GRIME - BAND TO CHECK OUT

Grime is a Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal Band from Italy.

The members are:

Chris - drums
Lorenzo (Tubo) - guitar
Marco - vocals, guitar
Paulo (Cougar) - bass guitar

Grime play a down-tempo blend of Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal to superb effect. Taking influences from Electric Wizard, Church Of Misery, COUGH and other bands of that pedigree. Grime add a cool modern day Stoner Metal vibe to proceedings.

Grime have recently released their superb S/T debut album. A 6 song demonic beast of an album that runs for about 35 mins or so.

If you’re into the above bands then you’re going to love every minute of this. The album is full of superb bleak down-tempo Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal riffs done in best possible possessed way.

This isn’t an uplifting album by any means. Grime by name and Grime by nature. This is for all of us down-tempo Sludge Metal fans who need some bleak Sludge Metal worship riffage. And this album has it all.

The 6 songs show this band are hugely talented as they know how to write & play a superb demonic riff to match the best of them.

It’s full of great tracks to check out. Especially the 8 minute epic “Chasm” which shows the band at their most creative. Full of passionate vocals and riffs to match. This is my fave track off this superb album.

This is another album I haven’t stopped listening to since the guys emailed me originally a few weeks ago to check them out. And I have to thank them for contacting me.

This album has been getting a lot of praise from the other top blogspots and it’s not hard to see why. This is superb stuff for everyone to check out now.

If you’re into down-tempo Sludge/Doom Metal with a demonic twist but fused with modem Stoner Metal then this album is for you. You can buy this now from Grime’s BandCamp Page now!!!.

A great album from a great band.

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CERBER ARE BACK!!!

Cerber are a 3 Piece Stoner/Sludge Metal Band from Poland.

Cerber play an intense blend of Sludge/Stoner Metal to great effect. Influenced by a whole range of bands but bringing their own style of hypnotic Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs with great hardcore vocals to match.

Cerber have been mentioned on this blog before. And I raved about them as a band to keep an eye out for.

Well Cerber are back with their brilliant 2012 Release – “Mad At The Soul”. A 5 song 31 minute blast of top-notch Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs that will thrill your senses time and time again.

Cerber promised they would be back in no time at all. And they weren’t kidding. This is a superb release for everyone to download right now. As the guys are letting people download it for free from the following Mediafire link which is from the guys Facebook Page.

The EP is a total blast from start to finish and shows the guys talent at writing a superb modern-day Sludge/Stoner Metal riff fusing with outstanding vocals to match.

The 5 songs on show are superbly written, performed and produced. You can tell a lot of time has gone in writing this great release. The guys have created and crafted great songs they should rightly be proud of.

Cerber are getting a lot of praise from other blogs and it’s not hard to see why. They have released a great release which showcases their outstanding talents to great effect.

There is not one bad track on this EP and it’s hard for me to pick a favourite as they are all equally superb. Which is a great sign in my book.

Don’t let the fact the guys sing in their native tongue for most of the running. You will be missing out on some impressive riffs from these hugely talented Sludge Rockers.

So get downloading now you won’t be disappointed. A brilliant release from a great band that will hopefully become better known in the Sludge/Stoner Metal scene.

That is me done. Cerber have done it again. They have released a superb release that I can’t recommend highly enough.

Get Downloading Now!!! – Highly Recommended

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CARNAVAL - ALBUM REVIEW

Carnaval are a Stoner Rock Band from Slovenia

Carnaval play a great blend of Blues/Hard-Rock/Stoner Rock with a great psych loud heavy edge to their music. The band take influence from many bands but play their own great style of Stoner Rock/Metal that is instantly very catchy and has more riffs you can shake a bong-pipe at.

The guys have been around for a since 2004 and have released 3 albums so far. And I am going to review their 3rd album – Tennis Football Basketball.

I haven’t heard of these guys before but I wish I had done. As their new album is an 8 song 45 minute brilliant blast of Blues/Funk/Grunge/Heavy Rock joined together with superb modern Stoner Rock Riffs.

The album is full of superb riffs with great lyrics to match. I can’t compare these guys to anyone around at the moment. I could say they are influenced by Kyuss, Clutch and QOTSA but even that doesn’t come close to this great band.

Tennis Football Basketball is a sublime album with some great laughs to have along the way. Mainly due to the highly inventive and original lyrics which the guys sing with great passion. This is a band that don’t take themselves too seriously and have a great sense of humour to their music.

But the guys know when to play a damn fine Stoner Rock riff to impress the listener with.

The album is full of potential classic stoner rock tracks that had me smiling from beginning to end. Especially on tracks like – “Tennis Football Basketball”, “Sugar and Sweets”, “El Caracazo” and my fave track the 8 minute plus epic “Universe” which shows what this great band does so well mainly blending their respective genres so well to something you don’t hear much of these days.

I have listened to Carnaval’s other great releases mainly their debut album “2” and follow up “1”. Both great releases in their own right but “Tennis Football Basketball” is where the band have come into their own as a great top-notch Stoner Rock band to check out. And hopefully to gain more fame and exposure in the process.

You would think Carnaval are from the Desert Sun of the Californian Desert rather than Slovenia. They have the Stoner Rock vibe spot on that most bands can only dream of.

All in all a great album which is superbly produced and played by all involved. This is one album you can listen to time and time again and you will never get bored.

My final verdict. Tennis Football Basketball – is a winner on all counts. An outstanding album by a brilliant band I am now a definite fan of. Great Work Guys.

You can buy this brilliant release from the guys BandCamp Page. The guys have informed me this brilliant release will roll back to  0 in two weeks (27 feb) so get it then if you want to wait.  Highly Recommended.

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BLOOD RED WATER

Blood Red Water is a Sludge Metal Band from Venezia/Padova, Italy

The members are

Michele: chronic amphetamine vocals
Fiorica: rheumatic alcoholic cymbals
Volt: feedback junkie
Dodi: the hand of doom

Blood Red Water play good old-fashioned straight up Sludge Metal with a couple of influences of Stoner Metal for great effect.

The band has just released their superb debut EP – “ Tales of Addiction and Despair”. A 5 song 23 minute ride of heavy pummelling riffs from start to finish and great hardcore vocals to match.

If you just want a fast thrill to the senses delivered by some top-notch Sludge Metal then Blood Red Water is the band for you.

I can hear influences of many great bands to Blood Red Water’s music. EHG, Crowbar and even Motorhead at times. Especially on superb track “Avoid The Relapse”. A great 3 minute stomping Sludge/Stoner Metal track that will have you head-banging in no time.

This EP is superbly produced with a slight DIY feel to it that really draws you in from the start to the final hard-hitting moments of this great release.

So do yourself a favour go over to the band’s BandCamp page and download (for free) this heavy-loud-angry Riffing Blast of top-notch Sludge/Stoner Metal.

Great Stuff and Highly Recommended.

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ANNA CORALIE

Anna Coralie is a Post-Metal Band from Minsk, Belarus.

The members are:

Artyom Slabodich | guitar (ex-Inside My Hope)
Anton Berezovskiy | guitar (Frequence Diversity)
Vadim Apanasovich | vocal (ex-La Petite Mort)
Nikita Boriskevich | bass
Igor Kovalyov| drums, vocal (Frequence Diversity, Untitled Story)
Olly Soroko | Keys

Anna Coralie plays Atmospheric Post-Metal mixing Hardcore and Post-Rock themes to superb original effect.

Anna Coralie is a hugely talented band which they prove time and tine again on their outstanding debut album – “Drama”. A 9 song opus on 55 mins or so.

The album is full of hard-hitting Post-Metal riffs with a truly haunting atmosphere to it. This is one Pos-Metal album to stand out from the crowd and shows a band with a lot of things to say.

Superbly produced from start to finish. You can hear every loud passionate and angry note from start to finish.

The instrumental work is just amazing on this great release. The band never put a foot wrong. They know when to play a loud heavy riff to impress the listener with and when to hold things back to add some calmer moments when the time calls for it.

The vocals blend from calm, quiet and tender to loud and angry with apparent ease. The album is full of superb tracks. Some of them quite epic which is the norm for top-notch Post-Metal bands and Anna Coralie are no exception.

Check out tracks “Lead Rivers”, “Plastic Angel”, “Waves” and “Fur” which all show a band at the top of their game.

This is one outstanding release which has come out of nowhere and it demands your full respect and attention now.

Drama is an action packed Post-Metal album that will have the most jaded of Sludge/Post-Metal fan astonished with the brilliant music on show.

You can download this brilliant album for free via BandCampor Mediafire.You choose. Just download this superb album right now. Highly Recommended!!!

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CROWN - THE ONE ALBUM REVIEW

Crown is a two piece Atmospheric Sludge Metal Band from France

I have to thank the band for contacting to review their brilliant band’s debut release – “The One”. A 5 song 32 minute masterpiece of Atmospheric Sludge Metal.

"Crown was formed in the Summer of 2011 and comprises of two men, two guitars, a voice and machine." 

And that is how Crown describe themselves. But even that description doesn't prepare you for what is in store. 

The band play an intense blend of Sludge Metal mixed in with elements of Post-Metal that paints a truly haunting picture of loud heavy riffage that goes across elements of Ambient Post-Rock as well.

The One is full of original and superb Sludge/Post-Metal riffs with great vocals to match. For a debut release this album shows what a truly talented band Crown actually is. Their music makes you feel alive when listening to it. It has a great sense of purpose to it and has more ideas flowing through it that you care to imagine.

Crown are not afraid to experiment with their music by blending different ambient noise effects with loud and angry Sludge/Post-Metal riffs kicking in now and again. For a two man band these guys are loud as anything I have heard this year. Probably the loudest Sludge/Post-Metal duo I heard since Talbot.

But Crown are their own band. They have their own ideas on how to play their own blend of superb Sludge/Post-Metal music. Crown bring an amazing fresh experimental take on Atmospheric Sludge Metal.

The 5 tracks on show are superb examples of how to do Sludge/Post-Metal brilliantly and most importantly - Originality. It’s full of passionate riffs and vocals from a band not scared to take risks with their music.

The instrumental work is simply a master class of Sludge/Post-Metal. Especially on tracks “Mare”, “Cosmogasm” and the brilliant 9:30 minute epic “Orthodox”.

Crown are a band brimming full of ideas and they show only a small percentage of that on this superb release. This is a band that rightly could be going places. They have produced an album that totally astounded me with my first listen. Truth be told I loved this album from the first time I listened to it and I haven’t stopped listening to it since.

It still impresses me with each and every listen. At times it feels I am discovering a part of the song I missed before. Its a very multi-layered release that makes you think to what you are listening to. So you will need more than one listen to get the bigger picture. But when you do your like Neo discovering The Matrix for the first time.

As that classic film says “You have to see it for yourself.” Well the same goes for this. “You have to feel and listen the music for yourself”. But by then your hooked and it’s pretty hard to get out.

Hopefully Crown will be gaining a lot more exposure due to this superb album. The guys deserve so they can make more brilliant releases like this one.

The album is brilliantly produced especially with all the ambient noises mixed in with the more traditional Sludge/Post-Metal riffs on show. This is another brilliant reason why 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for underground Sludge/Post-Metal music so far.

This is without a doubt my fave release of 2012 so far. I know its early and I have raved on about Behold The Monolith, Bezoar and Rituals (which all will definitely make my Top Albums of 2012) but Crown’s The One is my fave album of the year so far.

Simply an amazing release that totally blew me away. Simply Awesome and Highly Recommended.

You can buy this great release digitally now and physical release in March 2012 and I recommended you all do.

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STUBB

STUBB are a 3 Piece Hard-Rock Band from London, United Kingdom

The members are

Jack Dickinson- Guitar and vocals
Christopher West- Drums
Peter Holland-Bass

STUBB are a Hard Rock Band mixing Psych, 60’s and 70’s Rock N Roll with a great modern hard rock sensibility. These guys have got a fearsome and well deserved reputation in the UK who have toured with some big-hitters of Stoner Rock.

STUBB have just released their brilliant S/T new album. An 8 song almost 40 minute ride of hard-rocking tunes I haven’t this great in a long, long time.

This album is an absolute blast from start to finish. Brilliantly produced which provides brilliant riff after brilliant riff all delivered in the best possible way.

The album is full of standout tracks that takes you back to the golden age of 60’s/70’s hard rocking bands such as Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, The Who and many bands of that classic genre.

If STUBB were around in the 70s there is no doubt these guys would be big hitters on the world stage. This album is simply sensational. The guitar work is a wonderful thing to listen to. Incorporating Blues, Hard-Rock, Psych and modern day Rock and Roll.

The vocals are another highlight. Full of passion and intricate energy not seen in many bands. This album is a master class of UK Hard Rock. It really is great to see a band like STUBB bringing 60’s/70’s Hard Rock riffs blended in with modern day Stoner Rock influences.

I cant fault this brilliant album one bit. It leaves you with a big smile on your face and a warm feeling inside. This is a superb album to clear away all of these winter blues that everyone is having. This is an album you can listen to anytime this year and it will still bring a smile to your face.

As stated before the album is full of superb tracks like “Road”, “Flame”, “Hard Hearted Woman” and the brilliant 7 minute epic “Galloping Horses” which showcases this bands talents at its finest. Blending all of their musical genres to take you onto a far out trippy journey.

All in all this is a brilliant album from one of the very best up and coming UK Hard Rock bands. I urge you all to check this out as you can download this on  BandCamp Pay Anything You Want Type Deal.

Or if you want the physical release then you can get it from here from the awesome SuperHot Records. So get checking this great band and be prepared to be blown away. Brilliant and highly recommended.

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