ACID ALICE "The Road"

AONAIR RECORDS has just signed ACID ALICE with a blues rock sound straight from the late 60s but with a completely fresh sound. These songs deliver all the best of that era without any of the excess or missteps that albums from that bygone era sometimes had. The guitar work, the vocals, the passion for a sound that still lives on .... this is just flat-out a great album. Check out "The Road" debut album from Acid Alice:


"The Road" blasts out of the gate on "Acid Horse" with blistering guitar work and bluesy vocals. The guitar and vocal work makes a powerful combination that delivers all the way through this album. The blues rock sound is less like the Southern rock of the 70s and more like the blues rock from Los Angeles in the late 60s. Wherever and whenever doesn't really matter anyway -- this just flat out rocks!

The guitar work is so incredible on this thing. Just check out the intro to "In My Memory" for proof of that. Speaking of that song, the vocals out-do themselves. And the band knows it's in the 21st century, with just a touch of fuzz to bring the blues rock from another generation to music fans of today.

One thing Fuzzy really digs is that Acid Alice keeps the energy level up. Some bands would be tempted to slow it down in parts or take a break, but this album rocks & rolls from start to finish.

Fantastic music, great production, and wonderful songs. Check out Acid Alice!


Mrs. Cracklins Happy Hour mini-review:

I will happily listen to this everyday. 

From the band (by way of Google Translate):

Rock band influenced by music from the 60s and 70s, whose main ideology is to rescue musical and ideological styles that they consider lost, as well as to build atmospheres that remind us of the old glories of rock.

Acid Alice surge por la necesidad de sus integrantes de expresarse por medio de música mas aproximada a la de aquellos artistas de la escena de los 60's, 70's a los que admiran, debido a la añoranza que poseen sus integrantes hacia los grandes festivales de esos años, así como a las enérgicas y místicas presentaciones de los grupos de la época, así convergen los integrantes de la banda al comenzar el proyecto, después de algunos cambios, y algunas buenas presentaciones Acid Alice queda conformado por su actual alineación Darcy, Mark, Hector, Dankoi, y Julio ( como colaborador), con el propósito único de construir música distintiva, original y atrevida que traiga de vuelta las antañas atmósferas de esos "Buenos tiempos". 

Acid Alice band is from Mexico City with members:

PSYLOW

PSYLOW is a heavy metal 5-piece out of San Diego with as much love for the 80s and 90s as Fuzzy has. There's a stoner vibe going on too, and these debut tracks have a foundation of green heaviness that will definitely appeal to any stoner metal fan. 80s heavy metal, 90s grunge, and Psylow rolls the both into their own stoner metal sound. Dig these debut tracks from PSYLOW:

"Blood Blister" is the song that first grabbed Fuzzy's attention. I was wandering around Bandcamp on the lookout for some killer fresh music for my 420 charity comp, and found this beastly track. The buzzing guitars, the pounding rhythms, and the nasty vocals ... man, I was hooked right off!

"Dirt Nap" is the chuggiest of the trio. The guitar work here just keeps ripping out the fuzz, and the vocals are unstoppable.


"Snake Charmer" lays down the longest song of the bunch, which gives the guitars a chance to slow it down a little. But not much! They deliver another killer song along with the most epic guitar solo.

There's a nice variety to these 3 tracks that shows off the band's mastery of their instruments, but there's no misunderstanding that they all come from the same heavy stoner metal band.

Fuzzy can't wait for more! But he'll have to wait, because Psylow says they're still working on their debut album.

New vinyl releases from NECIO RECORDS

NECIO RECORDS has 4 new vinyl releases ready to lay the heavy stoner psych on your turntable.



EL JEFAZO takes instrumental stoner and adds in a dash of prog metal to deliver a set of tracks that is both smooth sailing and pulsing with energy. "Simbiosis" originally released last year, and it's great that the vinyl has dropped at last. El Jefazo is a trio out of Peru.

3DEMONS debut EP "Desierto Cósmico"

With bands like BOG MONKEY and DEAD PANDA in The Swamp, it's no surprise that Fuzzy digs the heavy fuzz-out instrumental tones of 3DEMONS. This skate trio out of CDMX unleashes an ultra high energy blend of fuzz, punk, metal, stoner, rock and wild guitar solos. Feast your earholes on the cosmic desert sounds of 3Demons:


3Demons band is from Mexico City with members:

• Diego Larios - Guitar
• Amadeus Gogo - Drums
• Scar Racs - Bass

From the band:

We're from Coyoacan, a neighborhood in the south part of the Mexico City. Started by Diego a couple years ago, the real sound and the songs came together when Gogo and Scar, two of Diego's friends, joined him in this fuzzy trip by jamming freely and giving structure to some riffs he made up influenced by American and Greek stoner bands.
With everyone's different influences the 3Demons were born.

Valle Galgo debut EP "Despertar"

Fuzzy's just about ready to release his annual 420 comp "Swamp Haze" which includes a song off the debut EP "Despertar" by VALLE GALGO. This band combines heavy stoner rock with hardcore and adds in a combination of psychedelic and sludge vocals to create a truly unique and captivating sound. When a debut EP leaves you wanting more, you know the band is onto something good. And Valle Galgo definitely leaves me wanting more! Check them out:

These songs have elements of grunge and heavy rock, but just when you think you have them figured out, they kick it high gear with supersonic guitars and sludge singing. I'm pretty sure these guys kick ass in their live show.


The Spanish vocals put this beast over the top for me. This music needs the rough edge that only this singing sound can give it.

Check out the cool artwork in this video of the instrumental version of "Valle Galgo" --

If you dig VALLE GALGO be sure to check out another killer band from Argentina called BRAHMANS.  CACERIA from Chile CARCANO of Italy might give you the same vibe.

Remember to follow Fuzzy so you can get my 420 comp when it drops.

Stoner metal debut HYDE S/T

Fuzzy can't get too much stoner metal out of France. Moozoonsii, Nydeaf, Pusherkid .... the tough guitars and the rough riffs. So when HYDE sent me their debut self-titled album, I was all over it. And does this ever deliver the goods. Not only with angry music that fits these awful times so well, but there's also the angst-full vocals and killer samples. (FYI, Fuzzy loves samples.) Everything about the debut effort screams in your face that HYDE is a band to be reckoned with. Dig this great album:


I gotta point out that there are enough musical ideas packed into this full album to fill out 2 or 3 albums for a lesser band. I don't mean just the variety of the riffs between the songs, but within each song there is a lot going on. Listen to "Tsunami" a few times and unpack how much is going with this song. Just really great!


Hyde describes their sound as "power stoner" and I agree with that.

There's a fantastic balance to the instruments as well. The bass stands on its own without taking over, the drums provide tons of variety without getting splashy, and the guitar sails crips and clear over them both. A great production.

Ahhhh and the samples.... "D W A G B" is my idea of a perfect song. Chugging heavy riff underneath a classic sample. (Walter's eulogy from the end of "The Big Lebowski.") "Hunter's Run" comes in a close second with its own killer sample (from "True Detective"). Hyde really digs some cool shit.

The mini review from Mrs. Cracklins:

"Well-produced but not over-produced." 

Hyde delivers a great lyric video for The Barber Of Pitlochry on YouTube:


HYDE band is from Paris with the members:

• Mister J: Bass / Vocals
• Mister P: Drums
• Mister S: Guitar

From the band (via Google Translate):

HYDE produces heavy and powerful rock with stoner accents, influenced by the Swedish doom / sludge scene and North American stoner-rock. This mixture of influences gives Hyde a particular style which they qualify as Power Stoner.