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Release Date: July 10th 2026. Record Label: Ripple Music. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
BONES - Tracklist
1.BONES
2.Whatever God You Fear
3.Ugly on the Inside
4.Echo Chamber
5.Rumblestrip
6.Riot Dogs
7.For Heaven Above
Members
John Piotrowski: Lyrics/Vocals
Colin Peterson: Guitars
Scott Brakebill: Bass Guitar
Adam Kazragys: Drums
Review
Shadow Of Jupiter created and achieved a lot of great things with their acclaimed 2023 debut album PORTA COELI with its mouth-watering blend of Proto-Doom, Stoner Rock and Psych Rock which wasn’t afraid to throw in some aggressive outbursts of classic Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. Fast forward three years later and Shadow Of Jupiter returns with BONES with a record that’s more Spaced Out with some earthly Swampedelic melodies forming whilst having some great influences from the Space Rock and Southern Rock scenes.
Opening track BONES has a mighty throwback to the likes of HAWKWIND, MONSTER MAGNET and BLACK SABBATH with lead vocalist John Piotrowski aligning the Grunge, Sludge, Doom and Stoner Metal wastelands with his epic vocal delivery. The music is constructed by a highly methodical style of Psych, Doom and Heavy Metal with some swirling Space Rock attitude showing some cool progressive grooves being used that’s laid down by Colin Peterson (Guitars), Scott Brakebill (Bass) and Adam Kazragys (Drums). The instrumental work is intense with a brooding creative force leading the band into the next heavy wave of psychedelic aggression.
Second song Whatever God You Fear is delivered by a classic Heavy Metal theme with the music inspired by the Eighties Hard Rock scene. There are also some classic overlapping guitars that can be quite thrash based with Shadow Of Jupiter applying an OLD SCHOOL delivery with John’s vocals being more outrageous compared to the opening track. This track shows how the band moves between the different eras of Heavy Rock they play throughout this album. Some parts are made up of pure Seventies Proto-Metal direct energy whilst other aspects are driven by an epic modern day psychedelic landscape.
Third song Ugly On The Inside feels like what WO FAT would sound like if they ever went down the GRUNGE route for a song that’s still bursting with Doom/Stoner Metal attitude. Sometimes the music is played quite cautiously within the quieter aspects but there’s still that undeniable sideline of riff-centric energy that once again allows Shadow Of Jupiter to construct some hard rocking inspired riffs with seedy Blues Rock sounds holding the whole line together.
Fourth track Echo Chamber opens with an Occult Rock and Proto-Doom distorted movement with Shadow Of Jupiter slowly building up the atmosphere with intense Sludge Rock passages which quickly transforms into a hard-rocking monster inspired by the likes of Saint Vitus and The Obsessed. The gloomy melodies have an eerie Drone vibe with John’s vocals revelling in the role of storyteller and ringmaster of this record that moves ever so closely to HARD ROCK and HEAVY METAL excess. The music does allow Colin, Scott and Adam to have a min-battle between themselves to fight over who really has the “LEAD” on this track which they all win outright in their own unique ways.
The final three tracks of Rumblestrip, Riot Dogs and For Heaven Above sees a killer NOLA and Southern Rock/Metal delivery starting to fully take shape with Shadow Of Jupiter once again writing classic Heavy Metal lyrics that offer a NO FUCKS GIVEN attitude. This gives BONES its most rebellious sideline of stunning grooves and psychedelic soundscapes that remain absolutely vital and essential listening until the dying seconds of the whole record.
Shadow Of Jupiter have aligned themselves to the mighty powerful RIPPLE MUSIC for this album and we all know they’re the definitive label within the underground HEAVY ROCK scene. The record sounds excellent from start to finish but still having that undeniable underground sound, feel and quality to make BONES really stand out.
BONES is an absolute winner on all levels where it delivers on all fronts. What more could you possibly want!!!
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
BONES is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Ripple Music.
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