HEAVY HIPPIES
First:
TURTLE SKULL: BEING HERE
Turtle Skull are some heavy hippies from Sydney, Australia. I absolutely loved their 2018 and 2020 albums, and their latest has been in my music rotation since its release in late May. Here are two of my favorites:
Turtle Skull are:
Julian Frese (bass)
Ally Gradon (vocals, Keyboards)
Charlie Gradon (vocals, drums)
Dean McLeod (vocals, guitars)
Next....
KADAVAR: I JUST WANT TO BE A SOUND
When Kadavar first arrived on the rock scene, they were considered to be a very heavy, doom-influenced band. They have evolved with every album, and even collaborated with Elder (Nick seems to be a huge fan of Kadavar) on a surprising album, completely different from what you'd expect from either band. Four years later and Kadavar continues to be full of surprises. While not overtly heavy, I think the album easily falls into the "heavy hippies" category. As with so many great albums, this one did not instantly appeal to me but wormed its way into my brain due to its expert songwriting. Listen for yourself, hopefully more than once so you too can be seduced by these legendary musicians. Here are a couple of my favorites:
Kadavar are German rock legends. They are:
Christoph "Lupus" Lindemann (guitars, vocals)
Christoph "Tiger" Bartelt (drums)
Simon "Dragon" Bouteloup (bass)
Jascha Kreft (guitars, keyboards)
