Interview with Sonic Lord
www.thesleepingshaman.com
"Sonic Lord are a 4 piece hailing from Birmingham, England and deliever a lethal dose of Stoner induced Doom and its hard to believe that although still relatively unknown in the greater scheme of things have actually been plying their trade for around 8 years. With their latest 7" 'Trawling Through Sludge' picking up some postive reviews throughout not only the underground but the mainstream as well, I caught up with Dave, Rich, Kear & Todd for a heavy dose of sonics"
(Click above to read more)
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.stonerrock.com
"We critics love to marginalize and classify music, so it's easy for me to dismiss Sonic Lord's two song Trawling Through Sludge 7” as “glower doom.” The prerequisite slow, Sabbathy riffs are countered by vocals that seem more like a litany of threats from a chip toothed thug than any sort of traditional verse-chorus-verse singing. It doesn't quite work on “The Fallen” - for all its dour aggression, the song doesn't seem to do anything – but “The Prophecy” actually goes somewhere. Think a to-the-point and really pissed off Electric Wizard, casually reminding you that if you stick around, you're going to get fucking hurt, and you're not too far off the mark with these guys."
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.daredevilrecords.de
"Birminghams (UK) SONIC LORD bring out this nice limited to a 250 pressing 7inch, colored vinyl. They see themself in the Stoner/Doom genre, well this hits the nail pretty good. The first THE FALLEN reminded me a bit of the great ELECTRIC WIZARD in a more Rockin' way, the voice has the needed deepth and soul, and the chords sing a bit the GOATSNAKE tune. The flipside delivers THE PROPHECY an even slower paced Doom Rocker. The package also includes a nice plectrum and the ep as a CD version. The nice warm sound gives the final cut to this diamond."
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.ninehertz.co.uk
"Fuck me, these guys mean business!!! This has balls made of iron and coated with lead!!! A two song 7" from this Midlands bunch is really just a tease, it's nowhere near enough... I want a fucking album... I don't want this to stop. In fact at the end of the second song I just want to turn it over and start all over again!!! I was already suitably impressed by the track 'Come Back Down Again' from the Catacomb Records 'Sound of the Catacombs' compilation. That was one of the undisputed highlights of that album, so when this little beauty landed on my doormat I couldn't get the package open quick enough... damn cellotape and damn Catacomb Records for their efficient packing!!! Both tracks here, 'The Fallen' and 'The Prophecy' plough a similar furrow... but what a fucking furrow. Huge Sabbath style riffs grind along with a maniac leer. This isn't the Sabbath of the mid 70s... cocaine, limos, groupies... this is a Sabbath with a blade in its pocket standing in wait in a dimly lit alleyway. This is nasty shit. The music is one thing here but it's the vocals that tip this black hearted baby over the edge. I'm not usually a big fan of the shouty style of vocals but here they're executed with such passion, clarity and intent that they cannot be ignored. They grab you by the hair, drag you screaming and with a size 12 boot grind your face into the pavement. If the songs, riffs and performances weren't one thing, the production hammers nails into your forehead... who said CDs were better than vinyl??? This appears to be a limited run of 250 copies on coloured vinyl...mine's a fetching shade of orange (the same as my 7" copy of 'Motorhead' by Motorhead from 1977...that's vintage for ya!!!). Not only that but it comes with a heavy duty Sonic Lord plectrum... that could come in handy at some point. Be one of the select few and get this... now!!!"
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.thesleepingshaman.com
I take it you're all familiar with Black Sabbath. Just take a moment to reflect and think back to some of you favourite classic Sabbath moments...done that? Always a pleasure isn't it. Now imagine how that would sound if messers Osbourne, Iommi and co had been force fed ketamine. It's still recognisable but not so nice isn't it? Now imagine Sabbath force fed ketamine and chained to a wall in a filthy cellar while their girlfriends are getting fucked in front of them by a biker gang. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Sonic Lord!!!
Never in 40 years of the existence of doom and stoner rock has it ever sounded so pissed off and so vital. Sonic Lord take those first 6 milestone Sabbath albums, encase them in granite, shoot them through with iron rivets, wrap them in barbed wire then throw them down a steep staircase at you.
This 7" release on the small but perfectly formed Catacomb Records offers up a teasing two tracks of prime sludge doom. The riffs come thick and heavy. Dave Day, also of Aluna and Godsize, is a master of economic and effective bludgeon. Dream Theatre this ain't...thank fuck!!! You'll be remembering these riffs in the same way you'd remember being butted in the face...but you'll love it. Vocally this is nasty stuff. Whereas most metal vocalists will grunt and growl in some vain attempt to sound aggressive, vocalist Rich sounds like he is being compelled to drown out the voices in his head!! His impassioned and heartfelt bellow is delivered with a needle-sharp clarity that jabs its thumbs into your eyeballs. I dread to think what this guy will be like live, surely he can't keep this delivery up without suffering an aneurysm or at the very least a full anal prolapse!!!
The production here is everything you would expect, heavier than a 20 stone dude hanging off your nuts by his fingernails. Turn it up and feel your eardrums pulse.
Catacomb obviously care about delivering a quality package. The artwork is fantastic featuring a naked chick...trawling through sludge. Not only is it literal, it also has a naked chick...perfect!!! This is also on gaudy orange vinyl and comes with a Sonic Lord plectrum. A nice touch that makes that little bit of difference over a CD. Buy this, even if you don't have a turntable buy it as in a few years time this will be regarded as a milestone release. Now, where's the album?
"The Fallen" off the Trawling Through Sludge 7"
Kerrang Magazine, "Top 10 tracks you must hear"
"If you like enough low end that the neighbours can feel it three doors down the street, you're gonna love the sludgy glory of Sonic Lord"
www.thesleepingshaman.com
"Sonic Lord are a 4 piece hailing from Birmingham, England and deliever a lethal dose of Stoner induced Doom and its hard to believe that although still relatively unknown in the greater scheme of things have actually been plying their trade for around 8 years. With their latest 7" 'Trawling Through Sludge' picking up some postive reviews throughout not only the underground but the mainstream as well, I caught up with Dave, Rich, Kear & Todd for a heavy dose of sonics"
(Click above to read more)
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.stonerrock.com
"We critics love to marginalize and classify music, so it's easy for me to dismiss Sonic Lord's two song Trawling Through Sludge 7” as “glower doom.” The prerequisite slow, Sabbathy riffs are countered by vocals that seem more like a litany of threats from a chip toothed thug than any sort of traditional verse-chorus-verse singing. It doesn't quite work on “The Fallen” - for all its dour aggression, the song doesn't seem to do anything – but “The Prophecy” actually goes somewhere. Think a to-the-point and really pissed off Electric Wizard, casually reminding you that if you stick around, you're going to get fucking hurt, and you're not too far off the mark with these guys."
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.daredevilrecords.de
"Birminghams (UK) SONIC LORD bring out this nice limited to a 250 pressing 7inch, colored vinyl. They see themself in the Stoner/Doom genre, well this hits the nail pretty good. The first THE FALLEN reminded me a bit of the great ELECTRIC WIZARD in a more Rockin' way, the voice has the needed deepth and soul, and the chords sing a bit the GOATSNAKE tune. The flipside delivers THE PROPHECY an even slower paced Doom Rocker. The package also includes a nice plectrum and the ep as a CD version. The nice warm sound gives the final cut to this diamond."
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.ninehertz.co.uk
"Fuck me, these guys mean business!!! This has balls made of iron and coated with lead!!! A two song 7" from this Midlands bunch is really just a tease, it's nowhere near enough... I want a fucking album... I don't want this to stop. In fact at the end of the second song I just want to turn it over and start all over again!!! I was already suitably impressed by the track 'Come Back Down Again' from the Catacomb Records 'Sound of the Catacombs' compilation. That was one of the undisputed highlights of that album, so when this little beauty landed on my doormat I couldn't get the package open quick enough... damn cellotape and damn Catacomb Records for their efficient packing!!! Both tracks here, 'The Fallen' and 'The Prophecy' plough a similar furrow... but what a fucking furrow. Huge Sabbath style riffs grind along with a maniac leer. This isn't the Sabbath of the mid 70s... cocaine, limos, groupies... this is a Sabbath with a blade in its pocket standing in wait in a dimly lit alleyway. This is nasty shit. The music is one thing here but it's the vocals that tip this black hearted baby over the edge. I'm not usually a big fan of the shouty style of vocals but here they're executed with such passion, clarity and intent that they cannot be ignored. They grab you by the hair, drag you screaming and with a size 12 boot grind your face into the pavement. If the songs, riffs and performances weren't one thing, the production hammers nails into your forehead... who said CDs were better than vinyl??? This appears to be a limited run of 250 copies on coloured vinyl...mine's a fetching shade of orange (the same as my 7" copy of 'Motorhead' by Motorhead from 1977...that's vintage for ya!!!). Not only that but it comes with a heavy duty Sonic Lord plectrum... that could come in handy at some point. Be one of the select few and get this... now!!!"
Trawling Through Sludge 7"
www.thesleepingshaman.com
I take it you're all familiar with Black Sabbath. Just take a moment to reflect and think back to some of you favourite classic Sabbath moments...done that? Always a pleasure isn't it. Now imagine how that would sound if messers Osbourne, Iommi and co had been force fed ketamine. It's still recognisable but not so nice isn't it? Now imagine Sabbath force fed ketamine and chained to a wall in a filthy cellar while their girlfriends are getting fucked in front of them by a biker gang. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Sonic Lord!!!
Never in 40 years of the existence of doom and stoner rock has it ever sounded so pissed off and so vital. Sonic Lord take those first 6 milestone Sabbath albums, encase them in granite, shoot them through with iron rivets, wrap them in barbed wire then throw them down a steep staircase at you.
This 7" release on the small but perfectly formed Catacomb Records offers up a teasing two tracks of prime sludge doom. The riffs come thick and heavy. Dave Day, also of Aluna and Godsize, is a master of economic and effective bludgeon. Dream Theatre this ain't...thank fuck!!! You'll be remembering these riffs in the same way you'd remember being butted in the face...but you'll love it. Vocally this is nasty stuff. Whereas most metal vocalists will grunt and growl in some vain attempt to sound aggressive, vocalist Rich sounds like he is being compelled to drown out the voices in his head!! His impassioned and heartfelt bellow is delivered with a needle-sharp clarity that jabs its thumbs into your eyeballs. I dread to think what this guy will be like live, surely he can't keep this delivery up without suffering an aneurysm or at the very least a full anal prolapse!!!
The production here is everything you would expect, heavier than a 20 stone dude hanging off your nuts by his fingernails. Turn it up and feel your eardrums pulse.
Catacomb obviously care about delivering a quality package. The artwork is fantastic featuring a naked chick...trawling through sludge. Not only is it literal, it also has a naked chick...perfect!!! This is also on gaudy orange vinyl and comes with a Sonic Lord plectrum. A nice touch that makes that little bit of difference over a CD. Buy this, even if you don't have a turntable buy it as in a few years time this will be regarded as a milestone release. Now, where's the album?
"The Fallen" off the Trawling Through Sludge 7"
Kerrang Magazine, "Top 10 tracks you must hear"
"If you like enough low end that the neighbours can feel it three doors down the street, you're gonna love the sludgy glory of Sonic Lord"
