Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
April
20th
2014
Label:
Self Released
Giant Sleep –
S/T – track listing:
1.Dead Memories
04:38
2 Angry Man 05:43
3.Henu 06:59
4.Hallucifer Rising
03:31
5.St.Anna 04:29
6.Reproduce 06:36
7.Argos 02:03
8.Another Adventure
06:26
9.Dreamless Sleep
05:20
10.Nothing is Real
06:40
Bio
Five
guys from Germany and Switzerland, who payed their dues in bands like
Fear My Thoughts, Destruction and Sepia, worshipping the power of the
riff.
The
Band Members
Thomas Rosenmerkel -
Vox
Markus Ruf - Guitars
Patrick Hagmann -
Guitars
Rado Stecki - Bass
Manuel Spänhauer –
Drums
Review:
Giant
Sleep. A hugely talented band who have just released their S/T debut
album. A stunning mix of 70s based Hard Rock, Prog Rock and more
modern Stoner Rock vibes.
This
album feels like a long lost time capsule being discovered for the
very time by today's audience and it's sole intention is to convince
the listener to worship the power of the riff which the album holds.
As the album gets straight down to business of unleashing a hard rock
thunderstorm of progressive riffs that oozes 70s style riffs that
will instantly take hold of your imagination.
Tracks
such as Dead Memories and Hungry Man act as a mission statement for
Giant Sleep telling people what their band is all about. It's an
exciting blend of soulful bluesy vocals matched against top-notch
delicious classic rock vibes with a hint of modern based Stoner Rock
in the air.
As
the album progresses you can hear the band adding elements of
progressive stoner riffs to the mix as the band evoke memories of
Tool, Kyuss, Monster Magnet and even Baroness at times especially on
the later tracks. One minute the mood is all 70s classic hard rock
and it soon turns into a louder progressive metal assault on the
senses that comes out of nowhere.
The
song-writing is another highlight on this album as Giant Sleep have
some intriguing stories to tell. It can be quite poetic at times as
Giant Sleep prove they can write a stunning story to match the
intense melodies they have on the album.
I
will have to say that 3rd track – Henu – feels like a
song that Soundgarden would be proud to call their own. Lead vocalist
– Thomas – has a slight Chris Cornell rasp to his voice and when
he sings those high notes you can seriously imagine Chris Cornell
singing a song like this himself. It has a superb psychedelic edge to
it as well which makes it one of the album's standout tracks.
When
the tracks Hallucifer Rising and St.Anna come along you're soul
already belongs to Giant Sleep as their spellbinding riffs have a
hidden majestic power that will keep you on the edge of your seat
that you don't want this album to end. That's how great this album
is. It will make you a fan of this awesome band from the very first
listen.
Giant
Sleep have delivered a very special album indeed that will hopefully
see these guys launch in a very big way. They have the songs and
vision to back up their undeniable talent. Now it's up to the Hard
Rock/Stoner Rock world to take notice and worship the realm of Giant
Sleep.
You
can download this album on BandCamp Buy Now Download or buy the album
on CD as well.
An
excellent album. End Of.
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