From Värnamo, Sweden,
hails The Mushroom River Band which is one of the leading stoner rock bands to
come out of the Nordic countries in the last couple of years. The band was
formed in 1996 and in 2000 they released their debut album "Music For The
World Beyond" through the American rock label Meteor City. This new album is
also released through Meteor City in America and Century Media Records in
Europe. The vocalist of this band, Spice, is probably known to most of you if
you are into stoner rock since he used to be a member of Spiritual Beggars as
well. Sweden has become one of the leading countries as it comes to metal of
most kinds and stoner rock is no exception. The Mushroom River Band may have a
stupid name and an even more stupid album title but AND the most dumb looking
album cover I have ever seen but their music rocks like few others. There is
no room for breathing anywhere on this album since these guys are fans of
speedy and heavy music which I'm glad for. The vocals are very nice, ranging
from the new Entombed to the common stoner rock sound. Stoner rock in itself
sounds very much like a mix of dirty rock'n'roll and death metal, two genres
with an old and well-known history in Sweden. This is not meant to be my cup
of tea but I really like The Mushroom River Band despite their weird exterior.
In short, this is a great and very intense
album!
written by Vincent Eldefors
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Tracklist
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Simsalabim
2. Bugs
3. Make It Happen
4. Change It
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5. My Vote Is Blank
6. Tree Of No Hope
7. Proud Of Being |
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Cool
8. Time-Laps
9. The Big Sick Machine
10. Run, Run, |
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Run
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Playing time: 43.12
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