BRAIN PYRAMID - "Chasma Hideout" | Stoner/Psychedelic Rock | 8,5/10

Wer auf die Hippie-Phasen der heiligen CATHEDRAL steht, auf die vergrasten Tieftöne von ELECTRIC WIZARD und fuzzigen 70er-Prog-Rock aus Italien abfährt, wird "Chasma Hideout", das neue Album von der Band BRAIN PYRAMID, lieben.
Abwechslung, auch in Speed-technischer Hinsicht, ist auf dem Release Programm. Mein persönlicher Lieblingssong ist "Lucifer" - antesten und bitte einen angemessenen Preis für die kurzweilige Album-Gesamtleistung auf der Bandcamp-Seite von Acid Cosmonaut Records investieren! Heavy Zeug!

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Everybody into the hippie period of the holy CATHEDRAL, digging the weedy down tuned riffs of ELECTRIC WIZARD and fuzzed out 70s Prog Rock from Italy will love the new album, "Chasma Hideout", by BRAIN PYRAMID. Diversity is the motto on the whole release, also on the speed level. My personal favorite track is "Lucifer"- check it out and name a worthy price at the Bandcamp page of Acid Cosmonaut Records! This is heavy stuff! (SM)

acidcosmonautrecords.bandcamp.com

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DOCTOR CYCLOPS: Italienische 70s-Rotten-Rocker brachten Klangfarbe nach Leipzig, Interview im neuen Doom Metal Front-Magazin | Italian 70s Rotten Rockers brought tone color to Leipzig, Interview in new Doom Metal Front magazine

Gestern traf Doom Metal Front die italienische 70s-Doom-Rock-Gruppe DOCTOR CYCLOPS anlässlich ihres Konzerts im Leipziger Bandhaus und natürlich, um mit Sänger und Gitarrist Christian Draghi über das grandiose zweite Album, "Oscuropasso", zu sprechen, welches vor kurzem auf World In Sound veröffentlicht wurde. Als kleiner Appetit-Macher hier ein Auszug aus dem Interview, das im nächsten DMF enthalten sein wird:

"Wie würdest du euch jemandem vorstellen, der noch nie etwas von DOCTOR CYCLOPS gehört hat?
Wenn du auf fast unbekannten Seventies-Kram wie TRUTH, JANEY und CAPTAIN BEYOND, oder die Helden der frühen Achziger wie zum Beispiel WITCHFINDER GENERAL stehst, und nicht wie zehntausend andere nach anderen Stoner-Bands suchst, die man nur erträgt, wenn man bekifft ist, dann ist diese Band vielleicht etwas für dich.

‘Dr. Cyclops' ist ein klassischer amerikanischer Science-Fiction-Film aus dem Jahr 1940. Unabhängig davon dachte ich an eine Kombination aus dem UFO-Song ‘Doctor Doctor' und die Zyklopen in der griechischen Mythologie, als ich euren Bandnamen zum ersten Mal hörte. Außerdem sind Zyklopen im Süßwasser lebende, einäugige Ruderfußkrebse. Kannst du meinen Gedankengang nachvollziehen?
Wir beziehen uns nicht auf den Film. Wir wussten nicht einmal, das es ihn gibt, als wir uns für den Bandnamen entschieden. Er ist während eines Telefongesprächs zwischen mir und Francesco entstanden. Wir diskutierten in Frage kommende Namen und waren uns einig, dass Cyclops perfekt wäre: er klingt gut und besitzt eine wachrüttelnde Bedeutung, genauso wie die mythologischen Zyklopen an Einsamkeit, Majestät und Monströsität denken lassen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt machte Francesco seinen Abschluss, und wir stellten uns den Zyklopen als Arzt vor. Was eigentlich ein Witz war. Anschließend googelten wir danach und fanden den Film. Ein perfekter Zufall!

‘Oscuropasso' kam am 14. Februar raus. Warum habt ihr den Valentinstag als Veröffentlichungstermin für das Album gewählt?

Das Label hat das entschieden. Keine Ahnung, ob das beabsichtigt war, aber es gibt Fotos, die eindeutig unsere Verbindung mit der Flower-Power-Bewegung beweisen. Nebenbei bemerkt, haben wir lediglich unsere eigene Liebe für Musik in die Songs gepackt. Ich habe keine Idee, wie sie bei den Menschen ankommen, ob als Liebe, Kummer oder irgend etwas anderes. Wichtig ist, dass sie starke Gefühle auslösen."

Lest das komplette Interview im neuen DMF #12, welches im April erscheint. Hier noch unsere Meinung über "Oscuropasso":

"Die Italiener DOCTOR CYCLOPS bezeichnen ihren Stil als 70s Rotten Rock; eine Beschreibung, welche zu der eigentümlichen Musikrichtung passt. Unterschiedlichste Elemente gehen auf „Obscuropasso“ eine Symbiose ein: 70er Hardrock inklusive eingestreuter Hammond-Orgel, episch-schweren Riffs und psychedelischen Klangspuren trifft auf moderne Vertreter à la WITCHCRAFT und wird gestützt von progressiven und doomigen Anleihen, was dem Werk eine eigene Klangfarbe verleiht. Stellenweise werden Erinnerungen an den Krautrock wach, und auch der Bluesrock wirkt als Einflussfaktor. Als Kontrast zur Heavyness des Werks sind die klaren Vocals zart und beinahe sanft gehalten, ohne an Eingängigkeit zu verlieren, bestes Beispiel: „Rotten Trolls“. „Oscuropasso“ ist ein experimentelles Werk, welches direkt den 70ern entsprungen zu sein scheint. Mächtig heavy rockend im Geschmack und leicht psychedelisch im Abgang ist dieses Werk eine gut produzierte Zeitreise, die sich gewaschen hat." - 9/10 (von Wiebke Hörmann für Doom Metal Front)

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Doom Metal Front met Italian 70s Rotten Rock band DOCTOR CYCLOPS yesterday in Leipzig due to their concert at Bandhaus Leipzig and, of course, talked with vocalist Christian Draghi about the magnificent second full-length album, "Oscuropasso", which was recently released on World In Sound. Here is an extract of the interview, which will be in the new DMF:

"How would you introduce yourself to someone who has never heard of DOCTOR CYCLOPS before?

If you like almost unknown Seventies stuff such as TRUTH, JANEY and CAPTAIN BEYOND, or early 80s heroes like WITCHFINDER GENERAL, and if you're not looking for another Stoner band like ten thousand others you have to get stoned to stand, well, maybe this is the band for you!

Dr. Cyclops is a classic American Science Fiction movie from 1940. Despite that, when I heard your bandname first, I thought of a combination of UFO’s song ‘Doctor Doctor’ and the Cyclops in Greek mythology. But Cyclops is also a genera of freshwater copepods. Do you share my associations?

We didn't mean to quote the movie. Actually we didn't even know it existed when we chose the band's name. It came through a phone conversation between me and Francesco. We were discussing about some possible names and we agreed that Cyclops was perfect: good rolling sound, and evocative meaning, as the Cyclops’s mythological figure brings to mind loneliness, majesty and freakiness. At the time Francesco was taking his degree, so we simply thought that the Cyclops could be a Doctor. It came like a joke. Then we googled it and we found out about the movie. A perfect coincidence!

‘Oscuropasso’ was released on the 14th of February. Why did you choose Valentine’s Day to release your album? Was it intentional and how much love have you put into your tunes, or are they intended to bring love to the people?

It was the label's choice. Don't know if it was intentional, but we have pictures that prove our undisputed connection with the flower power movement. By the way, what we put in our songs is just our love for music. Don't know what they will give to people, if it'll be love or anguish, or anything else. The important thing is that they move them with strong emotions."

Read the full interview in the upcoming DMF issue #12, which will be out in April. Our opinion about "Oacuropasso" here:

"Oscuropasso" is pure Italian 'Rotten Rock', which speaks to the listeners heart, because of its different Genre influences spreading from 60s Psych and Hardrock to heavy Doom riffing. Even reminiscent of great Blues- and Krautrock. "Oscuropasso" is an experimental work of art, which seemingly arose directly from the 70s, powerfully rocking with a slight psychedelic taste to it. A well produced time travel!" - 9/10 (by Wiebke Hörmann for Doom Metal Front)

www.doctorcyclops.com

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www.worldinsound.com

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MOPE: Liefern erstklassiges Jazz/Doom-Debüt ab! / Serve top-notch Jazz/Doom debut album!

MOPE

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Label: Taxi Driver Records

Relase Date: 22nd February 2014

Tracklist:
1. Old Grey Street (07:31)
2. Doomed To Feed The Ground (12:57)
3. La Caduta (9:57)

MOPE is an instrumental doom metal band formed in Genova (Italy) in 2011 by Fabio Cuomo (Drums // Eremite), Stefano Parodi (Bass // Vanessa Van Basten), Jessica Rassi (Guitar // The Giant's Lab) and Sara Twinn (Saxophone // Folagra).
They love minimalist and repetitive but heavy and distorted drones and stoner doom metal riffs, together with slow ambient/jazz environments. Each member comes from a different music background but they all agree on listening to Earth, Om and Sleep. What comes out is a mix of heavy sonorities and elements of avant-garde metal, with the saxophone as a peculiar vocal line. For fans of Yakuza, Minsk, Callisto but also any doom metal, post metal, stoner and psychedelic music lover.

Mope's self-titled debut album will be out on 22nd February 2014, released by Taxi Driver Records (Genova, Italy) in CD and digital format. "Mope" was recorded at Cdm, then mixed and mastered at El Fish Recording Studio. The CD cover artwork is a drawing by Jessica Rassi (The Giant's Lab).


Band: facebook/MOPEBAND // Bandcamp // mopeband@gmail.com
Label: www.taxidriverstore.com // taxidriverstore@gmail.com
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THE HAUNTING GREEN: Italian experimental Doom duo has self-titled EP out

THE HAUNTING GREEN is a Doom/Experimental duo from northern Italy.

Cristiano Perin - guitar, vocals and electronics
Chantal Fresco - drums and vocals

THE HAUNTING GREEN's first EP is entirely avaible for streaming and download on their websites:

https://www.facebook.com/thehauntingreen

https://thehauntinggreen.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/the-haunting-green/sets

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ELEVATORS TO THE GRATEFUL SKY from Sicily having "Cloud Eye", their stunning debut album, out!

ELEVATORS TO THE GRATEFUL SKY (ETTGS) hails from Palermo, Sicily, a place where scorching heat makes music - and stonerrock, in this case - particularly angry and dazed. Combining 70's heavy rock riffing with psychedelic flights, doom metal dirges and a whole palette of influences.

"Cloud Eye" is embraced by a beautifully drawn artwork - made by Sandro (vocals) - that really embodies the psychedelic experience and allows you to join the turbulent world of ETTGS. Don't miss out on this stone-rocker from Transubstans records!

Recommended for fans of SLEEP, DOZER, KARMA TO BURN, KYUSS

Lay back, have a glass of wine and enjoy the track!

Released 11 December 2013 

ELEVATORS TO THE GRATEFUL SKY is:

Sandro - Vocals
Giorgio - Guitars, Bass, Harmonica, Backing Vocals
Peppe - Guitars
Giulio - Drums and Percussions

https://elevatorstothegratefulsky.bandcamp.com/

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MINDWARP: Self-titled EP of instrumental Psych/Stonerrock band from Italy will be released in February

MINDWARP was born in 2012 in the wasteland of Brindisi, from the ashes of stoner and doom project, Southern Cult. The musical understanding of the trio and the desire to experiment with genres brought the band in search of a sound totally free from the rigors of any kind or limits. The band's sound is varied, with riffs and sounds that come from the desert rock, from acid blues, progressive and funk in an attempt to blend as much as possible the different musical influences of each component.

Release: 21 February 2014

MINDWARP is:
Andrea Antelmi - Bass
Vincenzo "Izzy" De Nigris - Guitars
Marco Mari - Drums

LISTEN & PRE-ORDER HERE!

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Shadow Kingdom Records releases rare RUN AFTER TO recordings

Shadow Kingdom Records has unearthed and released a collection of obscure and virtually unknown '80s Italian Doom Metal from RUN AFTER TO.

A split release entitled Run After To/Gjinn and Djinn that includes the band's lone 1988 self-titled EP and the 1985 Gjinn and Djinn demo is now available worldwide on digital and CD formats. The songs have been remastered and the CD package contains some amazing band photos and a complete biography.

With the strange name came some strange songs as well. These old dusty recordings are literally impossible to find except for a low quality upload on YouTube. Fans of old 80's Doom Metal like PAUL CHAIN VIOLET THEATRE, BLACK HOLE, and DEATH SS will absolutely love this package. Those not as familiar with Italian Doom Metal will have their interest piqued by comparisons to the likes of BLACK SABBATH, SAINT VITUS, CANDLEMASS and TROUBLE. RUN AFTER TO is one of those bands who has gone criminally unnoticed thanks to a career cut too short.

Stream the album in full and purchase at shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com.

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BRETUS reveal unreleased song to wet your appetite for the next album

Here's an unreleased song from Italian Doom freaks BRETUS - "The Haunter Of The Dark" - which is an anticipation of the sound of the upcoming full length. This song will not appear on the new album's tracklist, that BRETUS will begin to work on during the year. Enjoy!



http://bretus-doom.webnode.it/

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FIRELORD: Italian Doom'n'Rollers having their new album, "Among The Snakes", out!

FIRELORD was formed in Turin in 2007 from the ashes of a Doom Metal project named Saint Judas
founded by Mario E. Bussini few years before, influenced by Black Sabbath, Count Raven, Gates of Slumber, Earthride, Wino projects, Doom scene, Stoner and Metal before '80s.

The actual FIRELORD lineup is formed by Mario E.Bussini (voice, guitars), Giulio Buscaglione (drums) and Mario Pappano (bass).

The digital and physical CD album can be ordered at FIRELORD's Bandcamp page!

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BRETUS are recording a new song, vinyl version of "In Onirica" arriving these days!

BRETUS from Italy is starting the recording session of the new song "The Haunter Of The Dark", it will be an anticipation of the sound of the upcoming full length. However, that sonout outg will not appear on the new album's tracklist, they will begin to work on it during the next year.

In the meanwhile, very soon, they will receive a vinyl version of "In Onirica" issued by Blood Rock Records.

Watch out! This is nothing for posers! THIS IS FUCKING LOUD MUSIC!!!

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BretusDoom
Web site: http://bretus-doom.webnode.it/

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FIRELORD: New album "Amongst The Snakes" of the Italian Stoner/Doom outfit out now

FIRELORD are burning roads with fuzzy uptempo numbers, prooving that they are living "Amongst The Snakes" whilst hailing the musical roots with sluggish tracks, reminiscent of the godfathers of all that's heavy and slow - the mighty BLACK SABBATH!

FIRELORD started up in Turin in 2007 from the ashes of a Doom Metal project named Saint Judas
founded by Mario E. Bussini few years before. In 2007 Beppe Tozza, Daniele Biffaro and Giulio Buscaglione joined the project. The band plays some covers and a couple of draft tunes heavy influenced by Black Sabbath, Count Raven, Gates of Slumber, Earthride, Saint Vitus and Wino projects, Doom scene, Stoner and Metal until the '80s.

Many problems and changes happened to the lineup, until 2011 when get stable with the entrance of bass player Dario Giuva, who joins the project and partecipate to realase of the four tracks recorded in the first Firelord EP "The Burning EP".



2013' lineup is formed by Mario E.Bussini (voice, guitars), Giulio Buscaglione (drums) and Mario Pappano (bass).

http://firelordoom.bandcamp.com/

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RUN AFTER TO: Obscure Italian Doom Metal band from the 80s unearthed

Shadow Kingdom Records has unearthed some completely obscure and virtually unknown 80's Italian Doom Metal masters RUN AFTER TO. With the strange name came some strange songs as well. These old dusty recordings are literally impossible to find except for a low quality upload on YouTube. Fans of old 80’s Doom Metal like Paul Chain Violet Theatre, Black Hole, Death SS will absolutely love this package. We have all of their songs re-mastered and put together on 1 CD along with some amazing band photos and a complete biography on the band. If you were not well versed on Italian Doom Metal, then fans of Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Candlemass, and Trouble would be interested in getting this gem. This is one of those bands that had too short of a career. They only put out an EP in 1988 and a demo tape in 1985.  There's some confusion about the history of the song "Occultism".  That was originally a Run After To song.  Paul Chain heard the song, loved it and re-recorded it and made his own version of it.  So technically Paul Chain Violet Theatre has a Run After To cover.



Run After To (EP, 1988)
1. Who Cries for the Children
2. Melancholy
3. My Name is Man

Gjinn And Djinn (Demo, 1985)
4. Occultism
5. Walking on the Rainbow
6. Visions
7. Melancholy
8. Run After To
9. Exorcism

Listen at shadowkingdomrecords.bandcamp.com

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MANTHRA DEI: 70s-based Progressive/Psychedelic Rock from Italy out on Acid Cosmonaut Records

More than a band, MANTHRA DEI are a bunch of friends in love with lysergic deserts and forged by nights spent listening cassettes of teenage idols. Spontaneous, raw and mind-tripped tunes get pierced together by their bipolar personalities and become straight as headbanging on a kick-ass riff.

Michele, Paolo and Brano started back in 2009 as an instrumental power-trio that brought them to self-produce an EP with two log trips for almost 40 minutes of improvisations. Soon after, Maestro Paolo T. (yes, a real Maestro) joined them to start a long list of live-shows with Karma to Burn, Yawning Man, Vibravoid among many others up to a memorable Pietrasonica Festival in 2011.

After that the band decided to fix their jams into an album and consequently to get closed in a rehearsal room for almost two years … at least up to 2013, when Nasoni Rec – Colour Haze, Machine, Siena Root anyone? – decided to cast on vinyl their recordings. CD edition was taken in charge by a young Italian label, Acid Cosmonauts, that spread the world with a limited edition of 300 copies of their first full-length.

1.Stone Face – a majestic trip into space/psych/prog areas
2.Xolotl – heavy one: heavy riffing and head banging for the masses
3.Legendary Lamb – yes, after all we are a stoner band and this is supposed to sound like a stoner song
4.Urjammer – special intermezzo to relax you from cardiac problems
5.Blue Phantom – the suite: stoner/psych/prog/blues/ethnic/acid/doom/kraut/heavy mixed together without any rules. May the mindtrip begin!
6.Stone Face (Acoustic Reprise) – our special message of love & anguish for this cruel world



What to find on the album? Hawkwind, Causa Sui, Can, Kyuss, Earthless, Black Sabbath, Colour Haze, King Crimson, Motorpsycho, Popol Vuh, Sleep, Goblin, Hypnos69, Jethro Tull, Ozric Tentacles mashed-up with no criteria but with horns up against the sky!

acidcosmonautrecords.bandcamp.com/

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BLOOD RED WATER: New EP of Italian Sludge/Stoner Doom band flowing like heavy thick blood

Blood Red Water is a cool Sludge/Stoner Doom band from Venice (Italy), having just released their second EP, which is called "All The Ills of Mankind“. It is also available for streaming on their bandcamp page.

https://www.facebook.com/bloodredwater
http://bloodredwater.bandcamp.com/

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UFOMAMMUT: 15 years of existence - "Magickal Mastery Tour" starts tomorrow

From on this week, Ufomammut will excavate items from their pliocenic past, keeping their third eye pointed at the future - embarking on the 'Magickal Mastery Tour', a journey through fifteen years of Ufomammut music, performing under a new light songs from Godlike Snake to ORO, as thanksgiving to fans for their support and devotion.

As the tour draws near, Ufomammut astonish with their perfect amalgam of audio and visual psychedelics, as seen in the latest video to be unleashed. Now if this doesn't persuade you to join them, then I don't know what will!

BE MESMERISED HERE (warning, contains flashing images):



Ufomammut comment..."Only a few days to the beginning of the Magickal Mastery tour, a sonic flow that forged us, that is arising again taking a new shape inside our minds and our souls. We're totally looking forward to share our favourite songs with all of You!"

Don't forget that kings of rural metal dirge and harvesters of riffs Zolle are bringing their surplus produce on the road this Autumn with fellow countrymen Ufomammut, and they're sure to come out scythes swinging! They'll be on the road with Ufomammut on all dates between 25th September - 5th October inclusive. Here's Zolle introducing themselves as the latest conductors on the Magickal Mastery Tour:



MAGIKAL MASTERY TOUR DATES:
25 sept - Arena - Vienna (A)*
26 sept - Stattwerkstatt - Linz (A)*
27 sept - Kulturpalast - Wiesbaden (D)*
28 sept - Het Depot - Leuven (B)*
29 sept - Vera - Groningen (NL)*
01 oct - The Fleece - Bristol (UK)*
02 oct - Brudenell social club - Leeds (UK)*
03 oct - The Underworld - London (UK)*
 04 oct - 4AD - Diksmuide (BE)*
05 oct - Römer - Bremen (D)*
06 oct - KB18 - Copenhagen (DK)
07 oct - Blitz - Oslo (NOR)
09 oct - Luttako - Jväskyla (FIN)
10 oct - Kuudes Linja - Helsinki (FIN) with Suma
11 oct - Yo Talo - Tampere (FIN)
12 oct - Nuclear Nightclub - Oulu (FIN)
17 oct - Progresja - Warsaw (PL)
18 oct - Bii Nu - Berlin (D)
19 oct - Keep it Low Festival - Munich (D)
*all dates with Zolle in support

Tickets here: http://www.leedstickets.com/eventsearch?q=ufomammut

www.ufomammut.com
www.supernaturalcat.com

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UFOMAMMUT: Coming to take you away at their MAGICKAL MASTERY TOUR this fall

This fall, UFOMAMMUT is doing a "Best of..." tour. The psych/doom trio will excavate items from their pliocenic past, keeping their third eye pointed at the future.

The "MAGICKAL MASTERY TOUR" is a journey through 15 years of UFOMAMMUT music, performing under a new light songs from "Godlike Snake" to "ORO", as thanksgiving to people for their support and devotion.

"We are very excited to come out and play material from across our album catalogue, whereas recent focus has been on ORO, an album which we are most proud of, we are looking forward to playing older material also, it's been a while ! This marks the last tour we shall do for a period, whilst we concentrate on writing a new album."

MAGICKAL MASTERY TOUR DATES
25.09 - Arena - Vienna (A)
26.09 - Stattwerkstatt - Linz (A)
27.09 - Kulturpalast - Wiesbaden (D)
28.09 - Het Depot - Leuven (B)
29.09 - Vera - Groningen (NL)
01.10 - The Fleece - Bristol (UK)
02.10 - Brudenell social club - Leeds (UK)
03.10 - The Underworld - London (UK)
04.10 - 4AD - Diksmuide (BE)
05.10 - Römer - Bremen (D)
06.10 - KB18 - Copenhagen (DK)
07.10 - Blitz - Oslo (NOR)
09.10 - Luttako - Jväskyla (FIN)*
10.10 - Kuudes Linja - Helsinki (FIN)*
11.10 - Yo Talo - Tampere (FIN)*
12.10 - Nuclear Nightclub - Oulu (FIN)*
17.10 - Progresja - Warsaw (PL)
18.10 - Bii Nu - Berlin (D)
19.10 - Keep it Low Festival - Munich (D)

UFOMAMMUT website - facebook

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FANGS OF THE MOLOSSUS: Album available & "I Drink Your Blood" single soon to be released

FANGS OF THE MOLOSSUS are a psych-doom metal band from the Florence area. The first band nucleus dates back to 2011, but several line-up changes caused delays and we reached some stability only in late 2012. Currently the band consists of Acid King Khanjia (vocals & guitar), Amp Zilla (lead guitar & space FX), Count J. Vendetta (guitar & space FX), Daemon Nox (bass guitar) and our newest member Iako (drums).

They all have previous musical experience in bands that are/were sometimes radically different from Fangs' doom: Combo De La Muerte, Bobby Tumultous, Tombstone, Cleaver, Bud Spencer Drunk Explosion, Riviera, El Cardinal And The Electric Dicks… From straightforward metal to garage rock or latin jazz, we've separately done them all (all genres: no pun intended). Having a common interest in muddy, slow-paced music too, they just wanted to see what could come out of this apparently weird mix of players.

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Fangs Of The Molossus aim to let most of their influences freely flow into a unique blend. Music wise, if our backbone is the solid doom that we all equally enjoy, once in a while you may happen to hear something that reveals our individual sensibilities: Hawkwind, Loop, Swans, Danzig, or even Morphine and Spacemen 3. It comes completely natural for us to start composing something that is initially a heavy, rough and obsessive jam (some sort of psychedelic "ostinato") and end up with something else, that shares very little with the starting idea. At times structurally simple and hard rock-ish, other times layered, with frequent noise/drone or space rock intervals, we don't always know what the final output of a song will be. And on stage many tracks become longer, or get faster.

As for the lyrics, there are many inspirations and, again, no forced lowest common denominator. Cheap pseudo-satanism is undoubtedly funny, but it's not our cup of tea, unless proposed in a cinematic, artsy way. Same goes with drug-driven stuff. We may find intriguing subjects anywhere: in ancient Roman or Etruscan history and mythology just as much as in early 70's horror movies, in science fiction literature, in a Beksinski painting or in a comic book by Hideshi Hino. Escapism, of course. But who would expect cocky social commentary or political commitment from a doom outfit?

Going back to the music, after a few warm-up gigs with our current line-up, supporting bands like Caronte, our close friend Giulio's Funeral Marmoori, Electric Taurus, Mouth Of The Architect and Witche's Brew, we focused on the tunes we found more defining for our sound and started recording our five-track self produced debut, that was released on July 2013.

Soon to be released: "I Drink Your Blood" single (limited edition on colored 7")

http://www.facebook.com/fangsofthemolossus
http://www.reverbnation.com/fangsofthemolossus

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TEDDY's HEAD FROM HELL: EP from Italian Stoner Rock band now on Cosmic Swamp Records

"THFH is a deep stoner und stoned band from Italy, devoted to a desert sound with a groovy mix of super slow tempo and hard riff-o-rama. Add a clear, powerful voice and you can have an idea of the situation." - Cosmic Swamp Records

THFH bandcamp

THFH facebook

Cosmic Swamp Store

Cosmic Swamp Records

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IRA DEL BACCANO

Genre: Psychedelic, Stoner
Origin: Rome, Italy
www.myspace.com/iradelbaccano
www.iradelbaccano.it/

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Juggernaut

Genre: Sludge, Death Doom, Postcore
Origin: Rome, Italy
www.myspace.com/thejuggernautband

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