[PLAYLIST] Stoner joints and heavy madness

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If you need to pump up your stoner playlist then this is the right selection. Let me serve you super hot & heavy riffage with some psychedelic madness, some greasy stoned...

Some say 9.27.2011 will be “the 9.11 of Metal”…

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Every year, fall is synonymous of heaps of album releases, so no exception to the rule in 2011 : some will be in the running for going down in history, while some other will slide...

BARONESS Retrospective : “Blue Record”

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Last and final part of the retrospective on American sludge band BARONESS… You lived a fantastic saga with the “Red Album”, now it’s time to end the story...

KARMA TO BURN : spreading heaviness all over Europe

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One can honestly assert that KARMA TO BURN are unquestionably the modern kings of instrumental rock. Did you ever ask yourself why there aren’t so many bands making it in...

BARONESS Retrospective : “Red Album”

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When I heard that metal prog legends BARONESS have planned to release a new album for the end of 2011, I told myself “damn I must write a review of their two albums, so the...

HAIL! HORNET “Disperse The Curse” (Relapse Records 2011)

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A sludge supergroup. Just saying those words makes my heart skip a beat. T-Roy Medlin (Sourvein), Dixie Collins (Weedeater, Buzz*Oven), Vince Burke (Beaten Back to Pure), Erik...

SLOW SOUTHERN STEEL : here’s the metal documentary you’ve all been waiting for !

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2 years ago, SLOW SOUTHERN STEEL was announced for release, then it has been postponed again and again. All southern metal fans are eagerly waiting for what could be considered as...

ARMS OF THE SUN “Arms Of The Sun”

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I have to admit it : I first got into ARMS OF THE SUN when I heard Rex Brown was part of the band. Then I checked the 3 first tracks they uploaded on their website and I cried out...

He’s called “The Beard Of Doom” : KIRK WINDSTEIN.

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To continue the "X good reasons to worship..." series on a Southern vein, I choose to pay tribute to the coolest bearded man of all New-Orleans : KIRK WINDSTEIN....

The rush for HEAVY FESTIVALS !

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Okay okay, I know I should have posted this before, but hey better late than never (and last minute train/flight tickets are always cheaper). This article is more than an excuse...

KARMA TO BURN “V” (Napalm Records 2011)

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“V” is the latest offspring of instrumental stoner kings KARMA TO BURN, released merely one year after “Appalachian Incantation”. The latter announced...

MASTODON almost out of the studio

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While some redhead is feeling good having a part in stupid ads for a fast food company in Atlanta, the rest of the world is yearning about MASTODON four ATLiens’ next record...

KYUSS LIVES ! @ Krakatoa (Bordeaux – 06/24/10)

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After a sludge weekend in Bilbao, what’s better than a stoner friday with stoner legends KYUSS ? Given that tonight is one of their only indoor dates here in France, fans of...

DOWN + Corrosion Of Conformity + Eyehategod + Church Of Misery – KRISTONFEST 2011 (Bilbao, Spain)

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KRISTONFEST in Bilbao. Needless to say that every single fan of the NOLA sludge scene has been eagerly awaiting this festival. How could I describe the vibe in a few words?...

200% sludge festival in Bilbao : KRISTONFEST

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For sludge and southern metal lovers who wants to feel New-Orleans’ damp live… My friends, I got one advice for you : go to Bilbao’s KRISTONFEST on 18th of June...