Release Date: August 13th 2025. Record Label: Clostridium Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl
MAJOR - Tracklisting
1.Time Warp 04:37
2.Venus 03:17
3.Black Madonna 05:04
4.Prayer to the sun 03:43
5.Final Call 03:30
6.Breaking Down 02:35
7.Broken Sky 03:21
8.Gimme some more 04:19
9.Graveyard 03:28
10.Golden Cage 04:37
Review
The debut album from MAJOR is a journey into the areas of Psychedelic Stoner Rock with heavy sounds building up from the areas of Fuzz Rock, Punk Rock and Desert Rock but there’s also a subtle Doom-Pop atmosphere emerging that feels inspired by the likes of TORCHE and ORBITER in places. The record is mostly dominated by a classic Stoner Rock vibe but MAJOR creates delicate POPPY attitudes that could have easily arrived from the Florida underground scene.
MAJOR demonstrates some COMMERCIAL and STADIUM ROCK grooves throughout the whole album which is shown very early on tracks such as: Time Warp, Venus and Black Madonna. With screeching guitars adding a dense level of heaviness with the Punk Rock/Alt Rock vocals adding a sense of pure ROCK & ROLL rebellion into the mix. The lyrics are superbly written with a certain Nineties Alternative attitude which allows MAJOR to offer a stripped back style of melodies thanks to the superbly handled production values the record contains throughout.
THe TORCHE influence becomes more apparent as time passes by but also sounds from the likes of KYUSS and FU MANCHU within the grizzled Desert/Stoner Rock landscapes contained on the later stages of the record. The album has a superb FEEL GOOD FACTOR with the right level of seediness appearing on the following tracks: Prayer To The Sun, Final Call, Broken Sky, Graveyard and Golden Cage.
MAJOR’s debut album delivers on all levels and If you want a record that captures the early sound of TORCHE but with KYUSS and FU MANCHU based Desert Rock melodies then you can’t go wrong with this action packed record that delivers on all fronts.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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