2/5/13

Sent by the band...January 2013

Harvester - 2012 - The Blind Summit Recordings

 

 

 Good stuff for Sabbath worshippers.
4 piece from Galway, Ireland

"Harvester consist of former and current members of Rites Them Martyrs and Gummidge The band was formed through a mutual love of Black Sabbath and Guinness. "

http://harvester1.bandcamp.com/

 https://www.facebook.com/HarvesterMetal

 

 

Palm Desert release - 2013 - Rotten Village Sessions

 

 


3rd album from Polish desert-rockers. Check it !

http://www.facebook.com/palmdesertband


Primitive Man - 2012 - Scorn


Really heavy shit outta here. on Throatruiner.

"Fronted by Ethan McCarthy of notable grind acts Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire and Death of Self, Denver, Colorado's PRIMITIVE MAN play some sort of blackened sludge/doom with hints of drone and d-beat in the vein of bands such as The Body, Thou or Khanate. An earth-shattering, bleak wall of crushing dissonance and pure sonic heaviness : "Scorn" is only the band's debut full-length, but it already sounds like one of the heaviest and most brutal records you'll hear for a while. Thirty nine minutes of pure, unrelenting destruction that will leave you bruised and bleeding."

http://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom
http://store.throatruinerrecords.com/

VUYVR - 2013 - Eiskalt



Bleak metal/d-beat/crust on Throatruiner from members of Knut, Impure Wilhelmina, Rorcal, Elizabeth



Cower - 2012 - Mind Over Matter



2nd fullength from this awesome Portland's stoned hardcore band.


Three way plane - 2012 - Fire EP



Fresh Band from Greece

"Three way plane was formed at the end of 2003. February 2004: our first gig took place.
Several concerts, with friendly bands, followed in Athens and Thessaloniki.
We also had the luck to be the opening act for Savage Republic, Senser and Gallon Drunk.
We try to be open-minded and create music spontaneously through jamming and improvisation. Therefore we just combine our ideas and write music for  "

 
http://threewayplane.bandcamp.com/
http://soundcloud.com/three-way-plane
http://www.facebook.com/pages/three-way-plane/145989883224



"we are The Dry Mouths, alternative/ Stoner Rock / Experimental band from Almeria (Spain). We contact you to present you our second album. "

Actually when I was writing this post the third album came out.
Sorry for the delay guys. You are the fast ones ).

http://thedrymouths.bandcamp.com/album/and-show-us-2013-advancement
http://www.thedrymouths.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dry-Mouths/270366262978214

VA - La Senelle Studio - Amaury Sauvé - 

2010 - 2012 Records Compilation 

 



"French producer/engineer Amaury Sauvé has released a free 15-song digital sampler featuring highlights from all of the studio's 2010-2012 releases. The sampler contains tracks from Birds In Row, Comity, As We Draw or The Prestige and can be downloaded via Bandcamp here "

 http://amaurysauve.bandcamp.com/album/2010-2012-records-compilation
http://www.amaurysauve.com/
https://www.facebook.com/amaurysauve
https://soundcloud.com/amaurysauve

Dead - 2012 - Idiots


Supercool duo straight from Melbourne, Australia.
Lo Fi noiserock/sludge heaviness right in your face !
Think Melvins & Harvey Milk are riffing your mum wearing Godflesh tees then.

 It's a pity that I don't have enough time to write a review on this masterpiece.

http://weemptyrooms.bandcamp.com/album/dead-idiots
http://deadsounds.com/
http://www.weemptyrooms.com/

Aspen shot new video

we have posted this fabulous band before.

"Aspen its a band from Barcelos, Portugal (also hometown to such bands
as Black Bombaim and The Glockenwise), that started around late 2010,
have deceased their previous Stoner-Doom duo Cosmic Vishnu. Formed by
Tiago Pereira on guitar and Cristiano Veloso on drums, they've added
Vitor Oliveira on bass in 2011 and occasionally plays with a keyboard
player. In 2011 they've released their first EP, entitled "Winds of
Revenge" through the label Lovers and Lollypops. Aspen oscillates
between doom, ambient, sludge, heavy rock, etc."

They have a new video for "Owling to Lillith" 



http://aspenband.bandcamp.com/ 
http://www.myspace.com/leaspen 
http://www.facebook.com/lesaspen 
http://www.loversandlollypops.net/


Slide on Venus - 2012 - Topless 

 



"Eleven tracks referring to the best of brit-pop songwriting and american power-rock scene, SoV* plays a mix between power pop, indie, pop punk and high-energy rock elements in their groove oriented, electrifying music in order to get it owns "touch" : the art of writing fragments which score before executing them with an insurance which suffers no challenging... And that, these musicians know how to do it better than anybody."

For fans of Biffy Clyro, Foo Fighters, Lostprophets, Twin Atlantic...

http://slideonvenus.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/slideonvenus
http://dominomediastore.bigcartel.com/product/slide-on-venus-topless

BILIS SICARIO - 2012 - Encuentro de Sutilezas



Hola from Mexico!

"BILIS SICARIO is a music project influenced by psychedelic Baja desert.
"The Baja desert... where deep inside another dimension, where in between the worlds of reality and infinity,
where outside of the boundaries of your own imagination, the music will take over to guide you to ...""

http://torcazarecords.bandcamp.com/album/encuentro-de-sutilezas
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Torcaza-Discos/457076531016435

Obsidian Kingdom - 2012 - Mantiis


 

...hard-to-classify heavy music with plenty of contrast from Barcelona...

 "We are currently promoting our latest album, MANTIIS, a conceptual rock opera that flows through different genres. It has been mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Katatonia) and its artwork has been looked after by Ritxi Ostáriz (Ihsahn, Ulver) and Elena Gallen (Kulte, VICE)."

http://obsidiankingdom.bandcamp.com/album/mantiis 
www.obsidiankingdom.com

No Omega - 2012 - Metropolis



"Stockholm, Sweden-based dark hardcore outfit NO OMEGA has signed to Throatruiner Records. The band will enter the studio in late january to record "Shame", the follow-up to its 2012 effort "Metropolis". This new full-length is due out this spring on 12" vinyl, just before an european tour with This Gift Is A Curse. In the meantime, head over to NO OMEGA's Bandcamp page to stream and download their previous releases for free"

http://noomega.bandcamp.com/album/metropolis
http://www.facebook.com/noomega

Traveling Circle - 2013 - Escape From Black Cloud

Second Album from Brooklyn psychedelics is out on Nasoni Records.



Romero - 2013 - Take The Potion



I'm really happy for the band which Kickstarter compaign was successful.
Hopefully Robustfellow had involved some pledgers on this point too )

So Check the album and dl it for free if you like.


 Toby Wrecker - 2013 - Sounds Of Jura

"Toby Wrecker is the guitarist from the Melbourne duo Hotel Wrecking City Traders(HWCT) and Daggers Mid Flight, which is a combination of two bands HWCT and Spider Goat Canyon. "

Mental Architects - 2013 - Celebrations



 "Adebisi Shank, ASIWYFA and Battles are good bands for you? OK right, so Mental Architects, the awesome math-rock/noise/pop trio from Sofia, Bulgaria should be interesting for your ears and mind. Its debut full-length album, "Celebrations", produced and engineered by Aaron Harris (ex-Isis) and mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate) is now available for full streaming on SoundCloud.

This awesome record, includes notable guest appearances by Joseph Andreoli of math-rock bigwigs Giraffes? Giraffes! and Bryant Clifford Meyer of Isis/Red Sparowes is distributed right now on beautiful limited digipack CD edition by the Domino Media Group (Feuerzeug // Now, Voyager // No Sun in San Francisco // The Black Widow's Project...)."


Wiht - 2012 - The Harrowing of the North


UK Doomanoids Are finally pressed on vinyl.
They deserve it fo 300%

"Wiht are a Leeds-based trio who started out in March 2009 and whose epic,instrumental style straddles a spectrum of all things riff laden, fuzzed out, epic and psychedelic. Wiht’s first full album The Harrowing of The North is a two song, 33-minute concept piece taking influence thematically, from the subjugation of the North of England byWilliam the Conqueror in the 11th century, it tells the troubled history of Doomsday-era Yorkshire. Track 1 ‘The Harrowing of The North’, contains 8 movements which follow the raids from their beginnings in 1069- when the King massacredYorkshire’s people and destroyed the land ensuring it held no economic orcultural worth and remained subservient under his rule- to his remorseful deathbed nearly 20 years later. The second track is dedicated to outspokenchronicler ‘OrdericVitalis’ who, though loyal to his king, was outragedat his cruelty and condemned him in his writings.
The band have played across the UK, supporting Brant Bjork and the Bros, Yob, Corrosion of Conformity, Humanfly, Khuda, Dopefight, A Forest of Stars and Conan.
Wiht called in Quits in March 2012, bowing out at the mighty Desertfest, playing alongside Corrosion of Conformity, Orange Goblin, Ancestors and Black Cobra to name a few. But the story was not finished, oh no. Indeed…Wiht had one song left, in steps Devouter Records, to release ‘The Harrowing of the North’ with the added, unrecorded track ‘End of the Reign’ and booooooom…..the rest is history. "

"Limited edition 300 copies of Wiht - Harrowing of the North extended edition with bonus track on colour vinyl."

http://devouterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-harrowing-of-the-north
http://devouterrecords.bigcartel.com/product/wiht-harrowing-of-the-north-pre-order
http://devouterrecords.co.uk
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1/27/13

BAD GUYS - 2013 - LP (Review)


Lock-up your daughters & beware of four macho bastards. Bad Guys are coming...


I remember old good days when it was possible to find some cool bands on myspace (before the shitty upgrade). Few years ago I followed the link from one gig. That was the first time when heard the band with the simpliest name ever - Bad Guys

Few months ago I found that UK's finest noisy label Riot Season is going to release their debut LP.  It seems that  BG is going to be the most rocking release up to date on the label.

 Start listening to the record...and dozens of hurricanes with fresh air are flowing through my ears.
Really good job done over the recording and mixing of the sound.
Bad Guys had found their own way to the top of the mountain of success :
most songs starts with the supersweet guitar sound intro which grows up into a smashing bulldozer of heavy rocking vibes. Smart Lyrics and harsh drunk-driven vocals is what makes Bad Guys freakin' special !


While listening to this record you can find tonns of influences starting from 70's heavy rock till the 90's noiserock and 00's riff rock.

 Just press the "Play" button and Bad Guys will make your evening.



Fuck any comparsions, but if you insist : ZZ top, Harvey Milk, Torche, Lords (UK), MC5, Nashville Pussy, The Jesus Lizard ... and all the things that's fast, heavy and dirty.
Dig this if you love dogs & hate sea foods and kids.

Without any doubt this wonderful band is better listening live.

BAD GUYS will be touring the UK & Europe in Feb/March/April 2013. More dates to be added

1st February – Bristol, UK
2nd February – Portsmouth, UK
3rd February – Reading, UK
6th February – Brighton, UK
8th February – London, UK
9th February – Liverpool, UK
10th February – Leeds, UK
16th February – Eindhoven, NL
17th February – Berlin, DE
18th February – Prague, CZ
20th February – Budapest, HU
21st February – Szeged, HU
22nd February – Szolnok, HU
23rd February – Ghent, BE
16th March – Glasgow, UK
… more tbc

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1/21/13

ETERNAL ELYSIUM - 2012 - HIGHFLYER EP (Review)


Eternal Elysium is back with the new EP after the fabulous "Within the Triad" album.
Damn, it was almost 3 years ago but feels like it was yesterday.

Highflyer is dedicated to the local Wrestler - Shinya Ishikaw. He usually figts under the name "Highflyer" in Big-Japan Pro-Wrestling Games.

Back to the record...

1-st song is called "Highflyer" and it goes like a good 90's action movie.
It sounds like a mountain of muscules. Uncompromised & powerful riffs changes with strong sax sounds.

The second theme is called "Map" and it's a cover on local psychedelic legend - Flower Travelling Band.
The lyrics are in japanese and sounds awesome.

"Circulation" - is the third one has also appeared on split CD/LP with Belgium's Sardonis.
It's heavy blues/stoner rock in your face !

 The last song is some kind of outro-jam. And even it kicks your arse !

He're some shots from the fresh tour with Sardonis :


Hopefully "Highflyer" will see the light of the wax this year with some additional bonus tracks.

And we also pray for wide European tour in 2013 !

Buy
http://www.cornucopiarecords.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eternal-Elysium-official/160089987381948 
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1/10/13

HEAVY GLOW US tour and new 7 inch


Heavy Glow is officially announcing the following West Coast U.S. Tour Dates in support of an upcoming 7" Vinyl Release. They will be joined by Michael Amster of Tee Pee Record's recording group Blaak Heat Shujaa:


Jan 10  The Rogue Bar----------Scottsdale, AZ
Jan 11  Hotel Monte Vista------Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 13  The Cheyenne Saloon----Las Vegas, NV
Jan 15  Johnny B's-------------Medford, OR
Jan 16  The Nectar Lounge------Seattle, WA
Jan 17  East End---------------Portland, OR
Jan 18  Cloud and Kelly's------Corvallis, OR
Jan 19  The Alibi--------------Arcata, CA
Jan 23  Hotel Utah Saloon------San Francisco, CA
Jan 24  Audie's Olympic--------Fresno, CA
Jan 25  Shea's Tavern----------Reno, NV
Jan 26  Whiskey Dick's Saloon--South Lake Tahoe, CA
Jan 27  Sandrini's-------------Bakersfield, CA
Jan 28  The Roxy---------------Los Angeles, CA
Jan 29  The Soda Bar-----------San Diego, CA "


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1/9/13

Interview with Sardonis


    Hello Fellas !

 
First of all I’d like to congratulate you with the Japanese tour with Eternal Elysium.
For many European bands this tour is only a dream. 
Was it successful in financial and spiritual ways ?


It was a fucking blast!  Being able to tour Japan was indeed a dream coming true and if a tour turns out to be as succesfull as it was, then you’re living the dream.  All costs were covered at the end of the ride, so financially it was good.  But spiritually is was much better.  The Japanese expected us and embraced us like we were their brothers.  Best tour ever!  


    Did you explored something new from the Japanese lifestyle ? Any new musical bands that have impressed you during the tour ?

 
They are so precise and organized it was almost frightening from time to time.  They are detailed too.  A metal guitar player will practice a certain solo until he can play it exactly the same where a European dude will be satisfied if he gets he overall feel of the solo, if you know what I mean.


We were and are big fans of Eternal Elysium, but we only saw them once live here in Europe.  Being able to tour with them and enjoying their gigs every evening was absolutely a thrill.  They are so fucking heavy and put down great shows night after night.  Coffins played a great show in Tokyo too, as well as Nepenthes, a new band with 2 former Church of Misery members.





    By the way I’ve tried to find out what does the word “Sardonis” mean and I failed. Can you help me to find the answer please ?


In the eighties there was a very popular weekly televisionshow for kids on the Flemish national television named ‘Merlina’.  It was the cliché story of the good hunting the bad.  In this case a group of detectives were chasing down a group of villains who kidnapped children, terrorized the elder…
The bad guys were leaded by this supervillain named Sardonis.  When we were young and we did something bad, our mama always told us to be nice, otherwise SardoniS would come and get us.  He was the demon of our youth.

    What is the main source of inspiration for you when writing new songs ? Do your albums have the same storyline and what all your songs about ?
We don’t want to express a certain story, but the songs breath a kind of bleak, desolate and heavy atmosphere.  I don’t think people think of beaches and cocktails when they listen to our music.

    This year was pretty plenteous for Sardonis : 2nd fullength released, Split with Tank 86 and Eternal Elysium. Any plans for future releases/gigs/fests in 2013 ?

2012 was indeed a heavy one.  Three releases, two tours, a lot of local gigs, interviews,… We will take it easier in 2013.  We’ll focus on new songs and we’ll see how it progresses.  We have some gigs lined up in March; 1 in Belgium, 2 in Greece and 2 in Portugal.  Needless to say that we’re looking forward to that.


 

    Don’t you ever thought to release split with close-by-genre-instrumental bands ala Karma to Burn, Sons of Alfa Centauri, Beast in the Field, Le Scimmie… ?

Well, we did a split 7” with instrumental comrades TANK86, but we don’t have any plans right now to do another split release.

    What will be your personal recommendations from Belgian and European and World heavy bands ?

Your Highness is a Belgian stonerband that is on the rise.  Check them out, good songwriting!

    The film/book/event that has really impressed you in 2012 ?

I don’t have a television and hardly watch any movies or read books.




    Electric Earth Recs. (Jelle run it) – was a big success. Sold out titles such as debut albums of Cough, Black Pyramid, Elder, Sardonis… That says that you have really good taste in music and also intuitive feeling what  band will be successful in the future… Why did the label suddenly shut down ? Is there a chance that mighty Electric Earth will rise again one day ?

The label shut down because of different reasons.  I could not combine it anymore with my dayjob and I didn’t want to quite my job because of the financial risk.  My son Thor was born and needed the attention of his father who was always packing vinyls when he was home, so I decided to put the label on hiatus.  There are no direct plans to restart the label in the near future, only time will tell.

    Thanx for the answers guys. Any last words ?
 
Thanks for the interview and interest in our band.  Our website went online recently, so be sure to check that one out at www.sardonis666.be  We’re on facebook too, so feel free to join the brotherhood of SardoniS.  Inhale heavy riffing and praise the Behemoth666! 




 http://sardonis.bandcamp.com/ 
http://sardonis.bigcartel.com/ 

http://hammerheartrecords.bigcartel.com/ 


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ROMERO needs your support !

Happy New Year!
Happy New ROMERO News!



We finished our full length album!

ROMERO "Take The Potion" LP will be released on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

The entire album will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD through GRINDCOREKARAOKE.COM.  The band is also releasing a LIMITED EDITION of 100 CD's in deluxe packaging and has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the vinyl release.  The Kickstarter page and more information on the release can be found here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/romeroisloud/romero-releases-take-the-potion-full-length-album


ROMERO Live Performance & Webcast!
January 18, 2013 @ 7pm (US Central standard time)
The band will be playing songs from the "Take The Potion" LP and doing a short interview for the cameras of Red Dragon TV in Madison, WI.  The show will be broadcast LIVE on the net through the Red Dragon TV website, Ustream & BlogTV, simultaneously.  Our friends and supporters from all over the world will finally be able to see & hear ROMERO play live and will have the opportunity to chat with us  on-the-air.  Get more information from http://reddragontv.tv/ or stay tuned to our FACEBOOK page for updates.

ROMERO Tour in March?
Maybe.  More details sooner than later.
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12/29/12

Robust Crew's Tops of 2012

Hail everybody !
At the end of this long and full of music events year we want to give you some Tops from the Robust Crew.
Feel free to leave yours at the comment section !

So please welcome :

STONEZILLA 
(plays in Ethereal Riffian, Wolverine Blues, blog editor, Robustfest's org)


1) Om - Advaitic Songs
2) High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
3) Elder - Spires Burn
4) Ghandis Gunn -  The Longer The Beard The Harder The Sound
5) Stoned Jesus - Seven Thunders Roar
6) Gravelroad - Psychedelta
7) The Moon Mistress - Silent Voice Inside
8) The Jim Jones Revue - The Savage Heart
9) Sleepy Sun - Spine Hits
10) Bluesbreaker - Never Knowing Peace
11) James Blackshaw - Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death
12) Snail - Terminus
13) Sun River - Sun River
14) Maloi - Boys You Have to Slow Down
15) Dopelord – Magic Rites 
16) Grave Disgrace - S/t
17) The Grand Astoria/USX Split
18) Nitrogods - S/t
19) Wo Fat – The Black Code
20) Neurosis - Honor Found in Decay

PROG-JESTER 
(plays in Stoned Jesus, Krobak, Voida...and the list goes on and on, Robustfest's org)
you can also visit his livejournal page for more stuff...


25. Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
24. Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
23. Mgla - With hearts toward none
22. Anglagard - Viljans Oga
21. Extra Life - Dream Seeds
20. Unsane - Wreck
19. Amen Ra - Mass V
18. Echolyn - s/t
17. Beardfish - The Void
16. Anhedonist – Netherwards
15. Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times and the Tides
14. Golden Void - s/t
13. Greenleaf - Nest Of Vipers
12. My Dying Bride - A Map of All Our Failures
11. Grizzly Bear - Shields
10. Sun River - s/t
09. Family Band - Grace and Lies
08. Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S.
07. Young Legionnaire - Wreckonomics EP
06. Scott Kelly and The Road Home - The Forgiven Ghost In Me
05. Swans - The Seer
04. Deftones - Koi No Yokan
03. Title Fight - Floral Green
02. Maloi "Boys You Gotta Slow Down" EP
01. 5R6 "+6.5 and Brighter" EP

IRON
( Live Reviews from Oslo gigs and Roadburn 2012)


1. Baroness - Yellow & Green
2. Bomg / Johny B Gut - Gnosis
3. Paradise Lost - Tragic Idol
4. Nadja & Vampilia - The Primitive World
5. El Caco - Hatred, Love & Diagrams
6. Herder - Horror Vacui
7. Krakow - Diin
8. Process Of Guilt - Faemin
9. In The Company Of Serpents - self-titled
10. Crippled Black Phoenix - No Sadness Or Farewell

DEN
(Record reviewer on the blog)



1 Pale Divine 2012 - Painted Windows Black

With most of  doom bands becoming faceless amid neverending onslaught of  totally cliched bands, above stand those who manage to  attain the spirit of their own while still adgering to the well-recognized formula of   Sabbathian grooves. Pale Divine's last opus  is exactly what the above description implies as it not only elevates above its predecessor in avery aspect possible, but proudly stands on the top of the doom pantheon of the last decade. And may those who disagree just fade into obscurity. AMAZING 10/10

2 Adrift for Days  2012 - Come Midnight.

Following the debut release "Lunar Maria", Australian dwellers have made nearly impossible again. Producing an amalgamation of  of the genres fuzz/stoner/blues/metal/smoke all combined into one sacriligious package, these guys definetely know how to render the listner comletley helpless against the symphony of  heavy as fuck, but the same tume sedative and mesmerizing tunes  taking its origins from the desolate  landscapes of Land Downunder. With the overall running time exceeding 70 minutes,  you will not find a better candidate to accompany you on a pleasing smoke-filled journey which will continue  for a big number of spins. OUTSTANDING 10/10

3 Law Of The Tongue 2012  - Law Of The Tongue

Yet another release from Australia is proudly taking  the third place in my top 10. All of you are fans of Eyehategod, right ?. So to say it plain and simple , these guys heave  unleashed a good dose of  lethal  hatred straight from the swamps of Louisiana ( soory, alligator-infested ponds of  some australian towns lol). A good warm up to make the tedious anticipation of  next Eyehategod full-length less tedious.

4 Eagle Twin 2012 - The Feather Tipped the Serpent's Scale

What i really like about Utah's Eagle Twin, is that there is  not another band existing in  our universe which has succeeded in sounding like them. Combining heavy-as- russian-concrete sludge with droning  tones from the bowels of the earth, and blending all this mess with  progressive twists of King Crimson and   hell-knowns what else, these duo is either worshipping the illuminated shape-shifting reptilians or  just playing an evil joke with us. Worshippers of The Sontaran Experiment will understand, even though these bands  hardly have anything in common.

5  The Disease Concept - 2012 - Liquor Bottles and Broken Steel

Yeah, this about rules, but if you don't enjoy struggling with morining hangovers  you can quit reading right now. The Disease Concept is the creme de la creme of the heavy sludge/doom scene, Corey Bing on drums (Fistula, Accept Death, Morbid Wizard, Sollubi, Ultralord, 10,000 other bands, etc.), Jesse Kling on vocals (Sollubi, Morbid Wizard, etc.), Dave Szulkin on guitars (Blood Farmers), Tommy Southard on guitars (Solace, Sollubi, ex-Godspeed), and Chris Griffith on bass (Sollubi, Pennsylvania Connection). Hell- yeah,  with such a line i would not have dropped a single tear had  the  dark  Mayan prophecy been delivered on Decebber the 21-st ! Hey, crack a bear open and  enjoy one of the best sludge opuses of all time.

PHILLO)))
(Blog Editor, Robustfest's org)


 1. Stone Machine - 2012 - Stone Machine (http://www.grooveyardrecords.com/stonemachineselftitled-.html)
2. Abe Diddy & The Krautboys - 2012 - Follow (http://abediddy.bandcamp.com/)
3. Groan - 2012 - The Divine Right of Kings (http://groan.bandcamp.com/)
4. Unsane – 2012 - Wreck
5. Disease Concept - 2012 - Liquor Bottles And Broken Steel (GoatSkull) (http://thediseaseconcept.bandcamp.com/)
6. Fontanelle - 2012 - Vitamin F (Southern Lord)
7. Slow Season - 2012 - Slow Season (http://www.slowseasonmusic.com/audio)
8. Castrovalva - 2012 - You're Not In Hell. You're in Purgatory My Friend LP (Brew) (http://brew.bandcamp.com/album/castrovalva-youre-not-in-hell-youre-in-purgatory-my-friend)
9. Fiona Apple - 2012 - The Idler Wheel
10. Primate - 2012 - Draw Back A Stump (Relapse) (http://primategrind.bandcamp.com/releases)
11. Stoned Jesus - 2012 - Seven Thunders Roar LP (Nasoni)
12. ZZ Top - 2012 - La Futura
13. Eggnogg - 2012 - Louis EP (http://eggnogg.bandcamp.com/album/louis-ep)
14. Skanska Mord - 2012 - Paths To Charon (http://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/paths-to-charon)
15. Melvins - 2012 - The Bulls & The Bees EP
16. High on Fire – 2012 - De Vermis Mysteriis LP
17. Redgrave - 2012 - National Act (http://lovitt.bandcamp.com/album/national-act)
18. Ethereal Riffian - 2012 - Dkyil Khor EP (http://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/track/dkyil-khor)
19. Hot Fiction - 2012 - Apply Within (http://hotfiction.bandcamp.com/album/apply-within)
20. Pale Divine - 2012 - Painted Windows Black (http://shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com/album/painted-windows-black)

 Hope you'll find something for yourself to listen to during the holidays.

Have a Robust-Stoned-Freakin-Awesome-Kickass New 2013 Year !!!
Cheers Robustfellows !



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Sent By the Band...December 2012

Heavy Glow  

is going to release a fullength soon.
This will be the B-side to "Mine All Mine" and only available on 7" Vinyl per the band's upcoming January tour.

 
"Heavy Glow has begun work on their second full-length album. This time they’re teaming up with Grammy-nominated producer Michael Patterson and Nic Jodoin.  Patterson is perhaps most famous for his work with Beck on “Midnite Vultures,” Trent Reznor, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club among many others. Recording will take place in L.A. at the famous Studio 9 building and will feature 10-12 new songs with additional guest personnel. The album is slated for release in early 2013."

listen to the Headhunter

http://heavyglowmusic.com/

Asilo - 2012 - Geografías / Wardance



"asilo is 4 piece doom-crust band from buenos aires argentina, with two bass players and no guitar"

www.facebook.com/estoesasilo
http://asilo.bandcamp.com/

The Brutal Deceiver - 2012 - Go Die. One By One 

 




French hardcore/death metal outfit THE BRUTAL DECEIVER have announced the release of their debut full-length album "Go Die. One By One" on next spring. The follow-up to their 2010 EP "Birth Of A Decline", the record will arrive courtesy of the band's new label home Useless Pride Records. The band (which features two members of post-metal band As We Draw) recorded those ten tracks last summer with their drummer Amaury Sauvé at La Senelle. To check out a first track of "Go Die. One By One", head over the band's Bandcamp page here :

http://thebrutaldeceiver.bandcamp.com/


Megachurch 2: Judgment Day

 


Megachurch and Stressed Sumo Records proudly present the release of Megachurch 2: Judgment Day, the Cleveland, Ohio trio’s fierce new record. Available on CD, limited edition run of 100 cassettes and digital (the album also includes three bonus tracks). Released on February 11th

"Melding metallic shards of Burton-era Metallica, Mastodon, and Queens of the Stone Age to the mathematical rhythms of Battles and Slint, Megachurch save the soul of metal from the venial sins of guitars and vocals through their trademark twin bass guitar and drums attack. Hewn from the same leaden timbres that anchored their promising self-titled 2010 debut, Judgment Day cuts across genre and practice, pitting pietism against irreverence or the glory of unfettered riffage.

The chemistry gained by Megachurch from two years of high-profile Ohio shows is on full display. Bassists Brian Michael Hill and Mikey Baranick perform in the seasoned lockstep, with Hill’s iterative basslines threading through Baranick’s buzzsaw riffs. Drummer Dan Price, having previously bonded with Hill and Baranick in their respective poppier endeavors This is Exploding and Machine Go Boom, is no exception. Manning the engine-room of the operation, Price’s pattern drumming harnesses the kinetic power of fluid tempos and irregular time-signatures while opting against the metal staples of blast and d-beats. Found-sound samples of politicians, televangelists, and Tea Party fanatics stand in as the group’s manic vocalists.

Racing through eight songs in just over 27 minutes, Megachurch utilize as much restraint as creativity, stripping away all extraneous elements to reveal lean, muscular songs. John Delzoppo’s recording and Price’s mix pay these number the complement of warm, clear production."

http://stressedsumorecords.bandcamp.com/album/megachurch-2-judgment-day
http://stressedsumorecords.co.uk/

Sorrows Path - 2011 -  The Rough Path of Nihilism

 


Power/Doom metal from Greece



 http://www.facebook.com/SorrowsPath
http://www.sorrowspath.net/


Primitive Man - 2012 - Scorn 

 



"Formed by members of CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE and REPROACHER, Denver's PRIMITIVE MAN will release its debut album "Scorn" on 12" vinyl on January 31th via Throatruiner Records and Mordgrimm Records. This album was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATHETER, COBALT) in the band's hometown, evolving into a blackened sludge/doom vein that will appeal fans of bands such as The Body, Thou or Khanate."

http://music.throatruinerrecords.com/album/scorn
http://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom
http://throatruinerrecords.com/
http://mordgrimm.bandcamp.com/



RORCAL - 2012 - VILAGVEGE 

 



 "After two years on the road defending "Heliogabalus", working on some split collaborations and trying to write new music, using new schems, time has come to finally announce the third album by Rorcal.
 A subtle blend of old drone/doom ingredients and some new unexplored black metal influences finally gave birth to eight new tracks, produced by Stéphane Kroug (at Wood Recording Studio) and place in the hands of  to be reunited under the sweet name of "Vilagvege".
  For the fist time, Rorcal is happy to release this new album on vinyl, in close collaboration with its own imprint Cal of Ror Records (Lilium Sova), Sick Man Getting Sick Records (Alaskan) from Germany and the new french label Lost Pilgrims Records (Cortez). A tape edition will follow on the germany Wolves in Vibrancy Records (Ilydaen).
 The release is planned for the 28th of February 2013 and will be followed by a new tour through European soils, from March 27th to the 6th of April. Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium : be prepared Doom is upon you!"

http://rorcal.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Rorcal
http://www.rorcal.com/

The Phantom Carriage - 2012 - Falls 

 




"With this second full-length, Poitiers' THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE annihilate the remaining boundaries between black metal and dark hardcore. This time focusing on the most extreme side of their sound, "Falls" brings the band's unique approach to the next level, invoking reminiscences of various acts such as Deathspell Omega, Cave In, Comity, Deafheaven or Kickback. Songs such as "Dreamers Will Never Stop Dreaming" or "Today We Stand" reveal how much the band has improved their songwriting abilities, burying the listener under piles of epic & technical riffs, labyrinthic structures and unearthly vocals. By throwing into their chaos some more unorthodox influences they gained from their other past and actual experiences, THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE prove that they are digging deeper than your average "blackened hardcore" band. And they will take you with them."

http://music.throatruinerrecords.com/album/falls
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Phantom-Carriage
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12/28/12

TOMBSTONES - 2012 - Year of the Burial LP (Review)


Here comes the 3-piece heavy stoner/doom beast from the North.
This is their third album. The massive wall of sound was made by the Norwegian Petter Svee and Audun Strype and it worked out really good. Both previous albums were made with Billy Anderson.
And I'm glad to see that band have signed to Holland's Soulseller Recs.

Musically "Year of the Burial" comes like a solid piece of heaviness.
Six songs of pure darkness.
OM-ish paradise.
For perfect experience while listening to this LP you'd better turn off the lights, burn some candles and play some 80's horror movies at the background.


Thanx for this wonderful LP, Ole.
And yes it's freakin' awesome to find myself and robustcrew in the thanks list on the gatefold.
This little thing inspires to crush big mountains :)

Album is dedicated to the fourth band member -
Stream full album here :





Buy here :
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12/23/12

Semtex - 2012 - Sex, Drugs & Sludgecore (LP) Review


Hail the Riff !
Here comes the new LP by the great band from Finland called Semtex.
Firstly I'd like to speak about the package.
"Sex, Drugs & Sludgecore " comes in high quality black cardboard. It's pressed on a heavyweight 180 gr. vinyl. 200 were made.
Sticker and Cool Poster is included.

Musically it goes like an axiom. Semtex = good smoked sludge doom. And like a formula e=mc2 it does not require any proof.
You can feel strong influences of Bongzilla and Weedeater but with the stench from the Northern Finlands' swamps.



This Lp is a compilation of latest works of Semtex. 4 tracks were released earlier this year as a split with Frogskin and DDJ by Boue records.
So If you're a fan of finnish underground music you should grab this one immediately !!!

Also some secret info has leaked away - Semtex are going to release split Lp with Woodrue in winter 2013. 



Same 4 tracks also can be heard on this split :
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12/16/12

SARDONIS / ETERNAL ELYSIUM - 2012 - Split CD/LP (Review)


This split was done specially for Japanese tour of both bands during October 2012.
 Two of my favourite bands are on this split. Belgian heavy instrumental duo Sardonis is on my watch-list since their debut 7'' in 2008. And Japanese Eternal Elysium is simply the heaviest band in the Universe.  I used to call it this way after that my heavyweight friend set down on EE's 10" vinyl and it didn't get any damage still playing excellent. That's the real story )

So Heavy Riffs are coming...
 Sardonis shows us the most epic song from their portfolio called "Ascending". 
Slow crawling intro...the good strong riff cuts the fog...It goes further riff by riff...slows down...and punches you faster at the end.
 And even keyboard sounds had found their place in this song structure.
If I'm not mistaken this is the first time Sardonis goes for such experiment.
Sounds Awesome !

The second song appears on CD version only and it's called "To the Barn". It starts from the reverse drums and goes with the massive supercharged (guess what ?) riffs.
And it was already released on the wax as a split with holland's TANK 86. (If you didn't heard it yet - you can find it on youtube or bandcamp as well)
And yes, If you didn't heard the latest second fullength by Sardonis "II" - you should do it immediately too.




Turn the Plate and you'll get 2 awesome tracks by Eternal Elysium.
"Unbound (Kai Hoh)" - got slow, dark, doomy atmosphere. Sax at the end also says that this band is widely opened for innovations.
"Circulation (Jun Kan)" - starts with cool bluesy riff and then outgrows into strong, catchy stoner vibe.
"The Spiral Conclusion" is the bonus track for CD edition. Pretty fresh one. It was recorded in 2011 and appeared on vinyl version of  Elysium's "Searching Low & High" that was released also on mighty Hydro-Phonic Recs. Good space passage...

Also I need to mention that Eternal Elysium released new EP that has a name of the theme for Shinya Ishikawa from Big Japan Pro-Wrestling- "Highflyer"



I hope that European fans will have an opportunity to get this EP on some good label. Hopefully this will be released on the wax as well.

 Here're you can watch two epic performances of the Jap tour mentioned at the beginning of this post :




 

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12/9/12

Loinen feat. Paanin Kuoro - 2012 - Mutajazz (tape) Review


 Here comes the collaboration between sickest band from the Universe - Loinen and the Jazz musician Paanin Kuoro. Both are from Finland.
Pure DIY Tape limited to 100 copies. 
Free/Extreme/Avantgarde jazz covered with GG's brutal vocals.
I like sounds of Sax and Trumpet on this tape that reminds most extreme works of John Zorn (Painkiller and Naked City). And I'm not too much into classic jazz scene but I can compare this stuff to the energy of americans - Mothguts and british band Honey Ride Me a Goat. 

Good work done indeed. Sometimes it goes really hard. You can get discomfort, headache together with pleasure while listening to this tape. And sometimes music goes into deep, dark, tribal sludgy atmosphere that Loinen used to discolose on their records. 

Here is that smashing effect that every Sludge band  wanna get but it requires a lot of work and deep intuitive feeling how to make things the right way. 

Mutajazz is the new wave of non-fresh air.
I hope we'll hear extension in the future.
This work deserves to be released on vinyl.

Stream the 1st track from this tape titled "Gabriel" :


And here's the video of  Paanin's 2011 album "Tony Guyn Pieni Kirkko" :


Be fast and catch this tape.

http://hikinauhat.blogspot.ru/
http://www.myspace.com/loinen
http://paaninkuoro.bandcamp.com

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12/8/12

ART OF BURNING WATER - 2012 - THIS DISGRACE LP (Review)


One of the greatest bands from the smog island and one of my personal faves 
has recently released their 4th album.
It has a title "The Disgrace".
It sounds fucking masssive. Having strong british industrial base (think of early Pitchshifter and Fudge Tunnel and Godflesh)  and american  noise-rock influences (16, Unsane and take best bands from AmRep, Sub Pop).
Also I need to mention that  Kunal (Superfi rec's. boss) entered the band in 2012 and I'm sure this is a good upgrade.
"This Disgrace" will be out in January 2013. Three mighty labels splits 500 copies of wax : British Superfi and Riot Season and French Swarm Of Nails
If you havn't heard this fabulous band yet - you should also check three previous albums too.
Release Info :

Art Of Burning Water were born out of the ‘white flats’ of Hanwell (W7) and the pre-gentrified homes of Hammersmith (W6) in West London in 2001. The sound of suburban alienation and misfit isolation forged an awkward visceral sound that was too punk for the metallers, too noisy for the arthouse crowd and too weird for seemingly everyone else. AOBW continue to plough their own furrow despite personal injury and often chronic disorganisation. with self-promotion taking a back seat to the importance of sound creation to combat the often ugly hardships of everyday living.
      
Like Slayer gone sludge, AOBW channel the prime noise-rock of vintage Zeni Geva and Godflesh with the more complex rhythmical riff obsessions of the Melvins, Keelhaul and mid-period Voivod. In saying that however, AOBW also adhere to the original punk philosophy of ‘anything goes’. There are no restrictions. Punk isn’t about Discharge (as good as they were and are), studded belts and crusty bum flaps. Punk is the heart to tell the narrow minded to get fucked.

“This Disgrace” continues the more spontaneous writing approach of third album “Love You Dead” with some emotionally draining dirge sections akin to a more budget “Children Of God”-era Swans, “What’s This For?” period Killing Joke as well as the “Souls At Zero” beatings of Neurosis. All subject to opinion of course. For fans of : Godflesh, Swans, Melvins, Unsane, Jesus Lizard, Mastodon etc etc


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