Release
date: June
19th
2020.
Label: Argonauta
Records.
Format: CD/DD
Third
Stone From The Sun
– Tracklisting
1.Viva
Los Muertos 05:24
2.Bad
Blood 05:24
3.Oliver
Pt. 1 01:33
4.Oliver
Pt. 2 04:18
5.Third
Stone from the Sun 06:06
6.Carnivore
05:35
7.She's
Always 05:57
8.Neverending
05:56
9.La
Petite Mort 05:23
Members
Tobias
Gonzalez
Victor
Hansson
Carl
Lambertus Olofsson
Filip
Larsson
Review
Swedish
Stoner Rockers Huanastone return with their new album Third Stone
From The Sun and the guys have aligned themselves to one of the best
“Indie” Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal labels in the business with
Argonauta Records. This album offers a more grown-up and mature sound
from the Swedish collective. As the album is more melodic and
bursting with Progressive Stoner Metal themes, riffs and ideas that
feels like Huanastone are a different band compared to their last
record.
Third
Stone From The Sun is primarily a Stoner Rock/Metal album but the
band still add highly melodic movements of Grunge, Desert Rock and
Hard Rock for a more well-rounded experience. Taking influences from
KYUSS, early-era QOTSA and other Desert Rock style bands, Huanastone
add a more adult tone with their lyrics and vocal delivery which is
held on the album.
The
9 songs on offer sees a band more at ease with themselves and let
their music do the talking with the superb opening song – Viva Las
Muertos – having a classic Desert Rock/Stoner Rock swagger with a
world-weary Psych Rock and Grunge based approach. The dark aspect of
Huanastone really hits home when the band fully get into the groove
on the later stages of the song.
Second
song – Bad Blood – opens with a Psychedelic Riff before a moody
QOTSA-esque atmosphere dictates the action for an aggressive style of
music that allows Huanastone to have a know-it-all attitude which
allows the record to become an even better experience. Even the riffs
are the most dominant force here, the vocals are perhaps the best
part of the song.
Up
next is the two-part attack of Oliver Part 1 and Oliver Part 2 with
Huanastone offering almost 6 minutes of finely played Stoner
Rock/Metal which is both mellow and aggressive with each subsequent
part.
The
rest of the album continues the excellent work and style of different
sounds heard in the first part of the album. Huanastone maybe offer a
more Grungier style of music on the second half of the album but it’s
still an inventive and wildly impressive listen with songs such as:
Third Stone From The Sun, Carnivore and Neverending being the main
standouts on the entire album.
Third
Stone From The Sun is without a doubt Huanastone’s best album to
date and it’s aided by quality production behind the scenes. If you
haven’t heard of Huanastone before then this is the best place to
start and check out their already impressive back catalogue.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to Mona at All
Noir PR. Third Stone From The Sun is available to buy now on
CD/DD from Argonauta Records.
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