Complicating Matters

This brand new free download debut EP is just released by the band Rocketsurgery.

This foursome from Wicklow, Ireland plays Experimental Instrumental Rock / Post Rock. Their self titled EP contains five fantastic epic songs.

Their sound reminds me a bit of And So I Watch You From Afar, also a great band from that island.

These guys play their instruments very well and beside that is this EP also decent produced.

There is not much information about Rocketsurgery, but I can tell that this is an awesome band. This is really a need-to-hear EP. Enjoy!

Rocketsurgery - Rocketsurgery (2012)

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Sonic War

This contribution comes from Dublin, Ireland and it is the Demo by the band Wizards Of Firetop Mountain. This band plays some awesome uptempo Stoner Rock. This demo contains just two songs, but these to songs gives an impression of what Wizards Of Firetop Mountain is about.This band offers some great guitar riffs, a high-octane rhytm section and outstanding vocals. Needless to say that these two songs taste for more. Prepare for Sonic War. Enjoy!

With floods of fire raging from the rocky peaks, five wizards descended their sanctuary arriving many centuries later at the Foothills of the ancient Gaelic stronghold Dubh Linn to unleash a furious wrath of Wizardry and Riffs upon the scorched- sunken soil.

(Their bio)

We're a relatively new band from Dublin Ireland playing a cosmic mix of psychedelic balls out rock and heavy vibe time. Featuring current members of Mongolia (Sleep/Sabbath instrumental worship http://www.myspace.com/hailmongolia) deNovissimis (Sludge Violence http://denovissimis.tumblr.com/) and Realistic Train (Stoner Rock http://realistictrain.bandcamp.com/), we're quickly making a name for ourselves in this emerald isle as the best party around!!
(Liner note)

Wizards Of Firetop Mountain - Demo (2011)

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Prison Itch

Thanks to Adam from the band Engines Of Ruin for sharing their EP!
Engines Of Ruin comes from Dublin, Ireland. This trio plays some very nice Instrumental Stoner Rock. This EP called Triquetra is a great start for this band. It contains four excellent tracks that certainly taste for more.
According to MySpace, Engines Of Ruin is influenced by the following bands: Acid Bath, Kyuss, Queens Of The StoneAge, Clutch, Electric Wizard, Acrimony, Hermano, Alabama ThunderPussy, Sixty Watt Shaman, Weedeater, The Sword, Slo Burn, Acid King, Orange Goblin and Corrosion Of Conformity.
Don't let this EP pass by! It is absolutely worth to listen. Enjoy!

Having gone through various line-up changes over the last couple of years, Engines Of Ruin are now a three piece instrumental rock band, consisting of bass, drums and guitars. This came about accidentally as the singer left the band at a time when they had just started to write their debut EP.

Rather than putting everything on hold and audition for singers they decided to hold off for the time being and continue on instrumentally, scrapped what they had written and started over. The band have again looked into getting a singer, but to date have not been fortunate enough to get the right fit. The hunt continues….

Guitarist Adam Brewer took on the responsibility of engineering and mixing the EP. This was no easy task as he had the added pressure of balancing this with his guitar duties. Adam had experimented with recording earlier tracks for the band, but this is his biggest recording gig to date.

The band are currently writing and recording new material and hope to get back on the road by early August 2011.
(Their bio from Facebook)

Engines Of Ruin - Triquetra (2011)

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JAILBREAK

Many Stoner bands say that they are influenced by Thin Lizzy, so I put up their best album: Jailbreak.
When I was about 14/15 years old I listened to this album a lot. It changed my view at music in those days. I think Jailbreak is one of the best Hard Rock albums ever!
There are so many great songs on on this album like Jailbreak, Warriors (Threatening), Cowboy Song, Emerald (One of the best) and Angel From The Coast (One guitar starts a mighty riff and then the second guitar sets in. It's awesome and makes me shiver). If you're not familiar with this album, download it and enjoy!

I said elswhere on this site that Thin Lizzy invented twin guitar heavy metal, and while that may be a big call to make in light of the fact that Sad Wings of Destiny by Judas Priest came out on almost exactly the same day as this album, I stand by it. One listen to the closing track on this 1976 masterpiece should just about remove any doubt: "Emerald" is the prototype for all Iron Maiden songs, twin guitar melodies and criss-crossing lead breaks building to a crescendo of epic proportions. You can almost picture Steve Harris listening to this and saying, "That's what I want my band to sound like!"

Thin Lizzy made some great records but Jailbreak is possibly their greatest. Every song on here is a deadset gem, a testament to the abilities of the band and the sheer power of Phil Lynott's songwriting genius. His lyrics are evocative and detailed, like the story-telling poety of Dylan or Springsteen and he sings them in a richly resonant, velvety smooth voice that occasionally sounds like a lucid Hendrix. This album may be remembered mostly by many for the brilliant "The Boys Are Back in Town" with its vivid depiction of delinquent nightlife, but trying to find a track here that doesn't match it is virtually impossible. Lynott's almost seductive singing is offset by thunderously heavy riffing and the interplay of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham, a team that, as mentioned, set the benchmark for dual-guitar rock that Maiden, Priest, Saxon and even Def Leppard would later mimic. It's a sublime and compelling combination, put together in a way that has never quite been matched.

For some reason, Jailbreak doesn't seem to enjoy the same level of regard these days as some of more illustrious releases from that year (and let's face it, there was some great ones: Sad Wings, Dirty Deeds, Dreamboat Annie, Destroyer, 2112) but metal may have never sounded quite the way it does without it.
(By Goreripper at Pyromusic.net)

Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1976)

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