Song of the Day-Tony Reed-"Forever My Queen (Pentagram Cover)"

"Forever My Queen (Pentagram Cover)" is taken off of the latest release from multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Tony Reed (Mos Generator) called "The Lost Chronicles of Heavy Rock Vol. 1". Here you will find Tony's talents on display, mimicking the songs as close as possible to their original playing and production. The songs are mainly from heavy rock and prog-metal bands from the late sixties and early seventies. Being that this is Vol. 1, one can only hope that there is a Vol. 2. With that being said, you can go grab this gem as a free download right now on Bandcamp.

Quick Hit: Witchskull

In anticipation of their upcoming full-length release, Australian doom rock merchants Witchskull have released a killer 3-song album teaser. If these songs are any indication of what's to come, then buckle up your seat belts and prepare to take a ride to hell and back. Those of you that worship the pioneers of doom such as Pentagram, Witchfinder General, Pagan Alter, etc. will find this band to be very admirable and refreshing. The band breathes demonic hell fire into these three tracks via boisterous riffing, a heavy groove and a terrific vocal all while exemplifying a modern feel. Favorite track is "Harvest of the Druid" Stay tuned for...The Vast Electric Dark!

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Interview with Heavy Friends Records!

I recently spoke with Sara and Steve, the evil geniuses behind Heavy Friends Records. This new metal label is the home of Destroyer of Light, who appeared on the first Bong Hits From the Astral Basement comp. We talked about their future plans, their need for bands, and the worst possible scenario for heavy metal.

Heavy Planet (HP): Talk a little about the process of forming your own record label. What is the most difficult part?

Heavy Friends Records (HFR): Well, we are heavily involved in our metal scenes, both in Denver and Austin, and we share a common love of doom, sludge, stoner, thrash, and black metal. So, we decided to form a record label to help support the killer bands in our respective locations. The most difficult part is getting all the finances together, but equally as well, taking care of all the legal stuff.

HP: What formats are you going to release (tapes, vinyl, cds, digital)? Is there any format you won't put out?

HFR: We have a couple future projects that will be released on vinyl, and have plans to work with all formats. But as record collectors, we are leaning more towards the vinyl.

HP: Besides your roster, what will set Heavy Friends apart from other metal labels? Are you going to release colored or otherwise limited edition vinyl?

HFR: As a start, will focus primarily on the bands from Austin, TX and Denver, CO , which is the one thing that may set us apart. And yes, we do plan on doing some limited edition vinyl because everyone loves cool artwork, packages, and etc.

HP: What is your current roster and how many bands do you hope to add?

HFR: As of right now, Destroyer of Light from Austin, TX is our first band, but also, we have a few different projects with a couple bands for 2014, exciting news coming soon!

HP: Are you taking demos and how can bands submit their tunes to you?

HFR: Yes, we will gladly listen to any demos sent our way. Our requirements are you must be in the sub-genres of doom, sludge, stoner, thrash, or black metal. We accept demos and bandcamp links, and you can send them to heavyfriendsrecords@gmail.com.

HP: What type of bands are you looking for, soundwise? What would the "lightest" band on Heavy Friends sound like?

HFR: Like I stated above, mainly stoner, doom, sludge, thrash, and black metal. The “lightest” band would sound like Purson/Witchcraft.

HP: Are you going to focus on putting out music or do you have ideas for other types of media you'd like to release? Any ambition to be the next Apple Records?

HFR: We have discussed working with artists that do artwork for metal bands because they deserve as much attention as the bands themselves. Their visions should be promoted and publicized. Also, we are planning to film and distribute a couple mini-documentaries, details coming soon. Haha, no, we don’t want to be the next Apple Records.

HP: If you could sign one band, from any era, who would it be and why?

HFR (Steve): Man, that’s a tough one. Well, I would have signed Pentagram in the 70s because, that material is so killer, and I wish it would have seen the light of day back then.

HFR (Sara)- Hawkwind from 1972, when they released Doremi Fasol Latido.

HP: What would the world sound like if Tony Iommi had ALL his fingers cut off in that accident?

HFR (Steve) - The world would sound like a bunch of whiny grown music nerds wondering why there isn’t a song called “Into the Void.”

HFR(Sara) - A lot of sad kittens…meowing all the time.

HP: You both hail from different scenes Denver and Austin, respectively, who are the best bands in your scenes?

HFR: As far as Austin, we got Widower, The Unmothered, Communion, The Well, Lions of Tsavo, The Blood Royale, Ditch Witch, Sans Soleil, Sabbath Crow, etc. and etc. For Denver, there’s Speedwolf, In the Company of Serpents, Low Gravity, Khemmis, Deer Creek, Weaponizer, We haven’t nearly touched on all the killer bands in our individual scenes, but these are the ones that stick out at the moment.

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New Band To Burn One To: DOCTOR SMOKE

HEAVY PLANET PRESENTS...DOCTOR SMOKE!

BAND BIO:

Heavy smoked out rock and roll from Ohio!

Matt Tluchowski - Vocals/Guitar

Dave Trikones - Drums

Steve Lehocky - Lead Guitar

Cody Cooke - Bass

THOUGHTS:

"I know, I know, it's been a long time since I wrote up a "New Band To Burn One To" post but due to a conflicting work schedule and a much needed vacation, shit happens. Anyways, while I was on vacation I received this little gem in my inbox. I couldn't let these guys stay buried in my never ending pile of band submissions. Hell no! And the fact that they are from my neighboring state of O-high-O heightened my interest. 

With so many bands riding the Occult Doom Rock wave these days or shall I say in this case cloud of smoke, Ohio's Doctor Smoke is about to prove the naysayers wrong. Starting the EP off is the muddied riff-driven rocker "The Willow", the song chugs along with a soul-clutching rhythm and ear-splitting fretwork. Matt Tluchowski's nasally and sinister vocal are the guiding force which cast the spell among these four doom-laden nuggets. The riff fest continues with "Blood and Whiskey" and is once again highlighted by some sensational lead guitar work. The band slows things up a bit with the skull-rattling buzz of "The Seeker". The riff is absolutely blood-curdling on that track. The band finishes up the EP in grand style with their rendition of Pentagram's tune "Sign of the Wolf".

  Doctor Smoke is a great band through and through and you owe it to yourself to give them a listen. The band is currently offering up this little slab-o-doom for free, that's right FREE on their Bandcamp page. 

Enough said, the doctor is in!"

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Nuclear Dog's Atomic Split: Mother of God - "Anthropos" / The Graviators - "Evil Deeds"

The musical fare for the day is bone crushing, thought provoking, escapist metal too heavy to lift and too pungent to escape as it smolders and churns with the power and peril of a dozen uranium cores, with an unstoppable force that pulsates through to the deepest core of your being, burning an indelible pattern on your DNA that may ultimately mutate the musical, metal fibers of your psychedelic stoner soul.

MOTHER OF GOD - "Anthropos"

Small Stone Records is unarguably THE premier label for what I consider true rock, rock that gets labeled as stoner, fuzz, psychedelic, doom, or high desert depending on various aspects of the music itself. This type of rock hearkens back to the great music of the seventies as well as incorporates qualities of the music played by Kyuss in the nineties or Dozer in the double aughts, or a dozen other great bands and sounds in and around those eras. Small Stone does a great job of signing bands and artists that have an extreme aptitude toward true rock, and they have often gone to the ends of the earth to find them. This is very similar to Heavy Planet in that regard, presenting music to the habitues of these great musical styles hailing from far and near. Today Small Stone and Heavy Planet collaborate a bit, with Small Stone having done almost all of the work, by presenting an honest to god, sublime kick ass rock and roll band, Mother of God.

Mother of God hails from Morgardshammar, Sweden with bandmembers:

Daniel Nygren - vocals, guitar
Johan Kvastegard - guitar
Carl Lindblad - bass
Jimmy Hurtig - drums

Their music is at the same time as familiar as flannel and as fresh and new as Swedish mountain snow. They incorporate all the great elements of true rock, with gargantuan instrumentation from all members, while crafting songs that immediately and clearly make their mark upon an exceptional and enjoyable style. Two qualities among many exceptional traits they possess that places them immediately upon the shelf for album of the year consideration is, 1) the singularity of the songs and, 2) Nygren's vocals. I've said it before and I'll probably say it ad nauseum in perpetuity, gifted vocals are a true rarity not just in the underground rock world in which we frequent worldwide, but in all of rock and roll in general. There are a lot of really good singers, there are plenty of really bad ones, and there are a whole bushel basket full of singers we love who are simply part of the experience of a particular group, but perhaps aren't quite gifted in the vocal department. And yes, it's often a matter of taste or preference, but when you are enjoying the music of this album, "Anthropopos", over and over again take time to reflect  on the vocals and tell me what you think of the role his gifted, sonorous instrument had to play in this unimaginably fantastic album of instant true rock classics. Another rarity in music, rock and otherwise, is the ability to craft a song this is more than just above average, songs that have melody and fun and singability and soul searing heat. Mother of God's music, on each song, is superbly crafted by masters of their art, without a doubt. What's even better is that no two songs sound similar in structure, only similar in delivery, with the same athletically gifted vocals carried along on a magic carpet of huge, low tuned, and loudly boomed guitars that quickly convert into keenly cutting laser beams that sear through their solos with surgical precision and power. The bass is equally powerful and agile, distributing two ton kegs of dynamite delivery while the drums make their presence felt in all planes through which the music must flow, simultaneously punching quick and true while landing haymakers on top of uppercuts on top of one two hook deliveries.

The opening track, "230", easily fits into the stoner rock classification with a huge, powerfully down tuned guitar that delivers a constant and beautiful hook reminiscent of Dozer, while creating an instant rock classic with their fresh approach. Track two, "Graenslandet", executes a tight tempo and huge guitars, while accentuating the vocals as a major instrument of delivery. Track four, "Aim For the Sun" is a psychedelic odyssey where Kvastergard and Nygren get to stretch and bend their guitars around a bit while Lindblad and Hurtig get to showcase their power and skill at the forefront of this song's haunting, mind bending journey. Track 9 is a clear demonstration of their strong song writing skills. Titled "Something From Below", it too is haunting and psychedelic in nature, but takes a different trip on a different boat down a darker river than did "Aim For the Sun". This songs exudes thinly restrained power from inception to final delivery, eschewing tempo for atmosphere, and demonstrating an almost seething ability in its conveyance of  dynamic, true to roots rock.

"Anthropos" should immediately be placed into the Heavy Planet lotto barrel for possible selection as album of the year due to its high quality collection of superb music. Mother of God delivers a highly refreshing, energy packed set of power ballads, psychedelic odysseys, and instant stoner classics punctuated by some of the best vocals I've heard in a long while and backed with outstanding, quality, true rock instrumentation.




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THE GRAVIATOR - "Evil Deeds"

The dateline remains Sweden, as we now descend upon Malmo and the awesome band The Graviators who have recently released "Evil Deeds" on their new label, Napalm Records, which is a fitting name for the label behind this blistering hot rock band. What The Graviators offer up for your listening enjoyment is a ten track collection of nothing but quality music, songs that will simply rock your face off! The experiences these guys have had in their short existence since forming in 2009, and the connections they have made, have lent themselves well to crafting an album of high intensity and sheer brilliance. 

Band members include:

Niklas Sjoberg - vocals

Martin Fairbanks - guitar

Johan Holm - bass

Henrik Bergman - drums

The Graviators make no bones about from where their musical influences come, pointing to the Seventies as their favorite era for rock music with Pentagram and Black Sabbath providing some of the biggest inspirations. Their first music video was titled "Back to the Sabbath" in a definite ode to the great pioneers of stoner style rock music.

When listening to the great music on this album you can hear a hundred influences intertwined and infused all throughout the songs. Though the influences come from their favorite inspirations of the past, what they have crafted for "Evil Deeds" is never a copy of any one song or of one band's style from anywhere in the pantheon of great rock. These guys are gifted creators in their own well earned right, conjuring songs and music of tremendous quality, delivering catchy melodies ingrained and infused with brilliant sections of white hot solos, or earth trembling mega fuzz from Martin's ferocious guitar. The Graviators unleash the might of their powerful, driving bass guitar throughout their songs, where it not only provides the typical rhythm and driving forces of a song, but also offers up fun and satisfying sections that aren't the typical, almost token bass offerings. The drums as well get to exercise and showcase how utterly rocking a song can be when more than just guitar gets an opportunity to showcase what it has to offer. Rounding out the overall effect of these exquisite songs is the superb and gifted vocalizations by Niklas, whose voice is an ass kicking instrument in its own right, delivering the coup de grace that sets this music apart from anything else that may be more ordinary or mundane.

Part of the great sound on this album was the method in which it was recorded, all on analog equipment in the Napalm studio, lending itself to the great full blooded fuzz distortion at the edges of the music on "Evil Deeds"

There is no song on this album to avoid, they all play well when your stereo, in whatever iteration you use, is maxed out on the volume setting. Song eight, "A Different Moon", for instance, has both mega-fuzzed guitar intertwined with supernova solos that will blister your eardrums while the walls crumble to the ground around you. The opening track, "Soulstealer" is a beautifully delivered one two punch of a song, with hooks aplenty and a greatly satisfying melody. Number six, "Hexagram", is genius in structure, getting quickly into your head where you will find it trying to get out for hours on end after you've quit listening to it directly. Perhaps the most incredibly and intelligently structured song on the album is track number five, "Feeling Low". The guitars open with a dumptruck load of fuzz and a tempo that has me breaking out my air guitar on the spot. Henrik gets to showcase his expert punching of the stretched skin in places on this track, and while it's not much, it's incredibly enjoyable. The main contender for the title of best song against the aforementioned "Feeling Low" is the title track, "Evil Deeds", which is similar in tempo and structure, similar in volume, and brilliant in melody.

The music showcased today just happens to come from the same great country, Sweden, and just happens to be of the highest quality, with guitars overgrown in power and distortion and vocalists that are able to deliver with overwhelming skill. These albums are top notch as either one could be on the best album of the year lists. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: KADAVAR

Crisp. Clean. Clear. Words not usually associated with the music of the stoner psych/rock genre where noise and distortion are badges of pride and identity, but I feel compelled to use them nonetheless when describing this latest addition to stoner rock greatness, Kadavar, on their self-titled initial album offering, simply because the music is crystal clear in delivery, whether it be the photon-beam guitar riffs of the album’s exquisite solos, the hard-thumping rock n’ roll engine of the bass guitar, or the pitch perfect punch of the drums. The sound is immaculate, clean as cotton, lending itself perfectly to artistry at its best from this band of Berlin rockers.

Kadavar’s music is descendent from strong rock lineage, with genealogy lines snaking their way through the past four plus decades of the world’s best music, including early pioneers of heavier tones, quality purveyors of grunge and metal, as well as recognized leaders of stoner/psych rock past and present. What these Teutonic trip meisters have accomplished on their debut offering is nothing short of phenomenal. The music is clear and crisp while still delivering truckloads of loud and low that blends perfectly with razor sharp solos that slice right through your brain before you know you’ve been musically assaulted. In addition they’ve managed to deliver music at once familiar in its stylings of psychedelic rock gone over to the dark side of doom and fuzz, but unique in its own very clever and superbly crafted wielding of the weapons of heavy metal. In short, Kadavar know how to make a song, know how to produce a song, and know how to execute a song so that it is effortless for the listener to enjoy the dissection of their minds with slices from Kadavar’s debut.

The members of Kadavar are:

Wolf Lindemann - Vocals, Guitar
Mamut - Rivoli Bass
Tiger - Drums

The album opens with “All Our Thoughts”, demonstrating both the crispness of the instrumentation and some signature stoner/fuzz sounds on a scorching intro. When Wolf’s vocals come in it becomes quickly apparent that the music is of the highest quality, something unique and rare. ‘Thoughts’ delivers a steady jam of low, slow fuzz until the point in the procedure where the scalpel-sharp solos of Wolf’s guitar slices through with a clean, clear cut of sonic fury.

“Black Sun” is six minutes of fun, funky riffs overlaying an extended display of measured musical muscle. The refrain is subdued but powerful in its relentless delivery, while the solo guitar work again delivers a powerful slice of electrical discharge as if it had been stored in a flux capacitor of fuzz.

Kadavar continues the trend set on the first two tracks by deliberately delivering a steady dose of stoner brilliance on “Forgotten Past”, which is a long, tenacious exhibition of the threesome’s inspiration in executing their four instruments with inventive dexterity.

The opening riffs on “Goddess of Dawn” are beautiful stoner classic sounds used to encompass a psychedelic tale of magic and mist that in the end delivers on exquisite music in the guitar solos as well as a display of muscular authority from the Rivoli bass.

The pace picks up for “Creature of the Demon” as the Rivoli again gets exercised and again delivers beautiful tone and quality sound. This time Tiger gets to let loose in sections with rapid and agile tattoos that are strident and tribal in delivery. This song moves through a multitude of variation in the structure and delivery of its various parts, creating a wonderful patchwork of brilliant song playing.

The album closes out with “Purple Sage”, whose intro is certainly psychedelic in nature, leading into eight plus minutes of sheer fun and adventure. There’s a lot going on in this one, all of it wonderful to behold, none of it fully gleaned upon first try. It’s an epic way to close out an album with a truly epic track.

Overall this album is a worthy addition to any stoner rock library, demonstrating great skill in concept, in design, and in delivery. Kadavar are quality musicians and gifted artists whose entry into the arena of rock in the corner of stoner/psych music is more than a welcome addition, but a much appreciated shot of pure cosmic adrenaline.

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Classic Band To Burn One To-Pentagram

The "Classic Band To Burn One To" today is Pentagram.

"One of the most enduring and influential underground bands in heavy metal history, Pentagram's career was almost 15 years old by the time they finally managed to record their first album. Though invariably led by mysterious frontman Bobby Liebling, the band's volatile membership made it difficult to maintain any kind of momentum and kept them confined to metal's outer fringes. But interest in Pentagram's convoluted history continues to grow and their crucial contributions to the development of heavy metal seem at last to be receiving some of their late, lamented due.

Pentagram first came into existence in 1971 in Woodbridge, VA, when singer Bobby Liebling met guitarist/drummer Geof O'Keefe. In the coming months, the duo played with a variety of local musicians, including guitarist John Jennings, bassist Vincent McAllister, and drummer Steve Martin, but by early 1972, McAllister had switched to guitar, O'Keefe took over on drums, and Greg Mayne joined on bass guitar. This lineup of Liebling, McAllister, Mayne, and O'Keefe would remain intact for the next six years, and though they occasionally performed under different names, including Virgin Death, Stone Bunny, and Macabre (the last of which graced their first single, "Be Forewarned," in 1972), they always inevitably returned to Pentagram. Another element of stability was their musical direction, which never strayed too far from the distorted psychedelic hard rock of heavy metal pioneers like Blue Cheer and the Groundhogs. A set of independent 7" recordings, "Human Hurricane" and "When the Screams Come" (this last was never released) preceded their first live performance on December 15, 1973, by which time a visible Black Sabbath influence had begun to take hold. Second guitarist Randy Palmer joined their ranks mid-1974 and his addition coincided with Pentagram's most prolific period of the decade, including close calls with record deals from both Columbia and Casablanca Records. But by 1976, Palmer was out (briefly replaced by Marty Iverson) and all of the band's professional prospects had dried up, leaving Pentagram to grind to a halt at the end of the year.

After years of silence, Liebling was finally encouraged to resume his career in mid-1978, when he met a musical soul mate in local drummer Joey Hasselvander, but it wasn't until Halloween 1981 that Pentagram was truly brought back from the dead. By then, Hasselvander had joined a new group called Death Row, which featured a young, Black Sabbath-obsessed guitarist named Victor Griffin. When Liebling stopped by for a jam, creative sparks flew almost immediately and with the addition of bassist Martin Swaney, the group officially assumed the Pentagram name once again. More years of hard work playing in clubs and composing new material followed, but in 1985, Pentagram finally recorded a full-length, self-titled debut (minus Hasselvander, who was replaced at the last minute by drummer Stuart Rose). Later retitled Relentless, the record may have been dedicated to Blue Cheer, but its contents owed an almost singular stylistic debt to Black Sabbath and along with its even more accomplished 1987 successor Day of Reckoning, it helped set the stage for the looming doom metal movement. Not fast enough for Pentagram to capitalize, however, and following another lengthy hiatus, a new contract from Peaceville Records finally led to another comeback via 1994's Be Forewarned LP (featuring a reinstated Hasselvander). But the musical climate of the time was very unfriendly to heavy metal of any kind, and the doom scene had never managed to coalesce as expected, leading Pentagram to another, seemingly final breakup.

Then in 1998, a clandestine, unauthorized collection of early Pentagram demos and live bootlegs, entitled Human Hurricane, was unexpectedly released, prompting Liebling and Hasselvander to take action. Both 1999's Review Your Choices and 2001's Sub-Basement combined new compositions with updated versions of the band's ancient classics and featured Hasselvander playing every instrument. The controversy also sparked greater interest in Pentagram's music and its substantial impact on the heavy metal genre, culminating in the priceless (and this time fully authorized) collection of long-lost '70s recordings entitled First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection). Another compilation, Turn to Stone, arrived later in 2002, compiling material from their Peaceville albums that had gone out of print in the late 90's."( Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide)

PENTAGRAM 2009: Gary, Russ, Bobby, Mark

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Recommended listening:

"Relentless" 
"First Daze Here: The Vintage Collection"
"First Daze Here Too: The Vintage Collection"


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NACHTMYSTIUM Announces Tour With PENTAGRAM

Chicago-area psychedelic black metal group NACHTMYSTIUM has issued the following update:

"It is with much honor to announce our upcoming mini-tour with U.S. rock/doom legends PENTAGRAM!!! The tour kicks off right here in our neighborhood in Chicago and will take us to the West Coast and then down to Texas for six exclusive performances with this very influential band that's been around for nearly four decades in one form or another!!

"Thanks to everyone who had a hand in getting us the direct support slot for this tour…we're very stoked about it and hoping to make it to some of our fans who missed us on our canceled tour in April as a result of Blake's broken leg."

NACHTMYSTIUM has also shed some light on a recent near-death experience for guitarist Jeff Wilson. The band explains, "Last Friday (April 17) at about 5:30 - 6:00 p.m., Jeff Wilson left his apartment building here in Chicago (that Blake also has an apartment in) to head two blocks away to our neighborhood grocery store. On his way out, walking back down the small side street right near our building….an SUV comes flying around the corner of a small side street just south of where he was walking, two men hung out of the window and opened fire in Jeff's general direction (and many other people, including children…) towards someone located behind where Jeff was walking. Fortunately, Jeff's amazing ninja-style, bullet-dodging skills kicked in, instinctively, and he some how managed to escape what became a crossfire of bullets and made it home safely with his smokes and a 2 liter of Diet Coke. Although the Diet Coke was tempting to Jeff, as he was out of breath and parched with thirst after running his ass off from the onslaught of violence, Jeff opted for a can (or twelve) of High Life that he found in the fridge….and then enjoyed one of his cigarettes, which he fought for his life to have. This, dear fans, is just one more example — smoking kills!!"

NACHTMYSTIUM is currently hard at work on material for the follow-up to 2008's "Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1".

NACHTMYSTIUM on tour with PENTAGRAM:

Jun. 27 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
Jun. 30 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Jul. 01 - Satyricon - Portland, OR
Jul. 02 - DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
Jul. 03 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Jul. 06 - Emo's - Austin, TX

Pentagram Returns This Weekend

In just under a week’s time, when THE DEVIL’S BLOOD will consecrate U.S. soil for the first time supporting the mighty PENTAGRAM. In what will undoubtedly be an event to remember, THE DEVIL’S BLOOD continue to gain a reputation for their intense and provocative live shows where chaos and magik manifest in a purifying Satanic orgy of madness where anything goes.

Also for those attending the two exclusive shows (March 6 at Webster Hall in NY, and March 7 at the Sonar in Baltimore), in which PENTAGRAM footage will be filmed for the upcoming Bobby Leibling documentary, THE DEVIL’S BLOOD will have copies of their monumental Come, Reap mini-album for sale and an exclusive limited t-shirt specifically designed by Erik Danielsson of WATAIN for these gigs to commemorate not only the band’s first desecrated appearance in America, but also to commemorate THE DEVIL’S BLOOD sharing the stage and conspiring with the ultimate figurehead in American doom rock, the legend and enigma himself, Bobby Leibling.