The Moth - Frost

 

I first saw The Moth back in maybe 2014, when I first started to discover the power of the metal underground. Their music had an immediately visceral quality, driven by a twin vocal approach, and massive bass lines that help to really ground the band in a sense of heaviness few of their peers could emulate. Their new album Frost is their first in 6 years and is an incredibly potent statement, largely influenced by singer Cecile Ash's battle with cancer. It's a logical progression on their past work and an addictive listen for anyone who was looking for a breath of fresh air in the heavy rock scene. 

The thing is, The Moth rock. They might not rock in the traditional sense of Led Zeppelin-esque glory, but their music is addictive and compelling. It's driving and powerful, with the thrumming bass providing a backbone to a sound that is shaped by straight ahead drum beats and a balance between heavy male vocals and ethereal female ones that can't help but to fascinate listeners. Frost is a wonderful album because of The Moth's ability to bring you into their world of red eyed demons and harsh city nights. The unending drive of the bass guitar helps to make this thing simply undeniable. As soon as you press play you're dragged in and taken on a wild ride until they close it out with the thunderous "Silent". 

Frost is a stoner doom album that even people who hate stoner doom are going to like. It takes so many of those heavy elements and turns them on their head creating music where the desert vibes and doomed utterances are certainly there, but the music remains driving, eerie and addictive. It may have been six years since the last album, but The Moth haven't missed a step. The songwriting has gotten tighter and Frost is a musical statement that proves the band has a lot more in the tank, and we all should be paying attention. 

Pre-order the album!

https://the-moth.bandcamp.com/album/frost

Ides of Gemini - Women

It's been a hot minute since we last heard from Ides Of Gemini. These California rockers have been through a lot lately, not having toured since 2013 due to a myriad array of health issues that drove their last tour to to oblivion. Toss in a massive lineup revamp and you find yourself staring at a band who have totally evolved in the last few years. This is a huge part of what makes their latest offering so special, Women is an artful spit in the face to the haters and a step into bold new directions from a band who can change it all.

The bands ability to mix in a variety of post-music influences alongside more traditional ideas makes for a record with a lot of space. It's an album that you can really get lost in as it rides on the boundary between Royal Thunder and Subrosa. You get the impression throughout though that Ides Of Gemini realizes this and understand its their ability to be both incredibly heay but also remain surprisingly accessible that makes them such a winner. The soaring vocals of frontwoman Sera Timms fall in nicely with the guitars of J. Bennet. Her move to singing exclusively has been a massive step forward for the band and makes for an album that feels a lot freer, reminding us that even still Ides Of Gemini haven't met their massive potential.

Early on it felt like Ides Of Gemini might have been trying to hard to fit into the scene which they were prescribed. Now they have put out a record that very much fits into the "Female fronted bluesy doom" genre but it doesn't feel at all intentional. Rather they are taking the massive changes they have undergone as an exciting step forward and one which they have been able to use to massively expand their sound and bring their songwriting to the next level. If this is the Ides Of Gemini record we all were hoping for then I can't imagine what they will bring forth next.

Find them on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/IdesofgeminI/

Sinistro - Semente

I love how Season Of Mist is slowly moving from being a metal label to putting out just progressively weirder shit. It's part of what makes them so fascinating to me and what gets me coming back time after time. Their latest offering is Semente a powerful doom rock release from Portuguese metal freaks Sinistro. Here's a band who unleash a sort of antediluvian might with very crashing chord and whose unique soundscapes are going to grind you into a dust. Feeling the crush and oppression of this record on your ears is a pleasure and hints at the true magic of the band.

There is a potent sense of forward motion in this record that stops it from ever getting lost up is own ass. Instead, Semente trudges forward, every devastating chord falling in just the right place, the powerful and resonant sounds emanating from their distinct guitar tone and unique soundscapes wind their way into the listeners heart. There is something strangely reassuring about the throb encapsulated here. It's almost like the album has a pulse of its own, one that you find yourself becoming progressively more enamored with the deeper that you delve into it, pulling apart layers of delicate female vocals and art rock mastery.

Few records come across as fully formed and beautifully refined as Semente. The sheer power of the compositions at hand is stunning and its easy to get lost in their own momentum. Sinistro are, if nothing else, incredible songwriters and they have managed to craft music that sounds truly unique. Sure you can find ties to the old masters, but at the end of the day, Sinistro have pushed the boundaries of what's possible in rock music using the sort of raw talent that can not be put into mere words.

Find them on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/sinistroband

Skraeckoedlan - Sagor

Yet another Swedish band whose name I can't pronounce. But no matter, I will carry on and review them anyway! Skraeckoedlan are a sort of... fuzzed out rock band with touches of Faith No More accenting a doom veneer. And yet... perhaps Faith No More isn't the right comparison... what I'm trying to say is that on Sagor Skraeckoedlan bring in a touch of weirdness to keep things interesting. The freaked out guitar riffs and powerful vocals come together to help create a record that will definitely get you thinking if nothing else.

Though the licks feel largely pentatonic there is something distinctly poetic to the almost droning poetry of the band. With Sagor the band have found some truly powerful grooves to accent destructive riffing and it comes together in such a way that it ends up taking the listener on a journey. One interesting side note is that, though this record might hold up well next to many of it's doom brethren, the songs tend to feel a bit shorter, even if the full fledged compositions (There are also a few interludes) actually are in the 5-8 minute range. The sense of perpetual forward motion in what Skraeckoedlan do makes the music addictive and guides the listener ever on.

The borderline shouted feel of the vocals fuses nicely with the overall approach of the music and is nicely counteracted by occasional droned out chanted passages. It speaks to the bands ability as songwriters to create something that feels so full and complete. You feel almost obligated to dig ever deeper into the Torche like ramblings that this band has carved out of nothingness. Skraeckoedlan understand what it means to crush the listener with sound, and until they do, prepare for some of the best jams of your life.

Find them on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/SKRAECKOEDLAN

Year Of The Goat - The Unspeakable

Year Of The Goat have rapidly captured my imagination and showed me the strange eternal power that rock and roll can have. Now on their third release (Man these guys just crank 'em out!) Year Of The Goat impress me because they are able to take standard rock tropes and invigorate them with a sense of power and honesty that few of their peers would ever have the audacity to imitate. What I'm saying is that Year Of The Goat may very well be the band who usher in a brave new era of rock and roll.

There is something wonderfully epic about this band, as is clearly evidenced on the slow burning intro, the almighty All He Has Read. It shows you the bands occult sensibilities and their ability to reach deep within themselves to help generate a reflection of the fucked up realities that we must all deal with on a day to day basis. Beyond that there is something vaguely orchestral about what Year Of The Goat do. It makes them all the more magical - they capture the imagination and show you that the genre still has a lot of unexplored corners. Sure - Year Of The Goat use a lot of old ideas, but their implementation is rather unique and gives added flavor to a fresh sound.

At the end of the day you have to acknowledge that Year Of The Goat are the kind of band who will blow your mind with soaring vocals and crunchy riffs that have just enough bite to keep you coming back again and again. At once melodic and groovy The Unspeakable sees Year Of The Goat really coming into their own as musicians and songwriters. Ready to take the world by storm I feel like this record represents a crucial stepping stone in what could very well be the next great rock and roll success story.

Find them on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/yearofthegoat?fref=ts

Interview with Pallbearer

Right before their crushing, earthshaking performance at Social Club in Paris last Monday, I was lucky enough to sit down with none other than the guys from Pallbearer, one of todays’ hottest Doom metals’ acts, on their second European tour promoting their sophomore full-length album.

So to start things off, how did you guys start out?

Brett (B): So basically Joe and I had been in a psychedelic heavy drone type of improvised project. We had that going for a few years and after a while we just felt like doing something that was a little more "song-oriented" I guess. Our hometown Little Rock has a very good doom scene with a lot of heavy and experimental bands. So it felt natural to start a doom band as well. We knew Devin from him playing in other bands around town and we got along. He's a good guitarist so we just asked him to join. It's a pretty simple story.

Last year you put out your 2nd full-length album, titled "Foundations of Burden". Could you give a brief presentation of the record for those out there that've yet to hear your music?

Brett : It's kind of hard describing my own stuff I guess, I can't really be objective about it... Well it's heavy, proggy, very melodic, with a lot of textures and guitar interplay. Songs tend to be pretty linear, generally without verse/chorus structure.

Devin: We focus on getting different interesting sounds, exploring different sounds, different leads... There're a lot of different "flavors" to enjoy, nothing drastic but there are lot of dimensions fitted into this coherent whole I guess.

Brett : A lot of different guitar tones, tons of them.

Devin : Lots of vocal layering and harmonies, big sounding vocals... all of that just comes together to create the recipe of the band I guess. Those are the big ingredients, with the big, soaring melodic vocals and the deep low plodding guitars.

Could you explain the title of your latest album? Where it came from?

Brett: It's supposed to relate to the things that we do to ourselves, our lives, the decisions we make that can lay foundations for your troubles. It also relates to the foundations of society and the things that we can't escape, like decisions made by people in the past that we have to deal with now.

Devin: In the modern world you inherit a lot of bullshit. In our generation, a lot of the movies coming out are end-day movies; our science fiction is about the world being destroyed whereas a lot of older science fiction was about exploring. We've inherited this bad situation where we HAVE to change or we're going to die, whereas the previous generations just enjoyed themselves and didn't worry about all of that as much as they should have.

It was more of an optimistic outlook.

Devin: Well it was also kind of ignorant. They didn't know that they were fucking things up. So it's about that too I guess.

 

Could you tell us a little more about the lyrics and the subject matters that you explore? There seems to be somewhat of a progression from what I've understood

Devin: That's interesting. But no, actually Joe and I write the lyrics pretty much 50-50. He writes some of the songs; I write some of the songs... we wrote them separately so we didn't have any intended "theme" or anything. Then again maybe there is one that emerged on its own. Other than that, it's very difficult for me to explain the lyrics because I've only got some ideas as to what Joe's songs are about. I also prefer to leave it more open to interpretation, because a lot of the songs that I write tend to revolve around at least 2 distinct ideas. So the songs mean something to me that I don't intentionally try to put into the lyrics. I guess the simple answer would be that I don't explain my lyrics.

This is just another assumption, but I sense some Lovecraftian influence when it comes to your writing style.

Brett: That's sort of true. It was taken from a direct experience though, this "trip" where I encountered this "thing" that could only be described as a sort of Lovecraftian entity.

Considering that your music has a strong atmospheric, "visual" aspect to it, what would you say are some of the non-musical influences that come into play in Pallbearers' sound?

Brett: I know that Joe is really into Murakami (Haruki), and I think that there's some influence in some of his lyrics of this last album. I haven't really had any direct influence from any particular writers. I like a lot of sci-fi stuff. Philip K. Dick is a favorite. I like Greg Egan a lot, I've also been getting into some Charles Stross lately. I have a tendency towards hard science fiction, SF that, although weird, could seemingly be true under the right circumstances. I read a lot of comics as well. Anything by Alejandro Jodorowsky is golden. Visually, I’m inspired a lot by artists like, Moebius, Michael Whelan, Roger Dean... Artists who create fantastical and awe-inspiring worlds to get lost in.

We've heard that quite a few people (notably in Europe) were reported to have come out of your shows crying. Have you ever had any feedback from people who were that moved by your albums or some of your live shows?

Brett: For sure man. I've had multiple people come up to me and say that they've played some stuff at peoples' funerals, or in some way mention that it has helped them deal with with death in their families or other difficulties. People who were going through rough periods of their lives that have listened to Pallbearer as a form of healing. So yeah, it's a fucking great feeling.

Brett, I've read that you consider Pallbearer to be rooted in European influences rather than American influences. In what way do you see yourself closer to the European doom scene?

Brett: Generally a lot American doom bands have a lot more sludge and hardcore-type influences I suppose. It seems like European bands generally sound more mournful, more drawn out, with more melody. Most of the good funeral doom is European, then of course there's My Dying Bride and all of the Peaceville stuff. Then there's Prog rock, which was never that big of a thing in the US, which was a big influence for us. So we generally listen to a lot of European music.

To get to a lighter subject; what're some of the weirder experiences you've had while on the road?

Brett: Everything, literally every experience is weird.

Devin: We were accepted into a homeless community one time.

Brett: Yeah homeless people thought that we were homeless while we were walking around because we were so stinky and homeless-looking.

Devin: We had been on tour for so long and hadn't showered. We looked and smelled terrible. We were walking around late at night looking for food. There's this thing in the US where you've got a Drive-Thru where you have to have a car, you can't go inside but the Drive-Thru is open. But because of insurance and people getting injured or whatever you have to have a car to go through it. All that they had open was fast-food so we were trying to figure out how to get food this late without having a car, because our van couldn't fit through the drive-thru. So these homeless guys were like "Come with us to Wendy’s' they'll let you cheat here, they'll serve you food". So we all ended up following them but the guys at Wendy’s' were like "No, get the fuck out of here, we're not going to serve you food" (laugh). There were also a couple of their homeless friends across the street, so we realize that we had been accepted as homeless people that night.

Joe: Instead of getting hit up, asking for change, the just kind of assumed that we were just new to the city.

So did they ever find out that you weren't homeless?

Devin: I don't know, we didn't bring it up.

Joe: It was kind of after the fact that we realized what was happening, that they thought we were homeless too (laugh). Essentially we are.

Devin: We're just one step above.

So what’s' next for Pallbearer after this tour?

Brett: Well we're pretty much touring non-stop until August and then we're going to take some time off to write, getting our next album ready.

Joe: ...Then do the same goddamn thing for like... forever (laughs)

Brett: ... until we die.

Joe: Which will probably be really soon.

Brett: Yeah.

To finish things off: could you name one of your favorite albums, movies and books?

Joe: One of my most recent favorite books is Hardboiled Wonderland at the End of the World by Haruki Murakami.

Devin: Probably our favorite movie of all-time for all of us would be This is Spinal Tap. We're all obsessed with it. I have a little tattoo of it. Spinal Tap is definitely the best movie ever created as far as I'm concerned.

Brett: Yeah, no doubt.

Joe: Our collective favorite album is St.Anger by Metallica.

(Everyone laughs)

Brett: I really like Diaspora by Greg Egan. It's a really crazy, far-future sci-fi, a transhumanist-type book. It's pretty cool. His stuff is pretty amazing in general. Again, any Jodorowsky. The Incal, and the whole universe that spun off from it, is essential reading as far as I’m concerned.

Devin: My favorite album, at least for metal to make it easy, would be Mob Rules by Black Sabbath.

Joe: That's also mine.

Brett: One of my favorite albums would be Long Misty Days by Robin Trower. That's a really good one.

Joe: Animals by Pink Floyd is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Brett: Close to the Edge by Yes

Joe: Herz Aus Glas (Heart of Glass) by Popol Vuh. I really like the whole Popol Vuh discography, I listen to it frequently.

 Brett: Chapter III: Parasomnia by Colloseum, the finnish funeral doom band. That third album is one of my favorites. All of their shit is amazing.

(Taking note of his Magma shirt) Any favorite Magma album? 
Brett: That's a good question, man. I'd say Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh

Joe: Yeah, that or like... Üdü Ẁüdü. Those are the 2 Magma albums that I listen to the most.

Thank you to Lauren, to the band and everyone who made both this amazing show and this interview possible!

Interview by Robin Ono

 

Pallbearer

Official Website

http://pallbearerdoom.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom

Bandcamp

https://pallbearer.bandcamp.com/

Cold Cell - Low Life

Cold Cell is a wonderful avant-garde black metal band hailing all the way from Switzerland. Here they bring us their second full length entitled, “Low Life”. A fitting title, for the current state of most governments and societies around the world. We are simply surrounded by Low Lifes and in return have to fight off the urges to sink to their levels of sub human demeanor.

It is extremely hard to find bands especially in black metal that can switch up the flow of their music and stay consistent. Well Cold Cell serves us up a gritty and yet melodic eclectic dish of black metal treats. The record starts off with, “Lifestyle Lunacy”, what I feel is the strongest track on the album. Starting off with a ton of groove and raw vocals. Vocals that sound like as if he is crying out to the empty skies above. Then abruptly but fluidly then slipping into a torrential down pour of blast beats and tremolo picking. No matter if they are blasting or playing melodic sections, it all has the same strength behind the playing. The overtones they get with the guitar harmonies are phenomenal. Songs like, “Scum Eradication”, have some great clean and melodic interludes that strongly remind me of the great melodic aspects of Hate from Poland. Its hard to have a lot of raw elements in a band while incorporating melody but Cold Cell gives us exactly that throughout “Low Life”. At times during “Way To Prevail”, it reminds me strongly of Reverence. Being able to constantly change the swing of the music while retaining all the fluidity of the track is extremely difficult, but Cold Cell pulls it off quite well. “Needles Asylum”, brings us some serious down tempo black doom. This track is strong and driving throughout and has a very powerful outro to it. So refreshing to hear more black metal bands incorporate doom elements without saturating the sound with a wall of amps. There is something to be said about a band that can be extremely crushing but only using minimal gear set ups.

Everything on this album was produced extremely well. They are able to capture the primitive guitar sounds while still making them crisp. The drums are incredible and sound very natural and organic. The cherry on top is definitely the vocals. Very unique approach with the open distressed style. Limited control over ones voice gives more of a genuine feel. So when they scream it actually gives forth a feeling of pain and agony. Cold Cell is an amazing black metal band and I very much look forward to hearing their further endeavors and to also catch them live.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coldcellofficial

Bandcamp: http://cold-cell.bandcamp.com/

Homepage: http://coldcell.ch/

Record Label Homepage: http://www.avantgardemusic.com/

Pallbearer in Paris (@Social Club, 25/05/2015)

Just as I had expected, last Wednesday certainly was a fine night for doom metal in Paris. Sorry for the anticlimactic intro to this article, then again what else can you expect from a band like Pallbearer, whose reputation has yet to cease growing, spreading like wildfire amongst metal and rock fans since their relatively recent beginnings (2008). The Arkansas-based quartet dropped by on this European tour for their 2^nd  date in our very own city of Love, following up their date at the Glazart last summer with a gig, surprisingly enough at the Social Club, at the heart of the city. 

The band was thankfully greeted by a fairly packed venue (or should I say club?) for a Monday evening, a wise, well-informed group of concertgoers that were about to get hit with full force by the hand of doom. On the menu tonight were 7 magnificently delivered compositions drawn from both of the bands’ studio albums, starting out with the epic Worlds Apart off of Foundations of Burden and closing off with the somber, melancholic Given to the Grave off of their first album.
The sheer sonic intensity that night was unlike anything I had heard in quite a while, as this was certainly one of the loudest shows I have been to in quite a while. To give you an idea of what I mean by that, the frontrow audience (me included) were amazed and slightly startled by the fact that chunks of the ceiling had started to fall unto the floor. One thing that startled me about this   Clarity was not that big of an issue nevertheless, as every instrument onstage seemed to have its own space in this solid yet coherent wall of sound. I was surprised to hear quite a significant amount of sharpness in the high-end of the bands’ sound, which made for a relatively different yet equally satisfying feel than on their studio efforts. The trebly high end of the bass guitar popped out from the mix quite a bit allowing every note of the basslines to be heard with great clarity without overshadowing the guitars, the drums or the vocals (the latter of which was slightly quiet but not to a bothersome degree). Despite the fact that the venues’ walls visibly weren’t handling the sheer amount of awesomeness shaking up the room, audiences it did not take more than a couple of minutes into each song to lull a fair share of the audience into a daydreaming trance, with a good of them closing their eyes and letting the dark yet beautiful sonic landscapes sweep them away.

Judging from the state of the venue after the end of the show, it is fairly safe to assume that the Paris Social Club had rarely heard such a level of crushing heaviness echoing between its walls. That night, Pallbearer quite literally tore this venue a new one, and by god was it satisfying!

Robin

Thank you to Lauren, to the band and everyone who made both this amazing show and this live report possible!

Setlist (unofficial)
1. Worlds Apart
2. Devoid of Redemption
3. The Ghost I Used to Be
4. The Legend
5. Foundations
6. Foreigner
7. Given to the Grave

Pallbearer

Official Website
http://pallbearerdoom.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom

Bandcamp
https://pallbearer.bandcamp.com/

Famishgod

I was expecting to just review a demo before going to sleep - not get oppressed with incredibly despairing and gloriously desperate doom. With super low pitched growls coming out of some sort of stygian crypt Famishgod are the kind of truly insane doom metal slaughter that attracted me so much to the genre in the first place. The incredible trudge of their new record Devourers of Light is frankly overwhelming. It leaves the listener beaten into the ground unable to reconcile themselves with the demented world that they have fallen into. There is a sense of utter brutality here that goes beyond any blast beat or riff. There is something physical about Famishgod - as if you feel your bones being pulled out of their sockets one by one. Even when the band speeds up there is a sense of crushing finality as if these are our last days here (get it?) and we have to press on no matter what the consequence. Famishgod have no hope and no sense of what tomorrow can hold, instead they focus on the suffocating terror of the everyday.

Find them on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/famishgod

Toner Low w/SardoniS, Fiend in Paris (@Glazart, 19/02/2015)

Here I was once more, all pumped up and set for another evening of dirty ol' rock n' roll brought to us by our friends over at Stoned Gatherings productions. Whereas last weeks' show was more focused on the lengthy, atmospheric side of stoner rock compositions, last Thursdays’ gig at Le Glazart would offer us yet another night of stellar stoner rock, but this time of the doomier and sludgier persuasion, our top guest of the evening being the Dutch Stoner-doom band Toner Low.

 Firing up the evening into a magnificent blaze were the local faces forming the doom-influenced stoner metal act Fiend. From the very start of our first set of the evening, we were treated to the fat, abrasive, in-your-face riffs we had all come out to hear. What we got were simple and straight-to-the-point riffs nicely-coated in a deliciously fuzzy tone, delivered straight to our faces.

The band would sometimes dive into some slower, doomy sections before building up again towards some explosive riffs served alongside some rocking, ecstatic guitar licks on leads. Simply put, these guys further prove to us why you should make an effort to catch every opening band whenever you're going out to catch a concert. For those unfamiliar with the band, log unto your favorite cat-video search engine (google, YouTube...) and type in the 5 magic letters to uncover magnificent sound of Fiend. Just do it.

Following up our local opening act was the Belgian guitar and drum duo known as Sardonis. Sonically, the band played a crushing set of songs rooted somewhere alongside the border between doom metal and sludge metal. While the two piece formation usually spawns some concerns as to the bands' capability to keep up alongside four or five-piece acts, Sardonis' set undoubtedly proved to us that they could sound just as ferociously heavy and complete as any four piece sludge band, but also that they were capable of turning their basic stripped-down formula to their advantage. For one, the bands' set was accompanied by some nice visuals projected unto the stages' backdrop, exploiting the stage room to its fullest. Also, the guitar sound had a heavy chunk of low end to make up for the absence of a bass guitarist, making for an earthshaking rumble for every menacing riff being channeled through both of the massive Marshall amps set onstage. The songs from Sardonis' set was nicely balanced, with some faster riffs coming in now and again as well as some post-metal touches being sprinkled here and there (some riffs actually reminded me of Amenra). Overall this was a great set and yet another great musical discovery for me.

Finally, it was time for our prime guests of the evening to hit the stage. It didn't take more than a few drum hits and a few stricken notes to understand why some critics have to compare the Toner Lows' sound to that of the stoner doom titans from Sleep. Ear protection was a vital necessity for this evening, in that the sole intensity of each note being hit swept you away and physically shook your whole body to its very core and make you literally gurgle like a Tibetan monk. Heavy would be an understatement, were I to describe Toner Lows' show. The snare drum was constantly rattling from the sheer intensity of the vibrations. It was noisy, it was loud, unapologetic and filthy, and by god was it satisfying.

This was a slow paced, earthshakingly heavy set, with lengthy yet groovy compositions charged up for maximum potency. The set was also complemented with the appropriate imagery to immerse the audience into the full stoner experience, with some colorfully trippy lava lamp-like motifs projected onto the front of the kick drum, along with an animated backdrop of ganja leaves flying about on the stage backdrop. Every now and then, the sonic vibrations in the air would mix in with the all-too-familiar smell of THC.
A small gripe I would have for this otherwise top notch show would be the fact that the vocals were completely inaudible during the few passages during which the frontman made use of his mic, though this obviously was a virtually irrelevant issue for us riff-hungry audience.

And so yet another night of classic ass-kicking stoner metal drew to a close, leaving some people with damaged unprotected eardrums others with suspicious bowel movements from all of the vibrations, and others off course that would go on to wander into the night on a search for the nearest kebab or fast-food joint. Nevertheless, it's pretty safe to say that all of us left the show that night with a sense of satisfaction from this stellar show. For those who didn't get a chance to witness the show first-hand, I recommend you check out the great bands and check out this weeks’ Salem’s Pot and Monolord show at Le Glazart. I'll see you there.

Robin

PS: I'd like to yet again send my thanks to Stoned Gatherings for making this review possible. Be sure to visit their website to find out about their upcoming shows.

SardoniS Setlist

Stoned Gatherings
Official Website
http://stoned-gatherings.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/stonedgatherings.shows?fref=ts

Fiend
Official bandcamp
https://ffiieenndd.bandcamp.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FiendBand?ref=br_tf

Fiend Setlist

Sardonis
Official Website
http://www.sardonis666.be/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sardonis666?ref=br_tf

Toner Low
Official Website
http://www.roadkillrekordz.nl/tonerlow/news.html

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/tonerlow