Dwell In The Fog

FIREBREATHER - DWELL IN THE FOG

MONOLORD: Announce Signing to EasyRider Records.  Download the title track from the forth coming record “Empress Rising” NOW!

	Sweden’s psychedelic doom band, Monolord, is set to release their First full length LP “Empress Rising” via Easy Rider Records in April 2014.  The five song album comes in at almost 50 minutes of skull crushing heavy grooves and  heavy guitars that summon the spirits of  Norse gods when played at loud volumes.   Monolord is for more than just doom-metal fanatics—this is an epic record for all fans of guitar driven rock and roll, stoner rock, and heavy riffs.  As a free gift from Monolord and EasyRider Records you can download the title song “Empress Rising” here.  The song is a 12 minute long opus that will leave you wanting more, but you will have to wait until April 1 2014 for the rest of the record that will be making headlines for next year. 
 
	Empress Rising has all of the flavors of an iconic doom record and follows in the footsteps of Sleep Holy Mountain, Pallbearer “Sorrow and Extinction”, Electric Wizard “Witchcult Today” with melodic vocals and harmonies that are super psychedelic and easy to sing along with.


Monolord – “Empress Rising”
EasyRider Records
Formats- Double LP Vinyl/Digital/CD/Cassette
Release Date – April 1 2013

For all inquiries regarding Monolord, please contact: info@easyriderrecords.com . 

 
Monolord – Empress Rising Track List
1.	Empress Rising (12:20)
2.	Audhumbla  (7:23)
3.	Harbinger of Death (8:35)
4.	Icon (8:15)
5.	Watchers of The Waste (9:49)


About Monolord- 
	Formed in 2013, this band is made up of Swedish rockers Thomas Jäger, Esben Willems, and Mika Häkki.  Both Jäger and Willems were in the Swedish boogie rock band Marulk and started Monolord as a side project as a way to play some more heavier tunes, they quickly added Häkki (from The Don Darlings, ex Rotten Sound) and realized that they had something very special between the 3 of them.  Monolord became very real very quickly and recording commenced in early 2013.  Thomas Jäger had not sung in a band before this one, but you would never know it by the sound of it.  Having met EasyRider Records head hauncho Daniel Hall over instagram in May of 2013 when the record was ready to listen to, EasyRider was one of the first that it was sent to and picked up the band immediately after hearing the finished album that will come out worldwide on April 1, until then you will have to sit tight with this first offering of pure hellfire of unrestrained heavy doom that has the ability to shatter windows and put people into an induced coma.  

About EasyRider Records – 
	Formed in 2013, EasyRider Records is dedicated to unearthing the finest heavy psych, doom, stoner rock, and heavy rock.   Products include limited runs of vinyl and cassettes with creative packaging the label has 10 bands currently signed to the roster,  Salem’s Pot, Slow Season, Red Desert, Albino Python, Sons of Huns, Black Prism, Old Man’s Will (US only), Monolord, Shooting Guns and Spiral Shades.  EasyRider Records have also secured the exclusive rights to release cassettes by Sleep, Witchcraft, Kadavar, Graveyard, Valfader, FUZZ and Orchid with more titles to come.  EasyRider Records is based out of Los Angeles in the sleepy beach town of Hermosa Beach, don’t let the location fool you, there is nothing SLEEPY going on here except the release of Sleep’s Holy Mountain on cassette.


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Monolord - Empress Rising

Electric Citizen - Sateen
Release Date - July 1 2014

EasyRider Records
EZRDR - 029


“Taking cultish cues from European acts like The Devil’s Blood and Mansion, but stripping away the religious iconography to leave behind an earthy psychedelic swirl. The retro-style production, especially one so ably done, is a rarity among American acts, who usually bring such influences to bear with a modern feel, but Electric Citizen sound like old pros on their first outing.”

The Obelisk

EasyRider Records, the LA based label responsible for releases by the likes of Monolord, Sons of Huns and Salem’s Pot today announced the signing of the heavy psychedelic outfit Electric Citizen.

Following on from limited edition vinyl/cassette-only releases on The Crossing and Breathe Plastic Records, the winners of this year’s Best Rock Band honor at the 2014 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards will release their debut album, entitled Sateen on 1 July.

Taking their name from a song by the legendary Notting Hill Gate set the Edgar Broughton Band, Electric Citizen is the brainchild of guitarist Ross Dolan and the enigmatic vocalist Laura Dolan, Nick Vogelpohl (bass), and Nate Wagner (drums).

Despite only forming last March the band has had a busy year turning heads and ears onto their dark and esoteric brand of haunting ’60s West Coast folk and quintessentially British sounding rock. Recorded and produced by fellow Ohioan and local legend Brian Olive (Greenhornes, Soledad Brothers) at The Diamonds, Electric Citizen follow in the footsteps of other, similarly 1970s obsessed anti-modernists Blood Ceremony, Wolf People,

Graveyard and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. Drawing on influences and eras synonymous with the heaviest of heavy psychedelic rock and archaic ill vibes, and music by bands such as Shocking Blue, Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Black Widow and Amon Düül II.

The band takes to the road over the next few months ahead of Sateen’s official release on 1 July 2014 via EasyRider Records (www.easyriderrecords.com).

Tour Dates:

Wednesday, March 19 – Double Door (Chicago) w. Mad Alchemy Thursday, March 20 – Pyramid Scheme (Grand Rapids) w. Mad Alchemy Friday, March 21 – Corktown Tavern (Detroit)
Saturday, March 22 – Happy Dog (Cleveland)
Friday, April 4 – Northside Tavern (Cincinnati) w. Valley Of The Sun Wednesday, April 9 – w. Spirit Caravan (Columbus)
Saturday, April 26 – Milwaukee Psych Fest
Wednesday, May 7 – MOTR (Cincinnati) w. Aqua Nebula Oscillator

Website – www.electriccitizenband.com
Bandcamp – www.electriccitizenband.bandcamp.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/ElectricCitizen Twitter – @electriccitizN
Instagram – @electriccitizenband 

For pictures, promo, interview requests and guest list please contact Richard S Jones at richard@shelteredlifepr.com / 07854610592.

...

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More praise for Electric Citizen:

“They come from Cincinnati but are lovers of the legendary British psychedelic groups of the golden years; the space rock of Hawkwind and the electric, grotesque blues of the Edgar Broughton Band from whom they take their name.”
Rumore Magazine

“Electric Citizen plays a contemporary edge with a vitality that elevates its sound beyond slavish retro worship as the musicians translate their influences into a celebration of the past and a reimagining of the future.”


City Beat Magazine

“Soon, it was time to put in the earplugs and warm up our head banging muscles for Electric Citizen. The Cincinnati quartet delivered the promised ‘witchy '70s metal’ with just the right kind of polish. The tones and rhythms might have been copped from Master of Reality, but there was more fury and fuzz-covered joy in this riffage than the last half-dozen Sabbath reunions put together. Singer Laura Dolan’s words were lost in the wash of guitar, bass and drums but her commanding presence and delivery compensated easily. Awash in Dig Deep’s liquid glow, guitar man Ross Dolan kept the reins on his impressive chops, always finding the right lick; he never stepped so far out in front as to diminish the group’s full-bodied impact. Hair flipped, invisible oranges were hoisted, and we were highly impressed as we retreated for a breath of fresh air.”

Nashville Scene

“Special bands exist within their own timeframe: Allergic to trends and suspicious of new technologies, it’s the loners and freethinkers that, ironically, appeal to the masses. Electric Citizen is yet to play their debut show, but they’re already creating quite a stir. A hauntingly beautiful combination of West Coast psych and dark, medieval folk that the summer of ’68 longed for.”

Chybucca Sounds

“If I sound overly sentimental, it is because the sound of Electric Citizen is so deeply reminiscent of the power-rock bands of the early 1970s. It is the sound of an era that purists might consider when ‘real’ heavy metal was forged – when the music was made as a darker reaction against the ‘smile on your brother, come on love one another’ feel-good decade that was the

1960s. Recorded and Produced here in town by Brian Olive [Greenhornes, Soledad Brothers] at The Diamonds and Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, OR, Electric Citizen’s music harkens back to a time when the seminal work of bands like Back Sabbath, Judas Priest or Iron Maiden danced that gossamer line between deviant behavior and black magic.”

WVXU Cincinnati

“An epic piece of psychedelia with hazy organs, jangly eastern-tinged guitars and Dolan's piercing banshee wail creating an intense atmosphere of dread that reaches proportions unparalleled since Jim told us about his unfortunate parental issues in ‘The End’. A perfect primer for an act that are gonna be huge.”

The Active Listener

“Trust me when I say you're in for one hell of a retro treat with these Ohio psych rockers. Straight from the outset you're instantly cast back to a time where flared jeans reigned supreme, Ozzy still had the capability to string a sentence together and acid taken by those at Woodstock was still yet to wear off.”

Ride With The Devil

“The music of Electric Citizen is influenced by heavy psych rock of the decade of the 70s and manages to create beautiful music that accompanies us on a journey full of psychedelic images painted by the wonderful vocals of Laura Dolan.”
Welcome To The Void 


Electric Citizen - Burning In Hell

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Sweden’s psychedelic doom band, Monolord, is set to release their First full length LP “Empress Rising” via Easy Rider Records in April 2014. The five song album comes in at almost 50 minutes of skull crushing heavy grooves and heavy guitars that summon the spirits of Norse gods when played at loud volumes. Monolord is for more than just doom-metal fanatics—this is an epic record for all fans of guitar driven rock and roll, stoner rock, and heavy riffs. As a free gift from Monolord and EasyRider Records you can download the title song “Empress Rising” here. The song is a 12 minute long opus that will leave you wanting more, but you will have to wait until April 1 2014 for the rest of the record that will be making headlines for next year.

Empress Rising has all of the flavors of an iconic doom record and follows in the footsteps of Sleep Holy Mountain, Pallbearer “Sorrow and Extinction”, Electric Wizard “Witchcult Today” with melodic vocals and harmonies that are super psychedelic and easy to sing along with.

Monolord – “Empress Rising”
EasyRider Records
Formats- Double LP Vinyl/Digital/CD/Cassette
Release Date – April 1 2013

For all inquiries regarding Monolord, please contact: info@easyriderrecords.com .

Monolord – Empress Rising Track List
1.	Empress Rising (12:20)
2.	Audhumbla (7:23)
3.	Harbinger of Death (8:35)
4.	Icon (8:15)
5.	Watchers of The Waste (9:49)

About Monolord- 
Formed in 2013, this band is made up of Swedish rockers Thomas Jäger, Esben Willems, and Mika Häkki. Both Jäger and Willems were in the Swedish boogie rock band Marulk and started Monolord as a side project as a way to play some more heavier tunes, they quickly added Häkki (from The Don Darlings, ex Rotten Sound) and realized that they had something very special between the 3 of them. Monolord became very real very quickly and recording commenced in early 2013. Thomas Jäger had not sung in a band before this one, but you would never know it by the sound of it. Having met EasyRider Records head hauncho Daniel Hall over instagram in May of 2013 when the record was ready to listen to, EasyRider was one of the first that it was sent to and picked up the band immediately after hearing the finished album that will come out worldwide on April 1, until then you will have to sit tight with this first offering of pure hellfire of unrestrained heavy doom that has the ability to shatter windows and put people into an induced coma.

About EasyRider Records – 
Formed in 2013, EasyRider Records is dedicated to unearthing the finest heavy psych, doom, stoner rock, and heavy rock. Products include limited runs of vinyl and cassettes with creative packaging the label has 10 bands currently signed to the roster, Salem’s Pot, Slow Season, Red Desert, Albino Python, Sons of Huns, Black Prism, Old Man’s Will (US only), Monolord, Shooting Guns and Spiral Shades. EasyRider Records have also secured the exclusive rights to release cassettes by Sleep, Witchcraft, Kadavar, Graveyard, Valfader, FUZZ and Orchid with more titles to come. EasyRider Records is based out of Los Angeles in the sleepy beach town of Hermosa Beach, don’t let the location fool you, there is nothing SLEEPY going on here except the release of Sleep’s Holy Mountain on cassette.

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Twitter – @EasyRiderRecord
Facebook – www.facebook.com/easyriderrecords 
www.facebook.com/monolord
Instagram – @EasyRiderRecords @monolord 
Youtube - www.youtube.com/user/EasyRiderRecords
SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/easyriderrecords/

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Monolord - Icon

This is the full Monolord "Empress Rising" Album.  Buy it at www.easyriderrecords.com.

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Monolord - Watchers Of The Waste

Monolord - Audhumbla

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Monolord - Harbinger Of Death

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Salem's Pot - Creep Purple

Acid King - Lead Paint

Electric Citizen - Beggar's Need

From the Forthcoming 7" on RidingEasy Records out September 30th 2014.
PURCHASE HERE - http://ridingeasyrecords.com/product/salems-pot-ego-trip-7/


Ego Trip

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Salem's Pot - Ego Trip

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With a progressive sound that stems from a nostalgic desire to blend different musical styles as diverse as Joy Division and Blue Cheer, Austin-based power trio The Well redefine heavy rock by merging massive riffs with sophisticated melodies.

The group blossomed when guitarist/vocalist Ian Graham was fired from his previous band. Determined to redirect his musical focus, Graham hooked up with bassist Lisa Alley and the two began picking out riffs in their east-side garage. Rounding out their sound, they stole drummer Jason Sullivan from Graham’s old band in a tale of vengeance and karma. His solid groove and reckless tribal beat gave the three-piece their ideal primal attack. 
 
Due to their psychedelic doom edge, The Well reaps comparisons to Black Sabbath, Sleep, Electric Wizard and Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. As fans of cult horror films, they embrace the sinister, revel in dark themes and find inspiration in haunting echoes. The dual vocals of Graham and Alley evoke an ancient language that carries a mystic spell. Daunting rhythms and heavy guitars often accentuate their chilling chants. In the spring of 2012 The Well’s first studio experience was to record their debut 7?at the Barbeque Shack with Tia Carrera’s Jason Morales. Limited to 300 copies, Seven was pressed on mixed vinyl with several cover options featuring hand-drawn art that emulated a few of the band’s favourite album covers. Nicknamed the “rip-off” series, the single sold out quickly becoming a favourite among European collectors.
 
By the fall of 2012, The Well were back in the studio again, this time at Ohm Recording Facility with Producer Mark Deutrom (Melvins, Sun O)))) and Engineer Chico Jones to record their debut album. However, an opportunity to record with Converse Rubber Tracks during SXSW 2013 resulted in the epic track ‘Eternal Well’ and sparked the idea of an EP. First Trip was pressed with a handful of songs from the Ohm sessions together with ‘Eternal Well’ just in time for their West Coast Summer Tour. Due to the energy and excitement of their live shows, the vinyl sold out quickly. With each repressing, a different hand-screened cover was printed until all four limited editions sold out. One of their most rabid fans was Riding Easy Records label boss Daniel Hall who recently signed the band.
 
Inspired by early ’70s psych, heavy rock, blues and proto-metal, The Well has created a sound that reflects doom, punk and horror all rolled together into one ghostly rock soundtrack. Their full-length debut Samsara is their strongest collection of songs to date. Produced by Mark Deutrom and released through Riding Easy Records, the masterwork is a stripped down, electric blues fuzzfest and begs to be heard live. After a steady touring schedule that’s seen the band share the stage with international acts such as: Kadavar, Orchid, Fu Manchu, High On Fire, NAAM, Orange Goblin, Pentagram and Dead Meadow guarantees The Well are contenders. 

“Writing dark, ominous music is how I deal with life,” admits Ian. “When we play live it’s like expelling the demons.” At a time when rock music is fading among the masses, The Well injects an intoxicating dose of raw adrenaline into a fatigued genre. Their nostalgic reverence, simple structure and modern expression put them at the forefront of today’s heavy rock.
 
Samsara is released via RidingEasy Records on 23rd September 2014.

iTunes preorder - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/samsara/id903208953?ls=1
  
The Well:
Ian Graham – Guitarist/Vocalist
Lisa Alley – Bass/Vocalist
Jason Sullivan – Drums
 
Web– thewellband.com
Bandcamp– thewellaustin.bandcamp.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/thewellband
Twitter– twitter.com/thewellband
Instagram– instagram.com/thewellband

Samsara

Mortal Bones

The Well -  Mortal Bones

Windhand - Forest Clouds

Pink Flamingos

Salem's Pot  - Pink Flamingos

Imaginary Horse

The Picturebooks - The Rabbit And The Wolf

From the forthcoming s/t record Holy Serpent due out May 2015, Holy Serpent is for fans of uncle acid, kyuss, and their forefathers.  Must be listened to at VERY loud levels and copious amounts of hippie lettuce for the full effect.

For more info go to www.ridingeasyrecords.com 

Holy Serpent

Shroom Doom

Holy Serpent - Shroom Doom

From the forthcoming full length "Vænir" coming April 2015.  There will be a 12" of Cursing the One with the b side being the Black Sabbath Cover "Fairies Wear Boots" in February 2015.

Make sure you follow the band on social media - 

Instagram @monolordofficial
Facebook - monolordsweden



Vænir

Cursing The One

Monolord - Cursing The One

Coming out as a double LP for the first time ever, Danava's s/t is available for purchase at www.ridingeasyrecords.com.  

Danava - Quiet Babies Astray In A Manger

Blackout

LOST

Blackout- Lost


Buy music http://ridingeasyrecords.com/ and https://monolord.bandcamp.com/

We Will Burn

Monolord - We will burn

Died A Million Times

Monolord - Died a million times

Self Titled

Plumajilla

Mondo Drag - Plumajilla

Zephyr

Mondo Drag - Zephyr

Real rock ‘n’ roll requires a little bit of mystique, a little bit of swagger, and a little bit of trouble for good measure. Sweden’s Old Man’s Will possesses all three of those ingredients in spades, and they comingle into a wonderfully inebriating aural concoction on the band’s second full-length album, Hard Times – Troubled Man [RidingEasy Records]. The quartet— Benny Åberg [vocals], Klas Holmgren [guitar], Tommy Nilsson [bass], and Gustav Kejving [drums]—delivers a brash, bluesy, and brilliant opus that’s the perfect soundtrack for all kinds of trouble.

In between drunken late night jam sessions, parties in apartments with instrument-covered walls, a healthy diet of Deep Purple, Free, and Stray Dog, and other assorted mayhem, the boys emerged from Umeå’s underground with their self-titled debut in tow. They embarked on a successful European tour before RidingEasy Records came upon their Soundcloud and offered them a deal to reissue their first offering. In the midst of it all, Old Man’s Will began compiling ideas for what would eventually materialize as Hard Times – Troubled Man, sharing a collective vision.

“It was a step towards a more classic rock sound,” says Klas. “On the first album, we were heavily influenced by a lot of contemporary sounds and bands—something we are moving away from. For Hard Times – Troubled Man, we used old hard rock and blues as a foundation, creating something that’s meant to become the sound of Old Man’s Will.”

The first single “Troubled Man” shucks and jives between a hummable riff and a swinging stomp. “Basically, it’s about being a creative musician today and the life around it,” explains Klas. “Musicians and creative people are unique, and they’re troubled. Sometimes, the more troubled you are, the closer you are to writing that magic An ordinary life just can’t compete. Playing rock music today means big sacrifices and insane amounts of work with barely no return, but we love what we do and we don’t trim our sails to the wind.”

“Ratking” subsides from a barrage of guitar acrobatics and howling vocals into an entrancing saxophone solo, while “Another Seven Days” morphs into a seven minute-plus epic. Klas continues, “It’s about a certain type of angst. When using your inner fire as a blowtorch to get shit done, things can get out of hand. You can’t balance enjoying your accomplishments because you can’t sleep and you’re all stressed out. It’s something musicians go through.”

Ultimately, Old Man’s Will do what their idols did. They take the foundation of rock ‘n’ roll and leave an indelible stamp of their own. “We never had the intention of inventing a new genre,” concludes Klas. “We’re not about social media, posing, being ‘hip,’ or playing a certain fuzz or guitar pedal. For us, it’s just about great songs.”


Hard Times - Troubled Man

Troubled Man

Old Man's Will - Troubled Man

Spelljammer -  Meadow

Spelljammer
The Ancient of Days

“We like things on a grand scale,” says Spelljammer bassist/vocalist Niklas Olsson. That’s a bit of an understatement considering the Stockholm, Sweden trio’s penchant for massive, slow-burning sludge riffs intercut with dramatic melodic interludes. There’s the pummeling heft of detuned guitars rumbling across the rugged expanse of unwieldy drums counterbalanced with moments of Master of Reality-era Sabbath’s introspective acoustic breaks and Pink Floyd’s Meddle-era psychedelia. These extreme shifts in dynamic give the band’s third album a sense of epic depth unlike most of Spelljammer’s peers. 

“The vastness of everything is something that I seem to think about a lot,” Olsson says, “and I guess that shows in the lyrics.” Some of The Ancient of Days’ words were inspired by the epic poem Aniara by Swedish author and Nobel laureate Harry Martinson in which a spaceship leaving an uninhabitable Earth is hurtled off course, sending its thousands of passengers on a steady course in the wrong direction and there is nothing they can do about it. They will all slowly die as the ship continues from the solar system, forever into nothingness. This type of apocalyptic woe permeates throughout the 5-song, 40-minute album in perfect bond with the vastness of the music. 

The Ancient of Days is not just the band’s third release, but in many ways, a rebirth. It’s Spelljammer’s first recording as a trio — with Olsson taking over bass duties and new drummer Jonatan Rimsbo battering the skins — and the culmination of a progressive move toward a heavier, doom-laden sound, away from the desert rock leanings of their 2010 debut Inches From the Sun. Vol II saw the band spreading out into darker territories. After writing sessions fell apart in 2013 for a followup to Vol II (reissued in early 2015 by RidingEasy Records) Olsson and guitarist Robert Sorling scrapped nearly everything following the departure of half of the band. The two began to build from the ground up as a duo with new ideas that resulted in the invigorated The Ancient of Days. It’s the band’s most focused and deliberate in both its complexities and simplicities.  

“Having recorded the previous two albums in a more patchwork kind of way,” Olsson says, “we were very set on going into one studio and doing the entire thing.” In so doing, they banged it all out over a weekend in January 2015 at Ingrid Studio in Stockholm, engineered and, to some degree, produced by Christoffer Zakrisson. Here, syrupy guitars ooze from the speakers, the drums sound like they’re perched atop a giant barge and howling vocals float throughout the proceedings. The Ancient of Days very effectively embodies the boundless, otherworldly essence of its inspiration. 

The Ancient of Days will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on September 29, 2015 via RidingEasy Records. 


Spelljammer - Borlung

From the forthcoming album "Occultation of Light" Due Out Feb 26th 2016.  PRE Order - www.ridingeasyrecords.com 

Mondo Drag -Initiation

SALEMS POT - GRAVEYARD

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Monolord - Lord of Suffering

The Well - Pagan Science
EZRDR - 071
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Pagan Science 

The Well -  Black Eyed Gods

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