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Album of the day: Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom

Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Sleeping Shaman: You have to wonder if  Wino wakes up in the morning confused as to which hat he should be wearing on any given day. The man is a human dynamo, a non-stop workhorse of creativity and performance. From the straight up doom of St Vitus to the prog doom of his solo work to the post doom of supergroup Shrinebuilder to the acoustic doom of the Adrift album and now to his latest offering, a collaboration with former touring partner Conny Ochs… collaborative acoustic doom!!!

Don’t be expecting walls of stun guitar or wailing solos. This is more of an extension of the Adrift album but is in no way to detract from the input of Ochs. This is every inch a collaboration with vocals, guitar playing and song writing split right down the middle. For those of you who were sceptical of the idea of Wino releasing one acoustic album let alone 2 within a year should put the prejudices aside as this is a raw, fractured, heartfelt album that draws from folk, Americana and blues as much as it does from Wino’s more obvious influences.

It turns out that Ochs is a real find. Despite the age gap between the pair, Ochs’ vocals display all the time worn emotion that Wino’s do and the pair have a natural, sympathetic way of allowing their own ranges to harmonise and weave around each other…much as they do with their guitar playing.

In many respects Ochs is the stabilising influence that Wino needs in this type of musical world. Wino’s style can border on the random but Ochs brings it into sharp focus with his tight song writing style. Just listen to ‘Vultures By the Vine’ for example with its chugging verse and soaring choruses that owe a great debt, albeit unwittingly I suspect, to the mighty New Model Army.

Continue reading: Wino & Conny Ochs ‘Heavy Kingdom’ CD/LP 2012 review | The Sleeping Shaman.

Tags: Conny Ochs, doom, Exile on Mainstream Records, Folk, Heavy Kingdom, Ollie Stygall, saint vitus, Scott Wino Weinrich, The Obsessed, The Sleeping Shaman, wino, Wino & Conny Ochs
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Monday Song: Saint Vitus – Born To Late

Posted on Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Every Monday morning we’ll post a kick-ass song to get your week going. Saint Vitus playing their song Born Too Late at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia on Wednesday 23 March 2011 as part of the Metalliance Tour. This was the final song of their set.

Scion Metal Zine Volume 2 Featuring Scott Kelly, Wino and Enslaved Among Others

Posted on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Inside the third edition of the Scion Metal Zine, the mag get in-depth with Florida death metal pioneers Obituary and Morbid Angel, explore the bond between legends / tourmates Wino and Scott Kelly, gather some answers from the mysterious Dispirit, learn about Enslaved’s Norwegian lineage, and much more. Click magazine ...read more

Saint Vitus: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Posted on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

US doom legends Saint Vitus demoed a new song, called Blessed Night at Temple Sound, Port Orchard Wa. 4/1/2011.  “Vitus set up, we got sounds, did 2 live takes, mixed and tore down in two hours”, says recording engineer T Dallas Reed.  A video of the demo-session can be viewed ...read more

Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich Launches Premonition 13; Self-Titled 7″ Available For Streaming (Blabbermouth)

Posted on Friday, April 8th, 2011

By now, the musical exploits of Scott “Wino” Weinrich are the stuff of legend. The Obsessed. Saint Vitus. Spirit Caravan. The Hidden Hand. Shrinebuilder. After releasing his solo debut in 2009, Wino went acoustic in early 2011 with  Adrift, a gut-wrenchingly personal album written by a man who has survived ...read more

Wino Says Saint Vitus Will Enter Studio This Summer (Blabbermouth)

Posted on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Earlier this week, Justin M. Norton of Hellbound.ca conducted an interview with Saint Vitus frontman Scott “Wino” Weinrich. Wino discussed  Saint Vitus’ recording plans. An excerpt from the chat follow below. Hellbound.ca: Vitus has been touring a lot .. are you working on new songs? Wino: We’re already doing new ...read more

Scott Kelly And Wino Collaboration in NYC: Video Footage Available

Posted on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

(((unartig))) has uploaded video footage of Scott Kelly and Wino‘s February 12, 2011 collaboration  in New York City. Check out the the clip below.

The Obelisk: Wino Talks About Signing To Volcom, Spirit Caravan, New Shrinebuilder, Saint Vitus And Much More

Posted on Friday, February 4th, 2011

JJ Koczan of The Obelisk recently conducted an interview with Scott  “Wino” Weinrich of Saint Vitus and The Obsessed-fame, and it features in-depth questions focusing on signing to volcom, going acoustic, savoy brown, pentagram, spirit caravan, new shrinebuilder, saint vitus and much more. The Obelisk: Are you signed to Volcom? ...read more

Jon Blank (Wino, Rezin) 1974-2009 RIP

Posted on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Jon Blank passed away a few days after his last show with Wino at  the Roadburn 2009 Afterburner. We at Roadburn are saddened by this loss and our thoughts go out to the friends and family he left behind. Click below for the eulogy by his sister on the MySpace ...read more