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Truckfighters: Let’s Get Fuzzical
Mania by Swedish rockers Truckfighters — number three on this site’s recent list of the Top Five of the First Half of 2009 — is an album that by now nothing more needs to be said about around here....
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Hackman Calls it Quits
When last we heard from Hackman guitarist Darryl Shepard, he was rejoicing that departed bassist Jase had rejoined the band. Now apparently they’re done. Bummer. They were one of the first interviews...
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Hail to the King of Salem, Baby
I didn’t even know there was a Salem, Connecticut, let alone a burly heavy rock duo who’d been collectively named ruling monarch of it. King of Salem is comprised of drummer Mike Petrucci and...
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Catch The Midnight Ghost Train. No, Seriously. Do it.
Someone needs to sign this band. Today. Every now and then you find an unsigned band who make it all worthwhile, and that?s how I feel about Buffalo?s The Midnight Ghost Train. Not only are they...
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Nebula Post US Tour Dates
You don’t need me to tell you to go see Nebula, and the good thing about the dates of this US run is that by the time they get going, their new album, Heavy Psych (Tee Pee Records; reviewed here), will...
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Black Pyramid and the Beasts Without
Like an angry Boston Yeti, the trio Black Pyramid emerges with their recently reviewed self-titled full-length debut. Part of MeteorCity‘s ongoing effort to rejuvenate the allegedly-dormant American...
View ArticlePassing the Point with Hypnos 69
Ever since mentioning them in the Astra review the other day, I’ve had my mind on Belgian psych trippers Hypnos 69, and specifically their last album, The Eclectic Measure. Since it’s sunny in the...
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Ancestors Return in October
It seems kind of quick, but as much as it exaggerates and hyperbolizes, the PR wire very rarely ever lies (except for those penis enlargement pills — what a ripoff!). Here’s the news from Tee Pee...
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Wo Fat: The Riffer’s Riffers
If you can?t tell what kind of chicanery Dallas fuzz worshippers Wo Fat are getting up to by the art above and track names like ?The Spheres Beyond? and ?El Culto de la Avaricia,? please check your...
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Yawning Sons are Worthy of Ceremony
You can make whatever sound comparisons or analogies you want, to my ears, the debut from Yawning Sons is principally two things. First: mesmerizing. Second: warm. The band is end result of a fortunate...
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