Mojo’s Pick of the Week: ORCHID
Aug 23, 2010 Pick of the Week
San Francisco’s doom rock quartet ORCHID thunders their own brand of heavy fuzz like the second coming of Black Sabbath dropped through a wormhole from another dimension where the 70s are alive and well. They have an EP entitled “Through the Devil’s Doorway” under their belt and have just finished mastering their much-anticipated first full length album. This Thursday they are playing Thee Parkside in San Francisco with other local faves Anvil Chorus and My Victim. Don’t miss it!
ORCHID
Tags: doom rock, metal, music, stoner rock
Mojo’s Pick of the Week – Karma to Burn + Year Long Disaster
Aug 16, 2010 Pick of the Week
They’re not new, but they’re new to me! I stumbled across LA’s Karma to Burn when checking out The Sword’s MySpace. Both will be in San Francisco at the beginning of October and I plan to be there!
K2B brings a little extra something to the high desert rock formula, I can’t put my finger on it but it’s like a relentless confidence that is more in your ear and less in your face. They’re currently touring Europe as their alter ego Year Long Disaster, which brings a more modern sound while still kicking major ass.
It’s a Pick of the Week two-fer! Get your rock on!
Karma to Burn
Year Long Disaster
Tags: music, rock, stoner rock
Mojo’s Pick of the Week: Utopian Trap
Jul 26, 2010 Pick of the Week
Fans of classic Dream Theater and Death Angel will dig the sound of local boys Utopian Trap. Rising from the ashes of former project “Fiction”, their big sound gives progressive metal a modern twist while still staying true to the genre. Good stuff guys!
Utopian Trap
Tags: Bay Area, music, progressive metal
Mojo’s Pick of the Week: DoomDogs
Jul 19, 2010 Pick of the Week
I’ve been on a bit of a Stoner / sludge / doom metal kick lately, and the face-melting fuzz of Sweden’s DoomDogs fills the bill nicely. In the vein of White Witch Canyon, they sound like a cross between Motorhead and Black Sabbath. Grab them on vinyl or CD. Digipak CD folds out to an upside-down cross a la Danzig. Doomtastic!
DoomDogs
Mojo’s Pick of the Week: Underlined
Jul 5, 2010 Pick of the Week
Fans of Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Powerman 5000 will love this week’s pick, the gas-mask-sporting crew of Underlined! This Florida band’s multi-layered blend of metal and industrial is heavy as hell while at the same time unexpectedly melodic. My understanding is that Underlined began as a solo project by leader H7 and grew into a full-fledged band, now on the verge of releasing their debut full-length album “Deadtime Stories”. A demo release entitled Truth and Denial is available through iTunes. 100% brilliant.
Underlined
Tags: music
