Posts Tagged ‘Night Horse’

Album of the day: Night Horse – Perdition Hymns

Posted on Friday, August 6th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from LimeWire Music Blog: Summoning the spirit of rock ages past is no easy job. Sure, it spares you that troublesome task of searching out for something new…but who says rock ‘n’ roll needs anything new, anyway? Night Horse doesn’t seem to think so. The L.A. quintet concentrates instead on conjuring a specific old demon of rock, the bad-ass boogie blues.

Singer James Velde has talked about wanting to make music “timeless,” but as far as his band goes, that seems to mean time-specific. The mid-’70s birthed that particular breed of electric blues focused on balls and the swagger they required. Thin Lizzy, Wishbone Ash, early Aerosmith, ZZ Top…this demon has gone by many names, but all the better when whatever incarnation it chooses to possess has dual lead guitars. Velde and crew do, and on tracks like ‘Angel Eyes’ and ‘Come Down Halo’, they do a terrific job of raising up those old ghosts and dragging them through this post-’90s metal, post-new millenium garage landscape.

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Roadburn 2010 audio streams now on line: performances by Sons of Otis (performing Templeball), Night Horse, Fatso Jetson and more!

Posted on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

We are pleased to announce that VPRO 3voor12, which is the leading cultural media network in the Netherlands, has posted more additional on-demand audio streams for your Roadburn 2010 listening pleasure. Online now! Performances by Sons of Otis (performing Templeball), Night Horse, Fatso Jetson, Oceana Company and more are currently ...read more

Night Horse: Sympathy Ain’t Free EP Is Now Available!

Posted on Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Head to Night Horse‘ website and enter your email address. (Or use the widget down below). The free EP will be delivered to you via email. Sympathy Ain’t Free features the “Rollin On” off of the upcoming release “Perdition Hymns” as well as two exclusive songs not available on the ...read more

Night Horse Set To Release New Album; New Track Available For Streaming

Posted on Friday, June 4th, 2010

Night Horse return with their highly anticipated sophomore effort Perdition Hymns, produced and mixed by Matt Bayles (Pearl Jam, Mastodon, The Sword). The album will see an August 3, 2010 release date via NYC’s Tee Pee Records. “Good Bye Gone”, a brand new song , is available for streaming at ...read more

Ancestors gearing up for European Tour

Posted on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Los Angeles based progressive rock collective Ancestors have announced April, 2010 UK and European tour dates in support of its critically acclaimed new album Of Sound Mind. The trek will launch on April 9 in Essen, Germany and will include a high profile appearance as part of the 2010 Roadburn ...read more

More bands announced for Roadburn 2010: Jex Thoth, Shining (NO) Ancestors, Los Natas & Monkey3 amongst others

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009

As you all may have noticed, the line-up for Roadburn Festival 2010 has been shaping up nicely.  In addition to the bands previously announced, we are very happy to announce the following acts: JEX THOTH, with siren Jex at the helm, play a distinctive kind of psychedelic doom that encompasses ...read more

Album of they day: Night Horse – The Dark Won’t Hide You

Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Blogsandiego.com: From riff one to the final note this disc is a heaping helping of great, greasy and bottom heavy ROCK! The grooves are so thick and meaty here you find yourself not so much looking at the liner notes as checking for a cattle brand. Night ...read more