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Bob Balch from FU MANCHU here.The idea for the SLOWER project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play “South Of Heaven” by SLAYER but she was a beginner so we slowed it down. I thought that sounded cool so I tuned down to B standard and tried it. I added some drums and thought “someone in the doom community should do this and name it SLOWER.”
A few years later I befriended Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as the drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea. He was backstage at a FU MANCHU show. Oddly enough I was wearing a POISON IDEA shirt and he told me that my shirt sucks. I asked who he was and why he was in our backstage. He told me and I felt stupid. We started drinking whiskey and talking about music. We stayed in touch over the next year or so and during Covid I told him about my SLOWER idea. He asked me to send him tracks. I waited too long because the day I sent the tracks he passed away. Totally tragic. I’m glad I got to know him even for a few years. He was a monster musician with a giant heart.
He will be greatly missed.
I shelved the project for a while after that. One day Esben from MONOLORD posted about musical collaborations. I love MONOLORD so I thought what the hell. I sent him some tracks and he killed it on drums. So I sent more. Then more. Shortly after that we started reaching out other musicians to get them involved. That’s how we ended up with this lineup. Everyone that contributed completely knocked it out of the park and I can’t thank them enough.
This project has been a long time coming and I’m beyond stoked on how it turned out. Without all of the players involved, Steven Hanford and my baritone Reverend guitar it wouldn’t have happened. Thanks to everyone involved and I hope you dig it! I’m a giant SLAYER fan so it’s been a treat to dig into these classic songs. Hopefully we can do another record in the near future. Look out for shows because they will happen!
Esben Willems - When Bob first approached me with the idea and I heard his scratch guitars, my first thought was “This is genius”. Those iconic tracks we all know by heart suddenly unveiled an unexpected dimension. I’m really proud of how this turned out.
Peder Bergstrand - “This might be blasphemous considering the circumstances, but when Bob reached out and asked if I’d want to play bass on sludged-out Slayer covers, I had to admit some of these tracks were brand new to me.
That made the experience even more special though, hearing and playing on the Slower version first, and then comparing to the original. Bob has really transformed these songs into something totally their own, and on a personal level I feel the rest of the band’s insane performances pushed me to my most inspired playing to date.
So incredibly stoked for people to hear this album.”
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1.
War Ensemble
2.
The Antichrist
3.
Blood Red
4.
Dead Skin Mask
5.
South Of Heaven
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SLAYER tracks in a SLOWER mood..
released January 26, 2024
CREDITS
“War Ensemble” “Dead Skin Mask” “Blood Red” “The Antichrist”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Peder Bergstrand (bass) LOWRIDER
Amy Barrysmith (vocals) YEAR OF THE COBRA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU
“South Of Heaven”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Scott Reeder (bass) KYUSS
Laura Pleasants (vocals) KYLESA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU
,1,Det Stora Oväsendet (2024)
https://droeoeg.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/skogshuggarjazz
https://instagram.com/droog_bandet
https://mobile.twitter.com/droog_bandet
"Through a dynamically orchestrated amalgamation of melodically mysterious and cinematically framed composition, DRÖÖG tells a soulfully gripping, hook rich and riff driven, bluesy, stoner doom adjacent yet exploratorily progressive story from the darkest parts of history taking you on a journey where magic, revenge and the lusts of the flesh go hand in hand..."
DRÖÖG / Falun, Sweden
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Majestic Mountain Records
https://www.facebook.com/majesticmountainrecords
https://www.instagram.com/majesticmountainrecords
https://twitter.com/Majestic_vinyl
https://majesticmountainrecords.bigcartel.com
https://majesticmountainrecords.bandcamp.com
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1.
Vidunder 00:00
2.
Guänna 04:26
3.
Det Stora Oväsendet 11:39
4.
Ägirs sång 18:09
5.
Gnista 24:19
6.
Sjömansvisa 32:52
7.
Ättestupa 39:49
8.
Draugr 49:08
9.
Riden av Maran (Mastodront) 56:47
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released June 28, 2024
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,1,En Directo (2024)
https://hijodelatormenta.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hijodelatormenta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3BGjJj3sM
https://www.instagram.com/hijo.de.la.tormenta
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1.
Ascensión - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 00:00
2.
Bienvenido - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 01:21
3.
La toma del Palacio de Invierno - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 05:35
4.
Elegía - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 09:16
5.
Fábula del sauce y el viento - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 12:12
6.
El abuelo - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 19:28
7.
Manifiesto al sol - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 25:17
8.
Un mañana aún más glorioso nos espera - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 33:48
9.
Desde la espesura - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 41:44
10.
Dilusiva - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 44:33
11.
Viaje de vuelta - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 48:04
12.
Alienación - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 51:16
13.
Desalienación - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 58:59
14.
Postales del fin del mundo - En directo desde Club Paraguay (Córdoba) 01:04:55
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released June 26, 2024
Grabado por Gerardo Demaría en Club Paraguay (Córdoba, Argentina) el 14/12/2022
Mezclado y masterizado por Luca Frizza
Asistencia por Agucho
Arte por Bruno Taglia
Toda la música y las letras son composiciones de Hijo de la Tormenta, excepto:
Discurso en "La toma del Palacio de Invierno" por Vladímir Ilich Uliánov ("Cómo la clase trabajadora puede liberarse de la opresión de capitalistas y terratenientes para siempre").
"Fábula del sauce y el viento" se inspira libremente en un fragmento de "Dune" de Frank Herbert.
"El Abuelo" basado en una traducción propia de un poema de Walt Whitman.
"Viaje de ida / Viaje de vuelta" parafrasea un poema de Roberto Bolaño.
Hijo de la tormenta es:
Guitarra y voz: Juan Cruz Ledesma
Bajo: Guido Di Carlo
Bateria: Santiago Ludueña
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#postrock_psychedelic #doommetal #stonerrock
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,1,Mare Nostrum (2024)
https://meltemband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meltemband/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D
https://open.spotify.com/artist/642yvsBv8r5sI39HjUOCia?si=MBgXg4kgRNW9Qxz_WGxyPQ&utm_source=copy-link
https://www.youtube.com/@meltemband9336
#Psychedelic #doom #rock band located in Barcelona.
It is an unstoppable journey, an introspective maritime voyage, it's the magnetism produced by the waves of the sea and the breeze. Crossing storms and tempests, navigating through calm waters. It's the fusion of doom, rock, and psychedelia with the folk and popular music of the Mediterranean basins.
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1. TRETZE 00:00
2. CÚRCUNA 12:09
3. MANDRÁGORA 19:56
4. OASI 34:41
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Labels: Nafra Records, Discos Macarras, Nooirax Producciones, Quebranta Records
Recording & master: Moontower Studios, Javi Félez
Design & cover: Ramón Aused
Photo: Helena Torrent
Format: LP, Digital
Release date: 28th of June 2024
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,1,Arkon (2024)
https://arkonband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/arkonband
https://www.instagram.com/arkon_band/
#Doom/#Heavy_Metal from Sardinia (#Italy). Heavy riffs, magical atmospheres and folk horror lyrics (mainly in sardinian language) inspired by the myths and folk tales of archaic and rural Sardinia
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1.
Sacrifitziu 00:00
2.
Arkon 05:25
3.
Intregadu 09:36
4.
S'Erchitu 15:04
5.
Oclubaria 31:35
6.
S'Andada 35:33
7.
Hypericum 36:49
8.
Inghirios 40:36
9.
Sinnos 45:13
10.
Sa Jana 48:56
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Arkon's self-titled debut album released with the Doom Symphony label, a division of Underground Symphony Records specializing in doom metal and similar. Arkon come from Sardinia (Italy) and offer theirs a powerful, arcane and evocative sound, between traditional doom and nwobhm-style heavy metal. All reworked thanks to the thousand-year-old culture of the island to which they belong, which emerges above all from the folk horror-inspired texts, all strictly in the Sardinian language, in which they tell of myths, demons, fairies and rural archaic rituals of Sardinia.
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released June 26, 2024
Arkon is:
Alberto Melis: vocals
Italo Pitzalis: guitar
Giuseppe Maisola: bass guitar
Angelo Ucheddu: drums
Lyrics of all tracks by G. Maisola.
Music of all tracks by G. Maisola. I Pitzalis, A. Melis, A. Ucheddu, except track n. 7 by G. Maisola, G. Grussu, I. Pitzalis, A. Melis, A. Ucheddu.
Recorded between november 2023 and February 2024 at Fabrizio Sanna's Studios - Oristano.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Fabrizio Sanna.
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Bob Balch from FU MANCHU here.The idea for the SLOWER project started around four years ago. I was teaching a student how to play “South Of Heaven” by SLAYER but she was a beginner so we slowed it down. I thought that sounded cool so I tuned down to B standard and tried it. I added some drums and thought “someone in the doom community should do this and name it SLOWER.”
A few years later I befriended Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as the drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea. He was backstage at a FU MANCHU show. Oddly enough I was wearing a POISON IDEA shirt and he told me that my shirt sucks. I asked who he was and why he was in our backstage. He told me and I felt stupid. We started drinking whiskey and talking about music. We stayed in touch over the next year or so and during Covid I told him about my SLOWER idea. He asked me to send him tracks. I waited too long because the day I sent the tracks he passed away. Totally tragic. I’m glad I got to know him even for a few years. He was a monster musician with a giant heart.
He will be greatly missed.
I shelved the project for a while after that. One day Esben from MONOLORD posted about musical collaborations. I love MONOLORD so I thought what the hell. I sent him some tracks and he killed it on drums. So I sent more. Then more. Shortly after that we started reaching out other musicians to get them involved. That’s how we ended up with this lineup. Everyone that contributed completely knocked it out of the park and I can’t thank them enough.
This project has been a long time coming and I’m beyond stoked on how it turned out. Without all of the players involved, Steven Hanford and my baritone Reverend guitar it wouldn’t have happened. Thanks to everyone involved and I hope you dig it! I’m a giant SLAYER fan so it’s been a treat to dig into these classic songs. Hopefully we can do another record in the near future. Look out for shows because they will happen!
Esben Willems - When Bob first approached me with the idea and I heard his scratch guitars, my first thought was “This is genius”. Those iconic tracks we all know by heart suddenly unveiled an unexpected dimension. I’m really proud of how this turned out.
Peder Bergstrand - “This might be blasphemous considering the circumstances, but when Bob reached out and asked if I’d want to play bass on sludged-out Slayer covers, I had to admit some of these tracks were brand new to me.
That made the experience even more special though, hearing and playing on the Slower version first, and then comparing to the original. Bob has really transformed these songs into something totally their own, and on a personal level I feel the rest of the band’s insane performances pushed me to my most inspired playing to date.
So incredibly stoked for people to hear this album.”
====
1.
War Ensemble
2.
The Antichrist
3.
Blood Red
4.
Dead Skin Mask
5.
South Of Heaven
====
SLAYER tracks in a SLOWER mood..
released January 26, 2024
CREDITS
“War Ensemble” “Dead Skin Mask” “Blood Red” “The Antichrist”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Peder Bergstrand (bass) LOWRIDER
Amy Barrysmith (vocals) YEAR OF THE COBRA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU
“South Of Heaven”
Esben Willems (drums) MONOLORD
Scott Reeder (bass) KYUSS
Laura Pleasants (vocals) KYLESA
Bob Balch (guitars) FU MANCHU