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Sora Shima, Hamilton



www.myspace.com/sorashima

Instrumental rock from Hamilton, think Jakob, Mogwai, Pelican, Isis or Kerretta and you'll have some idea what influences these guys. Thier song 'Tornado vs. Trailerpark' features as the epic finale to the StonerDoom NZ Vol.1 comp.

They have a blistering new EP 'Destroy Electronica' just out and some gigs lined up in the new year. One of NZ's brightest new bands for sure.

They have generously made two older EP's available free for download:
http://sorashima.freehostia.com/releases.html

Contribute to their thread here:
http://www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=218




Lord Of Tigers, Auckland



www.myspace.com/lordoftigers

"Sludge Trio in vein of High On Fire, Big Business, Unbroken, 400 Blows etc. This is a recent project of Ryan (Sommerset/Luger Boa) Milon (Sommerset/Cobra Khan) and Ant Davies."

They have some shows lined up in the new year, not least supporting Brant Bjork. Check out their myspace, the tunes are MASSIVE!

Contribute to their thread here:
http://www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=1805



Byrna, from Melbourne



Band:Simon, Jared and Tim.

Sounds Like: A superfuzz bigmuff! Three blokes turning up their amps and slogging it out with the intention of creating some heavy sounds.

"Byrna like to make a thunderous fuzzed out groove whilst keeping enough space to give your ears time to reflect and prepare for what lies ahead. They are a 3-piece who've been honing there sound for nearly 4 years and started delivering it to venues across Melbourne in 2005. The "Knock Off The Edges" EP was recorded in 2005, and now in 2008, their second EP "Big Donk" has finally been released."

www.myspace.com/byrna

Download a track of theirs here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qqaun7cqfzo

Read stonerdoom.co.nz's review of 'Big Donk':
http://www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=1532

Contribute to their thread here:
http://www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=528




Millionaire Debrofsky



Millionaire Debrofski, from Christchurch.

Band:Luke - Drums, Matt - Bass/Singing voice, Nick - Guitar/Tweeze

Influences: Fu Manchu, Shit Nugget, Soundgarden, QOTSA, Death From Above 1979, Alice In Chains, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Transistors, GnR (nick only), The Mint Chicks, Smashing Pumpkins, Desert Sessions, Nine Inch Nails, Patrick Swayze

"Chip 'The Millionaire' Debrofski was considered an upcoming threat and not to be underestimated, convincingly taking hold of the Featherweight championship belt. The opportunity came for him to take on 'The Maccivillian Chopstick' for the disputed title of Heavyweight champion of the world, but was cut short when he disappeared the night before the fight. His car was found at the bottom of Dead Man's Curve... His body was never found."

www.myspace.com/MillionaireDebrofski

Read their thread HERE.




Manfred Manslaughter



Manfred Manslaughter, from Auckland. Self-professed "Antipodean Rock n' Roll Terrorists". Fuzzed-up punk, cool stuff. So far they have had one self-released EP "TNT Baby".

Band Members: Mike Tucker, Matt Catley, Doug Ferguson.

Influences: Zeke, The Hellacopters, Nashville Pussy, Fu Manchu, Melvins, Slavetrader

www.myspace.com/manfredmanslaughter

Read their thread HERE.



Dying of the Light



DOTL are relentlessly jarring and monolithically crushing, top guys and a very exciting new prospect!

Dying of the Light is the new musical output of Rangi Powick and Chris Rigby, who played together in CHCH underground band Chapel of Gristle in the early-mid 90s.

Rangi and Chris have both been involved in the New Zealand underground and alternative music scenes in New Zealand for years. Rangi was the Programme Director at Radio One 91FM in Dunedin for several years and Chris is a tour promoter of undergound acts and publisher of a fanzine under the name Subcide Productions. The third collaborator is Nich Cunningham who currently plays guitar in Auckland band Malevolence and has mixed and has worked with many NZ acts as a live and studio engineer and producer. Currently Dying of the Light are demoing tracks (hit the myspace link to check them out) and starting to think about playing live in the not too distant future.

www.myspace.com/dyingofthelightnz

Read some of their lyrics HERE.

Read their thread HERE.




Skelitor




From the Hamilton. Band Members: six or seven memboids. Guitar - Sam, Bass - Kelp, Drums - Eman, Keyboards - Emmett, Vocals - Joel, (guitar/bass - Hooley) Aux Keyboards - Kay

Sounds like: Witch, Dead Meadow, Black Mountain


Read their thread: >>HERE<<



SoulSeller, Dunedin



What is rock? Soulseller is rock. In an age of wayward and misguided delusions of the definition of the genre, there are but few bands to fly the flag of true unrelenting rock purity. Soulseller are the great southern hope for debauchery, supreme riffage and rock n roll.

All you need to know is that they are super bad ass and will fill the gap in the mind of any self respecting New Zealand rock fan, that thinks "rock, in the 21st century is dead." Rock, is alive and kicking in Dunedin.

www.myspace.com/soulsellersouths

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=31



Second Gear Grind, Christchurch



Second Gear Grind was formed in early 2005 when friends Mike and Steven sought to smash the South Island rock scene with a new brand of fuzz drenched rock which was previously lacking in the area. Second Gear Grind gigged steadily earning support and momentum as one of the country's leading fuzz rock acts, playing alongside The House of Capricorn, Slavetrader, Interconnector and Soulseller among many others throughout many cities in Aotearoa culminating in December 2007's EYES OF THE SOUTH - Stoner Rock Fest at Christchurch's infamous Jetset Lounge. The band are now settling into a groove and vastly developing support within the rising NZ stoner scene. Second Gear Grind offer an uncompromising abundance of severely down-tuned riffs, contagious groove, and an assault of fuzz sending everyone it touches deep into the cosmos. In March 2008 the band played at Devils Kitchen in Auckland which was a huge success, and a packed out gig at the Dux in June leading up to an NZ tour alongside The House Of Capricorn and Soulseller. Keep your eyes peeled for releases in Winter of '08 as the band begins to expand their horizons. Can you dig it?! - 666 -

www.myspace.com/secondgeargrind

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=16



The House of Capricorn



The House of Capricorn is a swamp sludge rock band, spawned from the fog below One Tree Hill"

HOC are spear-heading NZ's first ever N&S island stoner rock/doom tour! Along with Second Gear Grind, Soulseller, and, in the North Island, new psychadelic doom heavy-weights Arc of Ascent. This is a monumental tour for NZ and marks the progress that this style of music is steadily making. Needless to say, you'd be a crazy fool to miss out .......


Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=29

www.myspace.com/thehouseofcapricorn




Arc of Ascent



AoC, new Hamiltonian psychadelic doom heavy-weights featuring ex-members of Hamilton bands Datura and Carnage, are to be part of NZ's first ever stoner rock/doom tour! They will be playing the North Island dates along with headliners The House of Capricorn, Second Gear Grind and Soulseller. This is a monumental tour for NZ and marks the progress that this style of music is steadily making. Needless to say, you'd be a crazy fool to miss out .......

www.myspace.com/arcofascent







Earth Decay




From the Waikato. Band Members: For the recording of the "9" CD the lineup is: Phil Wright - Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Gong, Keyboards.

Influences: Ambient, Noise, Drone, Doom, Black Metal, Pink Floyd goes to Hell?

Sounds Like: Atmospheric Blackened Doom!!!!!!

Record Label AVE LUNA Records ( Distributor )
Type of Label None

Read their thread: >>HERE<<



Black Boned Angel



Drone from Lower Hutt. Discography:
Supereclipse EP, 2003
Eternal Love EP, 2005
Heavens Blaze Forth The Death Of Princes Live album, 2005
Bliss And Void Inseparable LP, 2006
Eternal Hunger EP, 2006
Dashed Upon Stones EP, 2007
Christ Send Light EP, 2008

Read their thread: >>HERE<<




Flight Path



From Auckland. Contact them through MySpace to buy their new EP for $7, or $5 at gigs. Sited Influences include: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Jakob, Dimmer, Tool, Mastodon, The Mars Volta, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pantera, Isis, Black Sabbath, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Wolfmother, A Perfect Circle, Portishead...

"FLICKER EP NOW AVAILABLE - This 4 song debut EP from Flight Path displays swirling crashes and harrowing dynamics, tight throbbing bass licks in sync with deafening, constantly driving drums, with two distinctly different guitarists tearing through the speaker fabric, abound in maturity and unison. All the while sounding like nothing before it.

Beware: if you get off on being spoon fed music by Top 40 radio stations Flight Path may not be for you. Songs tend to sound difficult in parts on first play but the rewards are inspiring for each successive listen."

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=550




A Flight To Blackout



From Christchurch. Check out the epic live recorded track 'Sirens of Titan', on their myspace. I think you will like. They are working on an album, and hope to release it within the next couple of months.

"A Flight to Blackout has endured natural evolution since inception in 2005. After several lineup changes revolving around a core duo, we are currently sitting pretty with all of the live power, complexity and dynamic a 5-piece band can offer."

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=712





Interconnector



From Auckland and Onewhero. Saw these guys play at the Devils Kitchen in March. bBoody good show.

"Exploding on to the Auckland circuit with a unique honest sound that is rarely found in a scene now become a diluted poser-cum-fashion parade musical era, INTERCONNECTOR take hold of the throat and deliver punk/grunge/rock ‘n’ roll at its’ best."

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=122





Synesthesia



From Dunedin. These young fella's can PLAY! check'em out, you will be impressed.

Influences: Mastodon, High On Fire, Clutch, Melvins, Lamb Of God, Baroness, Weedeater, Torche, The Sword, Down, Neurosis

Myspace Quote: "You know those magical days when a king is born? Imagine a day when four kings were born. Wow, pretty sweet, isn't it? Guess what? It's REALITY. Synesthesia have come to spice your soul, with their sweet, sweet ambrosia you mortals call RAD MUSIC. Undo your trousers, high-five a dragon and get ready for it. It'll slay."

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=792"





NZROCK.COM

WWW.NZROCK.COM


At a gig last night I met the guy who's just started this web site, which strives to cover all kinds of NZ rock. He's a like-minded individual who likes stoner/doom etc and is dead keen to help promote bands with news/interviews/reviews/gig info. You could also request a band profile in the directory. You can contact him through WWW.NZROCK.COM or myspace:
www.myspace.com/nzrockcom





The Have


The Have, Auckland
These guys embody much of what stoner rock incorporates from the 70's era of hard bluesy rock, and they do it fucking well!
Their myspace tracks speak for themselves, listen to 'Soul Without Sale' or 'Oh Oh My My' and their cream/thin lizzy vibes to see what I mean. They have a few EP's and one LP out so far, 'Back To The burning Wreck', produced by acclaimed US producer Barrett Jones, whose credits include Nirvana. I will be checking it out very soon!
They have two gigs in May in Auckland and Wellington, which will reportedly be their last for some time. Possibly NZ's best answer to the great aussie band, Peeping Tom.
You can buy their LP HERE
Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=281
Gig details: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=845




Wall Of Silents


Wall Of Silents, from Palmerston North
Influences: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Sticky Filth, High on Fire, Slayer, Exploited, Poison Idea, The Misfits, Turbonegro, Punk Rock, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock, Doom, Horror movies, comics, skulls.
They have one self-titled LP under their belts already, and have this news: "So we just finished recording our new album over the weekend at the Stomach in lovely Palmerston North. It will have 10 new songs and once mixing and mastering is done in the next few weeks we will be unleashing on the unsuspecting populace asap."
The Slave Collective: www.slave.co.nz
Read their thread : >>HERE<<




Helter Skelter


Helter Skelter, from Dunedin
Influences: Kyuss, Hermano, Slo Burn, Unida, Brant Bjork, Scott Reeder, The Dandy Warhols, Soulseller, Witchcraft, Fu Manchu, Boris, THE OBSESSED, SABBATH, ACRIMONY, Sons of Otis.
"Old-ish track, new recording up on myspace. Actually sounds semi-decent. Again recorded with the minimalist means possible, in my basement below the earth for extra doom, although this song is somewhat lighter than most of our catalog. Open a beer and crank it up!"

Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=32




Captain Buzkill


From Canterbury, DOWNLOAD THEIR NEW EP +++HERE+++

Influences: Kyuss, Clutch, DB Draught, Garages, White Trash Bitches, Parties.
"Sludge Eater E.P is complete! Gigs be coming soon!"
Read their thread: www.stonerdoom.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=559