Tag Mondo Generator
Wow, heavy, heavy, heavy! Like there’s so much to take in with this release man! Okay, bad jokes aside, and that’s the only kind I do, and vaguely serious amateur music reviewing head in place, there is so much history… Continue Reading →
Pete Woods (Editor) 2020 – annus pandemicus. You don’t really need it pointing out that this year has been a bit of a shit one and that’s putting in mildly. From when it emerged with an air of normality about… Continue Reading →
The second Autumn’s plague-ridden breath blew in, the trees clenched their roots, shook and shed their leaves along with an absolute stack of doom death albums. Yep it is the traditional time of year for a multitude of acts to… Continue Reading →
The desert rock scene of California, despite its arid sands, has been a fertile land in terms of growing so many classic acts, spawning the likes of Fu Manchu and Kyuss and its many children. My last encounter with a… Continue Reading →
Righto folks, first of all, let me say this was not a planned live review, and as such the normal practise of taking notes, securing set lists and the like were not carried out. However, in light of the current… Continue Reading →
Fans of Mondo Generator must be salivating at the release of this album. Eight long years have passed since Nick Oliveri’s wrecking crew last unleashed their own brand of havoc. Not that the ex-Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age… Continue Reading →
Fans of desert and stoner rock are in for a treat with this collaboration that strings together an impressive selection of contributors. Whilst some collaborations don’t quite come together, this one is a different kettle of fish. Fu Manchu’s Bob… Continue Reading →
“I got all that I need… I got the green…” These are the ten words which open this album, and adequately serve as a synopsis of what to expect. Stereotypical? Perhaps.. But when you look at the mastermind behind this… Continue Reading →
I don’t know what Vulture Industries would think of being regarded as “the new Arcturus”. Whilst in some respects this is a compliment and there is a commonality in that they’re both from Norway, “The Tower” is Vulture Industries third… Continue Reading →
Shakespeare’s famous heroine Juliet Capulet asks in the infamous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ “what is in a name?” – well if she were to ask this question to John Garcia and Brant Bjork she probably would have met her death… Continue Reading →