Turkish Delight – Kadaif

Turkish Delight – Kadaif

Reality Rehab Records – 2019 January 2nd

Rock, Psych, Stoner, World, Eastern, Instrumental

Rating: ****

Tel Aviv, Israel: A melting pot of Cultures, Faiths and Cuisines. Bursting from this halcyon cauldron comes a new sweet dessert, Turkish Delight. Kadaif offers the listener a sumptuous platter of seven tasty instrumental morsels, each infused with heavy Eastern influences. Opener 'Tere' explodes with its slow, heavy riffage and screaming fuzz-wah guitars before 'Tiliran' creeps in slowly, it's gentle intro belying the raucous power that follows. Every track offers a textural, sensory onslaught and builds towards the crescendo of the 8-minute title track which oozes and shifts like the desert sands. This album delivers in every way a Stoner fan expects. As the old advert said; "Turkish Delight...Full of Eastern Promise!"

(Written by The Reek of STOOM)

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Amplify – Deadlines

Amplify – Deadlines

Self released – 2019 (Jan 19th)

Skatepunk, Melodic Hardcore

Rated: ****

Hailing from Spain, Amplify are rooted in melodic hardcore but have the infectious groove of skatepunk. Plenty of distorted, chugging riffs are thrown around with the occasional tasteful solo to liven things up. The political lyrics and songs on Deadlines would not sound out of place on a Propaghandi album but with the more open passion of Strike Anywhere or Hot Water Music. For a new band, they certainly hold their own against the above bands – while not inventing the wheel, they are going to be worth watching out for – also if they ever play live in your area, this sort of music screams out to be heard in the flesh. And because they are good guys – its Name Your Price on Bandcamp.

(Written by Tony Maim)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Stoner HiVe’s

Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Poste 942

The Black Lodge

TrYangle

The Omy

Swamp Lord

It must still be Monday somewhere? Right? You all know the deal, Monday comes around and hits you over the head with too much work and appointments and no time whatsoever for anything fun. But we had a grand weekend and the week before we had time to listen to some awesome new stuff! How about the new Poste 942! The new album Long Replay will be released in a couple of days and showcases once again how freaky and gritty these French crazies are! Fast paced hardrock with overtones of grunge and gritty punk attitude! A couple of new tracks and a few new versions of old tracks combined with tracks from their earlier released Long Play album. A damn fine edition of Poste 942! Hailing from Italy the stoner metal that is brought by The Black Lodge has this unnerving quality on their album Time Never Sleeps. It gets under your skin and wiggles around, there’s something dark and secretive lurking here. Great album and highly addictive! When our newest member The Reek of STOOM writes a glorifying post about TrYangle we sit up and bend our ears! We listen and we get where he is coming from! Wolf by TrYangle is one hell of a proggy masterpiece! The same goes for Swamp Lord, their The Drip release was hailed by The Reek of STOOM as something every doom and sludge lover should dig and we do! Outstanding! VinceS tipped u about The Omy and their Sgt.Badtrip album. A very sick psychedelic rock outfit from Moscow that knows how to throw a curveball. Heavy blues, seventies psychedelic, droning elements and something very very very amazing! Just go and listen to Sgt.Badtrip! In fact, listen to them all! Do it! They’re all that good!

Swamp Lord – The Drip

Swamp Lord – The Drip

Self released – 2019 (February 1st)

Sludge, Doom

Rated: ****

In the dank, stagnant bayous of Kalamazoo, Michigan lives a creature of eldritch nightmare: the Swamp Lord. They have delivered The Drip, a four track demo of Sludge/Doom punishment that breaks skulls and consumes all in its wake. Opener "Faces Of Death" sets the tone immediately... A crunching jackhammer bass/drum onslaught that throbs like a cheap Scotch hangover. Venomous, irate vocals carve a path through the all-encompassing sludge leaving your senses reeling... And it doesn't end there - every track is brutal and uncompromising and they even throw in a sick cover of Misfit's "Halloween" for good measure. This is the kind of Glorious Filth that has me reaching for the snorkel... You should take the plunge too! In a nutshell, Swamp Lord delivers Ferocity with Velocity and Despair with Flair... Outstanding!

(Written by The Reek Of STOOM)

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Reverend Beat-Man and Izobel Garcia – Baile Bruja Muerto

Reverend Beat-Man and Izobel Garcia – Baile Bruja Muerto

Voodoo Rhythm Records – 2019 (January 18th)

Blues, Garage, Billy, Punk, Trash

Rated: ****

Opener Pero Te Amo (But I Love You) has so much soul, passion and spirit that you would love to hear it go on for hours and hours. But it unfortunately has to end after three minutes. But what an introduction to the debut collaboration effort by Reverend Beat-Man and Izobel Garcia. It’s called Baile Bruja Muerto and features as much cover versions as originals and all of them are as wild and rousing as you could possibly imagine. How about a cover version of Black Metal by Venom? Done in a stripped down, ramshackle garage way, the track soon turns into a completely different animal. We know it used to be a Venom song; but not anymore, no this is something completely different. This is Reverend Beat-Man and Izobel Garcia at it’s finest! Stripping down to the bare essentials and then giving everything a dose of rough, gritty, electrifying energy and so much soul you can feel the sound dance around in your blood! Once heard, you can never unhear this. You will not simply be dancing, you will be dancing and swaying in tune with death…

(Written by JK)

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Witchers Creed – Awakened From The Crypt

Witchers Creed – Awakened From The Crypt

Ripple Music – 2019 (February 22^nd)

Doom, Proto-Metal, Heavy Rock

Rated: *****

Witchers Creed make no secret of their love for 70’s Doom and dude, these Swedes make the most of it. Heavy riffs but with a groove, carry the tunes along the highway entitled Proto-Metal. Thick sounding production by Tony Reed (Mos Generator) combined with a punk snottiness makes this Awakened From The Crypt album an absolute killer. With a slew of doom bands emerging every day, it is rare to hear such authentic sounds coming out of your speakers. Distortion is lovingly used (hey kids, you know how much I dig it) but all the instruments shine out. Stop reading this and pre-order now!

(Written by Tony Maim)

Thanks to Richard S Jones from Sheltered Life PR for the promo.

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TrYangle – Wolf

TrYangle – Wolf

Self released – 2019

Rock, Prog, Psych

Rated:

From the opening power chord bellows of "Howlin'", it's apparent that this is not your usual Stoner fare: Indeed, there is no Iommi worship on display here, this London-based trio named TrYangle nail their colours firmly to the Alt/Prog mast, weaving intricate guitar patterns, off-kilter time signatures and booming, anthemic basslines throughout. From the slide-delay guitar work on 'Howlin', through the beefy Cog undertones of 'Always Shining', to the Juno-esque Power Emo of 'I.e.' the virtuosity and sense of craft shines through... Admittedly, Guitarist/Singer Gonçalo da Silva Nova wears his influences on his sleeve, treading similar sonic areas to Steven Wilson or Alex Lifeson but the comparisons are tempered by his own inventive style. The expansive, 'Big Sky' production allows the instrumentation to breathe, giving more room to concentrate on individual performances without distraction from the songs. Once they can firmly establish their own unique sound I suspect they will be huge. "Wolf" is a very good Progressive Psychedelic album that merits repeat spins... And TrYangle are a band with huge potential.

(Written by The Reek Of STOOM)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Stoner HiVe’s

Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Wille And The Bandits

De Staat

Spidergawd

Biblical Proof Of Ufo’s

Mark Deutrom

And a good morning on this blood wolf moon Monday to you all out there! We won’t spend too much time dwelling on the albums we listened to the most last week for we have a first mention written by our newest team member The Reek Of STOOM waiting for you. And us. So, let’s just quickly glance at that Top Five Most Listened to of Last Week… The new Path album, out on Fat Toad Records, by Wille And The Bandits, wow. Rock, Roots, Americana and whole heap of other influences. And then that vocalist and it’s brown rusty color, reminding of Cornell during certain moments. Stunning! The new De Staat album Bubble Gum, out on Caroline, has been on heavy rotation for a few weeks now. It doesn’t immediately grab you, but when it does, with its’s quirky hooks you immediately realize what a great album it is. Excellent bass work and catchy by default! The new Spidergawd, wow. V, out on Stickman Records, is quickly becoming my favorite Spidergawd album and that’s saying quite a lot! We’ve also grabbed back to a Rancho De La Luna family affiliated album: Interstellar Messages by Biblical Proof Of UFO’s featuring John Garcia and Mathias Schneeberger. And be sure to check the rest of their records out as well! Smashing band! And last but not least we have former Melvins member Mark Deutrom’s solo record The Blue Bird. (Out on Season of Mist.) Jazzy doomy blues, bluesy doomy jazz and so much more. Atmospheric and melancholic The Blue Bird record sings its song to a mesmerizing degree that will leave you breathless… So… You know the deal… Check’m out… Check’m all out!

Heralding a new member to the team: The Reek of STOOM

Heralding a new member to the team: The Reek of STOOM

The Reek of STOOM is ofcourse not his real name, nor is his eyeball really about to fall out. At least, we hope so... But that's the name he wants to go by and the look he is sporting for the HiVe... Living in the home of Doom, Birmingham UK he's been an avid Rock/Metal/Prog/Stoner/Doom collector for over 40 years. He's also a musician, DJ, Event Organiser and freelance Graphic Artist. Or in his own words: "Just a Space Cadet from the planet Bong who, when not scourging the depths of Doomdom, likes to indulge in Bong-snorkeling and DIY trepanning." Right on STOOM! Right on! Welcome on board STOOM and we're already in love with the idea of floating around space with you! 

The Reek of STOOM is here and he is already working on his first mention...

Weird Tales – Hell Services Cost A Lot

Weird Tales – Hell Services Cost A Lot

Self Released – 2019

Doom, Metal, Psych, Sludge

Rated: ****

With a new bass-player, the old one may or may not have been turned to jelly due to the effects of acid, the Polish trio Weird Tales continue on with their wild journey through the psychedelic doom landscape. We already loved The Fall, the collection of EP’s, the band released last year. But the new release Hell Services Cost A Lot takes things to a different maddening level. There is doom there, there definitely is. And sometimes it even resembles, for a moment, something archetypal doom. But for the most part it all goes to pieces, like your sanity, thanks to the demented sounding vocals, the complicated rhythm changes, guitars that quickly shift in color and drums that pound and pound and pound on the walls of the adjacent formaldehyde smelling room. Breaks that push the dynamics into ever more delirious realms and bass-work that rumbles and rolls like crazy Edgar and his tractor tire. He loves his tire. And we love this bass! The Weird Tales three have cooked up quite a lovely and deranged new story for themselves and we can only sit, mouth agape, saliva dripping and listen to how it all unfolds!

(Written by JK)

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Bad Mojos – I Hope You OD

Bad Mojos – I Hope You OD

Voodoo Rhythm Records – 2018

Punk

Rated: ****

So often when you are in need of some atavistic punk you take out some Ramones. You can never go wrong with the Ramones. Or perhaps some Black Flag? Or Bad Brains? Dead Kennedys can also be the right way to go or The Misfits. And yes, we can list some other amazing punk bands from a decade or more ago. But how many can you list that actually do something to your head and heart from this era? Well, here are the Bad Mojos from Switzerland to remedy that! I Hope You OD was inspired by GG Allin and Mahatma Ghandi they claim. With true punk spirit the ten, one and a half minute tracks, speed, kick and punch by like a psychotic hobo on speed and acid. Raw, trashy and incredibly grimy. Shit, fuck and kick ass! There was no pure and unadulterated punk release in 2018 that can beat the Bad Mojos and their I Hope You OD release!

(Written by JK)

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Center Of The Earth – Tolkion

Center Of The Earth – Tolkion

Self Released - 2018

Stoner, Doom

Rated: *****

Hailing from Denmark, the Tolkion album from Center Of The Earth would have been very high on my end of year list if I had heard it in time. Big Ass riffs are order of the day, served up with helpings of fuzz and dollops of heaviness. This is heavy ….. mountain like …… an unstoppable flow of sludgy goodness mixed with stoner doom. Low tuned guitars are in perfect harmony with thunderous drums and despairing vocals. With the glacial pace these songs are performed at, there is plenty of space for the massive chords to ring out to their conclusion giving the tracks room to breathe. This is the good stuff. And because they are good guys, it is Name Your Own Price on Bandcamp. Stop reading this, get downloading. 

(Written by Tony Maim)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 5 artists listened to last week…

Stoner HiVe’s

Top 5 artists listened to last week…

De Staat

Bob Mould

A Pale Horse Named Death

The Legendary Tiger Man

Roadog

It’s late. But we were in a hurry this morning, we had to catch the train to Amsterdam to meet up with the guys from De Staat to talk about their new album Bubble Gum. Crazy catchy, groovy, danceable and with an amazing amount of hooks. Barbed hooks! You won’t be able to get most of them tracks out of your head after hearing it a couple of times! Sunshine Rock is the new Bob Mould! Much, sorry for this, sunnier than earlier albums! Lighter! But I must confess that the track with the most rage in it, gets most of my love. A Pale Horse Named Death is back with an album called When The World Becomes Undone! And what a return it is! Dark, moody and with every imaginative sound vistas. And we were back on our love for The Legendary Tiger Man. We still can’t get enough of his Misfit album! Out on Dirty Water Records, it will remain the soundtrack to my destiny!  Roadog, with one D! Straight from the dirty desert slums of.. errr.. Helsinki, Finland… Their Reinventing The Wheels album sits perfect among all the biker rock albums out there. Dusty, grimy and made for the road… Check’m out! Check’m all out!