The Spacelords - Uranus Omnibus Sanctus (Album Review)

Release Date: September 18th 2026. Record Label: Tonzonen Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

Uranus Omnibus Sanctus - Tracklist

1.Uranus Omnibus Sanctus 09:56

2.Survive To Win

3.Whales

4.On The Verge Of Delirium

Members

Matthias “HAZI” Wettstein on guitar,

Marcus “MUDGE” Schnitzler on drums and

Ekhard “AKEE” Kazmaier on bass

Review

Legendary Psych/Space/Stoner Rockers The Spacelords return with their ninth album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus and it’s gloriously trippy and progressive as their previous albums. The Spacelords explore aquatic themes amongst their spaced out musical adventures with a precise technical level of prog rock running throughout the album. The organs and synths have a life of their own set against the thunderous Stoner Rock melodies which oozes vivid Seventies Rock creativity which you can hear from the very onset of the stunning opening title track.

The Spacelords add deft touches of Ambient Rock and Post-Rock into their music which gives their sound quite a spicy mix of aggression. The music flows at its own pace with sudden outbursts of sludgy melodies and classic rock structures developing with a great storytelling narrative leading the way once more. Uranus Omnibus Sanctus feels like that The Spacelords have been reborn in some both musically and creatively speaking as this is the most confident and heaviest I’ve heard from them in quite some time.

Second track Survive To Win opens with a stripped back low-key sound which is very abstract and flirts between Seventies Rock and Eighties Synth driven scores which does offer quite a cinematic based energy.The music settles down for that classic sound The Spacelords are known for with Blues Rock and Space Rock themes combining for a mammoth instrumental jamming session where the band only offer the listener a few seconds here and there to catch their breath. The song is quite jagged on the later stages with some small areas of distorted grooves transforming into a complex maze of Stoner Rock passages.

Uranus Omnibus Sanctus allows The Spacelords to include elements of Eastern Soundscapes into their music which makes the whole thing even psychedelic with a great laid back atmosphere appearing when you least expect this. The jazzy interludes allow The Spacelords to showcase their awesome  technical ability which you can’t help be amazed by.

The final two tracks Whales and On The Verge Of Delirium are some of the best music that The Spacelords have written in years with some of freshest jams, intense and heaviest psychedelic surroundings you’ll hear this year. The record brings in a gloomy Drone and Doomed Out Post-Rock direction within the opening stages on Whales which slowly builds up that eerie aquatic atmosphere before exploring the different levels of Psychedelics before exploding into different strands of Heavy Rock. 

Uranus Omnibus Sanctus is a masterclass of modern day psychedelic music and is about as close to perfection you can possibly get if you’re a die-hard follower of the Space Rock scene and The Spacelord themselves. 

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Creative Eclipse PR for the promo.

Uranus Omnibus Sanctus is available to buy now via Tonzonen Records on CD/DD/Vinyl.

Links

Official: https://thespacelords.de
Bandcamp: https://thespacelords1.bandcamp.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TheSpacelords1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thespacelordsgermany
Facebook: https://facebook.com/the.spacelords

Psychedelic Space Rock Legends The Spacelords Announce New Album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus. First Video Single Streaming.

German psychedelic space rock trio The Spacelords announce new album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus, for release on September 18th via Tonzonen Records.

Check out the new music video fo tritle track Uranus Omnibus Sanctus here: https://youtu.be/l9hmvlPuyKY

One should – no, one MUST never give up – and rarely has this fundamental piece of wisdom been expressed more powerfully – and with such musical intensity! – as a timeless truth than on the 9th studio album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus by the now legendary, Europe-wide acclaimed and highly decorated The Spacelords.

The journey to completing this richly resonant production took the band through a veritable asteroid belt of personal setbacks and technical near-disasters, which the core crew of the stoner orbiter – comprising

Matthias “HAZI” Wettstein on guitar,
Marcus “MUDGE” Schnitzler on drums and
Ekhard “AKEE” Kazmaier on bass

—and yet, thanks to the motto set out at the outset, it became yet another milestone on the journey towards the perfected, unmistakable The Spacelords sound – nirvana.

The song Survive To Win is the musical embodiment of this timeless principle, which has enabled those who unconditionally align their lives with it to achieve the goals they have set for themselves since the dawn of time – and The Spacelords are certainly among them.

This trio, so closely bonded both personally and creatively, is complemented and accompanied by tried-and-tested, like-minded collaborators such as Didi Holzner, who lets his unmistakable organ veils and swathes drift and waft over the ethereally grooving The Spacelords soundscapes – or the masterful work of Eroc, who has co-authored a new chapter in high fidelity within The Spacelords Stoner Sound Bible!

New album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus is due for release on LP, CD and digitally on 18 September 2026 via Tonzonen Records, distributed by Cargo Records Germany – get ready for a sonic journey through highs and lows to astral wisdom and deep-sea-worthy hypnotic grooves!

Pre-order The Spacelords Uranus Omnibus Sanctus on CD, digital and limited edition vinyl formats here: https://www.tonzonen.de/shop

Tracklist

1. Uranus Omnibus Sanctus
2. Survive To Win
3. Whales
4. On The Verge Of Delirium

Links

Official: https://thespacelords.de
Bandcamp: https://thespacelords1.bandcamp.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TheSpacelords1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thespacelordsgermany
Facebook: https://facebook.com/the.spacelords
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2RINKqSOf3krAEp1kRxSXd
Label: https://tonzonen.de

Thanks to Creative Eclipse PR for the details.

The Spacelords - Water Planet (Album Review)

Release date: October 20th 2017. Label: Tonzonen Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl

Water Planet – Tracklisting

Plasma Thruster

Metamorphosis

Nag Kanya

Members

Hazi Wettstein: guitar, effects -

Akee Kazmaier: bass, effects -

Marcus Schnitzler: drums, soundscapes

Review

This is my first visit to the world of The Spacelords. I didn't know what to expect. Sure I've heard of them before but I didn't feel the urge to listen to them until now and with their epic new album - Water Planet. If you haven't heard of The Spacelords then let me fill in the blanks. The band plays a blend of Psychedelic, Space, Krautrock and Stoner Rock. Imagine a heavier and trippier of version of Hawkwind but with a truly original sound of their own.

Opening track - Plasma Thruster - propels you into The Spacelords vast and expansive sound with trippy psychedelic riffs played against a more subtle spaced out krautrock sound. The song has a beginning, middle and an end which allows the band to tell an intriguing and exciting story. Things become heavier when the band plays a more jam based sound where you can hear heavier doom/stoner riffs coming into play. The album has a vibrant and natural feel to it. With the album being primarily influenced by a Water Planet, the band creates sounds that reflect the album’s title. There is a lot of feedback placed throughout the album and that elevates The Spacelords sound to another level compared to other bands within the genre.

Second track - Metamorphosis - sees a change of direction with The Spacelords opening with moments of done style psychedelic rock. Swirls of Krautrock riffs slowly build up an eerie and cold atmosphere with The Spacelords in no rush to speed things up. Not the most exciting track on the album but definitely the most passionate. Heavier moments do appear but more sporadically compared to the other two songs on the album. 

Third track - Nag Kanya - is twenty minutes of psychedelic krautrock magic with The Spacelords confirming myself as a fan of their music. The song is played through different styles of music. As the song feels it's been broken down by individual chapters. Which is a good thing as it allows The Spacelords to create some of the albums most psychedelic and experimental moments.

The thing I admire the most about this album is how The Spacelords stick to the main theme and title of the album. Water Planet resonates on so many different levels. If you're already a fan of The Spacelords then you will no doubt love what is on offer here. First time listeners will be thrilled by the different styles and genres of music on offer.

The production on the album is first rate. As you feel part of the action and your mood will change along with the tone and atmosphere of the album. Maybe the band play it safe sometimes with certain sounds on the album but they have the intelligence to play something bolder and even more radical compared to other bands of their ilk.

Water Planet is not only an album to admire and cherish, but one to fully lose yourself in.

Words by Steve Howe

Water Planet will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Tonzonen Records from October 20^th 2017.

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