Posts Tagged ‘stoner metal’

Album of the day: Solace – A.D.

Posted on Friday, May 21st, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Setting aside the anticipation in the stoner / doom community for this album — I don’t think I’m the first person to refer to it as “Chinese Doomocracy” or to suggest to the band they have t-shirts printed with the album cover on front and the words “Coming Soon” on back — what we’re given in the final version of A.D. is a collection of nine tracks of pure American heavy doom.

Solace have never been shy about veering into and out of stoner rock convention, and they do so deftly on their latest as well, with opener “Disillusioned Prophet” boasting a solo that calls out Tony Iommi’s from “Heaven and Hell” shortly before uni-monikered vocalist Jason comes on with some of the track’s most powerful singing. Songs like “Six Year Trainwreck” mark themselves out with memorable riffing and interplay between Southard and Daniels’ lead work. At their heart, Solace is still very much a guitar band.

That said, it’s impossible not to acknowledge the time that’s passed since 13, and the inevitable growth the players have undergone since then. A.D. is unquestionably Solace’s most elaborate, constructed work to date.

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(Special thanks to JJ Koczan for the very kind permission)

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Album of the day: Bison B.C. – Dark Ages

Posted on Friday, April 9th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Vancouver bud metallers Bison B.C. show some shocking maturity on their sophomore outing for Metal Blade, Dark Ages. There’s still plenty of the hellraising atmosphere that so deeply permeated 2008’s Quiet Earth, but the band is beginning to sit back a little and feel out ...read more

High on Fire Members Talk About Making Of ‘Snakes For The Divine’

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Video footage of the Oakland, California-based power trio High on Fire talking about the making of its new album, Snakes for the Divine, can be viewed below, courtesy of Decibel Magazine The European version of the album includes one bonus track. The deluxe gatefold 180-gram vinyl edition contains the aforementioned ...read more

Album of the day: High on Fire – Snakes for the Divine

Posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: High on Fire make burly music; that’s the only thing you can really call it. The Oakland power trio’s thundering roar isn't dumb; there’s a clear technical virtuosity on display in Matt Pike’s squiddling solos, and the songs move confidently through multiple riffs and movements without ...read more

Album of the day: Freedom Hawk – Freedom Hawk

Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Freedom Hawk, out of Tidewater, Virginia, are a four-piece on a mission geared toward ’90s stoner space with just a touch of southern flair. Their self-titled MeteorCity debut, following last year’s nine-song Sunlight on Magic Lady Records, hails a ride in Fu Manchu’s boogie van ...read more

Album of the day: Egypt – Egypt

Posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Rare are the times in my life where the phrase, “Fuck yeah, Dire Straits!” has crossed my lips. In fact, I can only think of one instance, and that was the first time I heard the uber-fuzz guitar tone on ‘Dirty Witch’, the third of ...read more

Album of the day: Kylesa – Static Tensions (Prosthetic Records 2009)

Posted on Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Roadburn’s Sarah Kitteringham wrote five Album of the day reviews for the week of June 7th to June 13th, including Kylesa’s Static Tensions: Once the needle drops on Kylesa’s fourth full length Static Tensions, much is immediately obvious. The revolving lineup of past years finally feels solidified, headed by the ...read more