Daily Peaks · 08-11-2024
Nothing unusual really: Tony Iommi plays one amazing riff, hook and solo after another in and outside a castle with a band. If Ronnie James Dio sang along, it could easily pass as "Heaven and Hell" 2.0. Up until that point, everything is normal. It's the normal Toni Iommi riff god song. For the post, I needed a picture and googled "Tony Iommi Xerjoff" and ended up with a perfume range from the company "Xerjoff", which was founded by Sergio Momo in 2007. Sergio Momo also plays guitar in the...
Daily Peaks · 07-11-2024
Ich habe so ein paar Auslöser, einer davon ist der Umgang mit Sprache und auch der Devokalisierung von Slogans, die einseitig von einer Richtung in die andere gerichtet sind. Bei Tiefenrausch kann ich es zum Teil nachvollziehen, da es einige Bands mit diesem Namen gibt und TFNRSH visuell recht einprägsam ausschaut. Nun habe ich einen sehr interessanten Song der Tübinger Band Tiefenrausch vor mir, der spannende 11 Minuten lang wie zwei Minuten vergehen lässt. Sowohl vom Aufbau als auch vom...
Daily Peaks · 06-11-2024
In my opinion, the Swiss band Six Months of Sun is, alongside the French band "The Necromancers", one of the most talented bands in terms of songwriting, technical skills and artwork. But somehow both bands seem to be happy with their status as semi-professional weekend bands. I don't understand why a band like Six Months of Sun puts more ideas into a 3 minute song than they do playing concerts. The previously released single "Ningen" also shows their ability on the instruments as well as in...
Daily Peaks · 17-09-2024
Berlin’s neànder returns with their latest single Ultra, and if you’re not yet familiar with their potent cocktail of post-rock, shoegaze, drone, and sludge, this track is your invitation aural initiation. The band—three guitarists and a drummer, no bass in sight—crafts a rich, immersive sound that’s as heavy as it is atmospheric. Ultra opens with a brooding, slow-burn build, each guitar weaving layers of echoing melodies that creep up on you, until the inevitable sludge-infused wall...
Heavystoned Albums · 05-09-2024
Babona's new album is a heavy mix of instrumental groove and crushing doom metal, and it pulls no punches. Think Karma to Burn, but darker, heavier, and with an ominous undertow that drags you into the depths. The song titles? They might be in Hungarian, but they perfectly reflect the mood shifts of the music—each track feels like a chapter in some lost, mythical journey. The opener, Virágom, might translate to "my flower," but don't expect any delicate petals here. The track blooms slowly,...
Daily Peaks · 30-08-2024
After the split of the Spanish post-rock band Toundra in 2023, which has not yet been resolved, the throne for their successor is still vacant. The Italian trio "Platonick Dive" has what it takes to be the heir to the throne with the previously released 4th single "'Too Beautiful To Die Too Wild To Live'. As with the 3rd single Faro, the Italians, the only post-rock band I know of, manage to create a lot of atmosphere within a few minutes with very little effort. In contrast to the majority of...
Daily Peaks · 30-07-2024
This album is a product of patience, prompts and presets with AI. I never expected that AI is able to compose such complex songs like the opener "Fractal Fragments". I added some effects via GarageBand, cut some parts out of the song. The whole song sounds like a singing bowl with electric guitars within the orbit. The title "Torn Territory" resulted by the oriental hook inside the track, the lyrics refer to the ancient states in the Middle East Moab (red), Edom (green), Pathros - Upper Egypt -...
Heavystoned Albums · 17-07-2024
While its predecessor was long-awaited (seven years between their first and second album), this Pilgrims of the Sun only took three years to be conceived and reach our ears. As a reminder, Atomic Vulture is a Belgian instrumental stoner trio. Another surprise with this album: the group embarked on the adventure solo, self-produced, therefore without the support of a label. The musical style has not evolved too much and it is with pleasure that we dive into these seven compositions: the trio...
Daily Peaks · 05-06-2024
We could never get used to this band; we found the name just as repulsive as the Spanish Inquisition costume. These two aspects are diametrically opposed to the music of the band from Salamanca; since 2012, the band has been serving up the finest post-rock with numerous changes in dynamics and tempo, as well as influences from noise, doom or ambient, which demands a lot of attention from the listener. This is also the case with their new single "El silencio de un Gesto". It's not really new,...
Daily Peaks · 16-05-2024
This album sounds and grooves like Karma to Burn would have had a second guitarist, with the lead guitar practically singing and screaming. This album doesn't need lyrics to understand what the lead guitar is saying. The rhythm section grooves in the mid-tempo to half-time range and ensures that the listener can't stop headbanging. Mesmerizing hooks and fillings and unpredictable songs. This album is a silver lining to the loss of Karma to Burn. Fantastic record.