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
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EP REVIEW: Slower – Slower
Covering Slayer is a tricky business. Many bands have tried and failed, and despite displaying obvious reverence to the Californian Thrash legends, only a handful have ever really been able to do real justice to the source material. And of those, it’s the ones who arrive from left field that remain in the memory the most.
From Finnish cellists Apocalyptica to LA rap-metallers Body Count, it’s US singer/pianist Tori Amos who produced arguably the most innovative cross-genre take back in 2001 when she gave the world a very different version of “Raining Blood”. And now it’s the turn of Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch, the stoner metal legend getting the idea after teaching a student how to play “South of Heaven” in a different tuning and, well… Slower.Continue reading
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: February 21st New Music Releases
Desertfest London Starts Tomorrow, Remaining Tickets Moving Fast!
Desertfest’s 2017 London edition kicks off this Friday, April 28th and is set to shake music fans to their very souls. Headlined by the almighty SLEEP, Desertfest London also features Candlemass, Turbonegro, Slo Burn, Wolves In The Throne Room, Saint Vitus, John Garcia Band, Bongzilla and more. Tickets are running out for all venues fast and are expected to sell out. Get rolled up, dipped, and ready to blaze with Ghost Cult’s festival preview. Continue reading
Sleep To Headline Desertfest London, Slo Burn, Turbonegro, Candlemass, And More
Fresh off of their assault on London this fall, Sleep has been named the headliner for Desertfest London 2017, set to play a London’s iconic Roundhouse venue. Coupled with recently named second headliner Slo Burn, this will be the can’t miss music event of the spring in the UK. Continue reading