men of munga have produced a mind bending amalgamation
of prog rock, metal, jazzy syncopations and swirling melodies
with a punk attitude.
With the unhinged song composition of the sadly missed These
Arms Are Snakes and maybe the prog-hardcore leaning of ATDI,
men of munga explode with an album that crackle with energy,
excitement and bucket loads of aggression.
Vocals range from the gentle to throaty yet melodic roars that are
gloriously underpinned with sprays of solos that erupt from the manic
riffing. With a drummer and bass player tighter than a sharks' death
grip, the guitars are free to spazz out, rock hard, shimmer and shine
with delicate breaks before launching into another breathless display of
driving, explosive playing.
The tracks have a controlled frenzy about them that display passion as
well as a desire to hurt ear-drums!
Hey you!
Yeah, that's right ..... you in the corner with
the blank stare and drool coming out the
corner of your mouth.
You look the sort of person who would be into
"Earthless" ...... yep , me too.
I guess you like to light up a "doobie" and jerk
off to Sonic Prayer ...... yep, me too.
Heavy Relic are a much heavier version of the
afore mentioned band - this means jams of
freakout acid guitar brilliance.
Heavy Relic play instrumental stoner with heavy
vibes and as with all instrumental projects the question
has to be asked - is there enough going on to keep your
attention wandering due to the lack of vocals?
In this case, the answer is a resounding yes.
The guitar riffs are loud and nicely fuzzed, evoking
the sun-baked desert sound but with a heaviness drawn
from sludge. Excellent audio clips are used to great
effect but without being overdone. Drones and atmospherics
throb underneath the songs, bringing in some
space-rock undercurrents.
Groove-laden stoner rock from the depths of
Italy. A cocktail of grass and boozed fuelled madness,
influenced
by all the usual suspects from the
world of Doom, Blues, Stoner Rock
and
Psychedelia along with hints of punk and
good ol' rock n roll! Heavy, heavy stoner that
has an unstoppable groove to it.
Bouncy killer riffs that just keep on
making your feet stomp.
Desperate vocals
that growl over the tunes with menace
and passion.
Fuzzed out, distorted speaker-blown
solos that rip apart the cosmos
and destroy all in its path.
This is the good shit.
