2024-09-12 07:00:43
(c) Kamil Pacihovsky
It’s a respectable little success Slomossa Entered the music scene four years ago. The quartet from the Norwegian city of Bergen didn’t achieve huge success on their eponymous debut, but the joy of playing and the nature of the riffs ensured they were worthy of attention, and despite the inevitable delays, they’ve performed on various Appeared at music festival. The successor will want to take into account the developments and experiences of the past few years. “Tundra Rock” Designed to show a slightly darker, more emotional side of Norwegians.
The project was successful, as can be seen, for example, in “Rice”. Massive performances, furious storms of riffs, urgent drum beats – things that truly belong together come together here. However, the clouds dissipate in the verses, allowing tender hope to rise, especially through Ben Bodus’s singing. Casual desert abandonment collides with intensity, creating a storm of delicious yet dry riffs—a supposed paradox that Dune solves equally successfully. Here too, the Norwegians strive for energetic performances that play with mood and require no vocals. The experiment was successful.
Almost as they passed by, Slomossa shed his skin multiple times and saw and heard “war guns.” The melodic, ebullient side of the genre is on display here, which already invites subtle comparisons to its predecessor Queens of the Stone Age – hook-heavy, yet delightfully dull. This energy-sparing performance, with its small breaks and sharp peaks, provides the highest entertainment value. This also applies to Red Thunder, which even touches on apocalyptic territory with its massive displays, flexing of muscles and practicing intense gestures. The last minute especially, building up and getting lost in the endless riffs, really gets you into it.
Slomosa managed to create his own sound and further develop it aurally. Their desert rock with a stony side has clearly gained character and independence, constantly unleashing razor-sharp riffs while displaying a high level of double bottom that is undoubtedly representative of the experience the Norwegians have gained. “Tundra Rock” sounds like the album title suggests, stuck straight in the cerebellum and not letting go so quickly – the beginning of a triumphal march from a band that will still bring a lot of joy in this form .
Rating: 8/10
Release date: September 13, 2024
Available via: Stickman Records (Soul Food Music)
website: www.slomosamusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/slomosaband
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