proto-metal
Primitive Origins: Granicus’ “Granicus”
August 9, 2018 Greg Pratt
Revisiting Granicus‘ self-titled 1973 album, an underrated proto-metal rager.
Album Review: Lucifer – “Lucifer II”
July 3, 2018 Adrien Begrand
Lucifer pay tribute to the heavy rock and proto-metal of decades past on their aptly-titled second album, Lucifer II.
Primitive Origins: The Shiver’s “Walpurgis”
April 12, 2018 Greg Pratt
Revisiting The Shiver‘s one and only album, 1969’s Walpurgis.
Full Album Stream: Oblivious – “När Isarna Sjunge”
February 8, 2018 Vince Bellino
Stream the new album from Oblivious now.
Track Premiere: Demon Eye – ‘Dying For It’
August 2, 2017 Vince Bellino
Stream a new song from occult group Demon Eye now!
Primitive Origins: Leaf Hound’s Growers of Mushroom
June 8, 2017 Greg Pratt
Re-examining Leaf Hound’s 1971 proto-stoner album Growers of Mushroom.
Primitive Origins: Socrates Drank the Conium – ‘Socrates Drank the Conium’
May 11, 2017 Greg Pratt
In which we go back and examine Greece proto-metal band Socrates Drank the Conium’s self-titled debut from 1972.
Primitive Origins: Dust – ‘Dust’
April 13, 2017 Greg Pratt
You know the cover, now find out more about Dust’s 1971 debut in our most recent Primitive Origins.
Full Album Stream: Death Alley – ‘Live At Roadburn’
March 14, 2017 Vince Bellino
Death Alley have immortalized their 2016 performance at Roadburn Festival in a live album. Hear it now.
Primitive Origins: Sudden Death – ‘Suddenly’
January 5, 2017 Greg Pratt
Our latest Primitive Origins looks at the 1972 proto-metal of California’s Sudden Death.