Yannick K. Author

Fait le grand écart entre kung fu old school et le rock sous toutes ses formes. Pense que Dieu serait tellement plus crédible (et badass) si c'était Iggy en disciple shaolin maniant aussi bien le nunchaku que la six cordes. En attendant il prêche pour THC.

Heavy rock supercombo KIND returns strong with “Close Encounters”.

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“Close Encounters” (of) the third KIND… Is the title of this third album a reference to the 1977 Spielberg movie? Yet there’s nothing alien about KIND’s...

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS “Slaughter On First Avenue”

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In the occult rock scene, some are driven solely by the pompous (Ghost, just to name one), while others take a completely different approach and delve so uncompromisingly into...

Psych-jazz supernova KANAAN strikes again with “Downpour”.

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Ask Vatn Strøm (guitars), Ingvald André Vassbø (drums) and Eskild Myrvoll (bass, keyboards) are always hard at work. Whether they produce albums, jam sessions, wild...

DOZER return as true stoner masters with “Drifting in the Endless Void”.

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What do you do after having contributed to shaping European stoner rock in five essential albums? You go back to school, of course! In the literal sense for singer and guitarist...

You said doom’n’roll? HÅNDGEMENG set the world ablaze with “Ultraritual”.

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No need for an elaborate blurb to introduce you to Håndgemeng, this new quartet hailing from Nørway. Just behold the artwork of their “Motorcycle Death Cult” EP...

A thunderous taste of live: DUEL, THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX, ECSTATIC VISION.

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We’re presenting the new series of live releases from Gabriele Fiori’s prolific label Heavy Psych Sounds, which are meant to satisfy the most insatiable enthusiasts of...

BRUIT ≤ “Apologie du Temps Perdu (Vol.1)” (Pelagic Records)

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Who has never abandoned oneself for a few moments, lying in a meadow, suspended in the slow movement of the clouds, listening to the grass in the fields? Such pause and inner...

ELDER reach new heights of beauty with “Innate Passage”.

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Elder is a band you can always rely on. Whatever happens, they are there, whether it’s in your headphones, your living room, or on the top right corner of your favorite...

DEVIL’S WITCHES gets macabre and poetic with “In All Her Forms”.

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Psych, fuzz, doom and sixties worship: that’s the way Devil’s Witches made a name for themselves in 2017. And then there was this debut album, “Velvet...

LORD ELEPHANT raise the stoner bar high with “Cosmic Awakening”.

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Appearances can be deceiving. As I was busy waiting for live shows to resume last June, I had somewhat missed out on the summer releases ahead of us. Among them, Lord Elephant...

SASQUATCH teach you riff-rock science on “Fever Fantasy”.

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I fucking love these guys. In case you’re not aware of SASQUATCH’s undisputed status as the ultimate heavy rock band, you’d better check out “Fever...

STEAK return with an LP, a comic book and a movie.

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I have a deep respect for Steak. And Reece Tee. If some bands remain pillars of the stoner rock scene — Kyuss in the US or Lowrider in Europe — Steak have been the...

KING BASTARD pave the way for SF doom on “It Came From The Void”.

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For over four decades, we have been told that “no one hears you scream in space”. In 1979, a whole generation started thinking that space exploration is not...

Restless Spirit pack a punch with their heroic stoner metal.

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So let’s start the year with a correction. A correction in many ways. Skipping through yours truly’s attention, “Blood Of The Old Gods” aroused my...

An interview with Norway’s most fuzz-loving geniuses KANAAN.

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When the first track from “Earthbound” came out, it was pretty obvious we were about to hear one of the best releases of the year. Because Kanaan’s riffs clash and knock...