Happy Thanksgiving

 

I really enjoyed this era of metal; what about you?

This is 25 years old now, but seems like yesterday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 STONEBIRDS: PERPETUAL WASTELAND

This French band from Brittany has been around since 2008 but are new to me.  Thanks to Ripple Music, I have found them and will definitely be checking out their earlier releases next.  I find this album addictive, and more engaging with each listen.  I love all six tracks, but these are two of my favorites:

 

Stonebirds are:

Fañch Le Corre : Vocal / Guitars
Antoine Delhumeau: Drums
Sylvain Collas : Bass/vocal

Released Yesterday...New Brimstone Coven

 

BRIMSTONE COVEN:

THE LIGHT SHINES NOT FOR THEE

I've only had this for a day, but it's already one of my top few favorite albums of the year, and one of my favorites from this band.

Brimstone Coven are from West Virginia.  They are:

Corey Roth: Guitar, Vocals

Andrew D'Cagna: Bass, Vocals

Dave Trik: Drums, Vocals

You can find this stoner rock/stoner doom gem here on Bandcamp

-ULTRA

 

Sölicitör: Enemy In Mirrors

Seattle's Sölicitör is back with a full-length old-school heavy metal album, not sounding like, 

but clearly influenced by bands like Metal Church and Judas Priest

Sölicitör are (were):

Matthew Vogan - guitars
Patrick Fry - guitars
Damon Cleary-Erickson - bass
Johan Waymire - drums
Amy Lee Carlson - vocals

I say "were", because guitar player Patrick Fry has just left the band, and they are currently looking for a replacement.  If interested, see their Facebook page for requirements and how to apply for the job.

You can find this banger of an album on Bandcamp here.

Stoner Rock Playlist #61

 

My latest playlist;  Share with someone else if you like it.  

September Releases

 

STONED JESUS: SONGS TO SUN

A week ago today, Ukraine's Stoned Jesus released this gem of an album.

This opening track drew me in hard; lots of great stuff going on here:

These guys have been playing for quite a while, and it shows.  Excellent musicians and songwriters, these guys never disappoint.

Stoned Jesus are (l-r):

Yurii Ciel – drums, backing vocals

Igor Sydorenko – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
Andrew Rodin – bass, backing vocals

You can check out the rest of the album, as well as a music video, here.

And released today, newly released tracks by Elder:

ELDER: LIMINALITY/DREAM STATE RETURN

The band describes these two tracks as fragments written between the Omens and Innate Passage albums, reworked last winter.  Both tracks are immense, but I'm posting the shorter, second track:

Elder are originally from Massachusetts, but now reside in Berlin.  The lineup here is:

Nicholas DiSalvo
Jack Donovan
Michael Risberg
Georg Edert

You can pick up these two tracks here.

If you enjoy these artists, you know what to do:  go forth and spread the word!

Heavy Medicine

 Because I had a craving for this recently, I am sharing