Van Groover – Honk If Parts Fall Off

 

Van Groover – Honk If Parts Fall Off
Self released – 2021
Rock, Hard, Stoner, Desert, Metal
Rated: ****

They produce that gritty, sandy and dusty hardrock. You know the type. That heavy stuff that we all love so dearly and that received the moniker: stonerrock. We’re talking about the three from Herborn, Germany that go by the name Van Groover. Named after the enormous amount of time spent in vans (usually their own) and their inability to fix them once broken down, the album, which will be released in August, is called Honk If Parts Fall Off. Ten damn fine stoner tracks that will immediately enchant with their trucking power and the ever present humor. Humor of the good kind that is. Of the Red Fang kind I guess, the one that uses metal and riffs and damn good video’s to show that they mean business, but that the business will be funny and non to serious. The music stands tall though, it rolls across the terra like a monster truck and it will surely make you send them another euro. For the ten tracks tell the tale of the ‘van life’ and the adventures one may encounter during one of the many ‘van adventures’. Starting out with the bluesy kind of stonerrock, the tracklist meanders down to more metal touches, sludge influences, a punk adagio and even a bit of doom. Next time they’re on the road to a next gig, I’ll be right behind them, with a huge fishnet or magnet to collect all the parts falling off, never honking, making sure they get to the next town at top speed… Van Groover, you got a fan!

(Written by JK)

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