The flood of album releases from Transubstans Records in 2011 is not abating, and, to crown it all, most of their bands have something good to offer. Those familiar with Transubstans Records will be aware that their focus is mainly on 1970's rock in all its manifestations, and thus ...
Gideon Smith again shows that he truly is a sonic alchemist who is driven by an unbending outlaw spirit. Another proof of this is his new album, '30 Weight', which shows again the stylistic bandwidth of his music. For a long time already, it was obvious that Gideon Smith has ...
If you do not like the summer that lies ahead now and despise the laughing children, the sun, the warmth and all that stuff, then I got something for you to bring back the darker feelings of late autumn and winter. That thing is Gallow God’s first album called 'False ...
Friends, something irritating has happened. In order to understand why, you need to know that I live in a small German town and there I work in a small pub that is not really notorious for being a rock pub. One Tuesday I had opened the pub when some ...
GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS (At Her Majesty's Pleasure) LP/CD
04/12/2011
It's been a while since I wrote a review about 'Just A Fraction', which was the debut 7" from GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS. That was a nice start for the band, but for unexplainable reasons I never had the chance to listen ...
I have never heard of Swedish progressive rock band GINGER TREES, but fortunately Transubstans Records send me a promo copy of their second album that has been released in February 2011. What GINGER TREES have done on 'Along With The Tide' is a truly remarkable achievement. By bridging the ...
I must and will admit that I am a man with a couple of prejudices. When Klaus told me he would send me Doom Metal from Finland I immediately thought of Reverend Bizarre. Especially 'cause Klaus sent it to me. Then I got the package and I must say the name ...
One thing is certain: with regard to 1970's doom-infected heavy psych rock, UK's GROAN are undoubtedly the best newcomer band in 2010. 'The Sleeping Wizard', released by Doomanoid Records, is an impressive debut from a very young band that sounds dynamic, lively and absolutely fresh. Of course it is ...
And yet again Small Stone Records have succeeded in discovering the next powerful riff machine. The new entrant answers to the name of GOZU and first appeared on the scene in 2008 with the the release of their seven track EP. Two years have passed since then and 'Locust ...
For the first time, I have noticed GINGER on the 'Trip In Time Vol.3' compilation due to their song 'Now I See', that belongs to one of my favorites. Since then, I had hoped to hear more from this Swiss band and now I'm able to do so, because ...
