Duel - Fear of the Dead

New week, time to present "Record Of The Week"

From the sun baked wastelands of Austin, Texas comes the super heavy, tripped out, old school stoner metal sounds of DUEL with "Fears Of The Dead"

DUEL is a newcomer from Austin, Texas which started in 2015, by the ex-SCORPION CHILD guitarist Tom Frank and bassist Shaun Avants (who left the band in 2014). They both handle the vocals on Duel. The other two fellows are JD Shadowz on Drums and Derek Halfmann on Guitars.

First, DUEL is not another SCORPION CHILD, DUEL is something totally different and is this good?, oh hell yeah! DUEL is hugely influenced by the darker breed of late 60’s and early 70’s Proto-metal and heavy groove, DUEL casts hard rocking spells of doom, angst, and horror from behind a thick psychedelic haze of pot smoke.

"Fears Of The Dead" is a classic groovy heavy rock album that floats slowly on the thick slurry of algae and other debris, like an wrecked steam-propelled survivor of the Vicksburg battle.

The Vinyl album kicks of with the title track, a groovy piece that have a fun and excellent swing, heavy puffy riffing, clear melody, excellent tune and I'm digging! The more speedy "This Old Crow" gets my feet's to stomp faster while "The Kraken" takes out it's debauchery to something totally different, still heavy and groovy with it's guitar licks that melts anyone. The last tune on the first side is "Fell To The Earth", a thick bar rocker with catchy riffs and smoky lyrics. (time to turn the record)

A classic hard rocker "On The Edge" starts of the "B" side of the record, with Ace Frehely sounding guitars, the stunning "Electricity" with it's killing melody kicks me of the sofa and I will stay there when "When The Pigs Are Fed" runs in with it's 80's BLACK SABBATH tune, whoa what a suprice.
"Locked Outside" ends the side and finish of the album in nearly eight minutes of magnificent rock that takes you on a voyage true the classic sound of B.O.C and the psychedelic folk of PINK FLOYD a tune that is protected by iron and steel armor plates to keep the explosive intact.

Summury: BUY!

Their debut LP “Fears Of The Dead” recorded at the famed Machine Shop Studio (CLUTCH, LAMB OF GOD, KING CRIMSON etc) captures this perfectly.

Listen responsibly.

Today's tune "Fear of the Dead" is recorded live at Swan Dive ~ Austin Tx 2015

Upcoming Tourdates:

18/03/2016 CH Oberentfelden - Böröm pöm pöm
19/03/2016 CH Basel - Kaschemme
20/03/2016 DE Tübingen - Hausbar Neben der Stiftskirche
21/03/2016 DE Karlsruhe - AKK
22/03/2016 DE Berlin - Urban Spree
23/03/2016 DE Dresden - Ostpol
24/03/2016 AT Salzburg - Rockhouse
25/03/2016 CH Frauenfeld - Kaff
26/03/2016 CH Luzern - Bruch Bros
27/03/2016 CH St.Gallen - Rümpeltum
28/03/2016 DE Mannheim - Mohawk
29/03/2016 FR Lyon - Les Capucins
30/03/2016 FR Chambéry - Le brin de Zinc
31/03/2016 IT Torino - Cafè Liber
01/04/2016 IT Castellina Marittima - Teatro Niccolini
02/04/2016 IT Pescara - Orange Rock


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The Well - Mortal Bones

New week and it's time to present this week's "Record of the Week"

"Samsara" is inspired by early 70's psych and proto-metal, Austin-based power trio THE WELL redefine heavy rock by merging massive riffs with sophisticated melodies. THE WELL have created a sound that reflects doom, punk and horror all rolled together in a ghostly rock soundtrack. Their full-length debut "Samsara" is really strong collection of tunes that will trill most of the fans of 70's Psychedelic Proto-metal.

With a progressive sound that stems from a nostalgic desire to blend different musical styles as diverse as JOY DIVISION and BLUE CHEER.

The group blossomed when guitarist/vocalist Ian Graham was fired from his previous band. Determined to redirect his musical focus, Graham hooked up with bassist Lisa Alley and the two began picking out riffs in their east-side garage. Rounding out their sound, they stole drummer Jason Sullivan from Graham’s old band in a tale of vengeance and karma. His solid groove and reckless tribal beat gave the three-piece their ideal primal attack.

Due to their psychedelic doom edge, THE WELL reaps comparisons to BLACK SABBATH, SLEEP, ELECTRIC WIZARD and UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS. As fans of cult horror films, they embrace the sinister, revel in dark themes and find inspiration in haunting echoes. The dual vocals of Graham and Alley evoke an ancient language that carries a mystic spell. Daunting rhythms and heavy guitars often accentuate their chilling chants. In the spring of 2012 THE WELLs first studio experience was to record their debut 7" at the Barbeque Shack with Tia Carrera’s Jason Morales. Limited to 300 copies, Seven was pressed on mixed vinyl with several cover options featuring hand-drawn art that emulated a few of the band’s favourite album covers. Nicknamed the “rip-off” series, the single sold out quickly becoming a favourite among European collectors.

By the fall of 2012, THE WELL were back in the studio again, this time at Ohm Recording Facility with Producer Mark Deutrom (MELVINS, SUN O)))) and Engineer Chico Jones to record their debut album. However, an opportunity to record with Converse Rubber Tracks during SXSW 2013 resulted in the epic track "Eternal Well" and sparked the idea of an EP. First Trip was pressed with a handful of songs from the Ohm sessions together with ‘Eternal Well’ just in time for their West Coast Summer Tour. Due to the energy and excitement of their live shows, the vinyl sold out quickly. With each repressing, a different hand-screened cover was printed until all four limited editions sold out. One of their most rabid fans was Riding Easy Records label boss Daniel Hall who recently signed the band.

“Writing dark, ominous music is how I deal with life,” admits Ian. “When we play live it’s like expelling the demons.” At a time when rock music is fading among the masses, The Well injects an intoxicating dose of raw adrenaline into a fatigued genre. Their nostalgic reverence, simple structure and modern expression put them at the forefront of today’s heavy rock.

 

The Well Consists of:

Ian Graham – Guitarist/Vocalist
Lisa Alley – Bass/Vocalist
Jason Sullivan – Drums

Todays tune "Mortal Bones" is taken of THE WELLs debut "Samsara", enjoy!



Second Video is a live clip of the tune!



The band is going on tour with the ALL THEM WITCHES, JOY and SLOW SEASON!

Tourdates:

#All Them Witches

*JOY

+Slow Season

Mon 2.2 Texarkana
Tue 2.3. Nashville
Wed 2.4 Columbus @ Spacebar#
Thur 2.5 NYC @ Mercury Lounge#
Fri 2.6 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East#
Sat 2.7 Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt#
Sun 2.8 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar#
Tue 2.10 Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room#
Wed 2.11 Indianapolis, IL @ The Hi-Fi#
Thu 2.12 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle#
Fri 2.13 Minneapolis, MI @ 7th Street Entry#
Sat 2.14 Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club#
Sun 2.15 Rock Island, IL#
Mon 2.16 Kansas City, MO or Tulsa, OK @ TBA
Wed 2.18 Austin, TX
Wed 2.25 – New Orleans @ Siberian *
Thu 2.26 – Bryan @ Revolution Cafe
Fri 2.27 – Houston @ The Summit *
Sat 2.28 – Austin @ The Lost Well *
Tue 3.3 – Marfa @ Padres*
Wed 3.4 – El Paso @ TBA*
Th 3.5 – Phoenix @ Yucca *
Fri 3.6 – San Diego @ Till Two Club *
Sat 3.7 – LA @ Thee Men’s Warehouse +
Sun 3.8 – OFF
Mon 3.9 – OFF
Tue 3.10 – Fresno @ Peeves +
Wed 3.11 – Oakland @ The Night Lite +
Thu 3.12 – Nevada City @ TBA +
Fri 3.13 – San Francisco @ Thee Parkside w/ hot lunch, slow season, banquet
Sat 3.14 – Long Beach @ TBA + w/Plant Tribe
​Sun 3.15 – Tuscon, AZ @ TBA
Mon 3.16 – Midland, TX @ Kamiposi
​Tue 3.17- SXSW

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The Well - Refuge

Today it's time to present category six (Free Card) from the annual hard rock evening that is always on eve of Twelfth Night. Through these three "free cards", we will leave the theme and the red thread and looking outside the box. Of course, influences remain partially but that's not what was focus when these songs were selected. It just happened to be so :)

So the first "Free Card" is inspired by early 70's psych and proto-metal, Austin-based power trio The Well redefine heavy rock by merging massive riffs with sophisticated melodies. The Well have created a sound that reflects doom, punk and horror all rolled together in a ghostly rock soundtrack. Their full-length debut, "Samsara", is their strongest collection of songs to date. Produced by Mark Deutrom and released through Riding Easy Records, the masterwork is a stripped down, electric blues fuzzfest.

This years line up of categories was:

1. Best 70's - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Best 80's - Candlemass - Solitude
3. Best 90's - Sleep - Dragonaut
4. Best 00's - Grand Magus - Kingslayer
5. Best 10's - Windhand - Orchard
6. Free Card - The Well - Refuge
7. Free Card
8. Free Card

Todays tune "Refuge" taken from Samsara is released via RidingEasy Records on 23rd September 2014.



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