Release
date: October 13th 2017. Label: Heavy Psych Sounds. Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Heavymetal
Mothership – Tracklisting
01. Vimana
02. Asteroid 9
03. Mind Of Oz
04. Maharishi
05. Master Planet +
Mother Star + Secret Moon
06. Cosmo Nymph
07. Monolith 1971
08. White Slave
Black Master
09. Diamond Endless
10. Hologram
Universe
11. Forest Damask
12. Room 237
13. Floating in Zen
Members
Mykill ZIggy:
Guitars, Vocals, Synthesizers, Bass, Phasers and Lasers
Nick Doom: Guitars
and Music Theory
Christopher Melville
Lyman: Drums, Percussion, and Vocals
Attis Ngo: Bass,
Keyboards on 'Hologram'
Review
Heavymetal Mothership
is the new album from Heavy Metal/Stoner Metal outfit - Turn Me On
Dead Man - and their fifth overall. This is quite a surprise as I’ve
never heard of these guys before. Honest. I don't know where I've
been all these years as this album is pure stoner metal excess of the
highest order. This album was originally released in 2016 but is now
being reissued by Heavy Psych Sounds.
Yeah, the album is
overblown and OTT but that doesn't stop Heavymetal Mothership being a
fantastic listen from start to finish. Adding elements of Heavy
Metal, Classic Rock, Doom and Psych Rock to their already bombastic
style of Stoner Metal make Turn Me On Dead Man a true force of nature
to be reckoned with. The vocals will have you either singing along or
headbanging in agreement.
Songs such as: Vimana,
Asteroid G, Mind Of Oz, Maharishi and Floating In Zen show a flair
for classic sounding Monster Magnet style Space/Stoner Rock. Though
Turn Me On Dead Man add a more heavy metal approach with thrashy
guitar riffs giving the album a very rebellious feel compared to
other bands of their ilk. The music can be very fast-paced and uneven
at times but Turn Me On Dead Man soon return to winning ways. With an
epic collection of twelve songs held on the album, it's good to see
the band writing songs lasting between two minutes to four minutes
each.
There are moments of
prog rock that will no doubt impress the serious prog rock/heavy
metal fan. As Turn Me On Dead Man is not your usual Stoner Metal
band. This is a band willing to take risks with and to say FUCK YOU
and TO HELL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. If you're a first time listener to
Turn Me On Dead Man's world then is perhaps the best place to start.
It was with me before I checked out their superb back catalogue.
Long-time fans of the band will no doubt love what is on offer here.
Heavymetal Mothership
impresses and entertains from the start. What more could you possibly
want.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. Heavymetal Mothership will
be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from
October 13th 2017.
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