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THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX @ La Mécanique Ondulatoire (Paris, 30.11.15)

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A few lineup-related imponderables have made this Stoned Gatherings show a single-band one, also exceptionally taking place at La Mécanique Ondulatoire instead of that good...

OM + BLACK HEART REBELLION @ Divan du Monde (Paris, 22.11.15)

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“There’s nothing like a burst of ecumenical rock to screw these bastards!” This comment, left on the Facebook event page for OM’s concert – taking place just a...

CLUTCH + PLANET OF ZEUS @ Le Trabendo (Paris, 27.11.15)

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As a warm-up for their awaited Trabendo show, CLUTCH played the night before on L’Album de la Semaine for French TV channel Canal Plus. Being a fan of both the band and show...

DESERTFEST BELGIUM 2015 Review – Friday 9th October

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The DESERTFEST. This now biannual gathering of stoners from Europe and beyond, that takes on the form of a huge riff holiday camp – just as much as Hellfest – whereas...

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS + SPIDERS @ La Flèche d’Or (Paris, 14.10.15)

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A double challenge awaits UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS in Paris tonight. First one is their ability to defend their fantastic new album, their most radical in some way, for...

UP IN SMOKE FEST 2015 Report (03.10.15, Pratteln)

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This third edition of Swiss festival UP IN SMOKE FEST took once again place at Z7 Konzertfabrik in Pratteln for two days full of fantastic rock music. Z7 had two stages, a...

ELDER + NICK OLIVERI + MOS GENERATOR @ Le Ferrailleur (Nantes, 21.07.15)

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As always at Le Ferrailleur, the bill is pretty classy! With MOS GENERATOR as an opening act – a band with a serious live and discographic background – the night...

HELLFEST 2015: A weekend in the realm of Heavy – DAY 3

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After 48 plain hours of metal, stoner and rock indulgence, this last day at HELLFEST kicks off with a lump in our throats: damn, time has gone too fast! But wait,...

HELLFEST 2015: A weekend in the realm of Heavy – DAY 2

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The second day at HELLFEST 2015 kicks off with a bit less suppleness and strength than on the Friday, yet we’re awake enough to get knocked back to the ground by a 12+ hour...

HELLFEST 2015: A weekend in the realm of Heavy – DAY 1

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With a 2014 edition that broke records, we were far from imagining that this 10th HELLFEST anniversary was about to blow our minds like it did. A killer lineup? Yes. A metal...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2015 Review – Sunday 26th April

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No doubt that this ultimate day at DESERTFEST LONDON 2015 was the heaviest the festival has ever known. Three names to awaken your senses: Sleep, Acid King and Ufomammut. And...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2015 Review – Saturday 25th April

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The second day at DESERTFEST LONDON gave prominence to the filthiest leanings of heavy music on one hand, and to supremely groovy and classy performances on the other. Yes,...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2015 Review – Friday 24th April

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The first part of our review of the 4th DESERTFEST LONDON is up! With its thick and colored lineup and its very chilled-out atmosphere, the THC team got to discover, rejoice,...

STONED GATHERINGS #100 : Black Rainbows + The Midnight Ghost Train + The Texas Chainsaw Dust Lovers + Flayed (Paris, 22.03.15)

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Flayed, Texas Chainsaw Dust Lovers, The Midnight Ghost Train, Black Rainbows: the line-up felt like a mini-festival for the 100th edition of Stoned Gatherings in Paris last...

WEEDEATER + GURT + DEAD EXISTENCE + KING PARROT @ Stoned Gatherings (Paris, 10.03.15)

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You had to be crazy or have a really good excuse to miss Stoned Gatherings on March 10th in Paris: WEEDEATER. GURT. DEAD EXISTENCE. And (surprise!), KING PARROT. Sludge, sludge,...