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Sólstafir

SÓLSTAFIR are different. Their unique blend of metal with beautiful melodies, psychedelic moments and a strong undercurrent of classic / hard rock comes as varied and at times appealingly bizarre as the landscapes of their native Iceland. Their fifth full-length "Ótta" is the logical continuation of the musical course this four-piece adopted on the highly acclaimed forerunner "Svartir Sandar" (2011). Expect the unexpected, such as seduction by subtle strings or a hypnotic banjo. None of this was apparent when SÓLSTAFIR released their album debut "Í Blóði og Anda", which translates as 'In Blood and Spirit' in 2002. Instead of today's Icelandic gravel throated siren chants, frontman Aðalbjörn Tryggvason spit forth vitriolic crust-like vocals and the ripping guitars were clearly black metal inspired. Yet the band was as clearly identifiable back then as now and along their way with the next albums "Masterpiece of Bitterness" (2005) and "Köld" (2009) introducing new elements in a continuous evolution. SÓLSTAFIR's music is as much the product of Arctic blizzards as of red hot volcanic magma, erupting geysers, lush green pastures, and salty waves. With "Ótta" the Icelanders touch something ancient and timeless, while defying easy categorisation. This album needs to be heard again and again to peel back layers of details, each different and yet always revealing the same: great songs – all of them. The song titles of "Ótta" form a concept based on an old Icelandic system of time keeping similar to the monastic hours called "Eykt" ("eight"). The 24 hour day was divided into 8 parts of 3 hours each. The album starts at midnight, the beginning of "Lágnætti" ("low night"), continues through each Eyktir of the day and ends with "Náttmál" ("nighttime") from 21:00 to 0:00. This form of time keeping is more open than the relentless ticking of modern times, where each second is made to count, which turns humanity into cocks of the corporate clockwork. Now SÓLSTAFIR give you the antidote. Just lean back, close your eyes, take your time and lose yourself in this masterpiece called "Ótta"!

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Monolord

A Swedish doom/stoner power-trio known for their massive, earth-shaking riffs, hypnotic grooves, and emotionally heavy atmospheres.

Planning for Burial

Yawning Man

Dopelord

Mondo Drag

Khan

Khemmis

WHERE THE COLD WIND BLOWS out now on Nuclear Blast. https://khemmis.bfan.link/where-the-cold-wind-blows.fpo

Ahab

Mantar

Krallice

Skraeckoedlan

Hippie Death Cult

Deathchant

Kanaan

Kanaan emerges from an ocean of fuzz like a Kyuss that went to jazz school. The three prolific young musicians are seemingly everywhere on the Norwegian music scene these days, as members of Daufødt, Blodkvalt, Sex Magick Wizards and ¡BangBang Watergun!. A diverse selection of bands that display the aptitude of the players, as well as their eclectic musical influences. Kanaan's albums vary from jazzy, psychedelic explorations with forays into kraut and free improvisation to super heavy stoner rock. Inspired by bands such as Colour Haze, Sleep, Elder, Motorpsycho and Acid Mothers Temple. Although never flashy, the wild and free-flowing talent within the three musicians is always on display as they plow their way through enormous riffs and thunderous grooves. Kanaan never rests. They have released eight albums since their debut in 2018 and tour constantly around Europe both as headliners and also more recently as support for the French band Slift.

Earth Tongue

Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons’ off-kilter drumming, they’ve been sending punters into transcendental states since their emergence in 2016. Their debut album ‘Floating Being’ (Stolen Body Records, 2019) has quickly become an underground hit, seeing them embark on multiple tours across Australasia and Europe in the years since its release. Along the way they’ve picked up high praise from BBC Radio6, Bandcamp and headbangers all over the world. Earth Tongue’s live show is a powerful, cult-like experience - the perfect mix of throw-your-horns-up heavy, and can’t-stop-listening catchy. This is affirmed by the high caliber support slots they've been offered recently including IDLES, Ty Segall, King Woman, Kikagaku Moyo and Queens of the Stone Age. Earth Tongue’s forthcoming album "Great Haunting' will be released via LA label In The Red on June 14 2024.

Elephant9

Norwegian progressive/neo-psychedelic/jazz-rock trio Elephant9 exist in an ever-evolving musical collision of mid-'70s Miles Davis, Weather Report, Tony Williams Lifetime, King Crimson, and Hawkwind, filtered through an anarchic yet canny expression of technological and improvisational futurism that can range from harmonic and funky to dissonant, blaring, and sprawling. They have drawn considerable praise from both the jazz and rock communities worldwide for their album catalog, beginning with 2008's Dodovoodoo. Commencing in 2012, they began a series of ongoing yet sporadic collaborations with vanguard guitarist and bandleader Reine Fiske, starting with Atlantis, and later with Silver Mountain (2015) and Psychedelic Backfire II (2019). The group returned as a trio format and shifted musical direction for 2021's Arrival of the New Elders, relying more on through composition, structured space, and multivalent textures than on free jamming. On 2024's Mythical River they continued to build on that aesthetic. In October, Rune Grammofon released Catching Fire, a live set documenting a 2017 collaborative performance with guitarist Terje Rypdal. Elephant9 formed in Oslo around the talents of keyboardist Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent), bass player Nikolai Hængsle (National Bank), and drummer Torstein Lofthus (Shining). The instrumental group's heady blend of mid-'70s Miles Davis, Weather Report, the Tony Williams Lifetime, King Crimson, and Yes has drawn considerable praise. Elephant9's debut album, Dodovoodoo, was released on the Rune Grammofon label in June 2008, and drew positive reviews in Europe. 2010's Walk the Nile attracted U.S. jazz critics who welcomed its provocative improvisational attack. The band issued Live at the BBC in 2011, and the recording was greeted with nearly universal acclaim, garnering interest from both the rock and jazz press. When Elephant9 returned to the studio, they enlisted guitarist Reine Fiske (Dungen, latter-day Trad, Gräs och Stenar) as a collaborator for 2012's Atlantis -- he received co-billing. After an intense bout of touring, the members of Elephant9 took a time-out to focus on their other individual projects. Fiske was enlisted again when the band began recording sessions for a new album. In early 2016, Silver Mountain -- again co-billed -- was released by Rune Grammofon. Two years later, after collaborations with Fiske and guitarist Terje Rypdal, they returned to the core trio of their two first albums -- Storløkken, Hængsle, and Lofthus -- to investigate a more visceral but groove-oriented sound. The single "Actionpack1" was issued in January of 2018, with their fifth full-length, Greatest Show on Earth, following a month later. Elephant9 thwarted critical and industry expectations by simultaneously releasing a pair of albums in 2019 entitled Psychedelic Backfire I & II. In essence, both were studio quality live best-ofs. The latter offered another collaboration with Fiske, and opened with a surprising, utterly reimagined 14-minute cover of Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." Sensing that their meld of high-energy improvisational rock and power jazz had run its course, Elephant9 returned to the trio format to begin experimenting with, and ultimately altering, their musical direction. 2021's Arrival of the New Elders delivered a sound that melded nuanced trio composition to improvisation in more deliberate, slower tempi in group interplay amid an ambitious use of harmony, space, and texture. They netted their most laudatory reviews for the effort. After spending many months touring, Elephant9 re-entered the studio with recording and mixing engineer Mattias Glavå (Dungen's producer). They cut six compositions by keyboardist Ståle Storløkken and a pair of ambient bookends. Titled Mythical River, the 2024 set (the six composed tracks were all by keyboardist Ståle Storløkken), further explored the formal contemporary direction initiated on Arrival of the New Elders, yet added a determinedly futurist aesthetic. In October, their label Rune Grammofon released the double-length Catching Fire. The set captured a 2017 live collaboration between the band and world-renowned guitarist Terje Rypdal. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Wyatt E.

Wyatt E. writes the soundtrack of the exile of the people of Jerusalem to Babylon in 587 BC. A travel in the past leading to ancient Gods, forgotten cities and lost civilizations.