Hydra Head's Finest ... Clouds | Legendary Demo

Clouds

"Legendary Demo"

(2007)

 Too bad Clouds' Legendary Demo didn't hit, oh, say about five years ago before the vested title of "hipster-metal" was birthed: Back in a time when indie-friendly loud-guitar rock shows consisted of spasmodic post-post-rockers like Rye Coalition and the Cherry Valence heftily hoisting Stooges/MC5 rawk to denim-wearin' kids too young to know who or what a Jim Dandy or a Foghat was. Because Clouds' boogie redux would've fit in nicely back then.

 At their best Clouds kick up a controlled chaos of streamlined punky "party grunge"-- as they themselves call it-- best exemplified by the surprisingly titled "Party Grunge", where a rolling Cobain-pumpin' Bleach-era riff tumbles and shimmy-shakes via train-chuggin' hambone beats, not dissimilar from Hot Snakes. Similarly styled tracks like "Guardian's Eyes" and "Live It For Now" burn it up using the band's frequent arsenal of note-y stoner-rock riffs but merely as a bridge or fancy turnaround before returning to mouth-foaming, methed-out swagger.

 Some backstory: Before Clouds took their current billowy formation, guitarist-cum-mastermind Adam McGrath logged time in one of Boston's key influential hardcore metal outfits Cave In. (They're currently slumbering in an undetermined hiatus with members being involved in a slew of offshoots: Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum, Zozobra, Doomriders, and last but not least, the Clouds.) Cave In helped beget the terribly rote micro genre "metalcore." Don't blame them: Ahead of the curve and sniffing staleness long before it was stinking up Hot Topics and Ozzfest Second Stages, Cave In flipped the script, trying their hand at radio-reaching At the Drive-In–esque pop and something akin to arty stoner rock.  -Pitchfork

Track Listing

1. New Amnesia
2. Pressure
3. Live For it Now
4. PG
5. Mountain Jim
6. Guardian's Eyes
7. Magic Hater
8. Quartulli Dub

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Hydra Head and members of Cave in should sell itself!

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Eternal Elysium | Black Cobra Split

Eternal Elysium | Black Cobra

split

(2007)

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF! 

Tracks 1-4 ETERNAL ELYSIUM

Tracks 5-11 BLACK COBRA

They worship Black Sabbath and so do I. 

Burn one to this.

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Eternal Elysium - "Within The Triad"

Eternal Elysium

"Within The Triad"

(2009)

Wicked drug-drenched HEAVY HEAVY Stoner Psych from Japan! 

Check em first...

Eternal Elysium-Shadowed Flower

ETERNAL ELYSIUM | MySpace Music Videos

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I Smell DOOM!! It's Green & Wood...

Green & Wood

"Self-Titled"

(2009)

These Los Angeles Doomsters know exactly what they're doing on their debut LP, 

"Green & Wood", and that's bring the HEAVY DOOM reminiscent of Sabbath, Sleep, Pentagram, and Witchcraft.  They are so good at doing it that its also a very enjoyable romp through everything from early 70's Heavy Prog, Blues Rock to modern day Stoner doom. The band is capable of writing great songs with cool arrangements and if they continue to find their own niche in songwriting, the next album could be a masterpiece up there with the 70's classics they so obviously worship. If you love Stoner Doom with a 70's edge and you are a fan of Witchcraft and Graveyard you will eat this one up. This album is a grower and I expect to see this high up on the top 10 lists for 2009, I know some people will be freaking out grooving to this album.

Here's a little Sample...

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SuperHeavyGoatAss - "Thirty Five"

Let the good times roll!

The Almighty.... Superheavygoatass. Austin's Finest in Stoner Rock!

Superheavygoatass

"60,000 Years"

2005

"Super Heavy Goat Ass have a straightforward rock style. There's melody to their songs, giving 60,000 Years an immediate accessibility. They may barrel down on you from time to time, but you're still going to be humming the songs afterwards. And with two guitarists, there are ample opportunities for solos. Super Heavy Goat Ass' 60,000 Years is a solid, 100% rock album, with southern attitude and a hell of a swagger. It's no frills, no bullshit music. If that's your thing, then you'll be spinning this one quite a bit. File them amongst Hognose, Sasquatch, and the like."

Arzgarth

Take it from Austin, Plumber, Me and about all of Texas... This is fucking STONER ROCK AT IT'S BEST!!!  Their live shows rule.  If you're a fan of SUPLECS, You'll be very satisfied!  And GO SEE THEM WHEN THEY COME TO YOUR CITY!!!

60,000 YEARS

SOULSAVERS ... Church. Preach. Tabernacle.

Soulsavers

"Broken"

(2009)

2009 release, the third album from the acclaimed British Electronic rockers featuring vocal and musical assistance from Mark Lanegan, Will Oldham, Jason Pierce, Richard Hawley, Gibby Haynes and Mike Patton. Soulsavers began as more of an electronic affair, with Rich Machin partnering with studio engineer Ian Glover. Their sophomore album, It's Not How Far You Fall, It's How You Land set a new benchmark, threading Soul, Gospel, Rock, Jazz and Country into the mix and a matching spread of singers. Now, you must be prepared to follow Soulsavers even further, for Broken is even better, a future classic that delivers 13 tracks of wide-ranging majesty. Lanegan handles vocals on 10 of the album's tracks, joined by many guest collaborators

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Re-Post: Turn Me On Dead Man!!

Turn Me On Dead Man

"Technicolour Mother"

(2006)

INCREDIBLY Heavy San Francisco band that takes 
their name from a misheard phrase
that was actually "Backwards Masked" on the 
end of the Beatles' "Strawberry 
Fields Forever" and on its second full length 
release the garage-psychedelia
outfit Turn Me On Dead Man does not disappoint. 
TECHNICOLOUR MOTHER is a
well crafted machine of super heavy
psychedelia, with bits of tuned down
"Bleach"-era Nirvana on the track "67 Dreams". 
This record is a must have for any 
fan of Jucifer in the "I Name You Destroyer" 
days. Heavy as hell with incredible 
garagey, tuned down, and sludgy pop 
sensibilities!
Jello Biafra knew exactly what he was doing 
when he signed them to Alternative 
Tentacles.
Track Listing


1. Child in the Sunburst Pyramid
2. 67 Dreams
3. Cyclops (Dedicated to the One Eye Love)
4. La Creature D' Amour
5. Pharmaceutical Rainbows
6. Wondermint
7. Galaxina
8. Her Planet Is Love
9. El Schizo
10. Goodbye Earth
11. Spiral Marilyn
12. Blank
13. Untitled 

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if you like it...BUY IT!!