Release Date: May 01st 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Phosphor - Tracklisting
1.Monstertruck 04:07
2.Sunrun 06:47
3.I Am California 05:37
4.Turtle 05:04
5.Peep 04:18
6.Justitia 06:23
Members
Drums - Mau
Bass, Vox - Rahel
Git, Vox - Lemmy
Review
Phosphor is the debut album from Grunge/Doomsters Magmasurfer who plays sounds inspired the likes of The Melvins, TAD, Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Nirvana with a trippy streetwise level of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal being added along the way. There’s a weird Noise Rock attitude that is elevated to a superb style of FUZZ ROCK heaviness. The album can be quite HIP and SURREAL but Magmasurfer know how to create a highly evolving sound of Rock/Metal packed with old-school 90’s attitude.
The record is superbly heavy with Magmasurfer tapping into a destructive style of Doom Metal with flashes of Psych Rock distortion with Lead vocalist Lemmy having a grizzled and determined style that reminds me of KING BUZZO and Kurt Cobain in places. The songs that make up Phosphor have a rebellious creative theme to them with the sound always transforming into a melodic Sludge Rock formation especially on the first half of the album which is perhaps where the standout sounds appear on tracks such as Monsterstruck, Sunrun and I Am California.
Magmasurfer are quite experimental on the later stages of the record where they surround themselves with a wide variety of trippy noises, Dark Wave stylings and Post-Rock themes which makes the record an ever more intriguing listen that definitely makes Magmasurfer worth checking out. The lyrics have a great Post-Punk quality to them with Lemmy doing a fine job delivering them with superb creative control and conviction. Rahel provides excellent backup vocals when needed and plays the bass with thundering precision. Rounding off this highly talented power trio is Mau on drums.
The second half of the record leads heavily into the gonzo aesthetic with twisted noises and long drawn out sludgy soundscapes with Peep and Justica being the other standout tracks on the album. If you’re missing the good old days of 1990’s Grunge, Sludge and Stoner Metal but with a Noise Rock delivery then Magmasurfer are the band to cure your Doomed Out Blues. As Phosphor is a wickedly entertaining album with tons of seedy and fuzzy grooves within the compact runtime of the whole album.
Check this out when you can. As this RULES. End Of.
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