Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

Holy Tears
The Lumberjack Feedback
Young Acid
Mooch
Ash Eater
Blue Öyster Cult
Kintsugi Empire
Guenna
Nine Moons
Robot God

Good morning! I’ve unfortunately sustained a neck injury, which will impede my headbanging for quite some time. But I will not let it hinder any of my heavy rocking! It’s been another hectic week in regards to all the rent paying work, but we did find some time to do that thing we love! That Stoner HiVe thing! Which means we will be putting up a few words later today about that damn fine Holy Tears album! What a release! And in the week that has passed we managed to write about Ash Eater, Blue Öyster Cult and The Lumberjack Feedback. We also die a worldwide full album premiere for that awesome The Lumberjack Feedback album The Stronghold and did a Quick Fire Friday for some damn cool video’s! All in all, not bad right? This Friday will be the Friday for the new edition of the Doom Charts, which will be good… But later today, some words about Holy Tears! Hope you will check them out, the words and that album! Have a great week!

Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories

 

 

Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories
Frontiers – 2024
Rock, Hardrock, Seventies, Psych
Rated: ***

Let’s Kick Out The Jams! Remember 2020? Back in October of that year Blue Öyster Cult released that pretty tasty album called The Symbol Remains. Surprising everyone with that album after so many years of only live stuff and even more so with its quality. And only four years later, after also releasing that celebratory live set of Blue Öyster Cult being around for fifty years, they are back with new stuff. Or should we say old stuff. Or good stuff? Well, you could say that whichever way you look at it, it’s a good time for Blue Öyster Cult fans. And well, I guess it’s a band that keeps on giving. For now, we have Ghost Stories on our hands! A selection of recordings that were still on someone’s shelf somewhere and have never been officially released. A few cover songs all the fans already know and love from earlier live albums or from the times they were present for a Blue Öyster Cult gig. But there are quite a few Blue Öyster Cult tracks on this little compilation album that are worth it. For the fans. Cause it’s not that new big album you might want. Especially since the sound seems to lack a bit of kick or flow. You know what we mean, that Blue Öyster Cult bite mark when they get gritty or that languid rush whenever they let it all flow like a river. Both of these aspects seem watered down. And after reading that some tracks have been improved upon with the help of AI, we wonder if that is the reason it sounds so bland. Like a veiled version of everything Cult. But even then, you must conclude there is still something that might fascinate you, especially as a fan, for the tracks were recorded in a long period between 1978 and 2016. Which in itself seems like a big period to capture on one release. It makes you wonder if this is it of if there is more out there. Whatever the case, let us hope we will not see any more Beatles covers in the future…

(Written by JK)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Artists Last Week…

Blue Öyster Cult
The Hazytones
The Cold Stares
Hawkwind
Bonnacons of Doom
The Neptune Power Federation
Kintsugi Empire
Robot God
Ufomammut
Danava

The weeks are flying by! Even though Good Boy Kyle has been handling all the Doom Charts responsibilities this month; there has been little extra time to do more work for Stoner HiVe. It’s been hectic over here with deadlines always looming. But we did find a little time and managed to write something about that damn cool and brand new band Heath. Their debut album Isaak’s Marble will be out May 10th and by coincidence the equally stunning Wild Fever album by Canadian crazies The Hazytones will arrive on that same day. We jutted down a few words about the new Hawkwind and the new Dool. And also managed to premiere two new singles by Maragda and share one by We Kill Cowboys. Well, not completely useless again, but we always hope to do more… Perhaps this week? When we do another full album premiere on Thursday! Won’t say which album yet… That news will arrive soon! Enjoy your week and check out the albums above!

Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Sergeant Thunderhoof
CB3
Indian Handcrafts
The Cult
King Buffalo
Psychlona
Your Highness
King Tarkus
Supergrass
Blue Öyster Cult

Survived Nirwana Tuinfeest, which was brilliant! Superb weather, except for a spot of rain during Temple Fang. Superb bands, starting with Temple Fang. CORDS, First Blood, Kadavar, DeWolff, De Staat, Phil Campbell & The Bastards Sons all on day one! Nevermind day two in that case right?! But then we had crazy Mando Diao, Seasick Steve, Supergrass and Sloper delivering great gigs. And nobody can avoid Speedmobile! Loud, fast and fun! As was the entire festival! On to next year… This week is filled with interviews, so once again, updates might be slow… But as of next week, things should turn back to normal…