Supergroup Solar Dont Shine (previously Eye Am) options members of Crowbar and Sort O Adverse, and contemplating the inventive forces behind the challenge, there’s warranted hype for his or her recorded output.
To date, they’ve launched 4 singles, and “Coming Down” is perhaps the perfect of the bunch: surging stoner-grunge bliss with spectacular Chris Cornell-esque vocals carried out by singer-guitarist Kenny Hickey (Sort O Adverse). Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein can also be behind the guitar work, so you understand the tones are colossal and filled with low-end — although we’d slot this nearer to the melodic house rock of Failure versus Crowbar’s sludge or Sort O’s goth metallic.
“This music began as an acoustic strum factor,” mentioned Hickey by way of a press launch. “I solely had the principle vocal hook and chords after I introduced it to the fellows. It grew from there. The lyrical imagery tries to seize the outer-body feeling I get whereas meditating—significantly the sensation of falling by means of the earth.”
Honorable Mentions:
Appalooza – “Tarantula”
French trio Appalooza make use of the repetitive, sludgy guitars and head-nodding riffs usually related to stoner metallic, however the band’s music is way extra conceptual and heady. That may largely be attributed to using tribal percussive blasts and the epic vocals of singer Wild Horse. These parts add an air of theater and fantasy, as heard on the brand new single “Tarantula.” Innovating underneath the banner of stoner metallic isn’t straightforward, however Appalooza are actively doing so.
Crypt Sermon – “Solely Ash and Mud”
Crypt Sermon are one of many metallic underground’s greatest movers and shakers lately, and it’s straightforward to see why they solid such a large attraction. A music like “Solely Ash & Mud” checks so many packing containers: doom, shred, energy metallic, and even a little bit of gothic pomp. The flexibility of vocalist Brooks Wilson permits the band implement these numerous sub-genres in a largely doom context, as he can seamlessly shift between clear highs or a extra grizzled supply primarily based on the calls for of the music.
Incite – ”Lies”
Phoenix band Incite are fronted by Richie Cavalera, stepson of Max Cavalera, and the band’s new single “Lies” could be very a lot within the vein of a his stepdad’s Chaos A.D.-era Sepultura with its political message and grinding groove-thrash sound. Richie additionally has a pleasant bark on him, and he applies simply sufficient enunciation to make his phrases clear, identical to the raspy-throated thrash singers of yore. The band’s new album Savage New Occasions is out on August fifteenth.