In depth with GURT, one of the baddest sludge beasts from London

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When I stumbled upon GURT the first time, I was like : “Damn ! Does this filthy muddy sound REALLY come from England ? I can’t believe it”. At that time, my...

STEAK “Corned Beef Colossus” (A/P 2013)

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STEAK. They’ve got it all. The London four-piece may be only a few years old, but they know that the crowd won’t headbang if you play it the smooth way. If you have...

Meeting Californian fuzzed out punk riffsters THE SHRINE in London

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Meeting THE SHRINE was one thing I really was looking forward to doing at London Desertfest 2013, this band being the rawest rock’n’roll act, smack in the middle of a...

BLACK TUSK announce release date for their blazing new EP “Tend No Wounds” !

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As you probably know, The Heavy Chronicles loves BLACK TUSK and every announcement regarding a release or a tour is always welcomed here like the perspective of something huge,...

KVELERTAK “Meir” (Roadrunner Records 2013)

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Since their beginnings, they’ve had the support of Kurt Ballou (Converge), so KVELERTAK returned quite naturally in his studios to record the successor of thee amazing, thee...

Get your full-on dose of meaty rock and positive energy with STEAK!

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I don't exactly remember in what conditions I discovered STEAK's blazing rock and badass comic concept. All I remember is being sucked into a turbulence of fuzz and fun. So when...

[CONTEST OVER] Win your tickets for ORANGE GOBLIN French summer tour 2013 !

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DEAD PIG ENTERTAINMENT and THE HEAVY CHRONICLES make you win tickets for ORANGE GOBLIN’s French tour 2013. Don’t force us to tell you that the London heavy metal...

Arthur Seay : “UNIDA is ready to do a proper record and a proper tour.”

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When I was offered to interview UNIDA in London, I took it like a one in a lifetime opportunity. Because UNIDA is one of those bands who release a fucking classic, then vanish in...

[GALLERY] Backstage with the bands @ Desertfest London 2013

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At a street corner, outside a pub, hanging around a tour van… The Heavy Chronicles caught some of the coolest bands who played at Desertfest London 2013 for a few pics....

DESERTFEST LONDON 2013 Daily Report : Sunday April, 28

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It’s no time for farewell yet, people, we’re definitely NOT done with this year’s DESERTFEST LONDON. Of course, the festival closed its doors a week ago, but I...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2013 Daily Report : Saturday, April 27

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DESERTFEST London, we’re so into you ! After an intense Friday filled with headbanging, discoveries and great encounters, I dragged my sore body to Camden for the second day...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2013 Daily Report : Friday, April 26

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It has never felt so hard to get back to a normal life than after DESERTFEST London. During three days, the stoner, doom and heavy rock community took over Camden Town, the most...

Figuring out the fascinating animal that is KADAVAR with its frontman Wolf Lindemann

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There are loads of amazing bands on planet Rock, but KADAVAR has this little something that gets your six senses enthralled and causes mass orgasmos. Yes, they have “the...

KADAVAR “Abra Kadavar” (Nuclear Blast 2013)

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You have no idea how much I’ve been waiting for some new material from KADAVAR, since the release of their first eponymous EP last summer… I played it so many times...

STONE RISING FEST 2013 (France) : Kadavar + Mars Red Sky + Abrahma…

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As a brand new stoner festival, the STONE RISING FEST (founded by Are You Stoned Inc. and Stoned Box Asso) in East France took up the challenge of rounding up hundreds of people...