The Armed - All Futures

The Detroit collective THE ARMED returned on April 16, 2021 with their first new album in over three years and Sargent House debut, "Ultrapop". The album reaches the same extremities of sonic expression as the furthest depths of metal, noise, and otherwise "heavy" counterculture music subgenres but finds its foundation firmly in pop music and pop culture.

As is always THE ARMEDs mission, it seeks only to create the most intense experience possible, a magnification of all culture, beauty, and things. The band goes on to explain, "crafting vital art means presenting the audience with new and intriguing tensions—sonically, visually, conceptually. Over time and through use, those tensions become less novel and effective—and they become expectations. The concept of "subgenre" becomes almost the antithesis of vitality in art—itself a fetishization of expectation. "Ultrapop" seeks, in earnest, to create a truly new listener experience. It is an open rebellion against the culture of expectation in "heavy" music. It is a joyous, genderless, post-nihilist, anti-punk, razor-focused take on creating the most intense listener experience possible. It's the harshest, most beautiful, most hideous thing we could make."

Today's tune "All Futures", that was the first single from the band’s third album "Ultrapop". The tune is melodic, technical, squelchy—it features Troy Van Leeuwen from QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The video clip comes with a live performance that sounds basically the exact same as the studio version and gives you a hint of how talent they are. "Ultrapop" was released April 16, 2021 on Sargent House. Recorded by Chris Koltay, Drum Engineering by Urian Hackney, Mixed by Kurt Ballou and Mastered by Zach Weeks. Enjoy!



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Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer

Today it the day where we Scandinavians celebrate a thing called "Midsummer", herring and potatoes with snaps is the main thing on the menu, silly dance around a green pole of flowers and have fun about it. Outside games until your body hurts. Sauna and a swim usually end the evening. Some drink until they can't stand any longer, but most peeps just enjoy the first day of the Industrial vacation that usually starts for most Swedes. I do still have a few weeks more before I take some time off.

So for today, we play a true summer piece to celebrate this day.

"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" is a song by American rock band QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and written by band members Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri. It is the opening track of their second album, "Rated R", and the second single to be released from it. Upon the album's release, "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" had particular attention drawn to it due to the song's focus on drugs. Despite this, critical reception to the song was generally positive, with various critics considering it a highlight of the album.

Josh Homme claimed the song was conceived after his three-day Millennium party. The song's lyrics are merely a list of drugs repeated throughout. The drugs listed in the verses are nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol, with cocaine mentioned throughout the chorus. Homme has hinted that the song is a direct reference to the band's stoner rock label:

"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" might be like a knife in the neck of stoner rock. It's hard to tell, and I think that's the good part about it. Look, you're always going to get labeled with something. Stoner rock is kind of a dumbing-down label, and that's why I don't gravitate toward it.

On multiple occasions, Homme has also referred to the song as a "social experiment" in regards to how the public would approach it. He has also stated that despite the heavy drugs content in the track, the band's stance was left ambiguous, stating that "there's no endorsement" and that "doesn't say yes or no". Chris Goss, who co-produced "Rated R" with Homme under the pseudonym The 5:15ers, later stated that the track was intended to be a "joke" and a "funny song". He also commented that it was originally recorded as a chant at the end of the album, but its effectiveness resulted in its expansion into a full song and usage as the opener.

Though it was Josh Homme who provided lead vocals, there are several other vocalists present on the track. JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Rob Halford was in a neighboring studio when this song was first recorded and ended up singing backing vocals at the band's request, calling the lyrics a "rock and roll cocktail". Halford's performance was only used in the final chorus of the track, though this was enough to have him credited alongside Nick Oliveri, Wendy Ray Moan and Nick Eldorado as providing backing vocals. The song features again on "Rated R" as a reprise after the eighth track "In the Fade".

Enjoy today's tune and have a wonderful Midsummer.

/Love Stones


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Queens Of The Stone Age - Head Like a Haunted House

Yesterday did QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE release a new video, for their latest single "Head Like A Haunted House", taken from Josh Homme and co’s seventh album "Villains", released last August and produced by Mark Ronson. The video is a bizarre animated carnival ride with dancing skeletons, disembodied hands, spooky hellscapes. All lead by Josh Homme. After a well done South American jaunt with brothers in arms FOO FIGHTERS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will make their return to the U.S. this month with a few sold-out nights and later on a trip to Europe, see all the dates below.

In his video, Homme said that the incident meant that he had “failed” at being “a good man”.

“I want to be a good man, but I think last night I definitely failed at that,” he said. “That means I failed my family and friends as well. I don’t want them to ever be ashamed or embarrassed about being around me or knowing so. So, I apologize also to my bandmates and my mum and my dad. My wife, my brother and my kids.”

Produced, Edited and Directed by Liam Lynch

Enjoy today's tune!



Upcoming tour dates:

03/21 SAN DIEGO, CA THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK --SOLD OUT--
03/22 SAN DIEGO, CA THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK --SOLD OUT--
03/23 TEMPE, AZ INNINGS FESTIVAL
03/25 Houston, TX IN BLOOM MUSIC FESTIVAL
03/28 Honolulu, HI THE REPUBLIK --SOLD OUT--
03/29 Honolulu, HI THE REPUBLIK
04/21 MONTERREY, MX PAL NORTE FESTIVAL
04/24 AUSTIN, TX AUSTIN360 AMPHITHEATER
04/25 IRVING, TX THE PAVILLION AT THE IRVING MUSIC FACTORY
04/26 Shreveport, LA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
04/27 NEW ORLEANS, LA SAENGER THEATRE --SOLD OUT-- 04/29 JACKSONVILLE, FL WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE
05/01 Miami, FL BAYFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATER
05/02 ST. PETERSBURG, FL MAHAFFEY THEATER --SOLD OUT--
05/04 Memphis, TN BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL
05/05 Atlanta, GA SHAKY KNEES MUSIC FESTIVAL
05/06 CONCORD, NC CAROLINA REBELLION
05/17 Calgary, AB SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME
05/18 Edmonton, AB ROGERS PLACE
05/20 Winnipeg, MB BELL MTS PLACE
05/22 MADISON, WI BREESE STEVENS FIELD
05/24 LONDON, ON BUDWEISER GARDENS
05/25 Rochester, NY ROCHESTER DOME ARENA
05/26 Boston, MA BOSTON CALLING
06/08 AARHUS, DENMARK NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL
06/09 GOTHENBURG, SE LISEBERG
06/10 STOCKHOLM, SE GRÖNA LUND
06/12 BERGEN, NORWAY BERGENFEST
06/15 LUXEMBOURG ROCKHAL
06/16 WIESBADEN, GERMANY OPEN AIR IM KULTURPARK
06/19 WARSAW, POLAND TORWAR ARENA
06/20 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC FORUM KARLIN
06/21 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY BUDAPEST PARK OPEN AIR
06/23 LUCCA, ITALY LUCCA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2018
06/24 MONZA, ITALY I-DAYS FESTIVAL
06/25 ZAGREB, CROATIA INMUSIC FESTIVAL
06/27 DRESDEN, GERMANY ELBUFER
06/29 BEUNINGEN, NL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
06/30 LONDON, UK FINSBURY PARK
07/05 WERCHTER, BELGIUM ROCK WERCHTER
07/06 ARRAS, FRANCE MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL
07/07 BELFORT, FRANCE EUROCKEENNES FESTIVAL
07/13 LISBON, PORTUGAL NOS ALIVE
07/14 MADRID, SPAIN MAD COOL
08/18 Tokyo, JAPAN SUMMER SONIC

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Tune Of The Day - Top 50 - 2017 (20 - 11)

Here is the next batch of 10 records that we have choose to qualify to the best albums that 2017 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. Satyricon – Deep Calleth Upon Deep

The masters Satyr and Frost possess knowledge of deep truth and reality behind the darkest art of metal and have created an excellent album. Read the review here!

19. Ajattara  - Lupaus

A real Finish burst of modern Metal

18. Pallbearer – Heartless

”Heartless” is a real triumphant!

17. Radio Moscow – New Beginnings

This heavy psych power trio strikes again with ”New Beginnings"

16. Fit For An Autopsy - The Great Collapse

"The Great Collapse” is truly killer album for you to get totally wrecked by! 

15. Queens Of The Stone Age – Villains

Villains" is a danceable glossy swagger! Read the review here!

14. Robert Plant – Carry Fire

Plant wears his years proudly and have released a magnificent album. Read the review here!

13. Night – Raft of the World

"Raft Of The World" is great album if you dig the early NWOBHM-inspired Swedish heavy metal then this is for you. Read the review here!

12. Paradise Lost – Medusa

 The Goth Kings of doom and death are back with a solid release named "Medusa”. Read the review here!

11. Avatarium – Hurricane and Halos

"Hurricanes and Halos" is a very joyful and elegant album, classic, epic and powerful! Read the review here!

 Today's tune comes a little later, it will one of these, don't miss it.