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Early november I posted an article about the upcoming album Within The Witch by the New Zealand band Stone Angels with the singer Steven Bell of the band Second Gear Grind.

Well, here is that album! Within The Witch is an album with seven Sludge songs with Doom, Metal and Black influences. The music of Stone Angels is utterly heavy and rude. The riffs and rhythms are filthy and brutal.

The vocals and screams are fitting well in the sound and are very impressive. Steven Bell does show a total other side of himself compared with the work he has done with Second Gear Grind.

Within The Witch is an album that for sure will be appreciated by folks who are really into Heavy.

If you like a physical copy, send an email to the following address: cage_of_nails@hotmail.com (This is also the address for their PayPal account). Enjoy!

Stone Angels - Within The Witch (2011)

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Within The Witch

Stone Angels is the new band of Steven Bell from the New Zealand band Second Gear Grind. Stone Angels will release their debut album called Within The Witch early december. The album will be presented at the NZ's Stonerfest '11 among several other heavy bands.

For now is an unmastered version of the titlesong Within The Witch available as free download.

Where Second Gear Grind plays pure Stoner Rock, has Stone Angels also more Sludge, Doom and Metal influences. Within The Witch is a song that has made quite an impression on me. It is a lot heavier than any Second Gear Grind song.

If the song Within The Witch is the standard for the upcoming album, then I'm very eager to get that album. Enjoy!

Stone Angels - Within The Witch (One song only, 2011)

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Carpet Of Smoke

Thanks to Steve from the band Second Gear Grind for sharing these EP's!
Second Gear Grind is a band hailing from Cristchurch, New Zealand. I know this band from their contribution for the New Zealand compilation Stonerfest '09. This fivesome plays some excellent Stoner Rock. These two EP's got it all: Heavy fuzz guitar riffs, thumping bass and drums and a great singer. On the second EP Grayscale there's even a fabulous organ. Second Gear Grind is according to their My Space influenced by the following bands: Black Sabbath, Turbonegro, Kyuss, Clutch, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Monster Magnet, Orange Goblin, The Allman Brothers Band, Electric Wizard and Down.
This is not a band that you can let pass by. This is music that needs be heard! Enjoy and support this band!

Second Gear Grind was formed in early 2005 when friends Mike and Steven (formerly of PTHC band Subsidence) sought to smash the South Island rock scene with a new brand of fuzz drenched rock which was previously lacking in the area.

Second Gear Grind gigged steadily earning support and momentum as one of the country's leading fuzz rock acts, playing alongside The House of Capricorn, Slavetrader and Soulseller among many others throughout many cities in Aotearoa culminating in December's Eyes Of The South - Stoner Rock Fest at Christchurch's infamous Jetset Lounge.

Despite various line up readjustments and reformations the band are settling into a groove and vastly developing support within the rising NZ stoner scene. Second Gear Grind offer an uncompromising abundance of severely down-tuned, fuck-off riffs, contagious groove, and an assault of fuzz sending everyone it touches deep into the cosmos.

2008 brings about a new set of challenges and a new direction for the esteemed rock fiends, reforming the lineup with Adrian Patchett (The Fuckstains, Content To Bleed, Subsidence, Hatecrime) on bass, James MacLean (Vice of the Sky) as a second guitarist and Kalem Mallon on drums. The new lineup played the Auckland leg of the Devils Kitchen Australasian Stoner Punk festival with The House of Capricorn, The Defendants, Soulseller and Interconnector on March 15th, which was a huge success. Keep your eyes peeled for releases in Winter of '08 as the band begins to expand their horizons. Can you dig it?! - 666 -
(Their bio from music.nz.net)

Second Gear Grind - Fistful Of Silver (2008)

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Second Gear Grind - Grayscale (2010)

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Great New Zealand Stoner Rock

This is the self-titled EP by the New Zealand Stoner Rock band Soulseller. This EP contains five excellent tracks with great fuzz riffs. This trio has a great singer/guitar player with a nice voice. I can't wait to hear more from this great band! Enjoy!

"...delivers a five mega ton rock assault ready to smash any jaw in sight, this high-explosive piece of plastic immediately takes the lead and rushes on like a rampant flock of mammoths...makes me think of bands like Calamus and early works of Dozer...Heaps of fuzz laden guitars and heavy grooves with a doomy and psychedelic twist and the god's roll in ecstasy....There is not a single filler on the ep, each track serves its own purpose and Soulseller is just as cocky as a rock band should be." 9/10
(By Tobias Beament at Planet Fuzz)

Soulseller - Soulseller (2008)

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A Nice Stoner Compilation From New Zealand.

This is a very nice StonerRock compilation that was send to me by Rich (aka r0b0c0p) from stonerdoom.co.nz. Thank you, Rich!
This compilation contains six tracks from New Zealand Stoner bands and it's composed by Mighty Scoop Productions. I say this is a very nice compilation. Enjoy!

The Mighty Scoop Presents Stonerfest 09 (2009)

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The Bands:

Second Gear Grind

Left Or Right

The House Of Capricorn

Soulseller

Dying Of The Light

Stonehurst

Some Psychedelic From New zealand

Sit back, have a smoke and relax with these tunes. New Zealand's Lamp Of The Universe is a one-man project by Craig Williamson. Acid Mantra is a album full of strange sounds. A very nice experience.

The blending of acoustic and electric guitars, mellotrons, drones, the subcontinental instrumentation, banjo and Williamson’s wispy vocals as presented on Acid Mantra means that the shroom-worship has taken on new dimensions previously unknown to Lamp of the Universe. This strain of exploration, at least as in regards to this album, is rich-sounding and all the various moods and styles play off each other to create an encompassing experience for the listener. If Williamson is out to further his own creative reaches, then it’s a mission I’m ready to support any way I can. For anyone new to the band, this is the place to start.
(By H.P. Taskmaster From StonerRock.com)

Lamp Of The Universe - Acid Mantra (2009)

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