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First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Christian Frank Zeremony - Survivin' Rock'n'Roll Release Date: July 01, 20222 Label: selfrelease Format: Vinyl/CD/Digital Duration: 51:22 Genre: Retro Prog / Blues Rock Origin: Würzburg , Germany In 2015, Lower Franconian trio Zeremony was born from the ashes of several half-baked projects and bands. It was a like a rise like phoenix from burned remains. Within short time, a first demo and the debut album " Soul of the Zeremony " were crafted, on which the band presented a heavy, blues-laden, and organ-driven Heavy Rock with tendencies towards Psych and Stoner Rock. A strong caesura or change of paradigms could be spotted when Zeremony released their stunning EP " Cosmic Dystopia " in 2019 - a powerful and heavy Retro Prog banger. Click here for a (German) conce...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Paul Pecho - Neatly Yellingmouth Release Date: March 31, 2022* Label: It's Eleven Records Format: Vinyl/Digital Length: 05:00 Genre: Garage Rock / Heavy Psychedelic Rock Origin: Leipzig , Germany The header of this article might cause some obscurities and questions. Let us begin with the asterisk at the release date. According to the label's homepage , the digital release of Paul Pecho's debut single was on July 28, 2021. Nevertheless, the EPK tells us that it was not until August 27, 2021 that this two-track single was published. But this might just be transposed digits. The vinyl release had to be postponed umpteen times due to several 2020 reasons and beyond. The delay was over 200 days long. Therefore, both March 18 and March 31, 2022 can be found as official release dates of the 7'' v...

Picture Credit: Kjetil Tofte   Electric High - Populate the Moon Release Date: October 08, 2021 Length: 06:48 Genre:  Heavy Rock  /  Garage Rock Origin:  Bergen ,  Norway Six weeks after the release of their eighth single ' Sun ', Bergen-based quintet Electric High provides us with another heavy banger. Searching for a place to start a better future at, Tor Bjarne , PV , Olav , Marius , and Einride  embark a space vessel to leave Earth and its chaos behind. But while nuts like Elon Musk  head for the red planet, Electric High's aim is to 'Populate the Moon'. Populate The Moon by Electric High The single is an honest and powerful Sabbath-worshipping Heavy Blues Rock anthem. The walking bass and the verses' vocals obviously remind of Black Sabbath's song 'Black Sabbath' from the album "Black Sabbath". With the massive bridge, the song receives some body-moving Garage Rock which climaxes in the heavy chorus. And finally, the coda is where this...

Picture Credit: Fiasco   Fiasco - Animal Release Date: July 09, 2021 Length: 02:38 Genre: Heavy Blues Rock Origin: Cardiff , Wales Cardiff's Fiasco (not to be confused with Cologne's Phiasco ) were originally founded by Swn Festival volunteers Alastair  and Archie . It did not take long for the band to grew to be a quartet, and consequently music was written, and shows were played. Earlier in 2021, a demo got released on SoundCloud which can still be streamed for free - same as the previous recordings from the very early days. And now, shortly after signing with indie label Smash Mouse Records , Fiasco present their first official single "Animal". Nomen est omen, one could say. Or actually, the title "Animal" is a bit of an understatement, for this song is a beast. Blues and Rock'n'Roll of the heaviest sort merge when Fiasco play their debut. The quartet rolls heavily with the weight of an avalaunche and the lightfooted charme of a gazelle simultane...

Picture Credit: Lunar Swamp Artwork: Steven Yoyada   Lunar Swamp - Moonshine Blues Release Date: July 02, 2021 Label: The Swamp Records / Clostridium Records / Burning Coffin Recs Format: Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Digital Length: 35:38 Genre: Shamanic Doom Blues Origin: Catanzaro , Italy A bit over a year ago, Catanzaro's Shamanic Doom Blues trio Lunar Swamp released their first mini-album / EP " UnderMudBlues ". Now, their first full-length "Moonshine Blues" is out and available via The Swamp Records (CD), Clostridium Records (Vinyl), and Burning Coffin Recs (Chile). One can argue that the debut album is only eight minutes longer than the 2020 EP. But different to the previous release, "Moonshine Blues" is avalaible in all relevant physical formats. On six new tracks, Mark Wolf  (vocals, harp), S.M. Ghoul  (drums), and Machen  (guitars, cigar box guitar) embrace the night and the apocalypse. Their Shamanic Doom Blues is an honest worship of the forefa...

Picture Credit: The Bateleurs   The Bateleurs - Rise above the Storm Release Date: April 28, 2021 Length: 04:16 Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Blues Rock Origin: Lisbon , Portugal Almost three years ago, Lisbon's The Bateleurs released their first three-track EP " The Immanent Fire ". Since then, the band has grown from a trio to a quartet, and is now announcing the upcoming release of their first full-length album "The Sun of the tenth House". The first ex ante single to that album is "Rise above the Storm", an electrifying Hard Rock track by drummer Rui Reis , bass player Ricardo Dikk , guitar player Marco Reis , vocalist  Sandrine Orsini , and guest musician  Alexandre Manaia  on the hammond organ. "Rise above the Storm" is an anthemic Hard Rock tune with heavy Blues impact and some funky guitar licks. The Bateleurs have produced a song that is catchy, heavy, and melodic at the same time. One could locate "Rise above the Storm" somewh...

Hot Breath - Right Time Release Date: March 12, 2021 Length: 03:20 Genre: Heavy Rock Origin: Gothenburg , Sweden "Right Time" is the fourth and final ex ante single for Hot Breath's new album "Rubbery Lips" which will be released via The Sign Records on April 09, 2021. The band from Gothenburg proves once more that their new album is about to become a heavy kick-ass Blues Rock milestone you should not miss out. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Hot Breath Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

  The Ugly Kings from Melbourne, Australia signed a record deal with Napalm Records . The Desert Rock / Heavy Blues Rock quartet is contemporarily working on their second full-length album. The Ugly Kings are: Russell Clark  - vocals, Joel Martin  - drums, Nicolas Dumont  - bass, Christos Athanasias  - guitar. Content from the MangoNews will always stay in the MangoRotation playlist for 14 days. The Ugly Kings Online: Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp iTunes YouTube Spotif y Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Artwork by Tomás Fernández Electric Belt - Never seen the Devil Release Date: March 18, 2019 Label: Spinda Records / Odio Sonoro / Zona Rock Productions / Violence in the Veins / Fuzz T-Shirts / Discos Macarras Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 34:22 Genre: Heavy Rock / Blues Rock Origin: Jaén , Spain Hello and welcome to another  MangoSpecial ! This is Part 4/4 of the special dedicated to Spanish Independent Label Violence in the Veins. Let's end this special with some Heavy Blues. Electric Belt from Jaén in Andalucia seduce our ears with some rough sound that can be located somewhere between the Mississippi Delta, the Summer of Love, and the climax of a mescaline trip in the middle of the desert. Get ready for some beautifully stunning and heavy Blues Rock. Driving motor of this amazing release is the ginding ambivalence between the lightfootedness of Electric Belt's Blues Rock and the intense raw and occult sounds of their Psychedelic and Heavy Rock impact. "Never s...

Picture Credit: Elisa Habib  (TKNR) / Witch in Hawaii Witch in Hawaii - Compulsive Order Release: July 12, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 03:20 Genre: Heavy Blues Rock / Alternative Rock Origin: Grenoble , France Only half a year after the release of their first album " Wrong Place " Grenoble's Alternative Blues Rockers Witch in Hawaii strike again. The new single "Compulsive Order" is an aperitif for their new album which may come up in late 2020. Those who knew Witch in Hawaii before, will have encountered that the new single is completely instrumental, unlike their debut album. Also, the sound has become a bit more scratchy and crunchy which I enjoy a lot. "Compulsive Order" features a heavily fuzzy impact that makes their Heavy Blues Rock very Kraut-y. It is amamzing to follow how Witch in Hawaii build up the momentum which they interrupt from time to time, but still steadily accelerate. This movement makes the song appear like a ...

Photo Credit: Electric Feat / Artwork: Kwstas Red Hood Electric Feat - Electric Feat Release: February 24, 2020 Label: Inner Ear Records Format: LP/Digital Length: 36:19 Genre: Heavy Blues Rock / Hard Rock Origin: Athens , Greece So, you say Rock'n'Roll is dead, huh? Well maybe it is. And if it was there were several ways to deal with that. Mourning, celebrating, staganating, ... or! Do it like Athen's Electric Feat who basically say "screw it!", hit the gas, raise the glasses and dance on the warm ashes. The selftitled debut album by Electric Feat is a timeless Heavy Blues and Hard Rock release. Tough sounds, moving rhythms and a straughtforward movement immediately make your body move and your throat go dry. Electric Feat go full throttle with their warm but heavy Blues motifs. Bass player Themos "Madam Manthos" Ragousis  and guitar player Dionysis "Dr." Nanos  find the golden ratio between gain, distortion and sustain that makes their music...

On this lovely Sunday I want to introduce you to another great band from Greece . Vasilis Papadopulos  (guitar and vocals), Konstantinos Baxevanis  (bass) and Thanasis Psonidis  (drums) from Thessaloniki are Citrus Blossom. The trio was founded in 2017 and dedicated themselves to Rock'n'Roll . On April 10, 2020 Citrus Blossom released their first EP "Eyes filled with Apathy", 25 minutes of soulful and grooving Rock music. Photo Credit: Achilleas Mesaikos  / Citrus Blossom As the first song 'Stranger' kicks in, Citrus Blossom show off their powerful style: fearless, intensely rolling Heavy Blues Rock with tons of Groove and delicate movement. Minimalistic and yet broadly arranged they form a huge soundscape with their three instruments. And when you think the song is over, Thanasis  counts in for the big finale of the opener. A beautiful trap that makes me very happy. Citrus Blossom are covering a broad spectrum on their debut. Thoughtful and senti...

The Same River are four musicians from Athens , Greece . In March 2020 they came out with their first release. The four-track EP "Live at the Blackbox" is a self-explanatory output since it was recorded live at the Blackbox in Athens. Photo Credit: The Same River "Live at the Blackbox" contains twenty of halting, intense and thrilling Heavy Blues Rock . The Same River creates huge scaffoldings of slow but powerful motifs hot as desert sand. In the acoustic introductions and bridges of the songs the band sometimes reminds me of Tito & Tarantula which might be due to the remarkable voice of Diamond Pr . The heavy parts on the other hand show some similarity with early Coogans Bluff. As each of the tracks climax The Same River build impressive bridges between warmly rolling Blues Rock and bone-dry Desert Rock. A beautiful feature are the synthesizers which often create sounds of wind - a highly psychedelic experience. Just close your eyes, open you...