Stoner HiVe’s Quick Fire Friday
Friday it is! Time for Quick Fire Friday! This time around we’re going all out and mentioning even more releases, ep’s and singles from 2020. Cause it is the final Friday of January! The final Quick Fire Friday in which we will entirely glance back towards that doomed year of 2020. After this we shall look forward, cause the 2021 releases are already piling up in the war room and inbox. So here it is, the final Quick Fire Friday of January! And we know, we know, the albums and bands deserve more than the few words we will jot down here. More attention and more of our time! But there is so much out there and we just simply cannot ever do it all justice. So here it is. The Stoner HiVe Quick Fire Friday! And its burns hot like molten lava!
The Magic Bus – To Spiti tu Asteriona (The House of Asterion)
The Greek fourpiece The Magic Bus has been touring the country since 2017 and is about to release their debut album To Kastro (The Castle). And to give us all a taste they released a first single named Taksidi Entos (Inner Journey) in November and To Spiti tu Asteriona (The House of Asterion) in December 2020. With omniscient presence Valantis Dafkos in the line-up you never know what direction it might go. The man, also present in acts like Peculiar Three and Redeye Caravan, seems to be able to do it all. With Greek vocals the track will undoubtedly give off a warm air and with its grandiose gestures it will tell you exciting stories of faraway lands; even if you don’t speak Greek…
F29 – F29
Atomic Zombie Records has been releasing a steady stream of grimy weirdness since they started back in 2015. The man behind it is Derek Neibarger and behind most of the releases on his label as well. And by sheer coincidence he is also the guy behind the one man project F29. Filthy, grungy, dank and dark, the debut eight track release is not for the faint hearted. It will slowly grind your soul to dust and incinerate your brain. And there are those moments in the week when we can all use some destruction!
Morpholith – Null Dimensions
The awesome Ozium Records is releasing the mighty two track Null Dimensions by Icelandic quintet Morpholith on vinyl. Two tracks filled with atmospheric, grimy, sludgy doom and proggy metal with an almost gothic feel. And with more amplifiers than bandmembers you know the Reykjavik outfit is loud and heavy. Very loud! And very heavy! O’ and if you have a cassette fetish visit Sludgelord Records for the Morpholith release!
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Switchblade Jesus – Death Hymns
We continue the trek to the all heavy and all noisy landscape with Death Hymns by three-piece Switchblade Jesus. Thrashy, speedy and sludgy, the seven tracks run you over in not even thirty minutes and leave you breathless and overwhelmed. Indeed, Switchblade Jesus almost clubbers you to death like some caveman crazy! No drawings of silly mammoths or bison; no, it will be of evil Behemoths!
Hydra – Live Session
We love Hydra and we love their From Light To The Abyss record released by Piranha Music back in August 2020. And due to the pandemic and all their shows being cancelled, they followed that up with a Live Session playing those tracks live and one new one called The Unholy Ceremony. Perfectly captured, we look around to see if there’s a line at the bar and how many coins we have left. And only then realize once again we are listening to this great stoner doom band from Poland in our war room. Loving it! And will be on heavy rotation over here!
Dr. Elephant’s Revolution – On Our Own
The first track on the new album On Our Own by two piece Dr. Elephant’s Revolution will not immediately pull you in. The slow atmospheric scene setter is by no means exemplary for the rest of the alternative, groove metal extravaganza we get afterwards. Canary In A Coal Mine is already incredibly addictive; and then the two march on with feverous energy. Stoner influences and all kinds of speedy crossover elements make this one hell of an entertaining adventure! All aboard!
Birds of Nazca – Birds of Nazca
Perhaps the best release we mention on this Quick Fire Friday session is the instrumental duo Birds of Nazca. Their self-titled eight track release nestles perfectly between all those heavy genres we all love so dearly. Yes, this is heavy fuzz, heavy psych, heavy stoner and high energy doom! Or as they like to call it themselves: doom ‘n roll! Once heard you will keep returning to this album and soar with it; high and mighty over the wide desert landscape!
The Meffs – Get Real
Well, lets Get Real for a second! Lets watch the video and learn all about life and more importantly The Meffs! A noisy Essex political punk duo that released their debut full-sized self-titled album in April of 2020. Well, we’re just in time to pay attention to this short and sweet punk release before their new single ‘You’ll See’ hits us smack dab between they eyes. And hey, their album in their own words: “Short enough that if you don't like it, it'll be over quickly. Long enough to get stuck in your nut.” Yowzah!
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Shit The Cow – Helvetespolkan
We’re still coming to grips with the awesome polka from hell as produced by Shit The Cow. Helvetespolkan is once again a gritty, intense and ramshackle stoner garage affair. Punky and primal, bluesy polka straight from purgatory. You’d better catch them quickly; cause they’ve got noise to deliver!