Grotto "Lantern of Gius"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Stoner
Label: Stickman Records - Psychobabble 108
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 18, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Lantern Of Gius (17:07)
2. The 12th Vigil (17:02)

Total Time 34:09

Line-up: 
Marvin Dinneweth - guitar
Jeroen Moerman - bass
Arno Cottyn - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Lantern of Gius is Grotto’s third LP and debut for Stickman Records. Comprised solely of two epic songs – one per side – it is a musical journey few other bands could recount solely in instrumental fashion. Guitarist Marvin Dinneweth’s iconic guitar work uses spacious, open guitar chords as opposed to chunky stoner riffs for the foundation of the music, allowing bassist Jeroen Moerman and drummer Arno Cottyn to carry the undercurrent of the musical stream. Moving between passages of introspective post rock and full-on distorted riffing, Lantern of Gius is the band’s most varied and mature effort yet that will resonate with listeners from all across the spectrum of rock music and beyond.

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1000 Suns "The Body and the Mind"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 7, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Draugr 04:27
2. With Clenched Teeth 05:41
3. Twenty One 04:57
4. Beheld in the Eye 04:34
5. Passage 01:24
6. The Flood 03:21
7. The Book of the Dead 04:17
8. Between Life and Sleep 06:00
9. Awakenings: Second Epiphany 04:55
10. Levitation 01:07
11. Seeking Oblivion 07:12
12. Once an Ocean 06:04

Line-up: 
Andy Scott - guitar
Tommy Hazerian - bass, synth arrangements
Greg Capp - drums
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Rannie Amundsen - vocals (1)

Description/Reviews: 

First and foremost, as dark and as heavy “The Body The Mind” gets, the album holds various silver linings radiating through its foggy yet blissful aura. [ 1000 Suns ] eclectic music architecture combines hypnotic ethereal atmospheres and psychedelic sludge-heaviness to an extremely pleasing melodies. Ethereal ( on the opening piece only ) and Sludge being the core element and the foundation of this new album, you’d probably think, fire and ice, no way, this is going to end up in some sort of a major clash, but when it’s done and mixed A La [ 1000 Suns ] precision, believe me when I say, you’ll simply end up with something sublime.

 Read the full review at thesirenssound.com

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