Heavystoned Albums · 22-11-2024
Let’s set the stage: Sergeant Thunderhoof’s latest masterpiece dives headfirst into the mists of history, weaving myth and legend into a tapestry of heavy riffs and haunting melodies. For those who've skipped their British history classes, Badon Hill was the site of a legendary battle between native Britons (Celts) and invading Saxons. Fittingly, this album is steeped in the spirit of struggle, honor, and the echoes of ancient Somerset, the band’s home turf. The opener, "Badon", eases us...
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 · 04-10-2024
Press releases are always interesting; if they are very long, then the music is usually not interesting and if the author of the text searches in vain for the right words, then the music is interesting. This is what happened with the Danish band "Dying Hydra" and their latest single "Grasping Stone". Sludge means in this case the slowness of the song and the growls. So much for melodic sludge which was mentioned in the press text; there are so many different styles in this song, be it doom, a...
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 · 23-08-2024
You can already hear the closeness to their compatriots Moonspell, but Sinistro have a classically trained singer in Priscila Da Costa, who needs opera arrangements and vocal lines to bring out her fantastic voice in Portuguese. The song "Elegia" is reminiscent of the best Paradise Lost moments like "No Hope Inside" or "An Eternity of Lies", only this band has a much better voice and probably a much better front(wo)man. The album will be released on October 4th, 2024 and I'm already excited...
Heavystoned Albums · 08-07-2024
It took them less than three years to compose and record "Breakfast with Death" with a simple artwork which is easy to understand and 38 minutes of music which only Duel is able to perform. Their recipe is absolutely unique and for non-US-bands not to copy. They put the southern swagger together with NWoBHM, Proto Metal, a bit of melodic Doom, spiced with the ghost of late 70´s b-movies, horror-movies and the useful amount of a winking eye. The production is closer to "In carne Persona" than...
Concerts & Tours · 11-01-2024
Ananda Mida, the legendary Italian Psychedelic- and Krautrock-Heros will start their tour on 18/1/2024; Humulus, the Melodic Doom-Masters Humulus with a new line-up will start one week later to roll down venues in Germany, Austria and Italy. Last but not least The Devils, Italy´s hottest and sexiest Rock´n Roll thang. Check them out!
Daily Peaks · 10-01-2024
This band unites the power of Doom with epic and melodic vocals on their recently released track "Begin again". This song could be a new and fresh version of "Heaven and Hell", grooving heavily with a mighty wall of differently sounding guitars. A fantastic track and appetizer for their upcoming album