Samavayo – Payan

 

 

Samavayo – Payan
Noisolution – 2022
Rock, Stoner, Prog, Punk, Metal, Desert
Rated: *****

They played a home game last week at DesertFest Berlin and it has been spinning at my home since February. But we never got around to mentioning that awesome new Payan album by German trio Samavayo. Payan reached the second spot of the March Doom Charts with only a few points less than the Number One. But in my book it was already listed as one of the year-end-favorites. Not because of the brilliant guest spots by Igor Sydorenko (Stoned Jesus), Tommi Holappa (Greenleaf, Dozer), Nick DiSalvo (Elder) and Willi Paschen (Coogans Bluff). But simply because the songs, the riffs and the hooks just keep dragging you further and further along into an sultry ocean of sand. Most of the stoner influences go the way of aggression, the punk roots and seminal Shot Shot Shot Shot track, seems to pay homage to the Palm Desert and the Songs For The Deaf album by Queens Of The Stone Age in particular. After which a more Middle Eastern vibe starts to influence the compositions; Iranian singer Googoosh is responsible for the Talagh song and the lyrics for Payan have been written by Hossein Alavi. It all gives their stoner and desert rock even more depth, warmth and significance. Twenty years on, Samavayo has become one of the most versatile and hottest bands in heavy rock!

(Written by JK)

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