1973. The year is respected for many great albums that came out that year ! Canadian JACKAL are no excuse. The band did nothing else, but left a legacy of a fulfilled album that combines the heavy prog elements with the hardrock scene that was ever growing in the early 70’s.  On these 8 tracks, there are impossibly 3 seconds of bad music here. Swirling hammonds, heavy guitars and a Scottish vocalist, making the English language perfect ! Perhaps the second track “For you” stands out as one of the best heavy progressive tracks from the Canadian 70’s scene ! Too bad the band never released anything else than this, but perhaps also, best to leave on top !

ALBUM OF THE DAY: Dreaming – Dreaming II

THE DREAMING. The band name sounds psychedelic and far spaced out, but nothing could be more wrong. The German trio released their second major opus back in 2006 on Psychedoomelic Records. While people can discuss if this is stoner rock, or doom metal, I would say it’s somewhere in the middle. IRON MAN and OBSESSED pops up in my mind right ahead. The guitar melodic are filled with hooks, and the melodies stuck on the brain immediately. The vocals somehow remind me of WINO (VITUS, SHRINEBUILDER etc). A great and underrated album still around these days for pennies.

ALBUM OF THE DAY: Automatic Fine Tuning – A.F.T.

How crude can it be ? The sheer madness of UK based AUTOMATIC FINE TUNING is not easily compared to other bands. Blistering and frantic instrumental songs with ear damaging endless guitar harmonies, sounding like a 35 minute solo from the debut album of RAINBOW, but with some more tempo changes and progressive elements. The band did not do much more than this, who knows what they are doing today, but the 6 string benders should be elected into the hall of fame. An obscure & unknown gem, obvious for the heavy progressive / hardrock connossieur.

ALBUM OF THE DAY: Witchfinder General – Death Penalty

When speaking of the NWOBHM few bands still have such impact as the legendary WITCHFINDER GENERAL. Back in the early 80’s, they released 2 full length albums and a few singles as well. Heavy duty guitar riffing with lyrics that was filled with witches, sinners, drugs and over all evil contents. The sleeves were superb showing the band in monk alike clothes taking care of presumed women who did not fit in the church laws of the medieval times. Sleeves that would attract any young BLACK SABBATH fan like me. Both their albums still remain absolute top classic albums until these days. The vinyls came in many different colours, clear, red, silver, black and picture discs, the singles, especially their debut “Burning a sinner” is damn hard to find these days. Without WITCHFINDER GENERAL, the stoner / retro evil metal scene would
not be as great as it is these days !

Record Heaven: METAL BLOW OUT SALE!

Hope you haven’t missed out on our Metal Blow Out Sale?It will last for another three days, so there is still plenty of time left to find some sweet titles!
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NYMF: New review from Close-Up Magazine!

“On the second full-length, NYMF takes another step down to the darker underworld. The body of “From The Dark” is 70’s scenting doom, but the agression of this quartet puts an edge of all the riffs. The result is a witch broth of evil downers that places heavy demands on the listener.

There is no doubt that NYMF consists of skilled musicians, for example Martin Fairbanks and Niklas Sjöberg of THE GRAVIATORS. They are reusing riff and tone from BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, even SLAYER!” – Kristian Svensson

NYMF: From The Dark out now on Transubstans Records!

” ‘From the Dark’ should appeal to just about anyone fan of metal who hasn’t completely specialized their tastes in a particular subgenre or other.  This is a great album with a ton of energy.  Highly recommended for one and all!” – Paranoid Hitsophrenic

”Betyget har snarare färg av den högre nivån än den lägre, och risken för att jag i efterhand vill revidera siffran uppåt är överhängande eftersom “From The Dark” faktiskt sparkar en hel del stjärt!” – WeRock

” To be complete, let’s add that NYMF proposes true compositions, very structured and effective, provided with wild melodies and of saving catch phrases. At last, the production ofBerno PAULSSON( SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, THE HAUNTED, FIREBIRD,AMON AMARTH ) is impeccable power and of clarity. An absolutely revitalizing album!” – Metal Integral

”I offer my respect to 2013 best album. I’m absolutely certain that if Black Sabbath had the chance to hear “From the Dark”, “13” would be released at least a year after, reconstructed. Congratulations, I wish for a tour in my country cause I can’t wait to melt my body, enjoying Nymf on stage. Worship them. You want grade? 10/10.” – RockWay Greece

” Ein dunkles Stück schwedischer Doomgeschichte? Durchaus, und beileibe kein schlechtes, umso mehr wird sich an diesem Zwölftrackling zeigen, ob NYMF künftig im Sog ihrer erfolgreichen Landsmänner WITCHCRAFT mitschwimmen können.” – FFM-Rock

 

Transubstans At Live At Heart 2013

STONEWALL NOISE ORCHESTRA
Friday, 00:00 @ Club 700

EGONAUT
Friday, 00:00 @ Nivå
BOBBY SANT
Saturday, 21:00 @ Rosengrens Skafferi
Saturday, 00:00 @ Level

THALAMUS
Saturday, 22:00 @ Scandic Garage
Saturday, +01:00 @ Nivå

 

Be sure to check them out!

MELLOBOAT 2013!

Can’t miss out on this one… See you there?

New bands to the Transubstans family!

EPIDEMICS

Epidemics is a melodic punkrock band with a hardcore nerve, that was formed in Umeå, Sweden, in 2007. They released their debut album ”Waking up the dead” in 2008, followed by theEp ”No reply EP” in 2010. They recorded the song ”I don’t get it” for the V/A album ”TuristiTillvaron 1” in 2011.
Singer Emma, guitarist Richard and drummer Erik haveplayedhundreds of punk gigs together all around Europe, most of them with Epidemics first bassplayer Patrik. Their presentbassplayer Emil joined the band in 2012, and a new creative phase began, resulting in the album that will be released in October.

Epidemics are driven by their passion for old school hardcore and punk. They never make any compromises to fit in or follow present trends. Emma had a huge mohawk when all the punks in Umeå had either dreadlocks or wanted to look old school hardcore. They turned up the distortion when the trend told them to keep it down. They kept writing lyrics in englishwhen most other melodic punkband started singing in swedish. They refuse to do things by the book and took their time to create an honest sound of their own instead of taking short cuts by copying a given formula. They may be stupid, but that’s the only way they know how to do things. Epidemics are not trying to sound like the bands back in the day. Why not show that punkrock is still relevant, here and now? This is a band that was inspired by the classics but sounds like it’s actually 2013. Facing a politically depressive world, their medicine is to express themselves through angry but catchy and charismatic punk rock with a touch of hardcore.

http://www.epidemics.se

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CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT

Flashing out of Gothenburg, Sweden, the rock monster CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT will celebrate 10 years as a band with the release of their sixth studio album in early 2014. The album will be released by Swedish label Transubstans Records and it will be available as LP/CD & digital download. The release will be followed with massive touring and festival shows all over Europe during 2014.

The CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT sound will be kept intact, more powerful than ever!!

CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT have spent a lot of time on the European roads headlining tours and blowing festivals the last few years, and have shared stage with a bunch great bands like Peter Pan Speedrock, Exploited, V8 Wankers, Electric Eel Shock, Adam West, Hard-Ons, Dozer, Meteors & Bombshell Rocks.
The dates and venues for 2014 are being set right now, so if you are one lucky cat they just might rock out somewhere near your hometown. The new red-hot uniforms are ready for show and the stripe of black won’t fade away!

http://www.chucknorrisexperiment.com/