According to Small Stones’ Facebook page they have singed Stoner Rock band Lo-Pan to their ever expanding record label.
How frickin’ awesome is that!!

So just in the past 5 months Small Stone has:

• released Sasquatch – III
• released Solace – A.D.
• singed Black Sleep of Kali
• singed Lo-Pan
• will be releasing a new Gozu album

These are just the things I am aware of because I am sure they have done a lot more than that!!

Check out my very first post on FatRiffs which is about none other than Lo-Pan as well as my recent posts about Black Sleep of Kali and Solace.

Artist: Solace
Album: A.D.
Year: 2010
Genre: Stoner Metal

This is one of the most anticipated albums of the year and it lives up to the pedestal that I placed it upon. The last full release from Solace was 2004′s “13″ which is a killer album and the only other thing they put out was the EP “The Black Black” in 2007. “A.D.” is a solid masterpiece of sonic fury that is a must have. These guys know how to rock and they take the listener on a journey of sound that can only be described as epic.

Buy the massiveness: Solace – A.D.

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This compilation is dedicated to the The Sludge Swamp.
(Track – Title – Artist – Album)

• 01 – Dragline – Lo-Pan – Sasquanaut.mp3
• 02 – Nigel Mansel – Firestone – Stonebeliever.mp3
• 03 – Baby, God Is Dead – Nightstalker – Superfreak.mp3
• 04 – Revolution 666 – Daredevil – Big Block Rock.mp3
• 05 – Don Juan – Whores of Tijuana – Whores of Tijuana.mp3
• 06 – Barael’s Blade – The Sword – Age Of Winters.mp3
• 07 – Ask A Dead Man – The Swamp Donkey – The Trouble With Crusades.mp3
• 08 – Khan (World Of Fire) – Solace – The Black Black.mp3
• 09 – Get Lost – Rocketchief – Rise Of The Machine.mp3
• 10 – Burden Of Empire – Iron Age – The Sleeping Eye.mp3
• 11 – Victory Over Horseshit – Scissorfight – Jaggernaut.mp3

That’s right, this mother fucker goes to 11.

Get It Here: http://bit.ly/fatfuzzyfried2010

Enjoy

Solace live at the 2006 Roadburn Festival in Holland.
This is a pretty good sampling of some kick ass Stoner Metal.
Tracks:
1 – Destroy The Gift   9:35
2 – Man Dog   6:42
3 – Burning Fuel/Indolence   5:45
4 – Whistle Pig   5:29
5 – Heavy Birth   3:42
6 – King Alcohol/Angels Dreaming 8:50
7 – Cement Stitches   3:26
8 – World War   3:15
9 – Forever My Queen   7:26
Solace – Live at Roadburn – 2006.zip

Here’s another heavy rockin’ gem from Solace.  The Black Black is a 4 song EP that clocks in at just over 30 minutes but each songs packs a wallop of fuzzed out stoner metal that is very Black Sabbath sounding.

The first track, “Khan (World Of Fire)” starts off slow and brooding but quickly turns into a chugging monster riff jam that reminds me of Lo-Pans’s “Dragline”. “Destroy the Gift” is another slow burner that opens up the throttle at 1:18 and doesn’t let up for 7 minutes with a jam that’s a cross between The Allman Brothers and Slayer.  ”The Devil’s Clock” is a 13 minute epic of stoner doom.  And the last track, “World War” continues the doom with a heavy as groove that leaves you wanting more.

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At first glace of the album cover my first thoughts were that this is another Nordic Black Metal band, to which I say no thanks. A few months later while lurking around last.fm I see that Solace has been labeled as “Stoner Rock”. Really?

As the saying goes “you cannot judge a book by its’ cover” and Solace is a shining example. Further has a Black Sabbath meets Alice in Chains stoned and grooving feel.

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