The DICTATORS live, Madrid Sala HEINEKEN

Now I'm goin' to check Handsome Dick Manitoba and Co live... long live THE DICTATORS!!!!

FiftyWattHead - 2008 - FogCutter

ASSKICKING!!! I'd say this is brutal and heavy!!!! None of the elements you'll first check when you hold the CD in your hands after spinning their FOGCUTTER CD will let you guess what is about to explode... well, maybe monicker gives you an idea... but in any way what you'll suffer meanwhile this amazing piece of music elapses...

The album is expected to be released by the 16th of this month and you better be smart if you don't wanna miss a copy of that!!!

WHITEOUT starts this album and let me tell you I like this song pretty much: it is a perfect warning to you... in the sense of "enter at your own risk"... blow your head.

Second tune FOGCUTTER, which titles the album is perfect to draw together any sense of the album into one song. Even I'd define some passages as epic-sludge...Soon you realise this album becomes one of your worst endless nightmares when SEADAWG continues to punish your head with another brick-punch direct to your stomach. Ouch... again!!!

And I can continue like this until the album ends... FOUR PINTS is another pretty heavy tuned cut... even it can be compared with some MELVINS angry song... a really good song which fit perfect to a soundtrack for a steamroller.

IRON CLAD is another song you'll love and enjoy... and when you finish this album, you'll realise you love the whole of it!!!

FiftyWattHead hails from Canada and they have been caught by the great uprising SIGNED BY FORCE label who has an exquisite palate for bands.

Thanks SIGNED BY FORCE for this... again!!!

Backyard Babies - Live

I was very pleased this time to get into on time because I had the chance to check supporting band BULLET.

Hadn't heard about them before and let me tell you this is a worth pain band. Their sound is simply (?) AC/DC oriented but dressed in metal (you know, leather, nail wristbands, etc...). And the result as a whole is a nice set in which you'll feel young again... if you're not, of course... but it was short. Even people asked for a second encore but people, in the end were there to check headlining BACKYARD BABIES.

And for the BACKYARD BABIES all I can say is they did what was expected: they rock, they've experience, they got their own appeal and Dregen is still the same as in the beginnings... Where the hell does this guy take the energy?!?!?! Don't be evil... I know what you're thinking... but if it were something bad this guy couldn't take all of these years touring and still alive so... you gotta think about another way... and yes: he looks like that kind of guy you never wanted as your daughter's boyfriend but he rocks. That's true. In fact, I really love THE HELLACOPTERS era when he was into. And if you let me say this, he is the guy who gives motion to the band. I expected more in this sense... they looked more static than earlier shows...

Another bad thing was the short set they played... for the discography they have. But it was cool anyway.

And sure they'll come back!!!

BACK YARD BABIES Live, Madrid, SALA HEINEKEN

BACKYARD BABIES Live, Madrid, SALA HEINEKEN

Moho - 2008 - Chotacabra

Back in black with spanish act MOHO. And once again a fully satisfactory album.

It starts with the track which titles the album, CHOTACABRA and it is just a follow up of a previous unfinished tune. Right in the balls.Second track is slightly different about what we are all use to listen from MOHO. SAN MAMES encloses not so sludge sounds, riffs and so on. It winks rock, whatever the shape you want it to give... if you could!! Anyway, it's a good way to spice a sludge album.

But don't trust anything you think at first sight: third track GARGANTOR comes with typical MOHO deals. Groovy dirty sludge on its right way.

DEMACRONCH is a bit difficult to swallow. It is far from being catchy... math riffs chain themselves, no matter what you expect you'll hear: they do.Tracklist is shown in this album like if it were a vinyl one: A and B side.

And it is this B side the one who starts with the dark and slow TERROR ULTRAMARINO, pretty similar to previous one.

Apparently primitive TORPEDO could be one of those delicious cakes for sludgers though main drum rhythm could bother a bit until the end...

ANCIAGO is an 17 minutes doomy piece which opens the door to the awesome GARAGE CHAMPION, that ends the album.

Get it now!!!!!!!!!

Hellacopters Live

Really cool!!! The Hellas played around an hour and a half. And they did it like they know: rock!!!
I know some Hellas followers like early days and they only played around five songs from early two albums. But who cares? The concert hall (SALA HEINEKEN) was completely full (and when I say full, I mean FULL!!). That was good for them but not for me because I like to see bands in small places... like their beginnings when they came eleven years ago. But that's the past and good bands gotta collect their awards.

I got late to the show so I lost supporting band so... no mention to them.

Well... it was nice to check them out though they're now more... forget it. Check them if you have the chance.

The HELLACOPTERS Live, Madrid, SALA HEINEKEN

The HELLACOPTERS Live, Madrid, SALA HEINEKEN

SOLD OUT!!!

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