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!
Then it was Monday again, this means that it is time to present "Record Of The Week".
"Vertigo" is the fourth album by the Finnish 🇫🇮 occult rock band JESS AND THE ANCIENT ONES.
A band that has been around since 2010 where the psychedelic rock and tentative progressive rock have been their trade mark over the years.
Across eight tracks, "Vertigo" provide us with 40 minutes of occult rock where they capture that late 60s/early 70s heavy psych blues sound that they do best. Not as dark as the black and white tornado cover gives itself a gleam of. The white is more creamy white with a few drops of yellow, red and green. The album have some horror film samples added to the ominously retro vibe. The sound is fresh and cripsy in it's own oldieness. The musicanship is very tight and well played. The tunes are well-written and very moreish full of character and charisma. Great guitar playing by Thomas Corpse. Jess’s vocals are very powerful and soulful infectious which lifts the whole ship with its presence. The organs from Abraham are dominated and works just perfect to give the sound the extra dynamic soundscape. The rythm section is very powerful made of the bass player Fast Jake and drummer and percussion by Yussuf.
From the opening Hitchcock horror intro in "Burning Of The Velvet Fires", a groovy piece, with wonderful organ playing and excellent vocals give us a helluva start of this record. "World Paranormal" is another great tune where the mind fly away back to the heyday of the JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, popish attitude with a very catchy chours and almost danceable rythms. "Talking Board" is a spooky piece with a darker layout and a horrified powerful background laughter. The single "Love Zombi" is a very powerful piece with a very groovy melody and catchy vocal and killer organs. "Summer Tripping Man" is a 60's garage rocker that sounds a little like THE DOORS on crack. "Born To Kill" is flowing in a more heavier landscape while "What’s On Your Mind" takes another direction into the progressive and psychedelic world. The album closes up with "Strange Earth Illusion", a real beast that passes the eleven minute mark, heavy psychedelic blues where Jess progressive vocal style gives a real spark to this piece, excellent guitar-leds, marvelous bass runs and where drums and cymbals sit like a sledgehammer, just magic. "Vertigo" is a marvelous album with a great selection of tunes written by guitarist Thomas Corpse.
"Vertigo" was released on 21 May 2021 by Svart Records.
Lineup:
Jess – Vocals
Thomas Corpse – Guitars
Fast Jake – Bass
Yussuf – Drums and Percussion
Abraham – Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizer
Sum: "Vertigo" is very good, I mean very good. Make sure you don’t miss this out!.
Today's tune "Burning Of The Velvet Fires", taken from "Vertigo", enjoy!
"Vertigo", is the upcoming album from JESS AND THE ANCIENT ONES, to be released on May 21 by Svart Records. The first video for single for "Summer Tripping Man" is out now.
The Savonian occult rock behemoth JESS AND THE ANCIENT ONES have emerged with a new album. Their brand of heavy guitar and organ-led swagger has progressed from the twin guitar metal blast of yesteryear to Jess And The Ancient Ones’ very own take on soulful late sixties garage psychedelia.
What began on the previous record, The Horse & Other Weird Tales is taken further and deeper, towards a conclusion on Vertigo. Songwriter and guitarist Thomas Corpse comments, “To me this album sounds like a dark horse – a brother to the previous album. There’s a strange ominous feeling that hovers upon the entire album, maybe it’s the feeling of nostalgia that’s arising from the lyrics.”
Wrapped in a crude tornado-adorned old school sleeve, the album’s eight tracks bubble in a boiling cauldron of vintage pop culture influence and occult-tinged paranoia. Ranging from the softly fiery opening track ‘Burning of The Velvet Fires’ to the almost heavy metal -ish nihilistic banger “Born To Kill”, Vertigo is a spiraling journey of heavy Finnish psych rock at its finest.
Today's tune "Summer Tripping Man" is taken from the forthcoming album "Vertigo" out via Svart Records on the 21st of May 2021. Video by Giuliano di Girolamo. 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
Monday, new week, time to introduce "Record of The Week".
Swedish occult rock masters YEAR OF THE GOAT have returned with their 3rd opus "Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis"
YEAR OF THE GOAT is recognizably influenced by the music of the 60’s and 70’s but they are creating their own dark art based on their musical roots. Sinister gospels full of atmosphere and passion are the result. "Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis" is the perfect example!
YEAR OF THE GOAT is led by Thomas Sabbathi’s groovy melodic vocals and his guitar playing, along with the two guitar gurus Jonas Mattsson and Don Palmroos, toghter they make some powerful riffage that the rythm section based on the drumm swinger Fredrik Hellerström and bass player Joona Hassinen, all this is complemented by Pope’s graceful mellotron organ.
The album is a big thrill to spin, with its captivating tunes you just suck into the creation that has been made, like a tuft of dust on the floor that is attacked by the vacuum cleaner and before the first word is said you are already sucked into the belly of the beast named Volta and hour later you wonder what the heck happened.
The new record shows that the band continues to evolve while the occult theme is intact. "Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis" is an album with majestic sound, spellbinding and elegiac melody lines that will haunt your dreams. All from the opening tune "Subortus" to the last "Subicio" is pure brilliance, you will be hooked into the finest occult rock full of blackened heart`s blood of THE GOAT. It flows thru like a Japanish knife cutting an freshly picked tomato.
The album was released on September 6th 2019 with Napalm Records
"Four years of neverending lust for creativity. For years of gluttony and decadence within our most sacred temple. For years of unspeakable boiling wrath. For years of greed filled wastefulness. Now, envy us in our moment of pride", the band states.
Sum: "Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis" is a fantastic record
Today's tune "Superbia" is psychedelic piece with alot of energy
