The stoner rock/metal pool is a considerably large one, full of bands venerating the 70's sound of the giants such as Sabbath and Deep Purple. As with most cult genres, there is a lot of rubbish floating about, and often the music is extremely one-dimensional and simply rips off the sound. Of course there are some real gems around, and certainly "The Newborn Sun" by Sideburn is one such gem. Roaring onto the scene with its powerful brand of hard rock, with its grunge heavy riffs, psychedelic keyboards, and gruffy vocalist. For one thing the general feel of the album is far superior to many of the stoner bands. Sideburn is powered by, Morgan Zocek on lead guitar, vocals. Jani Kataja on lead vocals, guitar, bass, Martin Karlsson on bass, organ, vocals, on drums and vocals, Fredrik Broqvist. This band is basically a reversion to true rock roots. Although this is no way a retrogression of musical techniques. They offer intelligent and burnished pieces of euphony, that come across like a junkie that needs that groove fix. In other words, a musical drug, an addictive blend of severity and harmony. Recalling the mysterious and tongue-in-cheek stylings of Sabbath. This is wonderfully fresh when you consider the somewhat token art of many stoner bands. So straight away you get the sense of a "serious" group of musicians trying to professionally re-create the olden metal days with a new twist. And the job is done very admirably. There are plenty of straight up hard rock songs, such as the ball busting "Farmer Joe", then you have rockers like, "I Am A King", "Sweet Wine" and "When The Day Dies" that show, just how powerful and tight this band truly is. One thing for sure is they will get your adrenaline going. If you are a fan of the old metal days, giants such as Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple etc... then you should seriously consider checking this band out and getting your hands on this album.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
