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Magnetic Eye Records Celebrates 10 Years With Day Of Doom Live Concert Albums

10 December 2020 By jesse 1 Comment

I could either completely exhaust myself and do four separate reviews of the albums that represent 2019’s Day Of Doom live showcase at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar heading towards the end of releases in 2020 when most are shifting their focus to year end lists and preview pieces…or just do one MASSIVE review of all the releases. Take a guess where we’re going with this one, won’t you?

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Live Shows, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Chris Johnson, Day Of Doom, Domkraft, Elephant Tree, Horsehunter, live albums, live music, Magnetic Eye Records, Rock And Roll Fables, Saint Vitus Bar, Summoner

Summoner Go Beyond the Realm of Light On Latest Masterpiece

24 April 2017 By jesse Leave a Comment

How hard do Summoner rawk, you ask? Well, let’s look at the evidence we have currently: Phoenix was undeniably legendary and sophomore outing Atlantian was equally epic. If you’re keeping score, Summoner’s two for two with their recorded works right now and soon to be three for three. That’s right because Beyond the Realm of Light (Out on May 12th through Magnetic Eye Records) impressively holds up to the Summoner standard and could be the definitive album from these Boston rawkers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: AJ Peters, Beyond the Realm of Light, boston music, Chris Johnson, Joe Richner, local music, Psycho Las Vegas, Rock And Roll Fables, Scott Smith, Summoner, sumoner band

Summoner unleash Atlantian. Prepare yourself!

18 November 2013 By jesse Leave a Comment

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Getting out of the desert and into the swamp, Summoner’s latest album Atlantian probably has more in common with Black Sabbath or Deliverance-era Corrosion Of Conformity than Kyuss. The opening wall of riffs on “The Gatekeeper” is a good indicator of what the rest of this eight track masterpiece holds as it builds and builds upon a slow monolithic groove. It’s almost as if Summoner took “Dead Moon” from Phoenix as a template for Atlantian and went nuts.

Atlantian is a different beast altogether though. The closest this one comes to the raw fury that Phoenix brought is the spiritual cousin to “Winged Hessians”, “Horns Of War”. That’s not to say that Atlantian is a slouch by any means. Far from it! While  Phoenix’s spacier moments went into the ether, the grooves here go straight for the jugular by incorporating some extra crunchy riffage throughout.

The main thing that Atlantian proves is that Summoner is constantly expanding their sound. Whether it’s the Geezer Butler-like bass line that opens “The Prophecy” or the sonic maelstrom which sounds an awful lot like some old school Metallica riffing that’s a precursor to the title track’s eventual slow burn, Atlantian continually astounds, surprises, and adds to Summoner’s musical repertoire.

Atlantian is available on November 19th through Magnetic Eye Records. Pre-order yours here. If you’re in the Boston/Cambridge area, be sure to check out the record release at the Middle East upstairs featuring some other local favorites like Jack Burton Vs. David Lo Pan, Second Grave, and Rozamov on November 30th. Event and ticket info can be found here.

Grade: A

 

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases Tagged With: A.J. Peters, Atlantian, Chris Johnson, Joe Richner, Magnetic Eye Records, Middle East Restaurant, Scott Smith, Second Grave, Summoner, summoner atlantian, summoner new album, summoner phoenix

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