Heavystoned Albums · 03.02.2025
I really like the instrumental parts of each every "Elder" song although they take about ten minutes. Surya from Cadiz, Spain, are the compact version of Elder playing organic and harmonic riffs with a warm tone between 3 and 8 minutes and they have a powerful voice which fits perfect to their music. The album starts with the instrumental ‘Evergreen River’ which eposes already all the facets of the upcoming album within two minutes. Without pause, the heavy riffs of ‘A Blazing Crusade’...
Heavystoned Albums · 29.01.2025
Hailing from Pirmasens, the German capital of shoe manufacturing, ZOAHR offering us a time and style capsule of early 70´s Prog Rock, jittery Detroit Blues drenched in a bit of Garage Rock, crowned by a clear and weightless voice. The opener "Endurance Race" is carried by a distorted leading bass. Not in the style of Lemmy's bass, but more like Chris Squire or Geddy Lee. The song lets you feel the tension of a long-distance race, the song never calms down and constantly pushes forward. A great...
Daily Peaks · 18.12.2024
One of the most cited quotes in the early 80´s about Motörhead or Rush were: How can a three-piece create such a sound? Same could be said in 2024 about ze Germans Kombynat Robotron, hailing from Kiel. We saw them at the Desertfest in Berlin 2023 and at the Stoned from the Underground 2024 and both gigs just passed like two minutes although the songs actually started after two minutes. This band creates a fascinating minimalism and you as a listener are free to build your own pictures or...
Daily Peaks · 12.12.2024
The Swedish band Gaupa was one of the best discoveries of the Berlin Desertfest 2023. For the band, musical boundaries only exist to be torn down, no musical style contradicts the other, but rather complements it. This energetic and anarchistic attitude can be heard in the underlying punk attitude in this song. The lyrics also seem to me to be more of a quite personal sound alphabet filled with existential feelings and expressions, a barely unknown combination in this genre. This compact...
Festivals · 10.12.2024
Planet Desert Rock Weekend, organized by John Gist of Vegas Rock Revolution, has become a must-attend event for heavy rock fans. This unique Las Vegas festival offers an intimate atmosphere where fans can connect with like-minded rockers and musicians at top venues like Count’s Vamp’d. Shows are held at night, allowing attendees to explore the city during the day. The 2025 edition features eight international bands alongside acts like Fireball Ministry, Unida, and Mos Generator. Ripple...
Heavystoned Albums · 05.12.2024
Welcome back to the 70s and early 80s. Welcome back to the days when you could still listen to records in a record store as a teenager and the clerk would take the trouble to lift the tone arm and play each song for 30-60 seconds. You can't put anything more vintage on a Bandcamp page than the Italian band "Desert Collider" from Cecina. The opening track, *"Orphans of the Sky Part I: Generation Ship"*, kicks off with an atmospheric blend of tribal drumming, liquid bass, and synth whoops. It...
Heavystoned Albums · 28.08.2024
"ÁCIDO Y PUTO'" features illustrations by Borja Fresno Benítez and Carlos Bedmar, and is available on CD and digital formats through Small Stone Recordings, as well as limited opaque blue vinyl (250 copies) via Kozmik Artifactz. The album opens with the over-eight-minute track "Space Nomad," which blends a bluesy soul with heavy-psych elements, reminiscent of the trippy moments of TEN YEARS AFTER. The track's vintage atmosphere, steeped in wah-wah and funky rhythms, transitions into a heavier...
Daily Peaks · 11.08.2024
Mr Bison from Cecina are my declared successors to Yes. I don't know how this band manages to not only copy the complex sound of the prog forefathers, but to expand it even further and incorporate elements such as harmony singing and polyphonic guitars. It's all a grown, organic and natural unity that really captivates me as a musician and brain acrobat, even though I was and am never a fan of progressive rock. Add to that the artistically very appealing and sophisticated video, which is...
Daily Peaks · 04.08.2024
The American heavy and dark rock band SPIRIT MOTHER has released their new single "Veins," from their upcoming second album "Trails," set for release on September 13 via HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Records. Bassist and vocalist Armand Lance describes "Veins" as a minimalist nightmare, balanced with atonality, melodic violin lines, and vocals. The song features essential elements only, with no unnecessary additions. "Trails" captures the energy of Spirit Mother's visceral live performances while...
Unknown Pleasures · 29.06.2024
It is one of the most exotic mixes I have heard during my time with Heavystoned. After the first few notes, the listener feels transported to the Middle East, or rather to Turkey, because there are a few quarter tones that our western ears immediately recognize as foreign. Then two bands actually play next to each other, for example the oriental band plays in one rehearsal room and the psychedelic band plays in the other rehearsal room, and the listener stands between the two rooms. As the song...