VALVE

Valve are a 4 Piece Post-Hardcore/Sludge Metal Band from Paris, France

Valve play an intense hard-hitting blend of Post-Hardcore and Sludge Metal to superb brutal effect.

Valve do play an intriguing blend of Metal Music. Not exactly fully Post-Hardcore nor fully Sludge Metal but somewhere that falls in between the two genres.

I cant really compare these guys to anyone as it’s really hard to compare them against any other band. A really good sign if you ask me. Shows they are doing something original compared to other bands.

Well Valve have just released their superb debut S/T album for free download from BandCamp. It’s a 5 song 30 minute blast of top-notch Sludge/Post-Hardcore intense riffage with great vocals to match.

The 5 songs on show really does show how talented Valve truly are. Full of heavy pounding riffs from start to finish. This is a really heavy affair that should draw you into their world in no time at all.

If you want your Sludge Metal with an extra blend of Post-Hardcore fast and furious riffs then I recommend you check Valve now. They are a great band who know how to play a heavy pummelling riff to devastating effect.

Their new album is superbly produced from start to finish. I was really surprised at how heavy these guys get especially with the Post-Hardcore vibe showing through out their superb music.

The songs really does show a truly talented band at work. The instrumental work is simply superb and the vocals really do have a killer emotional edge to them to make Valve standout from the crowd.

All in all a superb effort by a great band. I wait to see where this band goes next. As Valve do have the talent and vision to take the Post-Hardcore/Sludge Metal world head on.

Superb Stuff. Get downloading this superb release from BandCamp or Mediafire now. You wont regret it!!!

Highly Recommended!!! 

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GALLONS OF MUD

Gallons Of Mud is a Sludge/Stoner Metal Band from Germany.

The members are:

bass/vocals: Steve
guitars: Kay
drums: PE 

Gallons Of Mud play a superb blend of bass-driven Sludge/Stoner Metal that has to be played loud. Taking influence from WeedEater, Sleep, Kyuss and other legendary bands of the Sludge/Stoner Metal genres.

After I published CUT’s album on the blog, Gallons Of Mud member emailed me to include his band as CUT’s album was released as a split release with Gallons Of Mud who have now made their side of the split for free download.

Well I loved CUT’s music I had to check it out especially since they said they were more in the WeedEater, Sleep and Kyuss mould of Stoner Metal.

Where CUT is more Hardcore, Sludge bleak driven music well Gallons Of Mud are truly the opposite side of the same coin. Upbeat bass-driven Sludge/Stoner Metal music which has got quite a kick to it.

Gallons Of Mud do play some mighty fine riffs. Its not the most original of Stoner Metal of sounds but who cares when it sounds this good and they have a brilliant lead singer to drive their superb music through.

They have just released their superb S/T Demo in late 2011. It’s a 3 song 21 minute blast of hard-hitting Stoner Metal riffs.

If you’re a fan of the 3 bands mentioned above then your going to love this no matter what I tell you. My verdict the 3 songs on show are great. The time just flies by. This is the type of music you can hang out with your friends and shoot the breeze to.

Superbly produced and played by all involved. My fave track is 21 Grammes. Full of hypnotic Stoner Metal riffs that will have you head-banging in no time. 8.13 minutes of great music that the old masters of Sleep and Kyuss used to make back in the early 90s. When being a Stoner Metal/Rock Fan was at its most fun and most honest. This song will take you back your youth if you were around back then.

So all in all this is a superb release by another great Stoner Metal band from our German Brothers.

You can download this brilliant release for free from BandCamp. And like CUT its highly recommended.

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OLD MAN LIZARD

Old Man Lizard is a Psych Sludge/Stoner Metal band from Sudbury, United Kingdom.

The members are:

Jack Newnham - guitar and vocals
Gav Senior - bass
Dan Beales - drums

Old Man Lizard play a great blend of Sludge/Stoner Metal mixing in Psych based Rock with superb results. These guys sound like a twisted lo-fi version of Baroness, Taint and Torche jamming together.

The riffs come thick and fast on their superb new S/T release. A 5 song 27 minute thrill ride of top-notch Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs with a great lo-fi psych edge to them.

If you’re a fan of the above bands then your going to really dig this superb album. As it’s a superb album full of psych based Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs all done in a great lo-fi way you don’t hear too much these days.

Old Man Lizard play fast and furious Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs that will have you begging for more when the quick 27 minutes is finally up.

Old Man Lizard have a great style of Sludge/Stoner Metal you don’t hear much about these days. And it’s a winning formula that the guys deserve much credit for.

They are brilliant musicians mixing from different styles and fusing it with lo-fi psych based rock and roll. Especially on tracks “Cold Winter Blues”, “Old Hag” and King Clone”.]

Believe me this album will really blow you away. I recommend you all to download this brilliant album right now for free on BandCamp.

A great album that is waiting to be discovered right now. A superb album by a great band. Highly Recommended.

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SPEAKER EATER

Speaker Eater are a Sludge Metal Band from Wausau, WI

The members are

Matthew - guitar/vocals
David - bass/vocals
Thomas - drums/vocals

Speaker Eater play fast and furious Sludge Metal with great Hardcore riffs and vocals to match.

The band have released their superb S/T EP for free download. It’s a 5 song 14 minute hard hitting monster of sludge metal riffs.

The 14 minutes just flies by and shows a great band to look out for. If you want fast and furious hard hitting heavy Sludge Metal tracks to rock out to then look no further. As Speaker Eater is the band to let all your built up aggression to.

Full of heavy pounding Sludge Metal from start to finish this is a great EP to introduce this hugely talented band.

My fave track on this outstanding EP is the 2:23 minute sonic blast of “Witches” which incorporates some great vocals and heavy riffs to match.

Superbly played and produced. This is a great introduction to the world of Speaker Eater. And it’s a world I want to hear more of in the near future.

Highly Recommended and Simply Unmissable. Download this great EP for free from  BandCampNow!!!

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Here is my fave track "Witches" from their superb debut EP played live.

VinceFuzzlyBuzz

VinceFuzzlyBuzz are a Instrumental/HeavyRock/Improvisation/Psych/Doom/Stoner/Drone/Down-tempo band from Brazil.

I have to thank the band for emailing me about their great new album.

I am going to let the brilliant blogspot Stoner Rock Is Here To Stay to talk about the next great band. They know a lot more than me on this great band.

All I can say is their new album is freakin brilliant. A mixture of the above riffs and then some all done in a truly trippy spacey experimental rock way. It is a brilliant 36 minute wild trip into the far side of the galaxy done in superb Space Rock fashion.

Purely instrumental this is one album that will have you scratching your head in disbelief especially the mix of genres this truly talented band goes through. And I loved every weird psyched spaced out minute of it.

If you want a trippy psych spaced out ride into the unknown boundaries of space then download this superb album right now. As the guys are kindly giving it away for free on Mediafire from their Facebook Page.

Superbly produced to great effect. You can hear the entire kaleidoscope of noises brilliantly across the many genres. This is an album for everyone to check out. There is bound to be something that you will most definitely like.

A superb album from a truly original and highly talented band. Brilliant Stuff. Get downloading now.

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WHAT THE BLOOD REVEALED - ALBUM REVIEW

What The Blood Revealed is a 4 Piece Post Rock/Post-Metal Band from Irvine, Scotland

The members are:

scott - guitar
gav - bass
alan - drums
stuart - guitar

What The Blood Revealed (WTBR) are a superb Instrumental Progressive Post-Rock/Post-Metal Band that play with a great sense of passion and fury in equal measure.

If your into Pelican and Russian Circles you know what to expect as WTBR play the same type of music as those two bands. But don’t think that WTBR are mere copycats as they are not. They are their own top-notch band who add some truly haunting Post-Rock atmospherics into their music to be taken in their own right.

Their debut album Harbour Of Devils is an 8-song 53 minute of sublime example of loud atmospheric rock/metal music to thrill the senses to.

The 8 songs on show here offer some truly haunting Post-Rock/Post-Metal riffs. The album isn’t 100% Post Rock or 100% Post-Metal but a fine balancing act of the two. It does get very loud at times but WTBR also show their quieter post-rock side at times as well to great effect.

You know their will be a heavy pounding Post-Metal riff coming along to shake you to the core.

WTBR have been gaining a lot of praise from the musical press for their take on loud rock/metal music and its praise that is wholly justified. And they prove with this album they are a band to be reckoned with.

The album is full of superb anthemic Post-Rock/Post-Metal to get you head-banging in no time at all. The band are all superbly talented musicians which they prove time and time again on this amazing album.

Standout tracks include: “Embrace The Rational and Seek The Truthful”, “Waiting For The Storm” and my fave track “Cast A Drift In A Harbour Of Devils”

So with the guys being truly talented musicians they are equally creative with their song titles as well. Another great reason to check out this superb band. WTBR play sublime instrumental music to make you think as well as rock out to

The album is superbly produced from start to finish. This is a brilliant album from a wonderful band to discover. It’s great to see another great Scottish band releasing a top notch Post-Metal album to rival the more established names in the genre.

A truly breathtaking album that I have had the pleasure in reviewing. Simply a breathtaking release that the band should rightly be proud of. Great work guys.

You can buy this superb release when it’s released in March 2012. I recommend you all to check out this superb band now.

Highly Recommended.

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STALLONE

STALLONE are a 4 Piece Sludge/Stoner Metal Band from Atlanta, Georgia USA

The members are

Juan Montoya- Guitars
Evan Diprima- Drums
C.J. Ridings- Bass
Thomas Gonzalez- Guitars

STALLONE are a superb band who play a great blend of Sludge/Stoner Metal mixed in with heavy Post-Metal riffs. If your into ISIS, CULT OF LUNA, PELICAN, BARONESS and bands of that genre. You’re going to love this.

This isn’t surprising with the talent involved. Juan Montoya (ex-Torche, now of brilliant Stoner Rockers Monstro), Evan – (Big Jesus) and recently added members bassist C.J. Ridings (Big Jesus) and guitarist Thomas Gonzalez.

This is a truly talented bunch of individuals that many of us have heard of. Well I have been following STALLONE since summer 2011 when they released a couple of songs on BandCamp. I was hugely impressed with what I have heard.

Evan’s other great band Big Jesus have featured on this blog before. I have to thank him for contacting me about STALLONE’s debut S/T EP which is available for free download from BandCamp. And for his kind words about my blog. Thanks also goes out to regular reader PJ Sludge for recommending this band as well.

Their debut EP is a 3-track 15 minute blast of hypnotic Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs mixed in with great Post-Metal vibes which blends the band member’s talents together brilliantly. Loud, Heavy, Melodic are just some of the words to describe their superb music.

The EP is purely Instrumental and really does have some of the finest riffs I have heard this year so far. Especially on the brilliant track “The Battle Of Miami”.

If STALLONE wanted this EP to show the world what they can do. Well they have succeeded. This is a band I want to hear more of. The 15 mins on show here is simply astonishing at times to listen to. Their music has some very haunting ambient effects as well especially on the first track “Wondrous Beast”. A 4 minute blast of top-notch Sludge metal that is very hard to beat.

It’s great to see Juan Montoya venturing into other genres of music. I was a bit sad when he left Torche as I am a massive fan of Juan’s work. He proved with Monstro he is one of the finest guitarists out there. And now he has Stallone. Another great band to his bow. Torche’s loss is Sludge/Stoner Metal’s gain.

Credit must goto Evan who provides sterling and breathtaking work on the drums. Surely one of the best drummers out there as he provides plenty of superb hard-hitting drumming to go with the great Sludge/Post-Metal riffs.

Now the guys have added new members to this already great band that will surely make them a band to reckon with when they release their proper debut full length album.

But until then STALLONE’s debut EP is an absolute blast of heavy-pounding Sludge/Post-Metal riffs that will have you begging for more.

Believe me you will have this on repeat for multiple times like I did. A brilliant EP by a truly great band to keep an eye out for.

You can download this brilliant release for free from BandCamp and I recommend you all to do this now.

Brilliant Stuff and Highly Recommended.

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Check out the fucking awesome "La Cobra" from their superb new S/T EP.