Imagine you and your partner in crime are cruising down the
strip towards Vegas in a vintage convertible with the top down and the wind
blowing in your face. It’s an hour away from the casino and you both drop a
couple blotters from your old Dead Head buddies and start to blast off. Upon
entering the casino, which at this point looks more like some type of circus…...
The colors begin to astound you. Or is it the beautiful red headed bob shell
sprawled out on top of what appears to be a stuffed tiger? As the host asks if
you would like another shot, I finally realize that I wasn’t in a casino after
all. Rather so actually in my basement playing on my new retro pinball machine,
like an Iron Jawed Guru tripping balls. Mouth wide open as your head acts a conduit
for color and information. Brain expansion has occurred as we enter the riff
salad of “Mata Hari”. Haling out of West
Virginia this stoner rock duo brings forth this
monster release on Grimoire Records with some outstanding artwork.
At times they remind me of Kyuss or early Mastodon. Some
sections even have a sweet Tool feel to them. Killer stoner rock riffs without
overdone lead guitar. Possibly even strong influences from Helmet are present
throughout this album. Driving and groovy guitars intermixed with cascading
rolls and cool drum accents. Iron Jawed Guru focus more on the power of the
riff rather than only focusing on the tone and how loud they can get. Writing
tasteful riffs wins over just solely crushing people’s skulls. At times it they
have a sludge influence and the guitarist has excellent use of the wah pedal as
well.
Bandcamp: https://grimoirerecords.bandcamp.com/album/mata-hari
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IJGrock/
Record Label: https://grimoirerecords.bandcamp.com/
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