue and the acquaintances we made during the festival. Click on the button for the report.
Daily Peaks · 19-09-2024
Actually, songs that are longer than 7 minutes are contrary to me. And if someone sings with an uncomfortable voice, it puts it on the barrel. Robot God seem to be the first exception. I heard their 8-13 minutes lasting songs until the end, then I jumped between interesting riffs within the songs - there are a lot - and heard the whole song again; Yes, it sounds like I could use a musical buffet and could get something new again and again. The whole album sounds fantastic and is an acoustic...
Daily Peaks · 17-09-2024
Berlin’s neànder returns with their latest single Ultra, and if you’re not yet familiar with their potent cocktail of post-rock, shoegaze, drone, and sludge, this track is your invitation aural initiation. The band—three guitarists and a drummer, no bass in sight—crafts a rich, immersive sound that’s as heavy as it is atmospheric. Ultra opens with a brooding, slow-burn build, each guitar weaving layers of echoing melodies that creep up on you, until the inevitable sludge-infused wall...
Heavystoned Albums · 16-09-2024
We, ze Germans, we primarily associate Palma de Mallorca with worn-out German stars who earn a little extra money on their pensions with drinking songs and other musical rubbish. The band Helevorn shows us that the best and finest melodic atmospheric doom comes from this sunny island. Paradise Lost should actually have sounded like this for umpteen albums. Especially when you consider that Nick Holmes roars old-school death metal with the Swedish band Bloodbath. "Inherit the Stars" radiates...
Festivals · 16-09-2024
The second edition of Praise the Fuzz is first of all the smallest festivals compared to the other SOL-festivals. Well, it should slowly but surely establish itself in this place. The relatively central location will be accommodated in the long term of the establishment. Likewise the time on September 28, 2024. There is a lot of new music to discover before Naxatras and Color Haze will deliver their stuff as usual. Electric Jugs is one of the countless duos in the actual scene. These guys will...
Festivals · 15-09-2024
This year's "Keep it Low" is a who's who of the entire stoner and desert rock scene. OK, there's a bit of post-rock, thrash and doom too. Sound of Liberation is simply going "all in" and it's going to be a fantastic line-up. And in one of the best venues in Germany, namely the Backstage in Munich. Three venues, depending on the band's popularity: the factory for 1000 - 1300 spectators, the hall for around 300 spectators and the club for around 150-200 spectators. There is a small downside, as...
Daily Peaks · 12-09-2024
Quebec City's Sandveiss has a reputation for balancing heavy and melodic, but Standing in the Fire takes that to a whole new level. This isn’t just another rock album—it’s a journey. A sonic exploration where the band pushes their limits while still holding onto that raw, gritty essence that got them here in the first place. From the moment you press play, you’re in for a ride. The first single, I’ll Be Rising, is a perfect snapshot of Sandveiss at their best: a blend of heavy...
Daily Peaks · 10-09-2024
Thanks to Bandcamp. Today a release by the Russian band "The Kollectors" came through on the Kazakh label "Red Truth Tapes". And the label releases everything that has more than 180 bpm and Marshalls or Orange Stacks turned up to 11. And so do "The Kollectors". Their album "Joyride" dates back to 2017, but is a roaring, stomping piece of hard music that blows the last needles off the Siberian larch trees. There are no fillers on the album, you start listening and then your head falls off your...
Heavystoned Albums · 09-09-2024
The album kicks off with "Afghansk Rev," which doesn't waste time—straight out the gate, it's a psychedelic, riff-heavy trip that sets the mood for the whole show. Then, we get blasted with "Rice," a stoner rock wrecking ball that's 100% SLOMOSA at their finest: gutsy, grungy, and packing a chorus that lodges itself in your brain like it's paying rent. "Cabin Fever" rolls in next, keeping the volume cranked and the energy high, but with a twist—some bluesy vibes and a riff that screams...
Heavystoned Albums · 06-09-2024
Okay, we are making an acoustic Molotov cocktail here. Take the "F**k you"-attitude of Nick Olivieri, the cripping voice of John Garcia, a hardcore punk sound, and a drummer with the pedal to the metal. Yes, could be one of the best forward rocking record of this year. Actually, it´s not that difficult; 4 steps down tuned guitars, a bit of hardcore breaks and oriented by the faster Kyuss-songs like "Green Machine", "100°" and others. The first three songs ("Dogs reunited", "Knockin´on...