Showing posts with label Titanosaur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Titanosaur. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Titanosaur - A Thousand Suns (Album Review)


Release Date: September 04th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Format: DD

A Thousand Suns - Tracklist

1.My Destroyer
2.This Hell
3.Holding On To The Light
4.I Remain
5.The Coming
6.A Thousand Suns
7.Colossus
8.Fire In the Hole
9.Static
10.Fires Blazing
11. Hell Bound

Members


All lyrics and music by Geoff Saavedra, except "Fire In The Hole" lyrics by Kerri Rasmussen


All vocals and instruments played by Geoff Saavedra, except "Fire In The Hole" vocals by Kerri Rasmussen.


Review

A Thousand Suns is the seventh full length album from Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal collective Titanosaur which is the creative project from Geoff Saavedra. Geoff has experienced a few tough years recently as he underwent a heart transplant back in 2024. Now, Geoff is on the road to recovery where he’s released his heaviest and most emotionally involved record yet. The end result is a glorious and unapologetic mix of Doom, Sludge, Stoner, Psych, Grunge and Punk with a destructive quality which fully taps into the some cosmic gloomy themes along the way.

Geoff’s vocals and lyrical insight are sharp as ever with a fast-paced narrative forming from the very start as this record has a classic Heavy Metal identity which is mostly used through the production side of things. You can hear influences such as High On Fire, Motorhead, Monster Magnet, Pantera and Metallica. The sludgy grooves come right at you at an astonishing pace which gives Titanosaur a violent riff-fuelled energy which is delivered with such ferocity where you may need a few breaks along the way.

The songs follow a similar structure to each other but you know what you’re getting as Titanosaur feels like they’re exorcising a few personal demons they’ve experienced over the last few years but also with Geoff celebrating and highlighting that he's still around to tell the tale. Despite the rough and ready exterior of the Sludge/Stoner Metal melodies, the album does have some emotionally charged lyrics hidden deep within its muscular delivery on tracks such as: My Destroyer, This Hell, Holding On To The Light and A Thousand Suns being the standout tracks on the first half of the album.

Titanosaur moves between the multiple eras of Classic Hard Rock and modern day Heavy Metal with real precision where the different DOOM & GLOOM atmospherics opens the album into different layers of real heaviness. The record works best when Titanosaur aims for a simpler musical style which forces a heavier Sludge/Stoner Metal to appear which becomes one of the albums main strengths especially on the second half of the album.

A Thousand Suns also has some deft experimental movements which Geoff has spliced throughout the album which allows for a more spaced out environment to develop for some real groove laden “HEAD BANGING” moments.

Other great tracks to check out are: Colossus, Fire In The Hole, Static and Fires Blazing.

Titanosaur once again truly delivers the goods with another superb record that proves why they're one of the most essential “solo” acts we currently have in the underground scene right now.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.


Words by Steve Howe


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Thursday, 15 September 2022

Introduce Yourselves: TITANOSAUR

What is the name of your band?

Titanosaur

What is the genre of music that you play?

Heavy Rock, Stoner Metal, Punk Rock

Can you give a brief history of the band of how it came together and where it is today?

One man NY band started in 2018 by Geoff after having been in The Raygun Girls (Goth Metal, Industrial Rock) since 2002.  After releasing 2 full length albums, Titanosaur became part of The Swamp Records family in 2021 and released the Inti Wañu EP as well as the Absence of Universe album (which was in the Top 20 on the Doom Charts for February 2022).

A new EP will be coming out in December of 2022.


What can people expect from your music?

Heavy catchy riffage!  A great blend of Black Sabbath chunk, with Ramones energy and Motorhead dirt.

What is the best release that folks should check out from your band?

The latest release, of course!  It’s always the newest thing that’s the best…. Duh… That would be the 2 song single, “Eater of Death”.

Where can people find you on Social Media?

@titanosaurrocks is the Titanosaur handle for all social media (youtube, instagram, twitter, fb).  You can also find the full discography on Bandcamp - https://titanosaur1.bandcamp.com

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