Cosmic Reaper - Hellion

North Carolina’s COSMIC REAPER comes crashing through the speakers with their self-titled debut album. Dripping with a classic 70’s attitude, mixing sci-fi-oriented lyrics, brief but satisfying moments of prog exploration, all while keeping one foot firmly planted in modern doom, you start to get an idea of the interstellar journey that awaits.

In its infancy, bass player Garrett Garlington and guitar player Dillon Prentice, together in Garrett’s kitchen, mixed heavy and fuzzy harmonies with crushing riffs. Not long after, the duo added Thad Collis. His ethereal vocals and impassioned guitar harmonies are what built the band’s foundation. Jeremy Grobsmith, a Colorado Springs metal veteran (THE GREAT REDNECK HOPE, MATTERHORN, and WORRY) had recently moved to The Queen City, befriended the guys, and was quickly asked to join. His hard-hitting and eclectic drum style rounded out the COSMIC REAPER sound and the band was born.

Following a year of practice and fine-tuning their sound, COSMIC REAPER made their live debut in July of 2019. In September of that same year, they recorded the "Demon Dance" EP at Greensboro’s recording studio The Parliament House, alongside owner and maverick Jacob Beeson. Noteworthy exposure from doom metal-focused podcasts and web-zines helped in the success of their first offering. Following the release, the band continued to perform regionally and then capitalized on the time afforded by the unfortunate shutdown of venues and they began writing their first full-length album. The band returned to Beeson’s studio in the summer of 2020 to start recording. Laden with droning riffs and downtempo walls of monolithic sound, they completed their crushing Self-titled debut full length. The start of 2021 ushers in a new and monumental era for the guys as Cosmic Reaper becomes part of the Heavy Psych Sounds family.

The heaviest elements are there and are guaranteed to move planets. The stars align and engines ignite as COSMIC REAPER claws at the soul of the genre.

Thad Collis Guitars / Vocals 

Dillon Prentice Guitars 

Garrett Garlington Bass 

Jeremy Grobsmith Drums

Today's tune "Hellion" is the first single taken from the COSMIC REAPER self-titled debut album. It was released March 19, 2021, via Heavy Psych Sounds, enjoy!



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Old Moons - Lunar Blue

"Lunar Blue" is the debut EP from OLD MOONS out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The band plays slow and darker shades of heavy rock, a very dark baritone vocal hovering in the cloud and wonderfully distorted guitars, check this up.

The EP was Recorded by Jacob Beeson, released September 13, 2018

Not much information about this band on the wide web atm, hopefully they will share something soon as this looks really promising.

Today's tune "Lunar Blue" is the title tune from the debut EP.



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Frans - If I Were Sorry

Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries) is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. In Swedish it's called Skärtorsdag :)

So behind, I find myself when it comes to reports about things that have happened recently. I'll certainly try to do better, so I start with one big thing that happens every year, it's the 6 weeks tour with "Melodifestivalen" Swedish tour version of Eurovison Song Contest. I participate in this Circus, not as an artist but as a hard working guy :)

It was a very fun journey, working with the best of the best, a tour were failures are so few that you almost not notice them as everything goes so smooth, fun tour indeed. Musicvise it's not my cup of thé, but I survived :) Anyway, here are some rare photos from the rehearsals.

Panetoz Flying

Heroes

Middle act in the finals

Afterdark

Dollystyle

My Partner in Crime, getting ready to slide in position.

Boris

Charlotte Perelli

Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson & Uno Sveningsson

Ace Wilder

Oscar Zia

Oscar Zia and the Dolphins

Mello Stage

The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will be the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Sweden's victory at the 2015 Contest in Vienna with the song "Heroes", performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. This will be the third time the contest has taken place in Stockholm, after 1975 and 2000, the latter also being held at the Globe. The contest will consist of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May 2016. The three live shows will be hosted by Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede.

Forty-three countries will participate, equalling the record number of participants set in 2008 and 2011. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Ukraine will return after absences from recent contests, while Australia will also return after débuting as a special guest in 2015. However, Portugal will withdraw. The contest will also be the first to implement a new voting system since 1975, with each country now awarding two sets of points: one from their professional jury and another from televoting.

Frans in Action

Today's tune "If I Were Sorry", enjoy!

Produced by Fredrik Andersson, Oscar Fogelström, Actors: Frans Jeppsson Wall & Ida Tjörnhagen, Directed by: Filip Iversen, Produced by: Maximilian Ekman & Caroline Ehrnström, Cinematographer: Rasmus Eriksson, Sound recording & Sound design: Viktor Iversen, 1st AC: Martin Mikitas, Gaffer: Fanny Linander, Grip: Oskar Lorentzon, Make-up: Johanna Hagenborn, Productionassistant: Freja Albinsdotter

Frans Jeppsson-Wall, Fredrik Andersson, Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell Cardiac records under exclusive license to Sony



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