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Tag Archives: Stoned From The Underground 2012

KADAVAR – Mixed Sauna & Stoned Rockers

18 Sunday Nov 2012

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Cargo Records, Creature Of The Demon, Ernest Drake, Hills Of Kings, Kadavar, Lupus Lindemann, Magnificent Music, Mammut, MTC, Sandra Tilmans Photograpy, Stoned From The Underground 2012, Tee Pee Records, This Charming Man Records, Tiger

After seeing dozens of live shows in 2012 it might become hard to pick one or more true highlights, but with the intensity KADAVAR put into completely overcrowded MTC, Cologne this is one for sure.

The national scene for once would not underestimate the greatness of their own fellow-men and women and with two German Bands playing on a thursday night, I have never seen club MTC filled with so many people – there was hardly air to breath at all. On the other hand this is what you get when attending a club show: Wheat, sweet and live music. On our arrival local support HILLS OF KINGS are in the midst of their set. And allready at this point even taking natures cause becomes not just an adventure but impossible to take.

After an, to me unexpected encore HILLS OF KINGS leave the stage and release a noticeable part of the audience away from the front. a drink later and some self-service for our wardrobe, Mister Ernest Drake and I enjoy the company of one Lupus Lindemann. What a charismatic and down-to-earth guy! He excuses himself after some chatting to get ready for the show.

Almost like an aging Diva, Wolf – respectively Lupus – and the rhythm section Mammut and Tiger take their time before appearing which only causes expectation to rise underneath the ceiling. Specially those who watched KADAVAR at the much acclaimed Stoned From The Underground Festival were up for a high-class psychedelic trip. Another half hour or so passes while the room is filled not only further spectators but with dust and humidity.

One thing many Shows are lacking is raw and genuine energy, deriving from the Bands’ love for Music…if you wonder: Why did fashion makers stop producing flared pants, when did the star-print shirts disappear and how come most concerts just appear to be a job to be done by a couple of low-life so-called musicians that just happen to have a well working management?! At this fair night you will realise that even a swedish discount fashion store is selling bell-huggers – maybe not regularly – and there are still bands that enjoy their own stuff so much you can feel it just as well. Luckily KADAVAR happens to be one of those and although many others around me seem pretty much reserved at the sight of the Berlin based threesome I am all into getting high on sound! And with that kind of honesty towards audiences, no one on stage would be obliged to have flared leg-wear.

With only their self-entitled debut album packaged, KADAVAR allready have enough material to expand an entire headline show. Further the single “Creature Of The Demon” turns out to be a sing-along song and quite a handful of excited fans follow this unwritten invitation.

If you haven’t had the chance to see the guys sweating on stage, there are still a bunch of concerts coming up in late 2012, including their 100. show!

03.12.2012 – (DE) Osnabrück, Bastard
04.12.2012 – (DE) Hamburg, Hafenklang
05.12.2012 – (DK) Copenhagen, Loppen
06.12.2012 – (NO) Oslo, Crossroad Club
07.12.2012 – (DK) Aalborg, Studenterhuset
08.12.2012 – (DE) Fehmarn, Dänschendorfer Scheune
13.12.2012 – (DE) Berlin, Comet Club + Occvlta (100. Show!!!)

Presented by This Charming Man Records, Tee Pee Records, Cargo Records & Magnificent Music

All pictures courtesy of Sandra Tilmans

KADAVAR – White Ring Tour Give-Away

23 Sunday Sep 2012

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Austria, Black Sabbath, Cargo Records, DIY, Electric Wizard, Germany, Hawkwind, Kadavar, Magnificent Music, Mammut, MTC Cologne, Pentagram, Roadburn Festival 2013, Slam Zine, Stoned From The Underground 2012, Switzerland, Tee Pee Records, This Charming Man, Tiger, Visions, White Ring, Wolf Lindemann

Hardly two weeks to go before Germany’s fastest uprising Rock Act KADAVAR will hit the road promoting their current Album “White Ring”. This extended trip will have the Trio play from early October until mid December in their native Germany, Austria and Switzerland – covering some thousands of miles and shows almost every day.

Presented by Slam Zine, KADAVAR just supported Electric Wizard on most of their German Tour Dates, played Festivals like Stoned From The Underground and are on the rooster for the world-famous Roadburn Festival 2013.

If you have NOT seen KADAVAR live, this is your chance!

Psychorizon raffles 2×2 Tickets for the Show at MTC Cologne on November 8th.

Just answer the following questions: How did KADAVAR leave the Camp Ground at this year’s STFU Festival? To enter the competition, send in your answer, plus FULL name to: psychorizon(at)ymail.com – closing date is November 2nd. GOOD LUCK!

“KADAVAR are the new sensation within the extraordinarily vital Retro Rock / Doom / Psychedelic Rock genre. The Berlin based trio consists of Wolf (vocals / guitar), Mammut (bass) and Tiger (drums). Together they revel in 70s occult Rock, Proto Metal and Psychedelic Rock in the veins of Black Sabbath, Pentagram or Hawkwind. KADAVAR’s selftitled debut album which was released at the beginning of March hit the scene like a bomb: The vinyl-only release which is being published by the German DIY-label This Charming Man Records in cooperation with American Tee

Pee Records sold out three editions (3.000 copies) within 8 weeks of its release. A worldwide CD- and Download- Release of the album is slated for July 2012 via Tee Pee Records. Dubbed “a phenomenon” by Visions, one of the biggest German music magazines, KADAVAR can only rub their eyes in disbelief upon their meteoric rise.”

(Source: Magnificent Music)

Kadavar_Promo

02.10.2012 – (DE) Münster, TCM Label Tour @ Gleis 22

05.10.2012 – (DE) Hamburg, TCM Label Tour @ Hafenklang

18.10.2012 – (DE) Chemnitz, Weltecho

19.10.2012 – (DE) Jena, Black Night

20.10.2012 – (DE) Frankfurt/M., Sky High Festival @ Das Bett

21.10.2012 – (DE) Nürnberg, Pegnitzbühne

22.10.2012 – (DE) Stuttgart, Zwölfzehn

23.10.2012 – (AT) Wien, Shelter

24.10.2012 – (AT) Salzburg, Shakespeare

25.10.2012 – (AT) Linz, Kapu

26.10.2012 – (AT) Feldkirch, Graf Hugo

27.10.2012 – (CH) St. Gallen, Rümpelturm

30.10.2012 – (CH) Zürich, Mascotte

03.11.2012 – (DE) Hinzweiler, Yeah Yeah Festival

06.11.2012 – (DE) Hannover, Mephisto @ Faust

07.11.2012 – (DE) Dortmund, Kaktusfabrik

08.11.2012 – (DE) Köln, MTC

10.11.2012 – (DE) Eisenach, Schlachthof

11.11.2012 – (DE) Leipzig, Black Label

03.12.2012 – (DE) Osnabrück, Bastard

04.12.2012 – (DE) Hamburg, Hafenklang

08.12.2012 – (DE) Fehmarn, Dänschendorfer Scheune

13.12.2012 – (DE) Berlin, Comet Club

STONED FROM THE UNDERGROUND 2012 – Mud, Nerds & Rock’n’Roll

31 Friday Aug 2012

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Arenna, Baby Woodrose, Beehoover, Brain Police, Crowbar, Erfurt Stotternheim, Fatso Jetson, Kadavar, King Kronos, Neume, Orange Goblin, Orobourus, Pyuss, Red Fang, Rotor, SFTU, Sigiriya, Stoned From The Underground 2012, Stonehead, Tentstage, Tito&Tarantula, Weedeater, Wight

Just as the summer of 2012 is about to reach its peak, another event is around the corner with one major downer putting its shadow way ahead as the public water supply of the city of Erfurt has been facing a pollution problem for several weeks already. If not for the heat but for personal hygiene one is forced to by an extended fresh water stock, giving just one more point on the Pre-Festival Checklist.

Day one of this years’ Stoned From The Underground Festival starts quite adventures for one part of the Psychorizon staff. If you ever travelled Germany via train you are sure to know why. A distance of about 500 km means changing twice, waiting over a half hour, spending over six hours on the railway and all of this after getting up at about 5am. Well, if this is the only downside to the festival weekend, no need to complain. After another half hour waiting at Erfurt Central Station the other half of Psychorizon’s staff and me cover the final part of the journey by car, where we find the entire location covered in mud. Those who arrived thursday or earlier are talking about massive rainfalls that caused the sight, located next to the Alperstedter See to turn into a swamp rather than a nice campsite. Our decision was pretty easy to skip building up a tent and sleep inside the car, which would keep us dry and safe compared to the catastrophe of sleeping on the soggy ground. While sunblocker and hats where THE thing in 2011 you are lucky to have your rubber boots with you this time. But who are we to complain about the weather? My cowboy boots are good enough to keep my feet dry as well, so here we GO!

Kadavar-Frontman Wolf Lindemann

The first two acts of this friday King Kronos and Stonehead, both from Germany do not catch our interest much as we are still worn out from the long trip. Up next is another German act and this one we have been looking for a lot in advance: Kadavar from Berlin. It seems like those three guys participated in a weekend course on “How to act and look like a Rock Star”. Starting with the (stage-) wardrobe, amplification, instruments, accessories, all the way to the reserved interaction with the crowd, Wolf, Mammut and Tiger did their homework – ok, they tend to overdo on the fringe look. With their self-titled debut, which has just been released in North-America on July 10 via Tee Pee Records the bearded boys have an easy time entertaining the international audience.

Kadavar Rhythm-Section

Up next are Reykjavik-based Brain Police and we succumb to our gastroenterology urges, ending up with pricy fries and tons of toast.

On the one hand, it would be unfair to call Red Fang a hype, but on the other hand, the band has been able to amass a huge fan base in very short time so far. Billed in the afternoon, they were able to attract a lot of people, so the endless touring, especially with Mastodon, really seemed to pay off. With favourites like „Wires“, „Hank Is Dead“ and, of course, „Prehistoric Dog“, they managed to keep the energy level high at all times. The only drawbacks were high prices at the merch booth, but this didn’t prevent lots of fans to buy some apparel afterward.

Action on and in front of the stage during the Red Fang Show

With the impression of american Nerd Rockers Red Fang still vividly present our third leads the path to a some Backstage drinking action. What better acquaintances to wet ones whistle could you ask for then Welsh lunatics Sigiriya. After they arrived a day in advance to playing there’s lot of time for hanging around, teaching us important life lessons. As Tito & Tarantula enter the stage we don’t even manage to get up and just carry on, “After Dark” throws in some good 90s vibe. Siggy guitarist Stu would later regret his first day, as he also misses Wino and St. Vitus…sometimes you can’t wake up a loaded musician.

Illuminating the Night: Saint Vitus

One of the most legendary bands of the Doom Metal genre was headlining Friday night. When Sabbath left the throne, it were Saint Vitus who claimed and held it ever since. Lead by the almighty Wino, the band delivered an almost magical performance that consolidated its status once more. But it would be unfair to ascribe the fame solely to Wino. Dave Chandler, who also acted as the spokes person, managed to raise a smile with his guitar skills and showed that the grand seigneurs still know how to put legions of clones in their place. The rhythm section, comprised of bass player Mark Adams and Henry Vasquez on Drums kept a tight grip and really showed off during the jammed out parts of the songs.

Saturday starts off with more mud related issues, including one Opening Act getting pulled out the dirt track by a tractor. That’s some musicians who use their own hands not only for their instruments.

Kadavar trying to leave the camp ground

Somewhere between rain showers and freezing, the sun came out every once in a while. Making way for some sun and the first few bands of the day. Due to a serious case of unwillingness combined with goosebumps, we missed most of them. Finally the time came for Sigiriya to play – after I had a little chat with Stu over brushing my teeth I knew the guys would be on stage full in numbers. So, as the sun decided to stay a little while, four Welsh musicians enter the stage and cause quite a stir among the witnesses. Where the echo of Acrimony seems to land, voices around sind along with the tracks of their current album “Return To Earth”. Some new songs are presented first time to a live audience. Sadly enough as this turns out to be one of the final shows with Dorian leading the pack – after attending Sauzipf Festival in Austria, Sigiriya announced the end of this era.

Sigiriya – thanks for a great time together!

Playing the festival for the second time, Weedeater delivered an equally menacing show as two years before. With a new album released in between, the sludgemasters were responsible for the uglier side of life once more. Dixie Dave really enjoyed spewing his words of wisdom towards the crowd, while Shep and Keko clearly had a great time torturing their instruments. I’m always wondering how Dixie can be at the same time so fucked up and still be able to handle his bass with his fingers where other musicians in his condition couldn’t even use a pick…

It’s hard to describe a Crowbar show without outworn puns including words such as “heavy” or “fat”, so here’s my try: Homer Simpson is such a fatty, he could work as a riff for Crowbar. Alright, at least I tried… The gig was straight in the face, Kirk and his mates still know how to slowly grind you down and then give you that extra punch in the groins to finish you off. Although the band is well-known for its depressive sludge sound, lots of people not only in the first rows seemed to have a good time all along the set. New songs from the latest album “sever the Wicked Hand” were acclaimed next to classic masterpieces such as “Planets Collide”. The splendid and at all times very intense gig left the audience depleted and hungry for the next headlining band.

Orange Goblin rarely gig these days, so anticipation rose when they were announced as headliner on this year’s Saturday night. You just gotta love these four British gentlemen, who stick around since the earliest days of the Stoner Rock scene. The setlist included selections from their latest effort “A Eulogy For The Damned” as well as old classics and crowd favourites like “Time Travelling Blues”. Singer Ben Ward may truly be considered an elder statesman of the movement, delivering an outstanding performance on stage and taking it extremely easy when a few pixellated fans grabbed him right before the gig to take some pictures…

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