Galaxy Chamber - Millennium Madness
https://galaxychamber.bandcamp.com/album/millennium-maddness-ep
(Avant Garde, bizarre, psych rock blowout. Wacky in all kinds of good ways. Bordering on horror film score-ish-ness. A total head trip.)
Svarta Stugan - Islands / Öar
https://svartastugan.bandcamp.com/album/islands-ar
(Mighty,
thematic instrumental indie prog post rock. The melodies are what
struck me right off the bat. Heavier than most, without being too
metallic. Conjuring pioneering bands like Earth, Pelican, June Of '44, and such,
we're treated to the right concoction of melodic nuances.)
JARS - ДЖРС II
https://jars.bandcamp.com/album/ii
(Superb, angry, noise rock/post hardcore from Russian Federation. There are no light moments, no pretty things, and no sleeping on the job here. Just unrelenting brashness. Coming soon on Forbidden Place Records)
Holy Whale - Adrift Through The Storm
https://holywhale.bandcamp.com/album/adrift-through-the-storm
(Grungy, stonery Ukrainian hard rock. A little touch of AIC & friends, a little smidgen of other various alt-metal bands here and there, pinches of various genres. Strong effort.)
Dark Numbers - If It Was It Would Be So
https://darknumbers-nadinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/if-it-was-it-would-be-so
(Megablast of powerful, epic proggy alt-metal. Ridiculous melodic hammerings, great female vox, superb harmonies, atomic-blast, this-is-your-doom riffage. This is like Yes-meets-Baroness in a dark alley, and subsequently melds into Helms Alee and White Swan. Looking forward to the rest of this album, for sure. Bring it on, folks. Bring it on.)
Ryan Holweger - Gunmetal Sky
https://ryanholweger.bandcamp.com/album/gunmetal-sky
(Another little alt-country album that was real sneaky about it. Just came out of nowhere for me. Kinda swooped in like an intervention. Ryan Holweger, long-time member of the alt-country band The Western Fifth, stands out like a beacon on his first full-length solo work. With the help of a few buddies, he's created quite a stunning collection of tunes. A real keeper, this one.)
- Andy B.
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