Sweden truly is a melting pot for all sorts of high-octane Stoner Metal acts – Monolord, Graveyard, Hällas, Greenleaf, Void Commander; you name it. It is almost like the ideal home for acid trip-inducing slow-paced riffs. Even back in 2021, the label/collective Weedian curated a compilation album consisting of the finest psychedelic haze-laden Stoner Metal bands hailing from Sweden, entitled Trip to Sweden. One of the bands featured on the gnarly lineup of that compilation, the Västerås-bound 10,000 Years, are actually the one whose latest release I’m reviewing today.Continue reading
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24
PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24
Up In Smoke Festival Books Pentagram, Truckfighters, Monolord and More for its 10th Anniversary Edition
Sound Of Liberation has revealed the first band names for the upcoming, 10th Anniversary edition of Up In Smoke Festival, taking place between October 4 – 6, 2024 at Konzertfabrik Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland! Don’t miss Pentagram at their last Swiss show ever, headbang with Swedish fuzz rock overlords Truckfighters, be doomed with Monolord, and get ready for many more first-class acts such as heavy groove masters Greenleaf, Lowrider, Norwegian desert rockers Slomosa among many more! Continue reading
Greenleaf Shares New Single/Video for “Tides” – New Album Due This Spring
Swedish Stoner Doom band Greenleaf has announced their new full-length album, Echoes From A Mass, due out March 26 via Napalm Records! The album is the successor to their 2018 release, Hear The Rivers, the ever-evolving band continues to reshape the genre with thor proggy, psychedelic stoner jams and this new album is the next chapter. Check out the video for the lead single “Tides” right now!
Desertfest Berlin Plots Final Running Order
Desertfest is taking over the next few weekends with the first Desertfest in New York coming up this weekend and the London and Berlin events happening the week after. Desertfest Berlin features Om, Fu Manchu, All Them Witches, Colour Haze, Greenleaf, Monkey3, Witch and more! Check out the day by day running order now! Desertfest Berlin takes place May 3rd – 5th at the Arena Berlin!Continue reading
GUEST POST: Greenleaf Shares Their Top Albums Of 2018
Swedish stoner rock greats Greenleaf were busy in 2018. They released their excellent new opus Hear The Rivers via Napalm Records, toured a ton, and even released a great Pink Floyd cover! Without changing what made them great, the band continues to evolve and grow with their seventh record, and they have much more in store next year. They were also cool enough to share their favorite music of 2018 with you, our readers.
Various Artists – The Wall Redux
Like the noble slice of pizza, a cover song, if done well, can be amazing. And if it’s not, it’s still pretty good. It’s tough to cover well-known songs and albums by famous bands because music becomes our lexicon and fans know every little nook and cranny of a track. This is the case with Pink Floyd and their iconic double album The Wall. Luckily Magnetic Eye Records and their incredible “Redux” series is here, and they always do a bang-up job of assembling the talent. Covering the entirety of The Wall seems both ambitious and a little crazy too. While The Wall is lower on my personal list of Floyd favorites, it’s as important as it is beloved by the masses. Continue reading
On The Road… with My Sleeping Karma, Greenleaf and Mammoth Mammoth
German instrumental space rockers My Sleeping Karma have toured relentlessly for the last year behind their album Moskha (Napalm Records), and recently hit the UK for a string of dates. The bands blend of psychedelia, stoner metal and incredible instrumental prowess, makes their shows much more lively than your average band of navel gazing, self-important nerds. MSK gets the “rock” part of this and they always put on a fine show. Opening tonight’s show was Aussie no-nonsense heshers Mammoth Mammoth. These guys know how to write party rock anthems and feel good jams. MSK’s Napalm Records label mates Greenleaf of Sweden, themselves have a brand new album they are promoting, Rise Above The Meadow. Their blend of Sabbath-like retro grooves and well written psych explorations are as intoxicating as the many beers consumed in the bar this night. At The Garage in London recently, all the bands packed the club to nearly sold out, further proving the worth of this type of bill. Thanks to Jessica Lotti Photography for capturing the show for Ghost Cult.
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Music Video + Tour: Greenleaf – A Million Fireflies + Upcoming Euro Tour
Greenleaf is streaming their music video for “A Million Fireflies,” off of their upcoming album Rise Above The Meadow, out February 26, 2015 via Napalm Records below. The band has a string of upcoming tour dates which are listed below.
Dec 10: The Ritz – Manchester (UK)(with Clutch)
Dec 11: Wulfrun Hall – Wolverhampton (UK)(with Clutch)
Dec 12: Shepards Bush Empire – London (UK)(with Clutch)
Dec 26: Sankt Hell – Hamburg (DE) (with Clutch)
Dec 27: Scheune – Dresden (DE) (with Clutch)
Dec 28: Pitcher – Düsseldorf (DE) (with Clutch)
Dec 29: Alte Hackerei – Karlsruhe (DE)(with Clutch)
Dec 30: Coq d’Or Olten (SI) (with Clutch)
Feb 02: Trix – – Antwerp (BE)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 19: Garage – London (UK) (with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 20: Divan Du Monde – Paris (FR)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 21: Le Ferrailleur – Nantes (FR)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 22: Z 7 – Pratteln (SI)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 23: Feierwerk – Munich (DE)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 24: Lido – Berlin (DE)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 25: UT Connewitz – Leipzig (DE)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 26: Universum – Stuttgart (DE)(with My Sleeping Karma)
Feb 27: Arena 0 – Vienna (AT)(with My Sleeping Karma)