Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
May 14th 2014
Label:
Self Released
Thieves,
Beggars and Swine - track listing:
1.Ego Eccentric
05:34
2.Mac Tire 06:30
3.Neopium 07:02
4.Utopian Dawn 04:53
5.Dethroned 07:46
Bio
Astralnaut,
formed in the latter half of 2011, are a stoner metal band from Co.
Armagh, Ireland.
The
band have gigged ferociously over Ireland with 80 plus dates racked
up in the past year and a half, touring 8 counties in 8 days during
October 2013 to promote their release ‘In The Gaze Of The Gods’,
alongside their debut release ‘Back to the Bog’. They have shared
stages with Red Fang (America), Black Magician (England), Rising
(Denmark), Trecker (Germany), Crossholder (Hungary) plus many great
bands from the same isle, such as a Slomatics, War Iron, Axis Of and
Bad Boat to name a few. Astralnaut released their third studio
endeavor during May 2014, entitled 'Thieves, Beggars and Swine' a 5
track EP of stoner doom metal and has been well received on the local
scene and beyond.
Astralnaut
have no time to slack and don’t plan on it. It‘s exciting times
musically in Ireland (and indeed the world) and they are honored to
be a part of it.
Band Members
Thomas Mallon -
Vocals
Gaz Treanor - Lead
Guitar
JonJoe Harrison -
Bass Guitar + Backing Vocals
Stephen Todd - Drums
Pearse Donnelly -
Rhythm Guitar + Backing Vocals
Review:
Almost
a year since I reviewed their debut EP – In The Gaze Of The Gods –
One of Ireland's finest Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal/Hard Rock Band of
outlaws – Astralnaut are back with their latest album - Thieves,
Beggars and Swine. Nothing much has changed since their last EP apart
from the riffs are LOUDER and HEAVIER than ever.
Thieves,
Beggars and Swine – sees the band having one hell of a party from
start to finish. As the riffs never let up not even for a single
second. Tracks such as Ego Eccentric and Mac Tire have a confident
blues-like NOLA swagger to them with a hint of Thin Lizzy twin
guitar worship thrown in just for the sake of it.
Lead
Vocalist – Thomas – channels his inner rock god with conviction
and he has one hell of a voice that can rival some of the best in the
business. When this dude sings you can feel and hear the passion
coming from every angle. The thumping rhythm section of Stephen and
Jonjoe on Drums and Bass respectively form part of an indestructible
juggernaut primed for one thing. OBLITERATE EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!
Gaz
and Pearse play their own part within the Astralnaut brotherhood by
adding a ton of groovy riffs for the rest of the band to build upon.
I urge you not to do your best Air Guitar impression when listening
to Neopium as the style of different riffs will have your heart
pumping 100 times faster.
Astralnaut
are a band that we all should be shouting from the rooftops at how
fucking great they are. They have a brilliant reputation within the
Irish/UK Hard Rock/Stoner Metal scene. Thieves, Beggars and Swine
proves how lucky the Stoner Metal world is to have a band such as
Astralnaut.
This
is another superb release from these brilliant hard-rocking
riffsters. Plus the artwork from W. Ralph Walters is fucking awesome
as well.
Thieves,
Beggars and Swine is now available to buy from BandCamp now.
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Written
by Steve Howe
