Stoner HiVe’s Quick Fire Friday
I think it was February when last we did a Quick Fire Friday round… Perhaps because it has become exceedingly difficult due to other work to do some HiVe work on Friday. But we are here now and are ready to do a pretty big one… And we know, we know, the albums, bands, artists and labels deserve more than the few words we will jot down here. More attention and more of our time! But there is so much out there and we just simply cannot ever do it all justice. So here it is. The Stoner HiVe’s Quick Fire Friday! And it burns hot like molten lava!
Experiencia Tibetana – Vol II
Released on 4-20, was the second volume of the spiritual and cosmic drone rock outfit from Buenos Aires, Argentina called Experiencia Tibetana. Which as you might judge from the name immediately comes across as a Buddhist take on drone, ambient and experimental rock. Chanting and praying to the holy echoes and energy vibrations, this second volume contains four tracks that will give you almost fifty minutes of out of body experience and mindful contemplation. There’s doom here, there’s stoner here, but it will feel wholesome and energizing…
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Missicks – Forgotten Habits
We mentioned A Coffee With The Devil a while back... Alternative rock from Curitiba, Brazil, it’s called Missicks and implores quite some stoner rock touches that got popularized by Queens of The Stone Age. And then we hear some Muse moments and some Foo Fighters inspirations. Indeed, this Forgotten Habits single is pretty darn tasty! We hope to hear more from Missicks, more music, and more Missicks themselves… Might we also suggest starting a Missicks bandcamp page?
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Ølgod – Ølgod
Released last week, it’s the self-titled six track release by German growling doom sludge trio Ølgod. A trio comprised out of a vocalist, a drummer and a guitar player which give you some pretty malevolent snarls, vicious riffs and thundering drums. Out on Ogorekords, the blackened and noisy doom sludge will surely make the Devil run away in despair… Or play dress up and sprinkle you with fairy dust?
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Dirty Shades – Lift Off
Space Rock, Garage, Psychedelic and Progressive rock all rolled into one pretty tight four track EP. It’s called Lift Off and it’s the second EP by French foursome Dirty Shades. It’s starts off with a proper almost grungy banger called Ignition; continues that with a pop sensible rambler entitled Dazed before going into more psychedelic and progressive territories with Running For Your Life and battleship closer Trainwreck. It’s good to know there’s a Dirty Shades out there…
And that the EP is as a live session out there!
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Ceased Sunfire – Sleepless
The Helsinki trio Ceased Sunfire released their debut three song EP Sleepless early April. Stoner metal with a high level of doom and growling aggression. Blackened and menacing, the trio of tracks will crush you as you feel the sky above crumble and the sun go out in the middle of day…
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War Honey – Last Woman Left At The Market
Back in March we received and wrote a few words about their Shard To Shatter album, released through Handstand Records. And now War Honey returns with a new four track EP called Last Woman Left At The Market. Going huge with gestures and moving your very core with its theatrics; the four tracks also just softy and sweetly trickly into your ear. Paradox abundant, its both gigantic and tiny in every way conceivable. They’ve got something special going on…
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Better Strangers – But I Don't Know Your Name
Foursome Better Strangers features Nic Collins on drums, the son of Genesis drummer Phil Collins. Which of course will immediately gets some ears turned their way. Well, their new single But I Don't Know Your Name, is out and fuses nineties alternative rock and metal with touches of industrial and arena rock; which gives it all a bit of a nu-metal vibe as well. There's a video! And it looks like a damn good book she's reading!
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Green Hog Band – Crypt of Doom
And we sign off with a bang! A doom explosion! The Green Hog Band released their Crypt of Doom album early May and it gives you eight tracks of doom marching and heady stoner grooves. Gravelly and incredibly sandy, much in debt to the vocals of Ivan Antipov. His barking rasp and growling whisky breath gives Crypt of Doom that extra edge of darkness… And we like the darkness of a Crypt of Doom!
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