Kyuss tribute album with 20 tracks to be released soon

Kyuss are often mentioned as one of the first bands to perform Stoner Rock or as they called it Desert Rock. The downtuned guitars and the partial use of bass guitar amps for the amplification of the electric guitars were the trademarks of the combo.

The band already broke up in October 1995 and it seems very unlikely that they will come back to release new music. Happily they influenced a lot of other bands with the music they released and some of them have come together on a compilation called “Spaceship Landing: A Tribute to KYUSS”

A Kyuss tribute album has been announced. Cover art by Captain Maoos: Stoner & Co.

Sometimes bands can add a lot of own sound to a existing classic. I remember having heard the two Judas Priest tribute albums that were released in the mid 1990s while the british metal band was on a break. 

Some of those songs (just think of the slower version of A Touch of Evil by Lion's Share or Doom Squads modern version of Burnin' Up, and Leviathans fragile and heart touching take of Night Comes Down) were really strong new interpretations so I'm very excited to hear what the following acts will add to the Kyuss material that also offers space to play around with the fuzz-sounds.

Amammoth (Australia) – Son of a Bitch

Mörkekraft (Norway) – Writhe

Sonic Wolves (Italy) – Thumb

Rhino (Italy) – Green Machine

Gurnslinger (Jersey) – Molten Universe

Void Cruiser (Finland) – 50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)

King Howl (Italy) – Freedom Run

Rainbow Bridge (Italy) – Apothecaries’ Weight

Fuzz Evil (USA) – Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop

3 Wheeler Band (Mexico) – 100°

DoctoR DooM (France) – Space Cadet

Poste 942 (France) – Demon Cleaner

ISAAK (Italy) – Odyssey

Folwark (Italy) – Whitewater

Abel Blood (USA) – Caterpillar March

Epic Down (Germany) – Hurricane

Loose Sutures (Italy) – One Inch Man

Wet Cactus (Spain) – Phototropic

Wolfnaut (Norway) – El Rodeo

Mercure (France) – Size Queen

The tribute sampler is going to be out on October 31, 2025 by Witching Buzz. Due to licensing restrictions, the release will be available on all major digital platforms in the USA only, while Bandcamp will offer worldwide access.

In the meantime we can follow the Witching Buzz Bandcamp page to make sure we'll be notified when the compilation drops.

Samhain (early Danzig) tribute album on the way

Tribute albums can be a sweet thing. I remember the two records that were put out titled "A Tribute to Judas Priest - Legends of Metal" on Century Media. They presented fine new interpretations of well known material. But do underground legends get the same treatment ? This one seems to be one of the rare ones being around throwing a light on Danzig's early footsteps.

 

"World Without End: An Underground Tribute to Samhain" out on July 9th 2021.

From a curatorial perspective, Black Donut Records seeks to shed some well-deserved love on an act regrettably neglected by the fickle tides of fame and fortune. Wedged in the timeline between the beloved horror-punk of Misfits and the blusier doom of Danzig, the legacy of the ghoulish Samhain has been regrettably lost in the fray. Their catalog has been out of print for decades, and is unavailable on streaming services - a death knell in the modern era, if e’er there was. With the small-yet-dedicated fandom left to scrounge YouTube’s dark corners for a modicum of access to their discography, the unfortunately inaccessible Samhain are long overdue for some attention.
 
While the bands collected herein deliver a wide array of sonic styles and aesthetic approaches, a singular passion and an instantly recognizable rough ‘n’ tumble Samhain spirit serves as the glue that holds the compilation together. Take, for example, Night Goat’s bombastically highoctane take on “Moribund,” DemonScar’s faithfully gritty “November’s Fire,” or Spellgrinder’s slick and sleazy interpretation of the intrinsically jubilant “All Murder, All Guts, All Fun.” A project larger, by default, than the sum of its component parts, this compilation will undoubtedly appeal to any fan who holds the source material in high regard.
 
Pre-order Digital and CD: https://samhaintribute.bandcamp.com/album/world-without-end

Vinyl pre-order: https://qrates.com/projects/24049-world-without-end
 

World Without End Tracklist 
1. “Black Dream” - Atomic Kavemen ft Marron Chaplin
2. “All Murder, All Guts, All Fun” - Spellgrinder
3. “Horror Biz” - Dead Eye Doll
4. “The Shift” - Rift Valley
5. “Archangel” - Energy
6. “Moribund” - Night Goat
7. “I Am Misery”- Bovine Nightmares
8. “Mother of Mercy” - Dead Rites
9. “To Walk the Night” - The Zenith
10. “Let the Day Begin” - The Red Edges
11. “November's Fire” - DemonScar
12. “Death...In Its Arms” - Matte Martin

First songs of upcoming Deep Purple tributealbum revealed

Sadly Jon Lord passed away earlier this year, as I've mentioned in a previous post. Big names in the Heavy Metal universe have decided to put together a tribute album entitled ‘Re-Machined: A Tribute to ‘Machine Head’ to honor the great band Deep Purple.

10 songs are set to be released on September 25th in America featuring coverversions from bands like Metallica, Chickenfoot, Iron Maiden, Glenn Hughes and many more. Ultimate Classic Rock has revealed six of the tracks of the album already and they think it might be a album worth buying. In addition they give us the chance to hear the six songs as stream. The following bands and songs can be heard:


Metallica ‘When a Blind Man Cries’
Chickenfoot ‘Highway Star’
Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai & Chad Smith ‘Highway Star’
Kings of Chaos ‘Never Before’
Black Label Society ‘Pictures of Home’
The Flaming Lips ‘Smoke on the Water’

Wanna  hear the songs? Go over here and enjoy it. :-)