Low Tide Riders - Wicked (EP Review)

Release Date: February 25th 2022. Record Label: Self Released. Format: DD

Wicked - Tracklisting

1.Stand Up or Rise Up 04:05

2.Runaround 04:33

3.Above the Storm 03:58

4.Wicked - remaster version 05:14

Members

João CFHalter - Vocals

Maurício Albiero - Guitars

Carlos Sabião - Drums

Hell Santos - Bass/Backing Vocals

Review

Low Tide Riders new EP Wicked is a proper little rocker that blends Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Hard Rock and 70’s Classic Rock attitude. Throw in a little Punk Rock mentality and this band sounds quite different from the usual bands that the South American and Brazilian Stoner Rock scene normally offers. The EP is a very rough and ready affair with not much modern day studio production values being used and that’s a good thing. As Wicked lets you focus on hearing the actual music from the band.

Quirky and offbeat but all done in the best Stoner Rock way especially on the excellent opening songs Stand Up Or Rise Up and Runaround. The music feels modernly grounded despite the 70’s Hard Rock attitude the band use here within the Punk based guitars. The Desert/Stoner Rock flavour is definitely from the classic heyday of 90’s based sounds.

There are parts with the vocals that sound like they’re going to break out into harsher and more violent growls but they stay within the remit of Hard Rock and Stoner Rock. The remaining two tracks Above The Storm and Wicked are more adventurous though still sounding quite similar to the opening tracks with Wicked being the standout song on the EP.

Low Tide Riders are another cool band to discover from the Brazilian Stoner Rock scene and Wicked ends up becoming a highly addictive and rebellious release you can easily lose yourself in.

Words by Steve Howe

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Low Tide Riders Premiere New EP WICKED In Full Ahead Of It's Release On February 25th February

Formed in 2017 in the Brazilian city of Curitiba the band Low Tide Riders is an effervescent mix of influences. With members from different segments, ranging fro Hardcore to Metal, including Stoner Rock, the quartet delivers their sound with a powerful truth.

Featuring in their formation experienced names from the local scene the band is composed by João Carlos (vocals), Hell Santos (bass), Maurício Albiero (guitar) and Carlos Sabião (drums), each one with their own background and a remarkable contribution to the band. Hardcore, Stoner, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, elements of each style are included in the sound presented by the group, which results in something free of labels in the end, allowing each listener to absorb the energetic sound of the band in a different way.



Even having a relatively short time of existence Low Tide Riders has an interesting and attractive curriculum. The guys officially debuted in the second half of 2020 with "The Road", a four-track EP that introduced the band's potential and energy to the public with a explosive mix of Stoner Rock, Metal and Hard Rock. 

At the end of tbe same year they presented "Live At Fuzz Studio" capturing live all the sound power of the group in an impeccable recording. Earlier this year the band delivered one of their new tracks called "Stand Up or Rise Up" in a recording on the iconic. TENDA, shown on Studio Tenda's Youtube, dedicated to recording bands.

Now the band prepares the way for "Wicked", a new EP scheduled for release on
February 25th. The EP features 3 unreleased compositions and a re-recording. The
record was made at the end of 2021 at Fuzz Studio and again has the production of
Diogo Zotto. The evolution of the band is evident, now bringing even more layers,
more complex lines and "sing-alongs" that promise to shake up the shows. The seventies references allied to low tunings are already a trademark of the band.

PRE ORDER / BUY "WICKED" https://lowtideriders.bandcamp.com/album/wicked-ep

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Thanks to Low Tide Riders and Matheus at Bruxa Verde PR for the premiere of the EP which you can hear below. Our review will follow in the next few days.