The Pink Alchemist

This is the second album of The Soulbreaker Company, the great Hard Rock/Blues/70's Rock band from Basque Country. This album is in comparison to there debut album Hot Smoke & Heavy Blues a big step forward. The songs are better. The band even dares to use brass horns on some songs. Beside heavy songs there are also some mellow tracks. The Pink Alchemist is a highly recommended album by a great band. They are working now on their third album. For now: Enjoy The Pink Alchemist!

"The Soulbreak Company are the definition of hard rock. A powerful recording where the band show their passion for Led Zeppelin, Groundhogs, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Captain Beyond and Mountain."
(From Allthatisheavy)

The Soulbreaker Company - The Pink Alchemist (2008)

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Hot Smoke & Heavy Blues

I saw this band perform in a local bar called De Vinger yesterday. The Soulbreaker Company is a band from Basque country that plays a combination of Hard Rock, Blues rock and 70's Rock. The show they performed last night was quite impressive. According to their MySpace The Soulbreaker Company is influenced by the following: Led Zeppelin, Raw Material, Bowie, Beatles, Stones ,Gong, Groundhogs, Atomic Rooster, Dixon II, Amon Duul II, Dark, Magna Carta, J. Coltrane, Hawkwind, Beer, Wilson Picket, Raging Slab, Weed, Black Sabbath,Uriah Heep, Mountain, Wine, Pink Floyd, Monster Magnet, Son House, Black Oak Arkansas and Captain Beyond.
The Hammond organ is an important element in their sound. It sometimes reminds me of the band Blood Of The Sun. The Soulbreaker Company is blessed with an awesome singer. You really should listen this great debut album. Enjoy!

The Soulbreaker Company - Hot Smoke & Heavy Blues (2005)

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Great Stoner Rock 'n' Roll From Basque Country

Kuraia is a trio from Basque Country. This band plays Stoner Rock with a Rock 'n' Roll attitude. This EP contains seven great tracks that make you feel good! Before this EP Kuraia has released two full-length albums. The lyrics are Basque, so I don't have a clue of what they're singing about. It is also very hard to find any information in English about Kuraia.

The only thing left to say is if you like some up tempo Stoner Rock, then you should give this a listen! Enjoy!

Kuraia - Piztu Da Piztia EP (2005)

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Prodigal Songs

Here is another great band from Basque Country! Positiva plays a great combination of Stoner Rock and 70's Hard Rock. Prodigal Songs is their second album and it is a real recommendation! This album contains a lot kicking-ass and stimulating songs. This band has a real cool singer and the musicians play awesome. The influences according to MySpace are: Captain Beyond, Budgie, Blue Öyster Cult, GrandFunk RailRoad, MC5, Frijid Pink, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Poco, Blue Cheer, Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Screaming Trees and Ted Nugent. These are mostly great Hard Rock names, but Positiva sounds so very Stoner! Don't miss this one! Enjoy!

Spain’s Positiva first came to my attention a couple of years ago with their debut album Centaur’s Ride. That album was a collection of heavy rock n roll that owed a debt in equal parts to 70s rock, the whole desert rock scene and the grunge of Screaming Trees and Mudhoney. It was an album that was good without really being essential or even particularly memorable with the exception of a couple of songs.

Well, Positiva released the follow up to their debut titled Prodigal Songs late last year and I have to say right at the start that this is a few notches above the debut in terms of songwriting. The band has dropped almost all of the Kyuss/ Screaming Trees references to focus on an album’s worth of memorable riff rock that is total 70s worship.

Right from the Grand Funk-isms of opener Brother Eagle and Undying Shore you know you’re in for a good time and that feeling is only strengthened by the time Waiting in Vain shows up with its part Sabbath, part Blue Cheer heaviness. The band focus on stoner friendly riffs that is perfect when you’re driving while also laying down some mighty impressive solo spots. Also, the twin guitar attack of Miguel and Julio gives the band a heavy, full sound. Elsewhere on the album, the band gives in to some heavy blues rock which is further bolstered by the rhythm section which adds a much needed weight behind these songs. Catch the Fire and Gropiedom sounds like they owe a little bit to Molly Hatchet and southern rock while the semi acoustic Black Mountain Rock is some more Southern Rock but with an edge to it that’s almost punk in nature. This is easily the best song on the album but Positiva have one more surprise stored away with The Complete Mercy of the Lord and its reverb drenched vocals and is bavguely reminiscent of Hawkwind.

While Positiva derive most of their sound from bands that came before them in the 70s they also manage to add enough originality into the proceedings and the songwriting is consistently of a high quality. The band write great riffs and more importantly, write great songs around these riffs. Prodigal Songs is the sound of a band that has found its sound. I get the feeling that greater things might be in store for them and the band is just getting started but for now, Prodigal Songs is pretty essential for stoner rock fans.
(By Gautham Khandige at Kvltsite.com)

Positiva - Prodigal Songs (2009)

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More Awesome Basque Stoner Rock.

A couple of days ago I posted the great album Dantzaldiko Erreginak by the Basque band Neubat. This is their second album called Stereosaurus. With this album Neubot has made quite some improvement. Stereosaurus is an awesome album. It sounds more Stoner than the first album. The songs and the sound got better. The male/female vocals and the nice organ are still present. This album is an absolute recommendation! Enjoy!

Neubat - Stereosaurus (2006)

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More Tunes From Basque Country

Here is another great Basque album. Sexty Sexers are a Stoner/Hard Rock band and Hero Mantra is their third album. I can't find any information in English about this band, except for their MySpace. Hero Mantra is a nice piece of work. It contains real great songs. This band has a great singer and good musicians. Enjoy!

“The creation of new Mantra has been acid, with many flavours, salty, sour and sweet, too. It’s been directly conditioned by feelings of different nature. In the old, we’ve been fascinated by new gaps and, in the new, we’ve been guided by our lived experiences. It’s a mad Mantra, who wouldn’t know where to rest, who doesn’t know which water it has drunk. But, like a hero, we’ll repeat it once and again. Like a hero who’s freed the tears and laughs from our entrails.” Hero Mantra.
(From MySpace)

Sexty Sexers - Hero Mantra (2009)

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Awesome Basque Stoner Rock.

Thanks to Grandfunk Boy for sharing this great album!

Wow! This is an awesome surprise! Neubat is like Sharon Stoner a band from Basque Country. Their music is hard to describe, but it is mostly Stoner Rock influenced. The album Dantzaldiko Erreginak is a great one. It is very energetic, but it also has it's mellow moments. The music is just great: Some heavy riffs, an outstanding organ and some nice male/female vocals (The lyrics are in Basque language). The influences according to MySpace are: Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stone Age, Raging Speedhorn, Unida, Hermano, Slo Burn, Nebula, Deftones, El Caco, The Ramones, Bongzilla, Danko Jones, Metallica, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Helmet. To give you an idea. Surprise yourself with this great album! Enjoy!

Neubat - Dantzaldiko Erreginak (2004)

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A Rectification.

In my last post I said Sharon Stoner is Stoner Band from Uzbekistan. Well, they're not! Sharon Stoner comes from Basque Country, Spain. I can figure out why they do not mention Spain, because Basque people don't recognize the Spanish authority.

This album is the first full-lenght album from 2006. It's a great album with nice Stoner Rock songs. Enjoy!

Sharon Stoner - 3 Mila Bira (2006)

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Very Great Stoner Rock From Uzbekistan.

Sharon Stoner is a Stoner Rock band from Uzbekistan. And they are awesome! Taupada 13 is their second full-lenght album. This album sounds great, a nice variety of songs. According to their MySpace, Sharon Stoner is influenced by the following: QOTSA, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Masters Of Reality, Brant Bjork, Los Natas, Black Sabbath, Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Rush, Camel, Opeth, Black Crowes, Mark Lanegan, Soundgarden, Jeff Buckley, Pj Harvey, Hermano, Unida, Mr. Big, Metallica, Faith No More, Tool, Gov't Mule, Wilco, The Allman Brothers, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon, The Mars Volta, Dut, Berri Txarrak, Neubat, Potemkin. So you have a clue what's Sharon Stoner is about. Enjoy!

Sharon Stoner - 13 Taupada (2008)

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