Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Mecanicos
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High Noon Kahuna
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Black Mirrors
Tentacula
The Same River
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Tentacula - Estrella Destruida

 

 

Tentacula - Estrella Destruida
StoneFree Records - March 2022
Doom, psych, garage rock, surf rock
Rated: ****

One of my first Stoner HiVe reviews was Austrian crew Tentacula's stellar debut effort, and I would be remiss to not also call some well-deserved attention to their sophomore album "Estrella Destruida", out this past March. The band's fuzzy grooves and surf rock nuances carry over into their latest, but to a lesser extent as the band dive into a darker, heavier, occult-tinged sound. The shift in vibe is immediately present in opener "Shadows", which kicks off with a ringing guitar lick and an avalanche of crunchy distortion, haunting and heavy. Highlight track "Garaje" then shifts the record into high gear, with bouncing riffs as scuzzy as can be while maintaining surf rock stylings and energy. Vocalist Penny Slick Perry's husky, charismatic tones growl and soar amid the madness, dripping with attitude and bringing the tune to another level of kickassery. The story of "Estrella Destruida" isn't all rock 'n roll attack, however, as Tentacula explore a range of atmospheres and sounds across the remaining tracks. Standouts "Trip Patterns" and "Warning Signs" bring beautifully spare guitar plucking and patient kitwork, while "Birds Whispering" and "No Place For Ponies" further toy with surf tendencies, twisting Dick Dale's vision into something threatening and raw. "Estrella Destruida" is a sophomore effort of a special band who aren't content to sit still, but rather grow and deepen their sound, for which the heavy underground can count itself lucky.

(Written by Kyle SB / Shastabeast)

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Stoner HiVe’s Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

 

 

Stoner HiVe’s
Top 10 Most Listened Albums Last Week…

Bomber
Crimson Tower
End Boss
The Hellacopters
PreHistoric Animals
Duster
Tentacula
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard
GGGOLDDD
Eric Wagner

Tentacula – Tentaculove

Tentacula – Tentaculove

StoneFree Records – 2019

Doom, Surf, Garage, Psych

Rated: ****

Joining the ranks of what’s become a new wave of heavy from Austria, the Linz-based five-piece Tentacula bring their own unique and captivating new spin on doom with their debut EP Tentaculove. Two elements of the band’s sound stand out immediately – the guitar tone’s surf reverb, and vocalist Penny Slick Perry’s deep, operatic wails. A genre rarely associated with the low and slow doom we know and love, the surf rock tones add an unexpected but very welcome layer to Tentacula’s sound, creating occultish vibes and a middle eastern flavor that complement their weighted garage doom perfectly. Lead track “It’s only a dream” showcases this unique sound right out of the gate, and is soon elevated when the striking vocals takeover to amp up the spooky vibes. Additional male backing vocals that wouldn’t be out of place in a stormy sea shanty join the proceedings as well, adding to an atmosphere of danger. Building naturally from the mix of sounds in “It’s only a dream”, Tentacula put their expansive bag of tricks on display across the five remaining tracks, ranging from the crushing low end doom of “Liquid Thunder” (a personal favorite) to the black metal leanings of “Stoked” and the aptly-titled surfy fun of closer “Weirdo”. Across it all, Penny’s voice creeps and soars with attitude to spare, fully capable of leading a ritual from your most tentacled of nightmares. Going far beyond pure novelty, Tentacula have crafted a complex debut of surf-toned heavy that plays with a number of influences, and succeed in highlighting and mixing them to spawn Dick Dale’s unholy doom child.

(Written by Kyle)

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