Album Of The Day-Unida-"Coping With The Urban Coyote" (1999)

The Album Of The Day is "Coping With The Urban Coyote" by Unida.



Review:

John Garcia is back again. For those of you not familiar with the man: John Garcia is the singer of disbanded stoner rock / desert metal kings Kyuss, who, after a short intermezzo with the band Slo-Burn, now has reappeared. Given the closeness of Slo-Burn's single output to Kyuss, the main question here seems to be: are Unida just a Kyuss revival band or do they have something different to offer? Sound-wise, _Coping With the Urban Coyote_ does of course use ingredients similar to Kyuss: a bass laden, heavily distorted wall of guitar and bass in the slow to uptempo range. The first thing to notice is that the production work is amazing. Heavy but crisper and with a better definition of each instrument than on any other Garcia-related output. Besides this improvement, a difference fortunately also shows in the songwriting. Though two out of the eight songs, the straight uptempo tracks "Black Woman" and "Dwarf It", could have been among the best on Kyuss' _Welcome to Sky Valley_, in general Unida are far less trippy and psychedelic than Kyuss. They are straighter, more rock 'n' roll and blues based and catchier. Garcia himself shows his best work to date on this record. He sounds clearer and more powerful than ever, he's not buried in the mix like on _And the Circus Leaves Town_ and is obviously attempting to go for his limits in style and range. It's simply amazing how his voice twists and turns around the melody lines, like a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain, and I admire his unique ability to offer something different each time he does a chorus or repeats parts of the lyrics. To sum it up: this record is on par with Kyuss' best efforts and highly recommended to all stoner rock fans. (Matthias Noll, ChroniclesOfChaos.com)

(9 out of 10)

Track Listing:

01. Thorn - 3:14
02. Black Woman - 5:14
03. Plastic - 4:03
04. Human Tornado - 4:22
05. If Only Two - 5:17
06. Nervous - 6:41
07. It - 2:33
08. You Wish - 9:36

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Free Album Download-Devillac-"Three Hours To Coma"

"The story of our band goes way back and although Devillac was founded in the summer of 2000, we have a history of playing together for over a decade, such bands as Supercruiser and Fuzzbender probably being the most memorable ones and worth mentioning.

After Daredevil Records released the well-received Devillac vs. Transonic Science split in 2001 we started to work on a bunch of new songs for a full-length album that was recorded but never released as some major line-up changes were made in the band about four years ago.
Vesa was replaced by Micki as the singer and Janne joined us as the second guitarist.
We then started to work on new growly rock’n’roll songs that would become the album Three Hours to Coma."

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Review:

Let's face it – The Queens of the Stone Age of this era is not the same one that crawled out of the primordial fuzz ooze over a decade ago. It's not a surprise – bands, like individuals, grow up and change. But that doesn't mean you always have to like it.

For those staring wistfully at their well-worn copy of Queens' debut and wondering what went wrong, there's always the second and third generation stoner rock bands, the ones that aren't quite ready to veer off the beaten path. Even though Three Hours to Coma is Devillac's first full-length, this Finnish four-piece (five at the time of recording) has been kicking around since 2000, so this is a road that the band's tread many a time.

The ten song Coma is thickly steeped in that early desert sound – hard hitting and riff friendly but with enough of a pop sheen to keep it catchy. It seems odd to compliment the band on presumed source material, but really, it was good hearing music that has an obvious nod to both the Queens split with Kyuss and the one with Beaver. The title track, “Mental,” “Kamikaze,” and “Next Level” each have a “Born to Hula”/”The Bronze” feel to them. Those songs have a subtle quirkiness that makes Devillac more than just another Scandinavian stoner rock band. For those wanting something more direct, try the Fu Manchu-inspired “White Knuckle Drive” or the prerequisite slow burning closer "Gainer."

Ultimately, Three Hours to Coma will be filed squarely in the “Sounds like Queens” category. There's not a lot that separates them from the pack, but, as I've said in the past, that's not really the point. (John Pegoraro, StonerRock.com)

Track Listing:

01. Three Hours To Coma
02. Man Without A Spine
03. PB
04. Winchester
05. Mental
06. Kamikaze
07. Rough Mountain
08. Next Level
09. White Knuckle Drive
10. Gainer

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Free Album Download-Floating Goat-"The Vultures Arrive" (2006)

"The followup album to Floating Goat’s 2002 release Heaven's Burning, The Vultures Arrive was recorded over a span of two and a half years as the band was forced into hiatus due to the year long absence of bassets Ian Petitpren. Unable to find a replacement for Ian, Aaron and Chris forged on with what resulted in these nine smoking tracks of classic Floating Goat heaviness. Returning in time to lay down the bass tracks, Ian rejoined the trio. The album was completed with the help of John McBain who provided an excellent ear for mixing and a load of sonic wisdom."

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