EAGLE TWIN (us)
Eagle Twin is a two-man outfit from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States formed in 2007 featuring Gentry Densley (Ascend, Iceburn) on baritone guitar / vocals and Tyler Smith (Form of Rocket) on drums. Eagle Twin’s music could be broadly classified as doom metal or sludge metal, but also touches on progressive rock, blues rock, jazz fusion and psychedelic rock, featuring lengthy instrumental passages and Densley’s gruff, half-chanted vocals, which occasionally veer into overtone singing.
Although Eagle Twin is a very new entity its helmsman; Gentry Densley is no stranger to innovative, heavy music. Densley was the musical visionary and leader of the legendary jazz, prog, rock, metal, hardcore group Iceburn (aka The Iceburn Collective) from 1991-2001. Iceburn has been called the greatest and most important musical offering from Salt Lake City since the Osmonds! Gentrys’ playing has been very influential to a lot of successful modern music groups such as: Isis, Pelican, Sunn O))) etc…
In order to disseminate his majestic and mountainous riffs in the present day he enlisted massively behemoth skinsman Tyler Smith. The drums are not only a driving force that efficiently steam rolls over you they conjure a repetitious mantra that is eerily infectious. Although Iceburn was primarily an instrumental force, with Eagle Twin Gentry is much more vocal and the depth of his lyrics is endless. His vocal evocations bring to mind the hoarse rasp of Tom Waits and Howlin Wolf but possibly channeled through Tuvan throat singers. His voice, is used much like an instrument and often times creates a unique drone of its own. The riffs and music definitely have familiar reference points (Caspar Brotzmann Massaker, Earth, Sunn O))), Melvins etc…) but are crafted in a way that stands miles beyond the others.
Discography:
Eagle Twin / Night Terror, Split, 2009 The Unkindness of Crows, Full-length, 2009 Pombagira / Eagly Twin, Spilt, 2010 The Feather Tippen the Serpant´s Scale, Full-length, 2012
www.facebook.com/eagletwinmusic
SWITCHBLADE (swe)
Formed back in 1997, Switchblade have released 6 full-lenght albums and last year with the release of their latest self titled album they were nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award. Thriving on a stripped-down approach of repetitive, slow-burning riffs, heavy slow-mo prog moves, and even hypnotic grooves bolstered by a thrumming, sinister hammond organ, Switchblade utilize their keep-it-simple aesthetic to flesh out a skeletal, haunting doom plod. Drummer Tim Bertilsson and guitarist Johan Folkesson will be joined by Per Wiberg (Ex-Opeth, Spiritual Beggars and Candlemass) on Hammond organ as the band return to Denmark for the first time since opening for Ghost in early 2013.
Discography:
Switchblade / Last Match, Split, 1998 Switchblade, EP, 1998 Switchblade, EP, 1999 The Insect Split, Split, 1999 Cut of Luna / Switchblade, Split, 2000 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2000 Switchblade, Compilation, 2001 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2001 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2003 Switchblade, Single, 2004 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2006 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2000 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2009 Switchblade, Full-Length, 2012
YURI GAGARIN (swe)
Yuri Gagarin is the name of a cosmonaut and first man in space. It is also the name of a Swedish hypnotic trip started in January 2012. It all started when the lead-guitarist Christian and the drummer Stefan decided to start a space rock band. They got a band together with people from previous band constellations with Leffe on bass, Robin on synth and Jonny on guitar. All in to space rock and together they formed the band Yuri Gagarin. They recorded some songs in the rehearsal room with frizzy sound, put them up on soundcloud and right away they were appointed as band of the week by Fenriz.A few months later they were offered to release an LP on Levande Begravd Records which resulted in a self-titled album. At present their only release! But just you wait for more cause this is as you understood a band from outer space, a trippy dark, heavy sound and a ship that just took of. Now, full speed aheaaaad!
http://yurigagarinswe.bandcamp.com/music
www.facebook.com/yurigagarinspacerock
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