Bandcamp Friday’s back, baby! For the uninitiated, Bandcamp Friday’s the day where Bandcamp waives its revenue share and all the money goes directly to the artists and labels. It happens the first Friday of every month. What better time to support your favorite artists and bands! It’s becoming kind of a tradition for me to give you music lovers some buying suggestions and tell you about my personal picks of the week. Plus, it generates a little traffic on the blog, so everybody’s happy. So, without further ado, here are this week’s finest, from your friendly Harbinger of D.O.O.M.
First off, a collaboration that is absolutely phenomenal: ELDOVAR, which consists of two bands, Kadavar and Elder, joining forces during the pandemic to make an unforgettable album. I’ve just finished listening to the whole thing for the first time and my mind is blown. A review will follow in the days to come. Do your soul a favor and pick up a copy of ELDOVAR: A Story of Darkness & Light right here.
Second, the ever-reliable WEEDIAN has curated another stellar compilation, this time focusing on the Aussies with Trip to Australia. A “Name Your Price” festival of the best Aussie Stoner/Doom/Psych music running over five hours in length and featuring 58 bands. Snatch a copy here.
Third, an instrumental band that is very close to my heart, IKITAN, are releasing a tape (and digital album) featuring two new gems and their now famous “Twenty Twenty Live at Forte Geremia” 20-minute epic. It’s titled Darvaza y Brinicle and you can purchase it here.
Fourth, Magnetic Eye Records are giving us a double dose of AC/DC tribute albums. Their legendary Back in Black album gets the Redux treatment over here from the best Doom/Stoner/Metal bands playing today. Then there’s The Best of AC/DC Redux which shines the spotlight on some of the band’s biggest hits as well as deeper cuts, covered and reimagined by a who’s who of today’s best bands. You can find it here.
And last but not least, if you just want a single song to bob your head to, then Titanosaur’s got you covered with the second single off their upcoming new album; a killer song called “We’re All Waiting”. I can’t wait to hear the full record! Check it out over here; it’s also a “Name Your Price” track.
That’s all for this #BandcampFriday, folks. I hope you’ll find something to your taste in my sample of suggestions and that you'll listen to great music while supporting those hard-working bands. Until next time, have a rockin’ weekend and happy listening!
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