The classic tune “Pull Away/So Many Times” is on "Hard Attack", the second album by American hard rock band DUST, released by Kama Sutra Records in 1972. Cover art is a work previously published by Frank Frazetta titled “Snow Giants”.
DUST was an American hard rock band formed in the late 60’s. It is also known as a pre-punk band. The group formed in the year 1968, with guitarist and vocalist Richie Wise, bassist Kenny Aaronson and drummer Marc Bell. After the end of the band, drummer Marc Bell under the pseudonym of Marky Ramone, went to play in the RAMONES. Kenny Aaronson was part of some bands, including STORIES and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. Richie Wise and Kenny Kerner produced KISS. Kenny Kerner participated in the DUST writing the lyrics of the group and as its producer.
Today's cover version is made by the multinational rock band LUCIFER, the tune was released as a split single with KADAVAR, enjoy!
Monday, new week, time to introduce "Record Of The Week".
The Swedish/German heavy rock band LUCIFER is back with their fourth release "Lucifer IV".
This Stockholm based rockers have a CV that you don't fool around with. LUCIFER featuring of members of ENTOMBED, THE HELLACOPTERS, DEAD LORD, VOJD, TOPPLOCK and THE OATH.
"Lucifer IV" contines on the path with their heavy 70s hard rock sound with an occult doomish vibe. Since thier first release "Lucifer I" (2015) they have improved themself on every release and I see that is something that they continue to do. As the new album is a delightful one, the evilness is perfectly used and the vocals from Johanna Sadonis is just stunning with her powerful and calm voice which almost bewitches one.
The album starts with "Archangel Of Death", SABBATH-infused rock with a gothic vibe. Excellent guitar playing from Linus Björklund and Martin Nordin, clear and dirty bassline by Harald Göthblad, marvelous vocals Johanna Sadonis, hard-hitting drums by Nicke Andersson a tune that showcase the sound that we have gotten served lately by LUCIFER. The great "Wild Hearses" with some impressive vocals, fuzzy guitar, and marvelous rhythm section. There are a few really accessible and radio-friendly tunes with a great groove with a lot of catchiness, like the songs "Crucifix (I Burn For You)" and "Cold As A Tombstone". "Mausoleum" and "Nightmare" are two great tracks with a gothic vibe where songs like "Bring Me His Head" and "Orion" flirts with BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The album ends smoothly with “Phobos” and puts an end to this exciting album. Highly recommend this record.
I did visit one of the best record stores here in Stockholm this Friday to pick up the new album with LUCIFER, the band was there and was so kind to sign my copy with the Amazing artwork of singer Johanna Sadonis, soaked in red and tied to a crucifix. "Lucifer IV" was released on Halloween 2021 (October 29th, 2021) on Century Media Records/Sony Music.
Sum: "Lucifer IV" is a well-rounded trip back to the peak of heavy rock in the '70s.
Today's tune "Crucifix (I Burn For You)", taken from "Lucifer IV", enjoy!
The hardest working Swedish band LUCIFER have release a new single and video for "Bring Me His Head" taken from the upcoming album “Lucifer IV”.
LUCIFERs new album “Lucifer IV”, which will be released on October 29th this year. The preorder is up and running for this one, and if you are quick there is a super nice satin jacket that you can wear when the autumn weather takes over slowly but surely.
For this video, singer Johanna had the idea to pay tribute to Brian De Palma‘s 1976 horror classic “Carrie”.
She says: “‘Carrie’ is one of my favorite movies. Being an outsider myself my entire life, I’ve always identified with her. We are very excited that this time we got to work with director Amir Chamdin and photographer Crille Forsberg on our videos. Their body of work is quite breathtaking, if you look it up, so it was a real honor. The video to ‘Bring Me His Head’ is only one part of the story but we can’t give anything more away at this point.”
“Lucifer IV” is available in the following formats:
Ltd. black Gatefold 180g LP + CD (in deluxe hardcover gatefold sleeve) – This format is only available in the 1st pressing
Ltd. CD Digipak
Digital Album
LUCIFER is:
Johanna Platow Andersson / Vocals
Nicke Platow Andersson / Drums
Linus Björklund / Guitar
Martin Nordin / Guitar
Harald Göthblad / Bass
Today's tune "Bring Me His Head" taken from the upcoming album “Lucifer IV”, The tune is written by: Johanna Platow Andersson, directed by: Amir Chamdin, director of photography: Crille Forsberg, produced and edited by: Emil Klinta, first assistant cameraman: Kristoffer Hellman, lighting supervisor: Ella Turkkinen, Make-Up and hair supervision: Lovisa Lunneborg, assistant director: Matilda E. Almeida. Enjoy!
"Gone With The Wind Is My Love" is a soul classic by Rita and The Tiaras. Ms. Rita Graham recorded the UK Northern Soul Hit Classic, "Gone With The Wind Is My Love". The Tiaras were studio singers whom Rita never met. A track from the Vibrations album, ‘My Cup Runneth Over With Love’ is also a Northern Soul Hit.
Swedish heavy rockers LUCIFER have joined forces with BLUES PILLS and made their very own striking interpretation of the Rita & The Tiaras classic “Gone With The Wind Is My Love”.
The single features a fabulous duet between Johanna of LUCIFER and Elin Larsson of BLUES PILLS backed with the LUCIFER band.
Side B features a live version of the LUCIFER track “Cemetery Eyes”, which was recorded during last year’s Century Media Isolation Festival and will now be available physically in this version for the first time.
“Especially The Rita & The Tiaras version of this 60s classic has always been one of my favorite numbers, it really moves me. So we hammered out this really cool, kind of eerie version for Lucifer and I asked my good friend Elin if she wants to sing it with me. She came down to Stockholm and we had a really great afternoon together at our studio recording this,” states LUCIFER frontwoman Johanna about the release.
Today's tune "Gone With The Wind Is My Love", taken from the 7-inch single.
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
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, GHOST's "Seven Inches Of Satanic Panic": "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary on A Cross" will be re-released by Loma Vista on September 27 and can be preordered via GHOST's web site and from all digital platforms. Check out GHOST's webisode "Chapter 8: Kiss the Go-Goat" for the whole story.
A press release offered the following back story for GHOST's new single:
"Back during the summer of 1969, an up-and-coming band called GHOST, fronted by Papa Nihil, played its first date at the Whisky A Go Go on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. The show was to celebrate GHOST's first release on Galaxy Recordings, 'Seven Inches of Satanic Panic', the double-A-side seven-inch single featuring 'Kiss The Go-Goat' and 'Mary On A Cross'. This original GHOST lineup eventually disbanded and the single, its original tapes, and the band's only promo and live performance of 'Kiss The Go-Goat' ever filmed, were lost...that is until recently when the songs and the Super 8 footage were discovered and resurrected by Papa Nihil..
The limited-edition "reissue" of Ghost's "Seven Inches of Satanic Panic: 'Kiss the Go-Goat' and 'Mary on a Cross'" will be available on September 27th. Look for that and more, including the collector's dream "Prequelle Exalted" vinyl-and-book box set, on the band' webstore.
GHOST is known for special, limited-edition items that have been tied to its various album releases — an eight-track edition of "Ceremony & Devotion", and for "Prequelle", a seven-inch die-cut-as-rats vinyl disc of the album's first single "Rats", offering the album on a variety of different colored cassette tapes, and the lenticular cover for "Prequelle"'s special vinyl edition as well as five alternate covers for the retail edition. On September 27, GHOST will release a plethora of limited, exclusive items tied to the "Prequelle" album and world tour: the deluxe collector's edition, "Prequelle Exalted", with only 5000 sets produced. Log on to ghost-official.com for all purchasing information.
Included in the "Prequelle Exalted" deluxe collector's limited edition will be:
* "Prequelle" limited edition transparent orange with black smoke colored vinyl
* 60-page arena tour photo book, hardbound and wrapped in black gator skin
* Exclusive die-cut "Prequelle" artwork with a 12-page booklet featuring brand-new, mind-blowing illustrations.
* Four 12" X 12" live photo prints
* Bonus 7" with two GHOST rarities
* GHOST 7" vinyl adapter
For the arena tour hardbound photo book and the exquisite, suitable-for-framing 12" X 12" prints, Ryan Chang photographed GHOST on tour over the course of a year, documenting the band's live performances throughout Europe, Canada and the United States, including the special guest spots on METALLICA European "WorldWired" stadium tour this summer. The 12-page booklet of new prints was created by GHOST's longtime visual collaborator Zbigniew M. Bielak, offering 10 stunning illustrations, each one a visual representation of the 10 songs on "Prequelle".
"Prequelle" was produced by Tom Dalgety and originally released in on June 1, 2018. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award as "Best Rock Album", and for Sweden's Grammis award as "Best Rock/Metal Record Of The Year", and Dalgety received a Grammy nomination as "Producer Of The Year." Both Revolver and Kerrang! magazines named "Prequelle" the best album of 2018, and the album produced three Top 10 singles — "Rats", "Dance Macabre" (both of which went to No. 1 at Rock Radio) and "Faith". To date, "Prequelle" has accumulated some 250 million streams globally.
GHOST will kick off its fall/winter North American and European "Ultimate Tour Named Death" headline arena trek on September 13, see all the dates below.
Today's tune "Kiss The Go-Goat" is the brand new single, the tune will be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single which will be released on September 27. "Kiss The Go-Goat" will be backed by another new song, "Mary On A Cross", enjoy!
GHOST — 2019 Tour Dates
SEPTEMBER
13 Rabobank Theatre, Bakersfield, CA
14 Reno Events Center, Reno, NV
16 Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center, Portland, OR
17 Toyota Center, Kennewick, WA
19 WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA
20 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
21 So. Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton, BC
23 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
24 The Corral, Calgary, AB
26 Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
27 Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID
28 Maverik Center, West Valley City, UT*
30 Budweiser Events Center at The Ranch, Loveland, CO
OCTOBER
1 Broadmoor World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO
3 Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD
4 Scheels Arena, Fargo, ND
5 The Armory, Minneapolis, MN
7 Resch Center, Green Bay, WI
8 TaxSlayer Centre, Moline, IL
10 Covelli Centre, Youngstown, OH
11 Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, WVa
12 Exit 111 Festival, Manchester, Tennessee
14 DeltaPlex Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
15 Huntington Center, Toledo, OH
17 FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, ON
18 Richcraft Tire Center, Ottawa, ON
19 Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, ME
21 DCU Center, Worcester, MA
22 The Oncenter, Syracuse, NY
24 GIANT Center, Hershey, PA
25 Cure Insurance Arena, Trenton, NJ
26 Cool Insuring Arena, Glens Falls, NY
NOVEMBER
16 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, UK
17 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, UK
18 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
20 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
22 The SSE Arena Wembley, London, UK
23 First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK
26 Forum Black Box, Copenhagen, Denmark
28 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
30 Spodek, Katowice, Poland
DECEMBER
1 Universum, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
5 PalaBam, Mantova, Italy
6 Halle 622, Zurich, Switzerland
8 Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
10 Sala Tejo at Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
11 Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain
13 Zenith de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
17 Rockhal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
18 Zenith Nantes Metropole, Nantes, France
19 Zenith Toulouse Metropole, Toulouse, France
"Lucifer II" is the second full-length studio album from the Swedish doom rockers LUCIFER, an album with dark and bewitching heavy rock of ‘70s, it reaches the 8th place on the Tune of The Day's TOP 50 album list of the Best Albums 2018.
"Lucifer II" is a well-rounded trip back to the Magic Carpet Ride.
choose to qualify to the best albums that 2018 have given us.
Here is the albums between 20 - 11.
Today's tune will be publish later on this evening.
So here we go!
20. Visigoth - Conqueror's Oath
The Americans in the NWOTHM band VISIGOTH have made
a fun sing-along album about Warriors, Knights and Sword.
19. A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant
14 yrs before some new material saw the light
and it ended up to be an exceptional album.
18. Primordial - Exile Amongst The Ruins
PRIMORDIAL have released a masterpiece,
an emotional and perfectly crafted album.
Read the review here!
17. Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram
"Mark of the Necrogram" is a fantastic release from these gents.
It's melodic, very catchy and right on the spot, an epic album.
Read the review here!
16. Khemmis - Desolation
After six months of spectacular album releases,
"Desolation" effortlessly floats up to the surface
as one of the greatest releases of 2018.
Read the review here!
15. Behemoth - I Loved You At Your Darkest
ILYAYD is another strong addition to BEHEMOTHs remarkable musical catalogue.
Read the review here!
14. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Wasteland
"Wasteland" is a high-watermark album from your favourite freaked-out uncle.
Read the review here!
13. Strängen - Rock På Svenska
This album is a beautiful and worthy monument of
a talented musician who has pulled away from life too early.
Read the review here!
12. Greenleaf - Hear The Rivers
"Hear The Rivers" is an absolute gem of an album. Don't miss this!
Read the review here!
11. Slægt – The Wheel
The Danish SLÆGT have released an excellent heavy metal album,
don't miss this one.
Today's tune comes a little later, it will one of these, check it up.
Monday, a new week and it's time to introduce "Record Of The Week" (Last one for this "Season" six month period, back again in August).
"Lucifer II" is the second full-length album by the Swedish doom rockers LUCIFER,
The band was formed in Berlin in 2014, after a wake of an abrupt split with her former band THE OATH, Johanna Sadonis created LUCIFER with the aim of channeling her love of the dark and bewitching heavy rock of ‘70s. Inspired by everyone from BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to STEPPENWOLF, HEART and FLEETWOOD MAC, she teamed up with legendary former CATHEDRAL guitarist Gaz Jennings to conjure a sound that owed plenty to her collaborator’s doom metal roots while also tapping into the untamed rambunctiousness of the post-Sabbath set. The result was an eponymous debut album that received widespread praise and media attention: the first fruits, you might say, of a rapidly expanding vision.
Although still recognizable as the band that released "Lucifer I" in 2015, even if "Lucifer II" is a very different beast from its predecessor. "Lucifer I" was a lightly stoned, doom rock sounding album and "Lucifer II" raised up to a full-blown rocker that screams 60’s and early 70’s rock. Recorded in the summer of 2017 at Nicke Anderson’s studio The Honk Palace, in Stockholm. The album was recorded as a trio, Nicke played drums, bass and half the guitar parts, Robin Tidebrink as the lead guitarist and Johanna Sadonis behind the microphone, then the band added Martin Nordin (DEAD LORD) as a second lead guitarist and Alex Mayr on bass to its current live lineup. The album was mixed by Swedish producer Ola Ersfjord (TRIBULATION, PRIMORDIAL) at Cuervo Recording Services in Madrid. "Lucifer II" was released on Friday, July 6, 2018, through Century Media.
The album starts up with a really catchy opening riff of "California Son", followed by the half paced beauty "Dreamer", great flow in the melody, beautiful vocals by Johanna, same goes with the great slow rocker "Before The Sun", the guitar riffing intro in "Phoenix" gives me flashes of Ace Frehley's prime time, lovely. A cool cover of ROLLING STONES "Dancing With Mr. D", where we get the forgotten cowbell in the intro, kinky guitar riffs, brave vocals a tune that they make to their own. It follows up with a "Reaper On Your Heels", "Eyes In The Sky" with it's heavy riffing and melody along with spiritful vocals etches into the brain. "Aton" starts up with some clever riffing, intensive vocals with a great dynamics. The album closes up with the epic doomy piece "Faux Pharaoh". After a few spins with "Lucifer II" over the weekend I have found out that I really like the change in sound and band, the album sounds more complete, it's fun to listen to, the tunes are all well crafted and productions is superb. Well done LUCIFER!
Sum: "Lucifer II" is a well-rounded trip back to the Magic Carpet Ride.
Today's tune "Faux Pharaoh" is taken from "Lucifer II", enjoy!
The second coming of heavy rockers LUCIFER! After being formed back in 2014 and releasing the much-acclaimed "Lucifer I" via Rise Above in 2015, vocalist Johanna Sadonis has teamed up with Nicke Andersson (ENTOMBED, THE HELLACOPTERS, IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC) to reshape LUCIFER. With the addition of Robin Tidebrink (guitar), Alexandr Mayr (bass) and DEAD LORDs Martin Nordin (guitar), LUCIFER successfully transformed into a whole new beast.
While they are still citing BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, STEPPENWOLF, 70’s HEART and FLEETWOOD MAC as influences, the songwriting, sound and diversity of "Lucifer II" mark a giant leap compared to the debut. The result are addictive tracks ranging from instant sing-alongs ("California Son") to the SABBATH-ian doom ("Faux Pharaoh").
Recorded in the summer of 2017 at Nicke’s studio The Honk Palace, in Stockholm, and mixed by Swedish producer Ola Ersfjord (TRIBULATION, PRIMORDIAL) at Cuervo Recording Services in Madrid, "Lucifer II" sounds to be a prime example how to properly transfer the undying spirit of 70’s hard rock into this day and age.
Available on 180 gram vinyl in different colors, coming inside a luxurious flipback LP sleeve plus CD as extra, as jewelcase CD and on all digital platforms. Release date is set to July 6th.
LUCIFER are:
Johanna Sadonis (vocals)
Nicke Andersson (drums)
Robin Tidebrink (guitar)
Martin Nordin (guitar)
Alexander Mayr (bass)
Today's tune "California Son", is the second single from "Lucifer II", Video directed by Johanna Sadonis & Emil Klinta, enjoy!
LUCIFER live
May 4, Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
May 5, Desertfest, Berlin, GER
May 31, Muskelrock Festival, Alvesta, SWE
Jun 2, Freak Valley Festival, Netphen-Deuz, GER
Jun 24, Hellfest, Clisson, FR
Aug 17, Psycho Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
Oct 10, Rockpalast Crossroads Festival, Bonn, GER
Oct 19, Into the Void Festival, Leeuwarden, NL
Nov 17, Helldorado Festival, Eindhoven, NL
