When RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT (The Bombers) first appeared in Finland ten years ago – live, on cassette, and on vinyl – it was like a cleansing fire. RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT arrived to blast rock music into smithereens, atoms, ash, and crap. Rock music was left powerless before the trio’s onslaught. The flamethrowers disguised as instruments left only scorched earth behind.
RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT is a rock band led by Jukka Nousiainen, which was founded in Jyväskylä in 2011. Nousiainen's friend from Oulu had taken the local band to a gig in Ilokivi, Jyväskylä, for which he had asked bassist Sill and British drummer Alex, with whom he had played before. The first performance was watched by six people, half of whom had played in other bands at the event.
The band has been releasing albums extensively since its inception. The band has probably borrowed its name from a journalist asking Cisse Häkkinen about HURRIGANES' 1988 Midsummer return gig, in which Häkkinen had stated “We will be blown up!”
At last we now know, with this latest LP, that the band burned down rock in the name of love; and only so that it could bloom forth stronger and more handsome than ever. RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT are all about cohesion. Rock is eternal, the new age of Aquarius is upon us, and the colours are glowing brighter.
The message, both musically and lyrically, is surprisingly clear. The touch is experimental but firm, and the music is beautiful even at its most angular moments.
The band is still free to emit an unpredictable art fart as and when required, but otherwise this new album definitely slips into the ‘classic rock’ section of record shops – in the proudest possible sense of that term. The world may glisten with shit, but you can listen to these hymns and still live like a civilised human being.
RÄJÄYTTÄJÄT:
Jukka Nousiainen - vocals, guitar
Mikko “Rock” Siltanen - bass
Alex Reed - drummer
Today's tune "Samassa Veneessä" is taken from the bands latest album "III", enjoy!
Monday, new week, time to introduce "Record Of The Week".
"III" is the return of the Swedish hard rockers LUCIFER. A band that has really grown for every release and now with the 3rd release it sounds like they finally reached the point where they were aiming for. It's music straight from the seventies that is well executed on all layers.
It's occult hard rock with doom, horror and gothic darkness where they pull the best from hard rock
influences without losing themselves into the unknown, they have created an album that is well thought true, the beautiful vocals from Johanna Sadonis adepts into the musical flow like a water stream, intertwines with the guitars take part in excellent soaring vocals and guitar harmonies and tremendous retro vibes. The guitar work here is particularly memorable, the riffing and the solos is very clever and smart without being strained. The bass lines are thick and smooth and the drums are tasteful. The lyrics cover the occult, death and the devil. The music is catchy and really fun to play, get you into a good mood on uncertain times like this.
From the down-tuned opener "Ghosts" that kickstarts this album in a tastefully old school way of riffing with a catchy melody to switch over to "Midnight Phantom" that shows some magic vocals and heavy infectious guitar riffs. The beauty of the guitars opens up the bleak softness of "Leather Demon", a half paced ballad that accelerates a few in the chouses and sums everything up with neat and tremendous guitar solo. Thick opening of excellent "Lucifer", cleaver riffing and solos with marvelous vocals from Sadonis. Crafty guitar hook and some tasty solos in the dark and gloomy "Pacific Blues" to the smokier and gothic tune "Coffin Fever". Some high-octane thrills in "Flanked By Snakes" to the somber closer "Cemetery Eyes". "Lucifer III" is a combination of the band’s prior works, that they have overthrown a bit, it's an absolute flourishing occult rock release from front to back, well-done guys.
The legendary horror poster artist Graham Humphreys hand-painted "Lucifer III"'s cover. The album was released on March 20th, 2020.
LUCIFER is:
Johanna Sadonis (vocals)
Nicke Andersson (drums)
Harald Göthblad (bass)
Martin Nordin (guitar)
Linus Björklund (guitar)
Sum: "Lucifer III" is one of the most fun albums you will hear this year and works perfectly in times like this, get it NOW!
Today's tune "Midnight Phantom" taken from "Lucifer III", enjoy!
The upcoming tour, if it's not going to cancel as
everything else gets when Coronavirus is spreading over our planet.
The Third Commandment – Europe 2020 – Part I
w/special guests: YEAR OF THE GOAT
April 23 – Tampere, FIN – Klubi
April 24 – Helsinki, FIN – DesertHel Festival, On The Rocks*
May 7 – Hamburg DE, Knust
May 8 – Essen DE, Turock
May 9 – Köln DE, Helios 37
May 10 – Den Bosch NL, Willem Twee
May 12 – London UK, Underworld
May 13 – Paris FR, Petit Bain
May 14 – Strasbourg FR, La Laiterie
May 15 – Kaiserslautern DE, Kammgarn
May 16 – Nürnberg DE, Hirsch
May 17 – Praha CZ, Nová Chmelnice
May 19 – Poznan PL, U Bazyla
May 20 – Dresden DE, Scheune
May 21 – Berlin DE, Lido
May 22 – Hannover DE, Bei Chez Heinz
May 23 – Odense DK, Posten
May 29 – Stockholm SWE, Debaser Strand
May 30 – Göteborg SWE, Pustervik
July 3 – Ballenstedt DE, Rock Harz Open Air*
July 31 – Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air*
August 1 – Soria, ES – Motorbeach Festival*
October 16 – St. Petersburg, RU – MOD
October 17 – Moscow, RU – Aglomerat
November 7 – Great Yarmouth, UK – Hard Rock Hell
*festival dates
"III" is the third release from the Buenos Aires, Argentina based rock band KNEI. A country that has recently seen a resurgence in its music scene. It's not so common that a band from Argentina gets a chance to break through the dense stream of music that just pours over into the digital world in which we live.
KNEI was formed 2006 and has released three albums, "La Puera Del Sol" (2011) and "Juventud De La Gran Ciudad" (2016) and the latest one "III" (2019). The sound of the band is oriented to 70's rock n roll, well balance psychedelia and arrangements of progressive with rock blues and jazz-like touches.
The power trio consists of:
Nicolas Lippoli (guitar/vocals),
Mauro Lopez (bass),
Roberto Figueroa (drums).
"III" was record on a tape with a Ampex MM1200 Recorder, mixed and mastered in API Console in Estudio El Attic, released June 7, 2019
Today's tune "Vieja Mujer (Besos De Otros Días)", taken from the album "III", enjoy!
FÖLLAKZOID began seven years ago as a trance experience between childhood friends Diego, Juan Pablo, and Domingo from Santiago, Chile. Heavily informed by the heritage of the ancient music of the Andes, the band has learned to integrate this influence with contemporary sounds of their times, creating a rich yet minimal atmosphere.
For III, the band wanted to expand their sound while building an atmosphere with mainly monochords and reiteration. After recording and mixing the album on their own at their studio at BYM Records, they partnered with German electronic maestro Atom TM to flesh out the album’s synth parts. Most of the sounds he provided were atonal electronic sounds, aiming for concrete frequencies and sampled organic glitches. (The Korg synthesizer Atom TM plays on this record was used by Kraftwerk on tour in the '80s.)
III is a four-part minimal sound voyage in which you can hear FÖLLAKZOIDs musical language developing into something more upbeat, obscure, and sharp, yet even simpler in terms of elements.
During the past year, the band played more than 80 gigs, including at Primavera Sound Festival (both Porto and Barcelona), ATP Festival in the UK, Musique Volantes in Lyon, and Lollapalooza Chile. The shows for III, including a confirmed set at Austin Psych Fest in May, should spread the band’s fog-enshrouded gospel to an even wider audience.
FÖLLAKZOID Tour dates:
Oct 25 Pablo Neruda Amphitheatre, Santiago, Chile
Nov 22 Le Guess Who? 2015, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 24 Paradiso Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 27 Pontins Holiday Centre, Prestatyn, UK
Dec 02 Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany
Dec 06 Geronimo’s FGT, Stockholm, Sweden
Today's tune "Electric" is taken from the latest release "III"
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Listen to ”Föllakzoid - Electric" on Spotify here!
Listen to ”Föllakzoid - Electric" on Spotify