And I Will Be Heard

Here's a great release by the finest label of Italy: Go Down Records!
From Rimini, Italy comes the band Using Bridge. This foursome plays a combination of Stoner Rock and Grunge.
Using Bridge has released three albums and And I Will Be Heard is their most recent. The music consists of great guitar riffs and nice rhytms. Using Bridge offers a variety of songs that goes from heavy to acoustic.
But what is really special about this band are the vocals. The voice of Manuel Ottaviani is awesome. He does remind me sometimes of Chris Cornell.
So this is a damn fine album that has to be heard!

Using Bridge - And I Will Be Heard (2012)

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Skunk Cunt

Alright, here are some really freaky tunes from the free download world of Bandcamp!

Manic Zamboni is a quartet from Wisconsin . This band plays grooving Instrumental music with several influences such as Psychedelic and Stoner Rock. Their EP Skunk Cunt is something I've never heard before.

The music of Manic Zamboni (named after an ice resurfacer machine) is based on strange rhythms and nice guitar riffs. These guys show with this EP some great musicianship.

Maybe this is not something for everybody's ears, but this EP does for sure deserve a listen! Check out also their other recordings on Bandcamp. Enjoy!

Manic Zamboni - Skunk Cunt (2011)

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Piss Where You Please

I'd like to thank Rudy for sharing this album!

A while ago I've posted the album Well Hunger by the band Kapitan Korsakov here. Now is this trio from Ghent, Belgium back with their new album called Stuff & Such.

This album is a great follow up to their previous album. They're really gone up to the next level.

This album contains twelve varied songs. Some of them are really raw as hell and others are more subdued.

These masters of Alternative/Noise have delivered an awesome new album. If you did enjoy Well Hunger, make sure you listen Stuff & Such at least once. Enjoy!

Kapitan Korsakov - Stuff & Such (2012)

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Bear Baiting

Bear Baiting from Los Angeles USA is formed by the two bass players Matt and Dennis. These guys play, with addition of some electronic devices, some pretty nice Atmospheric Post Rock. Bear Baiting has just released their same titled EP. It contains six tracks, which are short and compact. So there are no very long drawn-out compositions. This is the strenght of Bear Baiting: Creating short and atmospheric songs.
This EP is a great sounding recording and I wonder how these guys stand out on stage. Enjoy!


Bear Baiting was born as the brainchild of bassists Matt Boylan (Cuneiform) and Dennis Valles (Helen 55) in 2008. The two met at a mutual friend's, (National Sunday Law) show at the L.A. Knitting Factory and discussed to possibility of a 2 bass project. Shortly thereafter, the two got together and started writing material. The combination of Boylan's thunderous riffing, plus Valles' diversity of tones, made for interesting music, but the project lacked proper drums. The two contemplated getting a drummer to join the fold, but prospects were limited. Valles decided to program all the drums, rather than finding a drummer, and take a more DIY approach, resulting in a more realized vision for the music. After getting past the learning curve, the songs began to take shape. Multiple sounds and textures combined to form something truly unique. While not as technical as most instrumental artists, Bear Baiting sets out to form more of a soundscape than nonstop riffing.


We're proud of the results of our experiment, and hope you enjoy.
(Their bio from Facebook)

Bear Baiting - Bear Baiting EP (2011)

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Night O'Mine

Been Obscene is a Psychedelic Stoner Rock band from Salzburg, Austria. This quartet has released last year their album The Magic Table Dance. This is a fine album, but a point of critisism is that some songs reminds a lot of Color Haze.

Now is Been Obscene back with their new album Night O'Mine. With this album does this band show more a sound of their own. This is an entertaining album with eight impressive tracks.

Beside the Psychedelic Stoner Rock, does their sound contain also some Seventies, Alternative, Progressive and even Pop elements.

Night O'Mine is an album that definitely should not be lacking in your record collection. So make sure you get it at Elektrohash or your local record store. Enjoy!

Been Obscene, founded 2008 in Salzburg, Austria, are tremendous versatile. Hypnotic Stoner Rock with Pop elements? Psychedelic Post Rock? Alternative progressive vibe? They inweave new song structures with classics and create their own universe.

“A full moon is drawing absurd, alive seeming shadows into the surrounded by huge trees night. Only the blazing eyes of an observing owl are glowing cool out of the coppice. The sun has set long ago, but the heat is left.”

Night O’Mine is the second album of the quartet, signed by Elektrohasch Records since their debut The Magic Table Dance in 2010. It is more gloomy and mystical than their debut. More experienced, detached and filigree. Rocking parts with spacy breaks and mosh parts mixed up with easy sound walls. On top a brilliant voice, which always modulates perfectly to the different atmospheres of the songs.

”The most beautiful time throughout the year is the night, because of it things are possible, which are detained by the routine of everyday life.”

Music-wise as well as lyric-wise Night O’Mine leads through the schizophrenia of the night with its combined abyss and climax of human beings. Driving riffs meet melancholic interludes, classic 4/4 beats complex rhythms and arrangements. A powerful, but sentimental up and down, that always finds its salvation in wonderful refrains.

”We don’t want to turn night into day. We want to live the night – in all its euphoric, calmative and redemptive outcome.“

Been Obscene already played with scene heroes like Motorpsycho, Fu Manchu, Brant Bjork, Colour Haze, Los Natas, Rotor and My Sleeping Karma, among others at the Swamp Room Mania, DUNAjam Festival, On The Rocks Festival and various venues all around Europe like Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin, Backstage Munich, Arena Vienna or Rockhouse Salzburg.

(From their presskit)

Been Obscene - Night O'Mine (2011)

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Plan 9 From Outer Space

I want to thank the band The Dive and their record label Spinalonga Records for sharing this album! The Dive is a band from Athens, Greece. This quartet plays awesome Rock music with several influences like Stoner, Psychedelic and Grunge. Their self titled debut album contains over one hour music, that can be described as outstanding. Despite the minor QOTSA inspiration, The Dive has definitely a sound of their own. The songs are varied and entertaining. On the musical level performs this band very well. The compositions are more than fine and original. All in all is The Dive a band that deserves attention. Enjoy and support this band!


Surviving in Athens, influenced and drenched by city rats and the rancid stench lurking in the atmosphere, the Dive put out their debut album. Dark in its most cheerful of melodies, sonic even in its silence, this album manifests its own, peculiar soundprint… Out now! Complements of Spinalonga and the Lab Records.
(From Spinalonga Records)


"The Dive were formed in the year 2000. Influenced mostly from 70s and 90s rock, garage and punk they produce a psychedelic mix with their own, unique soundprint. They've participated in local compilations,shared the stage-as supporting acts with bands like Mudhoney, Brant Bjork, Nightstalker ,Truckfighters and played live all around Greece. In the spring of 2011, they released their self-titled debut album on Spinalonga Records and Lab Records."    
(Their Bio)

The Dive - The Dive (2010) 

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Big Cats On The Prowl

The next band contribution comes from the beautiful capitol of Greece, Athens.

Super Puma is an Alternative Experimental Rock 'n' Roll band with a pretty unique sound. The characteristics of this four-piece band are the great guitar riffs with nice drum rhythms and the awesome vocals. The sound of Super Puma contains also some elements of Punk and Blues.

Super Puma is not an everyday band, so I suggest you listen to this album and maybe you will appreciate Big Cats On The Prowl. Enjoy!

SuperPuma formed in the summer of 2007 and they play loud rock 'n' roll with experimental / blues and alternative / punk elements.

They have appeared occasionally in various Athenian venues.

SuperPuma are: Lefty (vocals), Danny (guitar), Billy (bass) and Nodes (drums).

In 2009 they recorded a four track demo in mini-cdr format and DIY feel entitled «Speed ​​The Plow».

They just completed their first full length album titled «Big Cats on the Prowl». It contains 9 new tracks and the first 500 copies come with a 36 page comic booklet.

(Their Bio)

Super Puma - Big Cats On The Prowl (2011)

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Two Great Italian Compilation Albums

These compilation album were composed by the Italian web forum Rock & Ditorni. These compilations represent bands from the Italian underground scene. The guys from Rock & Ditorni did an awesome job with these two compilations. There are a lot of great songs on these albums. All information about the bands are included in the files. Enjoy!

Various Artists - Underground Attack Vol. 1 (2007)

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Various Artists - Underground Attack Vol. 2 (2009)

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First Blood

There's a lot of great stuff to find on Bandcamp. 91s from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is just another example of that fact.
91s is a trio that plays some very nice Stoner Rock with Psychedelic and Heavy Funk influences. 91,s is according to their MySpace inspired by the following bands and artists: Led Zeppelin, Parliament Funkadelic, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Fu Manchu, Nebula, David Bowie, RHCP, John Frusciante, Helmet, Ray LaMontage, Dale's Pale Ale, Sublime, Black Mountain, ZZ Top, Kyuss, Sierra Nevada, Mastodon, The Benevento Russo Duo, Ween, Dead Meadow, Neil Young, The Flaming Lips, NIN, Black Sabbath, T.Rex, Frank Zappa, Them Crooked Vultures, Fugazi, Daniel Johnston, Dinosaur Jr and Ian Kurtz.
This broad spectrum of styles is all in the sound of 91s. But the foundation of their music is for sure Stoner Rock. First Blood is their one and only album and I like it a lot! Enjoy!

This trio doesn't deserve a bio. They deserve a Tolkien like epic of a novel to describe what is going down in this Stoner Rock, Heavy Funk Psych of a musical outfit. We make music for the people who get far out. If you get far out...come join us.
(Their bio)

91s - First Blood (2010)

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Apecave

This contribution comes from Atlanta, Georgia. Big Jesus is a fivesome that plays some Stoner/Alternative/Sludge Rock. Big Jesus features members from Irreversible, O' brother, and Gray Ghost. This EP is their first release and the result is pretty good. The Big Jesus EP contains four decent songs. What really great is about this release is the massive guitar sound. But what else can you expect with three guitar players. All with all a more than nice EP! Enjoy!

Big Jesus - Big Jesus EP (2011)

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Well Hunger

I really have to thank Brian for sharing this awesome album!
Kapitan Korsakov is a Alternative/Noise trio from Ghent, Belgium. Their album Well Hunger is an impressive masterpiece. Kapitan Korsakov's music is characterized by the brutal guitars, a driving rhythm section and an aggressive singer. It reminds me a bit of the Butthole Surfers. The highlight of this album is the 48 minutes lasting song Sheep Dig. Enjoy!

Something Belgian, something buzzworthy! Often abbreviated to KKK, the Belgian band Kapitan Korsakov's debut Well Hunger was very well received by critics. Cutting Edge said "Well Hunger is a personal, noisy voyage, beginning with the trashy rock song "When We Were Hookers", a sound which becomes expanded and enlarged by the large number of sonic experimentations that Kapitan Korsakov add to it". This single even got them the prize for the most furious riff of 2009 on Studio Brussel's Select. They beat the stiff competition The Hickey Underwold, A Place To Bury Strangers and Baroness in this competition. Cutting Edge recently made the bold claim that "Kapitan Korsakov are the Belgian Fucked Up".
(Their bio from MySpace)

Kapitan Korsakov - Well Hunger (2009)

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I Accidentally Enriched Myself With Happiness

Thanks the band Float A Ziggy for sending their new EP!
Six months ago I've posted here the first EP by Float A Ziggy, an Alternative Rock band with Grunge and Stoner influences from Groningen, The Netherlands.
Now they're back with the new EP The World Is My Muse. Beforehand, I had no high expectation of this EP, because I was told that the musical direction would be different. But Hell, this new EP is an impressive piece of work! These are five excellent songs.
According to the band this EP can be considered as apocalyptic. Float A Ziggy has not much positive to say about the future. In short, the songs are about self-enrichment of managers of big companies, the exploitation of religion and the desire for the sixties.
Float A Ziggy claims to be inspired by the following: The Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age, Silverchair, The Melvins, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Kyuss, Deftones, Masters of Reality, Type O Negative, Hüsker Dü, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Beatles, The Doors and Herman Brood.
So you have a small idea of what Float A Ziggy is about. Enjoy!

Alternative Rock in a Beatles coat. Intense trio with great aspirations. Played 40+ shows and are planning to make 2011 their most succesful year up until now. Inspired by contemporary politics and everyday life, they toured the Netherlands in 2010. These guys are releasing their second EP 'The World is my Muse' in April 2011.
(Their bio from Facebook)

Float A Ziggy - The World Is My Muse (2011)

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I MIss The Future

This album was shared with me by Twin Lakes Records!
Myty Konkeror is a band from the U.S.A. This band is hard to label. The music that Myty Konkeror plays goes from Noise to Stoner Rock, from Psychedelic to Alternative and from Grunge to Space Rock. What is clear is the important role of the guitar. The album I Miss The Future is absolutely a fine piece of work. There are only 200 copies printed on vinyl, so hurry if you want to obtain a copy! Enjoy!

Twin Lakes Records is proud to announce the release of a second edition of MYTY KONKEROR’s critically- acclaimed debut LP “I miss the future.”--a Copernican declaration of blow yr head off rock. Thanks to some stellar reviews and its inclusion in several end-of- year Best Of 2010 lists, we’ve sold out of our first edition lathe-cuts, placing orders from all over North America, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Finland, France, and the UK. We've already begun taking pre- orders on a second edition of 200 copies pressed to 140g white vinyl, officially out on March 12th.

Here’s what people are saying:
"First of all, the fact that so few people are going to own this album on vinyl is a damn shame, there’s an empty space in almost everyone’s collection for a record like this." --OMGVinyl

“The sounds of Connecticut’s MYTY KONKEROR are incendiary...Grainy guitar tones, steady drone distortion, rugged and rusted melodic fragments, and a commanding vocal delivery make I Miss The Future a must listen.”
--Cool Things I Find

“The album undulates from rolling psych rock (''sus Envy') to shoegaze ('Whitewash') effortlessly, embodying both styles with aplomb...already high up on my must haves for 2011.” --Sonic Masala

"If more than a small classroom’s worth of people had access to this record, who knows what could happen!" --YellowGreenRed
“In short, this is ‘myty’ buzzing and bruising guitar rock.” --MAGNET

Tracks like “Vastare”, “‘sus Envy”, “Cell Division” and “Whitewash” have seen consistent radio airplay from Jersey City's influential WFMU among others.
Since late 2006, Brooklyn/New Haven-based MYTY KONKEROR has played shows with some of underground rock’s most compelling acts, including Awesome Color, Blues Control, La Otracina, Spectre Folk, Monotract, Black Helicopter, and Ultrabunny.

Suggested tracks: ‘sus Envy, Cell Division, Vastare, Whitewash
(Press statement from Twin Lakes Records)

Myty Konkeror - I Miss The Future (2010)

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Down A River

Thanks again to the guys of Dinosaur Eyelids for sending me their new CD!
In may last year I've posted the first album called Winter Solstice by Dinosaur Eyelids. Now I'm honored to offer you their second album called Down A River. This album is a logical follow-up to the first album. Down A River contains fourteen nice tracks of Stoner and Grunge influenced Alternative Rock. The album kicks off with the great song Maelstrom Of Malevolence. This album sounds very good. It is well produced. All instruments sound outstanding and are in good balance. The singer does like on the first album a great job. This guy is blessed with a fantastic voice.
In terms of songs, this album is very balanced. There is next to the heavier songs also room for some quiet songs.
This is all in all a very good album. If you have appreciated the first album, then I think you will also like this album. My personal favorites are: Maelstrom Of Malevolence, Paranoid Schizophrenia, Nibiru, Blood Beat and Freedom Is A Word. Enjoy!

Dinosaur Eyelids is alternative rock for a new generation. Based in New Brunswick, NJ the band has earned a reputation for their incendiary live performances. Their debut album “Winter Solstice” was released in December 2009 on itunes and Amazon. They play regularly and are house favorites at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick. They also perform regularly at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park), North Star (Philadelphia), Arlene’s Grocery (NYC), Fontana’s (NYC), Bar East (NYC), The Fire (Philadelphia) and Championship’s (Trenton). Their sound is like The Replacements being molested by Soundgarden.
(Their bio)

Dinosaur Eyelids - Down A River (2011)

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Some Days Velvet

Last friday I went to a show of The Grand Astoria in Amsterdam and they played together with two other bands. Some Days Velvet was one of them.
Some Days Velvet is a band from Leeuwarden, The Netherlands featuring the bass player of Tekhton. This trio plays Alternative Rock with Doom, Metal and slight Sludge influences. One advantage of this band is the singer, this guy is terrible good. He has a great sense of melancholy. He knows how to embay drama in his singing. This makes the music a bit dejected.
A small drawback of this demo is the sound, it is a bit puny. But that is more common with a demo recording. Nevertheless, the three songs on this demo are quite good. I'm curious about the next release. Enjoy!

Some Days Velvet - Demo (2009)

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The Selfish Manifest

Float A Ziggy is a band from the nice city of Groningen, The Netherlands. This threesome plays a combination of Grunge and Stoner Rock. Their EP The Selfish Manifest contains four great sounding tracks. The singer sounds to me like a hybrid between Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) And Mark Arm (Mudhoney). This guy has a very good voice. The guitars are another awesome thing. The riffs and the sound of great! The drums and bass are very solid. All this sounds promising for the future!
I'm looking forward to see these guys perform next friday! Enjoy!

Float A Ziggy - The Selfish Manifest EP (2010)

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Nice Argentinian Grunge

Thanks to the guys of Likwid for sharing their album!
Likwid is an alternative Rock band from Córdoba, Agentinia. This foursome plays mainly Grunge with influences such as Funk, Punk and in my opinion even a bit Stoner Rock. The result is this self-titled album. It is a nice piece of work. It contains twelve decent tracks and these are pleasant to the ear. Enjoy!

Likwid began rehearsing in 2000, intending to achieve a modern sound while respecting the roots of what we know as grunge. The band's style of a power trio with separate voice, achieving an 90's sound, mixing rock, funk and punk. It was from August 2001 we started playing live, touring much of the local circuit in various places such as Coronado, Tabasco, Diogenes, Captain Blue, Al Azif, Casa Babylon and festivals of great magnitude in the Interior of Cordoba in our city, such as festivals Paralocs and la Primavera en el Parque de las Naciones,, in addition to massive events such as concerts in Plaza San Martin of the Inspectorate, college festivals, benefit, etc. playing a leading role as a band of stars in some cases. The themes of the band are unique. All songs are sung entirely in English (for now). The lyrics are made by Martin, while the music comes from trials of the band together. Likwid said goodbye after four years of stage and missed a last show on Friday, June 17, 2005 in Captain Blue, after almost a year without playing live.
(Translated from MySpace with Google translate)

Likwid - Likwid (2004)

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Weird Alternative Stuff From Russia.

Thanks to Anton from the band Sindie 4 for sharing their EP!
Inside! Inside! Inside! is the very short debut EP from the band Sindie 4 from Chelyabinsk, Russia. This band plays some weird alternative Rock. What I like about this EP are the vocals. It sounds so typical... Russian! What I also like is the artwork. This looks really great!
I think Sindie 4 is inspired by some sixties music on this EP. This music is so strange, I have no idea what else I can say about this EP except that it is nice music. Maybe the readers of this blog can add something by leaving a comment. Enjoy!

Sindie 4 - Inside! Inside! Inside! EP(2010)

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INRI

Thanks again to Dowi for sharing this EP!
A couple of weeks I posted the album Feed On Me from the Italian band hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA. This is their first EP and it sounds a lot different. The major influence on this EP is the band Tool. The INRI EP contains four tracks and they are the blueprint for their later sound exposed on the album Feed On Me. Dowi told me this EP sounded very lo-fi, but I disagree. This EP sounds just fine in my opinion. Tell me what you think by leaving a comment. Enjoy and support hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA!

hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA - INRI (2008)

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Great Italian Stoner Rock (Re-Post With Higher Quality MP3's)

A couple of days ago I already posted this great album.
Thanks again to Dowi for sharing this high quality MP3's!

hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA is an Italian Stoner Rock band. This band has also some Alternative and Metal influences. Their debut album Feed On Me is a great record. The sound is exceptional good, it's well mixed. The singer reminds me at some times of Neil Fallon of Clutch and sometimes he sounds complete different, like the singer of Tool. The guitar player has an original sound. This guy really plays good! The drummer and bass player perform an excellent job. Some songs sounds very atmospheric and others are more Rocking. I think you guys will appreciate the album Feed On Me. Enjoy and support these guys!

hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA - Feed On Me (2010)

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