New Band To Burn One To: The Playlist-Volume Eight

Here we are again, my favorite day of the week. The thing that I enjoy most about this blog is the opportunity to hear new music. It is still such a thrill after all of these years to discover a new band. With an influx of bands overflowing my inbox on a weekly basis, the only logical thing to do was to get these bands out there by use of a playlist. Unfortunately, due to time constraints and the mundane daily grind of our lives it is not humanly possible to review every band that sends music our way. So far these playlists have been rather successful with an average listenership of around 150 plays and 200-plus views. Once again we have a really killer lineup of bands for you to enjoy, so without further adieu I give to you the New Band To Burn One To Playlist-Volume Eight...turn it up to 11!

New Band To Burn One To: The Playlist-Volume Eight by Heavyplanet on Mixcloud

TRACKLIST:

Apey and The Pea - The Upperhand
Black Frost -Conqueror
Black Plastic Caskets -Philistine Sun
Black Snake -Mage
Chron Goblin - Deserter
Dozer -Vultures
Dront-Ozymandias
Elephant Riders - Challenger
Keefshovel -Seed In The Rough
Kings Destroy -Turul
Kingshifter - Thumbsucker
Lowburn - Moonful of Stars
MONKEY3 - Icarus
Residual Comrade -The Way
Scuttlebutt -Tunnels Of India
Shoraiders -Sandra
Snakefeast -Wither
Sun Mammuth -Cosmo
Tricky Lobsters -Soul Shaker
Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight -Discoveries

I urge you to share this playlist with anyone that appreciates good music.

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New Band To Burn One To: LOWBURN

HEAVY PLANET presents...LOWBURN!

BAND BIO:

After a short hiatus from music Tomi Mykkänen and Henkka Vahvanen from Battlelore started jamming stuff together. Soon it was decided that we need to form a band for the jams. Miika Kokkola (founding member and original bass player from Battlelore) was contacted and asked if he wants to jam with us. He did. We played and jammed a few times and then it was decided that second guitarist would not hurt. Miika said that he had already talked with Tommi Havo (another original Battlelore member) about the project and that he was very interested. So, enter Tommi and on that rehearsal we made the first real song. On the second rehearsal we made the second song and then we realized that we had a band.

Henkka Vahvanen - drums

Miika Kokkola - bass

Tomi Mykkänen - guitar and vocals

Tommi Havo - guitar

THOUGHTS:
"What do you get when you combine a band consisting of past and present members of epic metal powerhouse Battlelore and their fondness for the likes of Kyuss? LOWBURN of course!! Straight forward crushing rhythms, crunchy desert grooves and a bellowing howl set the tone for this furious and passionate 4-song debut EP. Unlike their Tolkien-inspired Middle Earth "fantasy metal" theme from Battlelore which portrays them as furious warriors, Finland's Lowburn strips that all away and lays waste to the land while gliding along in their neck-snapping desert cruiser. Feel the power of the burn!"
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