Daily Peaks · 22.11.2024
With the majority of stoner bands, you have to be happy that a reasonably experienced singer is singing. The English band Dunes has the luxury of having two excellent voices, which alone stand out from the grey mush of "only" lower-pitched music. They have also packed their musical roots such as alternative rock and grunge into a fluffy, booming sound corset, which is very direct, straight and hits the mark. So far, only two songs are available on bandcamp, namely "Voodoo" and "Riding the Low",...
Daily Peaks · 02.11.2024
The opening track “Alphaholics” kicks off with that chaotic sound of a radio channel-surfing through stations, like it can’t quite make up its mind. Then, out of nowhere, a muffled groove breaks through, and suddenly – BANG! Coma Hole jumps in with a bassline thick as a brick, Anderson's drums pounding tightly behind. Fir’s vocals hit with a blend of angst and melody that’s as raw as it is catchy. It’s a bold opener, and frankly, it could stand alongside the best...
Daily Peaks · 30.10.2024
A promising single by Swedish rockers Möuth. That´s the way I like it, I could listen to it förever (Thank you Lem!) A quite Rock´n Roll-based piece of kick-ass with decent Stoner and Grunge sound, always pushing forward. It´s not that difficult to write these kind of songs which are to less played on stage. This is a band and a style you join on a festival and you leave with a smile. A fantastic appetizer for the upcoming album.
Daily Peaks · 08.10.2024
1000mods have slowly grown up and can now draw on a larger music library than on their previous albums. The guitars are no longer tuned so low, Dani's voice has probably found a new inspiration from Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins). In general, this album is the Greek version of Smashing Pumpkins' work "Mellon Cllie and the Infinite Sadness", as the band presents a much larger range of musical styles that don't really fit together. That's what makes this album so exciting. The almost 8-minute...
Daily Peaks · 21.09.2024
Ze Germans chose a fitting band name in my opinion, consisting of part Silvermachine and part Jefferson Starship or even Ship of Fools by The Doors. And you can find these influences in their music. The opener *Kingdom Of Decay* starts softly, with Jan Gehrmann's hypnotic bass and Tim Schröter's groove leading into Nils Kock's melodic guitar and velvety vocals. The song grows heavier after the second chorus, with fuzz guitars adding weight and a stoner rock outro. *Beast* follows, blending...
Heavystoned Albums · 09.09.2024
The album kicks off with "Afghansk Rev," which doesn't waste time—straight out the gate, it's a psychedelic, riff-heavy trip that sets the mood for the whole show. Then, we get blasted with "Rice," a stoner rock wrecking ball that's 100% SLOMOSA at their finest: gutsy, grungy, and packing a chorus that lodges itself in your brain like it's paying rent. "Cabin Fever" rolls in next, keeping the volume cranked and the energy high, but with a twist—some bluesy vibes and a riff that screams...
Heavystoned Albums · 06.09.2024
Okay, we are making an acoustic Molotov cocktail here. Take the "F**k you"-attitude of Nick Olivieri, the cripping voice of John Garcia, a hardcore punk sound, and a drummer with the pedal to the metal. Yes, could be one of the best forward rocking record of this year. Actually, it´s not that difficult; 4 steps down tuned guitars, a bit of hardcore breaks and oriented by the faster Kyuss-songs like "Green Machine", "100°" and others. The first three songs ("Dogs reunited", "Knockin´on...
Daily Peaks · 08.12.2023
Ze Germans are playing together since the early 90´s and In fact, 30 years later, they captured a lot of late 80´s and early 90´s styles in their music. You will find Grunge, late Black Flag´s slow aggressive Punk, dropped tuned Stoner sounds, Sludge and a bit of a FOAD-vocals. Heard them for the first time and actually if Smoke Blow would go on tour again, Expand would fit perfectly to them. I guess, their material has to be played on stage at almost 11/10 and with a bit pitched speed on...
Daily Peaks · 03.12.2023
It´s named demo and it´s a quite promising demo. It´s not only the typical blend of a bit of Southern Rock, Sludge and Grunge, it´s only a remarkable and aggressive voice which turns the chilly and groovy music into something more dangerous.