Duskhead – The Messenger

 

Duskhead – The Messenger
Self-released – 2025
Rock, Hard, Stoner, Southern
Rated: ***

The fabled Roadburn Festival is just around the corner. And so is the Roadburn Offroad part of the festival, held at different venues, nooks and crannies of lovely Tilburg. One of those spots is Little Devil, which will welcome the travelers as of Tuesday. But the live music will start on Thursday, April 17th with Mantra Machine and Duskhead. For Duskhead it will be a special night, cause its their first gig in a long time and the presentation of their new four track EP, The Messenger. And we are here to tell you that it’s a night you should not miss and an EP worth every second of your attention. It’s the follow-up to their Thousand Eyes EP from 2014. That’s right, eleven years ago! But of course, the members rock(ed) out in other bands and those bands took precedence. Back then. It might also have caused two of them to depart Duskhead and guitarist Elmer Meijers from The Grand Astoria to join the ranks. The two Tank86 crazies are still there and since that band has gone on an indefinite hiatus, they can now concentrate on Duskhead as a trio. Four songs that move and sway through the stoner rocking landscape, implore a southern touch and a lot of spirit. Bluesy and catchy, for the most part their hardrock has a minor punk influence here and there but always marries a sharp edge with melodicism and powerful with dynamics. And that gives you fifteen minutes of damn exciting, good ol’ rock ‘n roll!

(Written by JK)

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