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Dirty Sound Magnet – Live Review – Rock Oz’Arènes 2018

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I now have seen Dirty Sound Magnet live twice. The first time around in 2014, promoting their flagship What Lies Behind. That was back in their old incarnation, a time when they sported Zep-fueled tunes on a bed of crunchy rock.

This time they got my attention right this week at the Rock Oz’Arènes festival in Avenches, the old Roman stronghold in Switzerland.

And boy did things change.

Gone are the musings from the past and in comes what the band calls Cryptic or Creative Rock. A mixture of Psychedelic and (very) Avantgarde Rock. Want proof of the pudding? … [...] Click to raid more!

Dirty Sound Magnet – Western Lies (2017) – Review

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You’ve got bands that stick to their guns like there is no tomorrow. And they will always rehash what was before until their days run out.

Comfort in sounds and numbers, right?

And truly, for some, it pays off. They fill stadiums with fans wanting nothing more than to listen to the same shit all over again. Mind you, these bands are good at what they do, and a lot of fans like precisely that level of comfort.

Then you have others with a distinct taste for risk and change, the ones opening doors that were closed before. Darting off … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: An Age of Decadence through Silver Dust!

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Sometimes you will find a record that has this knack to hook you, but you have no idea why. It is some sort of visceral pull that makes you come back for more. So happened with the somewhat unorthodox Swiss Rock band Silver Dust and their latest album.

The band rose from the ashes in the year of the Lord 2013. And immediately released a first record, which spawned a single of some local acclaim. In 2016, their second album The Age of Decadence released through Escudero Records. This allowed them to get in front of some reputable venues, … [...] Click to raid more!

The Beauty of Irony, by Guns Love Stories!

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The Progressive and Alternative Rock genres are well established. Almost too well at times, one might think. So, it is good to see new bands coming online with a few challenges for the established order. The vile elite, like.

Meet Guns Love Stories from Switzerland, straight from the shore of Lake of Lucerne. They unpacked their newest and sophomore full-length The Beauty of Irony in early 2016. And this somehow captivated our attention.

Guns Love Stories deliver a wild, chaotic and captivating, but still refreshing mix of a progressive, alternative, and psychedelic brand of rock. A style that is weirdly … [...] Click to raid more!