Stoner HiVe: Karma To Burn

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Doktor420 immediately jumped at the opportunity to show off his favorite shirts. “I guess my all time favorite shirt is that Mans Ruin one by Frank Kozik. I am used to buy a shirt after every gig I enjoyed. I do find that too many of the bands we love use skulls or something along those lines. Usually, those come out a bit too childish for my taste. The past year I wore the Elder and Karma To Burn shirt the most. A few of my beloved old shirts are unfortunately worn out, but i cannot throw ‘em away. I love them too much. Like my Neurosis and Baby Woodrose longsleeves. I guess they need to play in my vicinity soon again!”

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woensdag 27 november 2019

Speedealer – Blue Days Black Nights

Self released / Fly PR – 2019

Rock, Speed, Punk, Metal, Hardcore, Sludge

Rated: ****

It’s been fifteen years since Speedealer dissolved. It’s been fifteen years and I wonder if it, at least in part, was Rich’s doing? Or if the band had just run its course? Well, it was a fan’s doing, and that fan’s wedding, they got back together under the name Dealers Choice. And now, only a little while later, there’s a new album! Blue Days Black Nights, it’s the fast paced doom and gloom and depression and fuck it all up sound we know from their earlier work and which has now been distilled to a hundred percent proof speedball! With Daniel Barron from The Swingin’ Dicks as the new vocalist this new incarnation of legendary Speedealer seems to be ready for everything. Cause their coherent fast paced punk and metal keeps diving into different territories that always keeps the Speedealer hancock going. A bit of hardcore here or sludge there, it all sounds like those crazies we all knew and loved back around the turn of the millennium. It’s powerful, angry and full of grit! It’s the good shit, absolutely pure and we're glad we finally have our dealer back!

(Written by JK)

vrijdag 13 maart 2015

Stoner HiVe’s Quick Fire Friday

Stoner HiVe’s Quick Fire Friday

Here we are with another Quick Fire Friday in this foul year of our lord 2015! The Stoner HiVe Quick Fire Friday segment is a feature of a handful of bands and only a small amount of words to help spread their musical prowess and our melodic belief…

Mangostone – Journey to The Centre of The

Mangostone from the UK produces some damn fine night time fuzzy flying ruckus. On their first two track demo entitled Journey to The Centre of The they sound highly impressive and absolutely wonderful. Gritty desert rock and grimy stoner infused with some garage and off the wall stomping. Be a look out for this three-piece cause they’ll soon be tearing you mustache off and wearing it as batwings and have you applauding that action!

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Abrahma – Fountains Of Vengeance

As always, French heavy rockers Abrahma deliver grade A stuff. Just listen to the first track Fountains of Vengeance of the soon to be released new album Reflections In The Bowels Of A Bird. Classy and majestic rock 'n roll! And yes, they’re also experts in strange, weird and highly inspirational titles! So start drawing pictures with pencils, clay or mud and dancing around like a whirling dervish!

Romero – Gold For the Hunt

Another one of those bands that always deliver is Romero. These Wisconsin stoner metal pugilists go for the big gestures on the new single Gold For The Hunt. This is grandiose music for those moments where you want to lift your spirits and your arms and reach for the sky. And just as you are about to lean back and drift along with the clouds, they hit you with a sucker punch uppercut, as all good pugilists do…

Karma To Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri – Six/66

Sons Of Alpha Centauri true pioneers of progressive instrumental apocalyptic stoner rock are releasing another single split with Karma To Burn. Their new exclusively written track 66 will be available on a 7inch released at the end of April on H42 records. And you can already hear their dark and motoring track online. Wild, wonderful and absolutely thrilling! We can’t wait to get our grubby hands on the seven inch!

vrijdag 27 februari 2015

John Carpenter – Lost Themes

Sacred Bones – 2015

Electro

Rated: ***

Horror grand magician John Carpenter dismissed movie making quite a while ago: “I love movies, but hate getting up early.” No more movies meant no more of his very own style of music full of icy tension and ominous expectations. Full of pumping electro beats, gripping synthesizers, lanky keyboard choirs and those every present melody maelstroms. Or so we thought. Cause then, suddenly, out of nowhere, comes Lost Themes. Nine instrumental compositions, with massive Dario Argento references, primitive basses and demonic themes we have all come to love. With tiny exotic intricate workings and sudden atmosphere changes. The main reason though, why I noticed the album, is the fact that he worked on the album with his son and godson. Cody and personal hero Daniel Davies of Year Long Disaster / Karma To Burn fame. Whenever they were bored playing video games they would head over to the attic to improvise some music. It went so well, that within days they had this Lost Themes album and they’re already working on a follow-up called Dark Blues. But for now, all us Carpenter lovers, are stuck imagining their very own nightmare while listening to Lost Themes…

(Written by JK)

dinsdag 11 november 2014

The Cover That Could – I

The Cover That Could – I

Karma To Burn – Twenty Four Hours

There is not much left of that old Karma To Burn spirit. Sure, the new incarnation sounds damn good. But it is not the same without Oswald and Mullins. And just think back to 1997 to that very first album by this legendary instrumental stonerrock-formation, it surprised friend and foe. Not just because of the amazing quality of the songs. But more because we were suddenly also treated to a singer. And ever since that moment the fans have been divided in two camps. Those who love that first album to death and believe it to be the best they ever released and those who dismiss that first one and think it should never have seen the light of day. Whatever side you are on, there is a cover version on the record, which might as well be judged as better than the original. Which is in part thanks to the last minutes added vocalist (ordered by the record company) Jason ‘J.J.’ Jarosz. The original song describes the endless and hopeless darkness that is beyond any form of depression. So many things to fight for; yet without any real meaning. Cause everything slips away anyway. Perfect bass lines that provide the melody and thus become the fantastic toy for the mighty Rich Mullins… Karma To Burn’s version of the Joy Division song Twenty Four Hours is better than the original!

vrijdag 3 oktober 2014

Dafus’s Stoner Caravan

Dafus’s Stoner Caravan

Wowawiewa! Did you know about Dafus’s Stoner Caravan? If not, here it is! It is in Ronse, Belgium, it is tomorrow and there are still a few tickets available! And how about that line-up!!! Awesome!

TIME SCHEDULE:

13.30h: doors open

14.00h - 14.30h: Von Detta

14.55h - 15.25h: Grizzlyncher

15.50h - 16.35h: Tangled Horns

17.00h - 17.45h: Zlang Zlut

18.10h - 18.55h: ZOE

19.20h - 20.05h: Motorcity Angels

20.30h - 21.15h: Komatsu

21.40h - 22.25h: Miava

22.50h - 23.35h: Loading Data

00.00h - 00.45h: King Hiss

01.10h - 02.10h: Karma To Burn

Presale (200 max) : 25 euros.

Price at the door (100 max): 30 euros.

Reservation: EMAIL

donderdag 17 juli 2014

Karma To Burn – Arch Stanton

FABA/Deep Dive/Bertus

Rock, Stoner, Instrumental

Rated: *****

And once again it isn’t the Karma To Burn as Karma To Burn once started; but it is however a Karma To Burn that sounds exactly like we want them. After the successful reunion in 2009, the massive touring that came after and the damn fine releases and even the sort of merger with Year Long Disaster it took three years before the walls started cracking again. Drummer Rob Oswald left the band and the music world around 2012 and was followed by bassist Rich Mullins a year later. Who is about to release his first EP with his new country-Americana-honkytonkstomp effort The Broken Harvest. Their respective replacements Evan Devine (Ancient Shores) and Rob Halkett (The Exploited) have managed to fill the deep hole left behind to a remarkable degree. Ofcourse the many many many live shows they played the past years have something to do with it. On the new record Arch Stanton the new three lead by founding member Will Mecum return to the sound of the second and third album. Which means we are treated to tight riffs, stomping drums and rolling basses. No need for experiments and no need for vocals. But there’s also a slight hint of progression to be noted besides the minor difference in bass work; notably the encompassing theme. The boys have used a Western signature in their desert rhythms and riff references. And it is highly present in the last song on the album Fifty Nine; which uses samples from The Good, The Bad And The Ugly… And there; among the tumbleweeds and dust storms the band has never sound better!

(Written by JK)

donderdag 22 mei 2014

The Broken Harvest – Against The Grain EP

Quarter Horse Records – 2014

Rock, Hard, Country, Americana

Rated: ***

Wanna hear what our comrade and former Karma to Burn and Year Long Disaster bass player is up to nowadays? Well, Rich Mullins is knee deep in hay and bourbon, working on new stuff with Billy Brent Malkus from Texas Sapphires under the moniker The Broken Harvest. Filling in on drums for this pure guitar based honky Tonkin power rocking trio is Scott Matthews from The Derailers. Together they’ve formed a posse that is riding high on a dusty trail that might lead to the Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. But if not; they will still fill the air with great music for steamy backyard parties when the summer is breathing fire and the coals are white hot. It’s Crazy Horse Neil Young, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard influenced by punk and eighties craziness. Don’t worry; those are just the little sparkle points among four bourbon soak Americana tracks that rock hard and will rock your chair even harder. Now crack open a bottle, sit back and hope that little breeze doesn’t die down…

(Written by JK)

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The Broken Harvest – Against The Grain EP

Quarter Horse Records – 2014

Rock, Hard, Country, Americana

Rated: ***

Wanna hear what our comrade and former Karma to Burn and Year Long Disaster bass player is up to nowadays? Well, Rich Mullins is knee deep in hay and bourbon, working on new stuff with Billy Brent Malkus from Texus Sapphires under the moniker The Broken Harvest. Filling in on drums for this pure guitar based honky Tonkin power rocking trio is Scott Matthews from The Derailers. Together they’ve formed a posse that is riding high on a dusty trail that might lead to the Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. But if not; they will still fill the air with great music for steamy backyard parties when the summer is breathing fire and the coals are white hot. It’s Crazy Horse Neil Young, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard influenced by punk and eighties craziness. Don’t worry; those are just the little sparkle points among four bourbon soaked Americana tracks that rock hard and will rock your chair even harder. Now crack open a bottle, sit back and hope that little breeze doesn’t die down…

(Written by JK)

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maandag 5 mei 2014

Sons of Alpha Centauri / Karma to Burn – Split 7”

H42 Records/Kitchen Dwellers Records – 2014

Rock, Stoner, Instrumental

Rated: *****

A thrilling seven inch split release once again. Sons of Alpha Centauri are the kings of the seven inch! And this time around, for the second time around, they have Karma To Burn filling in on the other side. Who deliver a stunning display of heavy stoner trucking K2B wise in the form of their new track 53. Ofcourse the illustrious trio is no longer formed by the original members. Rob Oswald and Rich Mullins once again left for reasons nobody really wants to talk about. Will Mecum therefor got a hold of Rob Halkett to fill in on Bass and Even Devine on drums. Can this line-up measure up to the original three? Judge for yourself when you listen to the steaming track 53! On the other side are ofcourse the kings themselves, the instigators, the instrumentalists who deliver every time around. Sons of Alpha Centauri hit us hard with a new song called 71. Best to get your hands on this diamond quick; for it’s a limited run of 500. With a 125 light blue-white marbled (Tour Edition), a 125 orange-black marbled (Label Edition) and 250 black ones. We for one cannot stop spinning it!

(Written by JK)

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woensdag 12 maart 2014

By Maker - I, Frankenstein (OST)

By Maker – I, Frankenstein (OST)
Lakeshore Records – 2014
Rock, Stoner, Industrial, Metal
Rated: ***

Ever wondered what happened to Daniel Davies? The amazing vocalist from Year Long Disaster and even Karma To Burn for a brief moment. Well, he of course released that damn fine EP Hidden Faces back in 2011. But he now resurfaced in a new band called By Maker also featuring Geno Lenardo from Filter. Their first feat of arms is the soundtrack for the movie I, Frankenstein featuring ten of their songs. A few of them are in the vein of what Davies did before and others move more towards a metal and industrial approach, which is surely the influence of Lenardo. But tracks like Misgiving, Trouble and even 1 By 1 and After All to some extent, have that definite Davies signature. But even the other industrial minded songs have this uncanning ability to captivate; once again mostly due to that magic color in Davies’s voice. By Maker, let’s see where this project leads…

(Written by JK)