THIS IS A BRAND NEW (MAY 2007) FROM DAREDEVIL RECORDS, GERMANY!
ENJOY!!!
The MATADORS are back with their robot rock’n’roll style full of groove. The band rose from the ashes of the mighty RIDGE, one of the best Stoner Rock bands from Sweden, and did the logical step away from the old Stoner Rock Ridge sound.
FLAME THE WHISPER sounds fresh, full of groove and modern. The opener 21st CENTURY MONOTONY DISCO is a smash-hit and with the right airplay and support from the label, this track will make the band rich!
TANGO DE LA MUERTE is another outstanding song on that record. THE LUSCIOUS CABARET sounds great too and SOD`S LAW is very close on the RIDGE Stoner sound. And with JUST LIKE LUCY SAID a good album with a lot of potential ends. But not every of the 16 track is outstanding, maybe 12 songs would have worked better on FLAME THE WHISPER. But in my eyes they give a fresh input to the suffering Stoner Rock scene.
This band did everything right. And now I’m not sad that RIDGE isn’t any more. MATADORS are on a good way to get a new rock sensation from the northern parts of Europe. Classic Rock influences ala Kiss, Stoner Rock and some modern Alternative Rock parts make this record unique. I don’t know any band who is comparable to Matadors.
Genre: Rock
Sound: 7
Music: 8
Info: 16 songs / 46 minutes
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torsdag 26 april 2007
Review from Nine Hertz, UK
Nine Hertz,UK (2006)
The Muse of Senor Ray
Remember the spate of Scandinavian fuzz rock bands that were heard in the late 90's? The Molten Universe lable (in my opinion) had the cream of the crop and among them were RIDGE. Having split up a couple of years ago, Andreas Bergstrom and Jonas Jonsson and formed a new three-piece known as the MATADORS.
There is still some of that trademark fuzz sound with a whole lot of groove but the band have developed their love of the Mexican/Spanish theme- castonettes, handclaps 'n all and opted for a 'punky-garage' production which gives the album a unique feel. Based on their background and my expectations, this album is different but in a pleasent way. Having listened to this album twenty times now, it's really grown on me. With the ever increasing stoner/punk/rock 'n' roll sound from bands like The Hives, Machinegun, Glucifer, Spoiler etc, MATADORS have found their own sound and really stand out from their contemporaries.
Opening track 'Like a Matador pt2' has a great drum and bass intro with handclaps and energetic guitar, then it crashes into tom rhythms and some galloping bass. 'I Just Tell You What You Wanna Hear' begins like an Offspring tune but Noodles never played such crunching guitars! 'Oh Well' has some punk chords mixed with a southern swagger in the chorus and some sweet cowbell and there's even a traditional Spanish sounding tune, 'Senor Ray', with some lushious slide guitar reminding me of early Queens of the Stone Age.
It's the new sound of Stoner Rock 'n' Roll so give it a whirl!
Reviewed by Krafty on 24/05/2005.
The Muse of Senor Ray
Remember the spate of Scandinavian fuzz rock bands that were heard in the late 90's? The Molten Universe lable (in my opinion) had the cream of the crop and among them were RIDGE. Having split up a couple of years ago, Andreas Bergstrom and Jonas Jonsson and formed a new three-piece known as the MATADORS.
There is still some of that trademark fuzz sound with a whole lot of groove but the band have developed their love of the Mexican/Spanish theme- castonettes, handclaps 'n all and opted for a 'punky-garage' production which gives the album a unique feel. Based on their background and my expectations, this album is different but in a pleasent way. Having listened to this album twenty times now, it's really grown on me. With the ever increasing stoner/punk/rock 'n' roll sound from bands like The Hives, Machinegun, Glucifer, Spoiler etc, MATADORS have found their own sound and really stand out from their contemporaries.
Opening track 'Like a Matador pt2' has a great drum and bass intro with handclaps and energetic guitar, then it crashes into tom rhythms and some galloping bass. 'I Just Tell You What You Wanna Hear' begins like an Offspring tune but Noodles never played such crunching guitars! 'Oh Well' has some punk chords mixed with a southern swagger in the chorus and some sweet cowbell and there's even a traditional Spanish sounding tune, 'Senor Ray', with some lushious slide guitar reminding me of early Queens of the Stone Age.
It's the new sound of Stoner Rock 'n' Roll so give it a whirl!
Reviewed by Krafty on 24/05/2005.
Review from Musikrecension.se - 5 stars...
From Musikrecension.se (2005)
-The Muse of Señor Ray
"This is one of the best, coolest and fresh new albums in the rock genre in years! There´s a little bit of everything: pure rock blended with tango and country. Song number 3, Down the Fair, is one of the heaviest I have ever heard without being a rip off on Black Sabbath!! Buy it and feel happy for a long time..!" - DJ Bazooka
Rating: 5/5
-The Muse of Señor Ray
"This is one of the best, coolest and fresh new albums in the rock genre in years! There´s a little bit of everything: pure rock blended with tango and country. Song number 3, Down the Fair, is one of the heaviest I have ever heard without being a rip off on Black Sabbath!! Buy it and feel happy for a long time..!" - DJ Bazooka
Rating: 5/5
The Best "ROCK" 2005/2006/2007!
The Best "ROCK"!!!
Although the amigos in Matadors claim they "not necessarily" play the usual kind of stonerrock, they have been listed among the 20 Best Albums of 2005 by the canadian Stonerrockgod!
"The Muse of Senor Ray" have now been on Best of Lists in Sweden (Close Up Magazine), Canada and France (Stonerrock) as we know of! If there is anybody out there that have seen other lists in other countries please let us know!
Thank you and kisses on thee bottom...
/ The Hideous Shrink
Although the amigos in Matadors claim they "not necessarily" play the usual kind of stonerrock, they have been listed among the 20 Best Albums of 2005 by the canadian Stonerrockgod!
"The Muse of Senor Ray" have now been on Best of Lists in Sweden (Close Up Magazine), Canada and France (Stonerrock) as we know of! If there is anybody out there that have seen other lists in other countries please let us know!
Thank you and kisses on thee bottom...
/ The Hideous Shrink
WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the world of me-The Shrink, and thee beatiful rockers of Matadors!
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Love,
/The Shrink
This is the first blogg so here´s some short info;
Love,
/The Shrink
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