Looking for some straight up kick ass rock.

Josh · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:48 pm **Posts:** 292

Preferably new stuff, but old suggestions are welcome. Good vox and drums are important to me. What ya got?

ron · **Posted:** Fri May 29, 2015 3:23 pm

When I hear "straight up kick ass rock", I think MC5- Bad Wizard-type stuff. So, in that vein, try White Dynomite:

https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/white-dynomite

vol.4 · **Joined:** Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:38 am **Posts:** 680

I've been playing Graveyard a ton lately, great singer.

https://crobotband.bandcamp.com/album/s ... pernatural - the Earth Rocker producer did this one so it sounds huge. Singer is damn good. More hard rock side of of things.

Riffs for days, good singer.
https://arrowheadrock.bandcamp.com/albu ... lt-ritualZ

Some other new unknowns:
https://blacksheeplimbo.bandcamp.com/al ... the-wizard

https://spacefog.bandcamp.com/album/purple-void

https://widowandchildren.bandcamp.com/track/lighten-up

https://planetofzeus.bandcamp.com/album/vigilante

dong ytown · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:22 pm **Posts:** 2208

I've heard these songs before when I wrote them over friends houses, didn't record them, but I see someone did and later others finished them. But not how I would have.

Adam · **Posted:** Sat May 30, 2015 10:52 am

Graveyard was the first one I thought of two. So x2 on that recommendation. Hisingen Blues should be included in any list of classic albums, IMO.

The latest Radio Moscow album, Magical Dirt, seems to have fallen under the radar around here but I think its great. Had I discovered in earlier, it would have made my Top 5 from 2014.

Hoodoo Operator · **Joined:** Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:13 pm **Posts:** 451

ron wrote:

When I hear "straight up kick ass rock", I think MC5- Bad Wizard-type stuff.

Exactly. So some obvious choices might be Lo Pan, Five Horse Johnson, Gentleman's Pistols, Freedom Hawk, Drunk Horse, Roadsaw, Pride Tiger... Those are some of my "go-to's" when I'm making a straight up rock mix for someone.

MadJohnShaft · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:24 pm **Posts:** 740

Slow Season is very Led Zeppelin, I like it

http://5low5ea5on.bandcamp.com/album/mountains

adb142 · **Joined:** Sun May 19, 2013 8:12 pm **Posts:** 37

http://smallstone.bandcamp.com/track/indian-summer-2

http://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/track/h ... e-robots-2

metalchick666 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:16 am

I'm gonna highly recommend Ol' Time Moonshine. I've been playing it a lot lately.

http://oltimemoonshine.bandcamp.com/album/the-demon-haunted-world

metalchick666 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:24 am

Also, I CANNOT get enough of Elephant Tree.

http://store.merhq.com/album/theia

Hoodoo Operator · **Joined:** Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:13 pm **Posts:** 451

Midnight Ghost Train

reapermb · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:26 pm

Pearls and Brass
American Sharks
Hellacopters
Shame Club
Golden Grass
Admiral Sir Cloudesly Shovell

To name a few.

Gaia · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:31 pm

Approaching from a different angle here....

I'll say the newest Slough Feg is a great listen. Rock on the offensive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Cbut1eOYw

If you want punishment, the last American Heritage was probably their best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13gGysbn9dc

At Devil Dirt are criminally under the radar, truly fat sound, with T. Rex vibes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaxBOc44VBg

Damocles74 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:48 pm **Posts:** 1558

Ruby the Hatchet

Terata · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:17 pm

An older suggestion (well, 2008) would be Iron Giant, "Creator Of Scars" ...was just jamming to that today; good drum sound, good singing. And I'm assuming you've heard Roadsaw?

Newer suggestions would be: The new Valkyrie, "Shadows" ... The King Hitter EP (Karl from Leadfoot and the "Blind" COC album) ... The new Arrowhead, "Desert Cult Ritual" is pretty good. Palm Desert (from Poland) is really good. Start with "Adayoff" or "Rotten Village Sessions" ... and, believe it or not, Cowboys & Aliens released a decent new EP early this year, "Surrounded By Enemies". I liked their 1st two back in the day. The EP is more like their 2nd, "LoveSexVolume"

There's also this band, Clutch...

deaconcrowe · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:12 pm **Posts:** 145

I'll second Clutch, Red Fang, Lo-Pan, along with Pepper era CoC.

Love Graveyard, but too many slow burners to qualify as "kick ass rock" from top to bottom.

heavythisaxe · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:18 am **Posts:** 2285

Bad Guys (the most kick ass rock band you've never heard of)
Harvey Milk (The Pleaser album)
Mount Carmel
Sandrider
Obliterations
Golden Void
Kadavar
Lecherous Gaze
The Shrine

Mr Red · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2015 4:04 am

Not new, but Danava have been the best straight-up rock band here in Portland the last six-seven years running. That's even with them turning over half their lineup in the last year. I don't know if I'm a just a weirdo, but they are definitely different than your "straight up kick ass rock" band because they're playing a fest in Germany this Summer with all black metal bands and.... SWANS. Fucking weird. I'd love to be there!

http://www.chaosdescends.com/bands_en.html

deaconcrowe · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:12 pm **Posts:** 145

Kadavar

poisin ivy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2015 6:31 pm

OMG this album is very very Heavy.. Love the guitar tones and well thought out riffs.

Hoodoo Operator · **Joined:** Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:13 pm **Posts:** 451

Wo Fat just flat out rules, no two ways about it. I wish they would do a proper tour.

Mr Neutron · **Posted:** Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:58 pm

MadJohnShaft wrote:

Slow Season is very Led Zeppelin, I like it

http://5low5ea5on.bandcamp.com/album/mountains

That is pretty sweet. Thanks for the heads up.

dong ytown · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:22 pm **Posts:** 2208

Jammed bitchwax II today, now I think that's the best one, first one I bought so long ago. There's way more shit on it that's not on the others, and the fifteens filled it all in.

SkybonE · **Joined:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:32 am **Posts:** 88

Try Night Ranger

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