Review Round Up 3/20/20

Ersetu by Devangelic 5/15/20 (Willowtip Records)

In these scary times, it's important to remember that death metal is a cure all. (NOTE: This is not medical advice meant to cure, diagnose, or treat any disease or virus.)

I put this one on thinking it would be a nice meat and potatoes album of Brutal Death Metal. That's what Devangelic dropped on my head last time.

They are still every bit of a thunder and lightning band, but this record is much better than the last go round we had together.

There are touches here that didn't seem to exist last time, or they weren't pushed up far enough to really register into my psyche. Better solos, more melodic guitars. When a good band gets better, there's nothing more to ask for.

Rating: A Bandcamp Facebook

News: Weed Demon Releasing A New Album

Critically acclaimed doom metal band WEED DEMON are set to release their new album on April 3 2020 via Electric Valley Records. The album will be released on vinyl, CD and digital formats.

In addition the band will hit the road for select dates including one at Psycho Smokeout in L.A.

WEED DEMON TOUR DATES:

04/17-04/18 - Los Angeles, CA (Psycho Smokeout)

04/19 - Tempe, AZ @Yucca Taproom

04/20 - Albuquerque, NM @  Insideout Bar

04/21 - Arlington, TX - @ Division Brewing

04/22 - New Orleans, LA - Poor Boys Bar

04/23 - Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway

04/24 - Lexington, KY @ The Green Lantern 

04/25 - Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle Brewery w/ Destroyer of Light *

04/26 - Louisville, KY @MAG Bar w/ Destroyer of Light *

LP Review: "Astrological Passages" by Weed Demon

Astrological Passages

Getting things clear right off of the bat, I'm not certain if that thing in the middle is the artwork or if the whole thing is the artwork.

Anyway today we're looking at the release from Ohio's, Weed Demon.

If the context clues didn't knock you over, they're kind of a stoner metal band.

To that end, their logo is in the shape of a pot leaf...or a Maple Leaf....

Can you smoke maple leaves?

True to form, they've created a four track album that's prefect for ingesting your favorite recreational substance and to just irrelevant. They remind me a little bit of Arizona's Twingiant, but without their brevity.

The four tracks make up an entire album, so be on the lookout for thick slow songs that move only slightly.

Relase: 7/27/18 Stoner Metal Facebook Bandcamp