HELLFEST 2013 The report : Day 1

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This is the first time The Heavy Chronicles ever set foot on this festival, and we can say that this vintage of HELLFEST 2013 blew our minds with its exponentiel dose of metal...

Neil Fallon from CLUTCH: “I’d rather have the worst day in rock’n’roll than the best day of sitting in morning traffic.”

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And then there was the legend. For 23 years, the American foursome CLUTCH has played a heavy rock that has always been deeply rooted in blues and rhythm’n’blues, far...

ORANGE GOBLIN @ Le Saint des Seins (Toulouse, 16.06.13)

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This is ORANGE GOBLIN’s first headlining tour ever in France, so this gig in the South of France was a godsend given that I haven’t seen the UK heavy legends on stage...

10 reasons to attend DESERTSCENE gigs in the UK this summer…

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Like, you live in the UK and need reasons to attend DESERTSCENE shows ? C’mon… But as there might remain a small percentage of the stoner community who’s not...

VISTA CHINO (formerly KYUSS LIVES!) : boom, check out the dates of the European tour !

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The desert mafia is back ! John Garcia, Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri and Bruno Fevery, formerly known as KYUSS LIVES! (also formerly KYUSS, but you’d check all the history by...

[CONTEST OVER] Win tickets for STONED GATHERINGS nights in Paris !

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After Parisian underground venue Les Combustibles closed its doors last month, everyone in the community was afraid that STONED GATHERINGS (aka the best promoter for...

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....