As the music
addiction persists, the hunt thrives on; the camp becomes more enthralled with
bad ass bands and the bounty piles high. To cut right to the chase, here are
just a few more of those bands I have been listening to and strongly recommend:
Atlas – Atlas
These guys
just have that something special I really love. Elements of Black Cowgirl and
Stubb linger within the fold. Here’s what I said on bandcamp, again keeping it
short and to the point. “It sounds like
the cover art looks! Mysteriously dark and psychedelic with an infectious color
palette!” And what cover art it is. This band shows great potential with
this release coming hot off the tail of their superb demo from 2013.
Lo! – The Tongueless
Lo! came
onto my radar with the release of their previous full length album Monstrorum
Historia back in 2013 which was a mammoth of a sludge metal album. The latest
EP has a new lead singer, but the music carries on the same precision accuracy
as before. Check out all their outputs if you are the slight bit into
progressively catchy riffs with the power to annihilate. I’m the first to admit
I’m not at all into death metal, and as there are elements of deathly growls
injected into Lo!’s vocabulary, the riffs power on, and take the lead in what
makes these guys wonderful. Look at that
double 7” disc!?! I don’t know why I haven’t bought it yet, but I sense I will
at some point, probably after it sells out, I will be punching myself.
Al The Yeti Bones – Audiobiography
Why I’m the
only face representing this magnificient album on bandcamp boggles my mind.
Maybe it’s the name of the band? The “Yeti” is involved with numerous other
projects including the southern dirty sludge metal band Gypsy Chief Goliath which you may
have heard of. “What isn't there to like
about this bad ass piece of history. Al the Yeti's Audiobiography will smother
you with proto metal dirge coupled with stonerized riffs, and grimy vocals that
scream class! This is a super fun album for fans of rock, metal, sludge, and
southern comfort. Get on this, I'm lonely up here!”
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors – Medicine
I was blown
away by this guy’s last album “Good Light” released
back in 2013 that I just discovered late in 2014. His new album may be the
medicine needed to soothe your tattered soul from listening to too much heavy
music. This is not heavy at all. This is Americana/Singer-Songwriter gold. Just
let it play and sing along. Great stuff! I bought the vinyl which came with the
bandcamp download.
Whitewater – Small Time Violence
“Fantastic stuff combining bits and pieces
of your favorite 90's rock bands, current stoner blues which should capture a
WIDE range of fans. Small Town Violence is good for the whole family, even
cranky old uncle Buck.”
Kayleth – Space Muffin
Just listen
a couple times, and you will realize how amazing this album is. Combining
classic desert/stoner rock riffs with a psych/space vibe, it sounds like
muffins taste in space? I don’t know about that, but between the cover art, the
album name you get the picture, and should be satisfied with the price.
Boris Randall – Shadows Rise Again
“Molten punk rock flowing with sinister
ripples of electric riffage and muscular chops! Giving me that same feeling I
got upon hearing Danzig I for the first time. Except its 2015, it’s not Danzig
and it’s still totally relevant. Boris can do no wrong. This is superb!”
Stonerbringer – Those Winds
“Absolutely fantastic blend of progressive
metal and melodic rock. A nice break from the grind of repetitive Sabbath
riffs. Hints of Mastodon progression with a highly more tolerable vocal and
some super slick guitar shredding throughout! My kind of metal!”
Seriously
that first track when the female vocals come in gives me the shivers
everytime…..
The Woog – Sister
“Infectious blend of 90's grunge and modern
alternative rock n roll. Sister is a breath of fresh air with softly whispy
vocals, poppy hooks and grungy fuzz all constructed together to form a hell of
an EP.”
Hard Rock Revolution – Vol. 1
Last but not
least, created by THE INTERNET’s finest underground music forum, The Hard Rock
Revolution has put out a great compilation ranging from uber heavy doom to
high and mighty stoner fuzz. The group’s core members provide a wealth of
knowledge in today’s underground music scene. Grab this album which only
scratches the surface on what the revolutionaries are capable of. No drama on
this forum, all great folks with similar great tastes.
….Just
scratching the surface on recommendable material here. I try and keep it to
some of the bands I haven’t seen already plastered over the underground air
waves. Stay tuned for more to come.
-The
Huntsman
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