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Album of the day: High Priest of Saturn – High Priest of Saturn

Posted on Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Lovingly pinched from Meatmeadmetal: When one thinks of heavy metal and rock that originates from Norway, many people probably will think of the murderous black metal scene of the early ’90s and the subsequent bands that came from that land ever since. And probably Vikings. Would you be willing to amend that thinking to add smoking, trippy psychedelic rock?

Not that the land is devoid of that kind of thing, but it’s not all that common that a band like High Priest of Saturn comes into the night and sets up their canopy of mind alteration. Their self-titled debut album, out on Svart, might make you think more of the late ’60s and early ’70s than right here and now, and probably would have been right at home on the Rise Above label, where this type of music seems to flourish. But Svart’s done really well with this type of music, too, as Jess and the Ancient Ones stand as a good example, and they snapped up this band following their 2011 demo.

Added to High Priest of Saturn’s witchy, ritual-setting sound is a heaping help of classic doom that mixes in perfectly and gives the band’s music an extra punch.

This album would be a great choice if you plan to spend the evening indoors, with little to no lights, trying to even out your senses after a busy week. You can add any number of mind-soothing substances to the mix and find that these four songs (combined they last over 40 minutes) are what you need to help you float away and sort out all the little things.

Yes, there are dark, foreboding moments as well, as one should expect from any band that mixes doom into their work, but for the most part, that’s just there to help you see ghosts and demons, not be swept up by them. Make sense? It will if you spend time with the music.

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The Psychedelic Warlords To Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Hawkwind’s Space Ritual at Roadburn 2013

Posted on Monday, January 14th, 2013

We’re excited to announce that The Psychedelic Warlords, configured around Alan Davey, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the best live albums ever made, Hawkwind‘s Space Ritual (released in 1973) at the 2013 Roadburn Festival on Thursday, April 18th at 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. From the archives ...read more

Album of the day: Hawkwind – Space Ritual

Posted on Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Lovingly pinched from AllMusic: Recorded live in December 1972 and released the following year, Space Ritual is an excellent document of Hawkwind‘s classic lineup, underscoring the group’s status as space rock pioneers. As the quintessential “people’s band,” Hawkwind carried ’60s countercultural idealism into the ’70s, gigging constantly, playing wherever there ...read more