Release Date: April 10th 2026. Record Label: Majestic Mountain Records / Ripple Music. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Let The Spiders In - Tracklisting
1.Been Waiting
2.Going To The Mountain
3.One Eye
4.A Game You Don't Want To Lose
5.Life Is But A Sin
6.Sara Lost Her Way
7.In Her Eyes
8.Don't Tell Her
9.Riffy
10.You Owe Me
Members
Luis-Alberto Salomon — Guitars & Vocals
Tarjei A Heggernes — Bass
Bård Heavy Nordvik — Drums and percussion
Review
Hard Rock/Stoner Rockers Masheena return in bold, brash and highly confident form with their stunning new record Let The Spiders In. The band go all in with their sophomore album with a super sized STADIUM ROCK energy which partially down to the awesome work by the legendary MACHINE who produces and engineers the whole album. So you know Masheena are the real deal if they can command the talents of someone like MACHINE.
The record is a powder keg of classic Stoner Rock anthems with Masheena not skimping on other areas of the Hard Rock spectrum with moments of Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Psych Rock, Classic Rock and small traces of Boogie Rock appearing. With influences such as CLUTCH, FOO FIGHTERS, KYUSS, VELVET REVOLVER, LED ZEPP and BLACK SABBATH being heard throughout the album then Let The Spiders In has more than enough vicious BITE to strip back to the Stadium Rock/Pop Sensibilities that Masheena add into the mix.
The opening batch of songs of Been Waiting, Going To The Mountain and One Eye allows Masheena expertly demonstrate a great ear for melody and musical composition that showcases what made music so great over the last thirty six years or so. The vocals are superb which taps right into the commercial mainstream and underground rock movement that allows the listener to instantly join in or singalong with the excellent lyrics that Masheena have wrote here. The music itself can be quite “feel good” in places but the lyrics are quite subversive in places that you don’t really hear or truly appreciate enough these days.
Let The Spiders In can be quite HEAVY and DOOM ROCK obsessive which shows that Masheena aren’t afraid to employ a darker and heavier style of music amongst the STADIUM sized grooves that ultimately holds everything together. The album is best described as “ALL KILLER and NO FILLER” with every track feeling like a musical home run that left a huge smile on my face throughout on tracks such as: A Game You Don’t Want To Lose, Life Is But A Sin, In Her Eyes Don’t Tell Her and You Owe Me.
Masheena create their own highly energetic style of RETRO ROCK and blend this with a stunning modern day Doom/Stoner Rock flow which even allows the band to add that classic style of “NORDIC/SCANDANAVIAN” aggressive melody that reminds of DOZER in places. Those parts maybe small in the grand scheme of things but you can definitely hear them being played within the later stages of the record.
There’s some wonderful tender Classic Rock and Blues Rock surroundings which allows Masheena to show a more caring side to their music but sometimes it’s wrapped in some slight cynicism that transforms into an explosion of dominant Psychedelic and Stoner Rock/Metal soundscapes.
My final thoughts on Let The Spiders In is that Masheena has released a warm-hearted, highly energetic and brilliantly entertaining record that will have you coming back for more. If you want a record packed full of potential classic tracks that transports you back to times when music matters then Let The Spiders In is the place you really need to be.
Outstanding. End Of.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
Let The Spiders In is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Majestic Mountain Records and Ripple Music.
Majestic Mountain Records - Masheena - Let The Spiders In
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