Archive for the Rise Above Category
Orange Goblin “The Big Black” (Rise Above)
Originally released in 2000 on Rise Above Records. The LP version was released by The Music Cartel. In 2004 Rise Above Records re-released the album and included a bonus track, a cover of Black Sabbath‘s “Into the Void”.
Orange Goblin “Coup de Grace” (Rise Above)
In late January 2011, Rise Above Records reissued the album in a digipack form containing three bonus tracks; No Law (taken from the earlier High Times release), No Class (Motörhead cover) and Freelance Fiend (Leafhound cover).
Orange Goblin “Thieving from the House of God” (Rise Above)
Thieving from the House of God is the fifth full-length album by Orange Goblin.
Witchskull “Coven’s Will” (Rise Above)
Rise Above, The philosophy behind Witchskull’s take on the essence of primeval heaviness is simple enough. Listen to the first few seconds of the Australian trio?s brand new, second album Coven?s Will and if the vibe doesn?t instantly grab you by the balls and the synapses then maybe you walked […]
Octopus “Supernatural Alliance” (Rise Above)
Formed in 2008 by guitarist J Frezzato (ex-Electric Six) and vocalist Masha Marjieh, this ten-legged groove machine began as the channelling of a nocturnal hallucination. Where many other like-minded bands adhere rigidly to an ethos of total-retro-or-die, Octopus sound neither like the past nor the present. Instead, this is a […]
Naevus “Sun Meditation” (Rise Above Records)
The long out of print Doom Metal classic Sun Meditation, by cult German band Naevus, will be available on vinyl for the first time from October 27th 2017. It is a limited pressing in gatefold sleeve with insert. Sun Meditation was originally released on CD only by Rise Above records back […]
Uncle Acid and the Dead Beats “Vol.1” (Rise Above Records)
Recorded on a tight budget of stashed dole money and with little knowledge or regard for conventional recording techniques, the chaotic results speak for themselves. Distorted vocals, out of tune harmonies, ragged musicianship and everything pushed to the red. The clatter of mic stands falling over mid performance, the rustling […]
Beastmaker “Inside The Skull” (Rise Above Records)
Inside the Skull is an inviting listen, opening with a bombastic guitar lick, showing off a fuzzy, old school production. Slippery, horror-inspired leads clash with earth-heaving riffs as Church’s aching, nasal-toned voice envelops it all in a doomy haze. Songs like “Give Me a Sign,” which appears right in the […]
Troubled Horse “Revolution Of Repeat (Rise Above)
It seemed like Swedish classic heavy rockers Troubled Horse kind of went to ground after the cycle ended for their 2012 debut, Step Inside (review here). They played a few fests, some shows besides, and put out a video for “Bring My Horses Home” (posted here) in 2014, but half […]
Horse “For Twisted Minds Only” (Rise Above)
Horse was formed in South London during the late sixties. They created occult influenced progressive hard rock that was ahead of its time. Guitarist Rod Roach had briefly played in an incarnation of British psych-rock legends Andromeda before forming Horse with other key member, vocalist Adrian Hawkins. Alongside bassist Colin […]
Blood Ceremony ”Lord Of Misrule” (Rise Above)
This whole retro occult rock/metal movement fronted by serpentine women is honestly pretty neat when I think about it, as it’s a full-blown revival of a scene that never actually existed in the first place. In Blood Ceremony’s case, their format can be defined as being built around early Black […]
Church of Misery “And Then There Were None…” (Rise Above)
For the last two decades, Church Of Misery have sawed off only the finest in uncompromising doom. The revered Japanese masters are lifelong practitioners of the genre, honoring and extrapolating upon the Sabbathian legacy from which all detuned life springs forth. Church Of Misery’s sixth and latest album, And Then […]
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats “Night Creeper” 2LP (Rise Above)
“Contained within are ten tracks of the type of sonic psyche-frazzling heaviness and blood-drenched pop that have made Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats one of Britain’s great cult bands. Recorded at Toe Rag studios in early 2015 with engineer Liam Watson (White Stripes, Tame Impala, Electric Wizard), their fourth opus […]
Sheavy “Electric Sleep” (Rise Above)
“Sheavy’s second album, and first for The Music Cartel, is another diverse set mixing heavy metal, stoner metal, and space rock in equal measures, with an extra set of bones thrown at psychedelic and folk music as well. The band’s songwriting skills were still in their developmental stage at this […]