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STONE NOMADS Share Blistering New Song “Blackened Paradise”

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Sometimes a band chooses their name in irony, but there's no question that STONE NOMADS sound every bit as heavy as their moniker implies. The Houston, Texas band formed over the pandemic and have since released full-length 'Fields of Doom' (2022) and, earlier this year, an EP called 'Fiery Sabbath' (2023). Now, the stoner-doom trio give us a first-listen to new material leading into their colossal second album.

Latest single "Blackened Paradise" offers up grizzled singing from Jude Sisk (bass/vox), crunchy riffage and transcendent harmonies care of Jon Cosky (guitar/vox), and a pulsating rhythms at the hands Esben Willems (drums). Says the band:

"Blackened Paradise" is an ominous lyrical journey of violence and betrayal set to a blackened doom soundtrack. It’s the first single from our upcoming release '...At the Gates of Solitude' (2023) which has been described as “pure kickass, flame roaring majesticness” by Esben Willems (Monolord) who guests on the album.

...At The Gates of Solitude by Stone Nomads drops next week on October 19th via Gravitoyd Heavy Music (get it here). Stick it on a playlist with Trouble, Las Cruces, Formation Ritual, Thunderhorse, Mezzoa, and Monolord.

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SOME BUZZ

Stone Nomads is an American Metal power trio based in Houston TX. The band, formed by Jon Cosky (Guitar/Vocals) and Jude Sisk (Bass/Vocals) in 2021, incorporates the sounds of early Doom Metal, modern Sludge Metal and all things heavy. Conceptually, the band explores the journey of life and death through the heavier and darker side of things, delivered via sludged-out, powerful riff-based sonics.

Fields of Doom by Stone Nomads

Fiery Sabbath EP by Stone Nomads

Influences range from Sabbath, Trouble and Candlemass to Crowbar, Conan, Obituary and all things in between. The band has released one album ('Fields of Doom') and one EP ('Fiery Sabbath') via Austin based label Gravitoyd Heavy Music, and is currently releasing it’s 2nd album ('...At the Gates of Solitude') on Oct 19th, 2023 in vinyl, CD and digital formats. The new album’s foundation was laid down by Swedish drum extraordinaire, Esben Willems (Monolord), and features a single with guest vocalist Kyle Thomas (Exhorder, Trouble).

Stone Nomads have shared the stage with scene leaders Khemmis, Spirit Adrift, Elder, Mothership, among others and played multiple festivals and regional tours in the southern US. The band is currently making plans to hit the road in support of the new album in January 2024.

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(By Damon ‘Gravitoyd’ Caraway, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com)

Hotel Vegas, Austin, Texas, 10:00 pm.  It was dark and felt like Godzilla’s breath: muggy and hot.  Austin’s heaviness-seekers filed in clad in black t-shirts – we only come out at night, it seems.  This was the last show for Messa and  Witchcryer on their Scarlet U.S. Tour of 2017, and they brought Destroyer Of Light along for this night of destruction.

Witchcryer rattled the rafters and banged heads.  Jason Muxlow’s guitar was spot on.  His leads and rhythmic attacks were spot-on: he owned his side of the stage!  Bassist, Marilyn, and drummer, Javi Moctezuma were always to be in tandem and worked seamlessly with Muxlow to offer a tight show all night.

These three are musical backbone of Witchcryer, solid and melodic when it was called for, but sledgehammer heavy for the doomier offerings.  As the show progressed, they transitioned into a more classic Sabbath feel, which was fun as fuck!

What kept tugging at my ear and eye throughout the show was the presence of the soulful, but bold and dynamic vocalizations of the audacious Suzy Bravo!  Wow!  What a dominant force on stage!  Such a beautiful and frightening performance!  She held me and everyone else in trance until the final note.

You can stream Witchcryer‘s latest release here, and catch some of the live footage from each band in the videos at the end of the article:

Next up was Messa, from Italy.  Coming to the United States on their inaugural jump across the pond, “Messa” is spoken, in doom and metal circles, in the same sentences with the words “doom album of the year” in them.  I have to agree after experiencing the “scarlet doom” sounds of this extremely talented band.

The show starts with an ethereal scent of candle and incense and Sara kneeling on the side of the stage.  The music starts as she joins the others.  Sara’s voice is so compelling and mesmerizing – she is the key element that sets Messa apart from other bands offering similar doom efforts.  Her voice is so soft and dynamic, yet at the same time haunting.

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Mark Sade, the Marquis de Sade of the bass and guitar, manipulates the echoing ambience.  His bass and guitar (yes, he played both) are both instruments of destruction in his hands: dangerous.  Mistyr hammers the drums with determination and rhythmic purpose – there are times during the interludes of their set that require no percussion.  During these times, he sits entranced and motionless.  His commitment to those moments is as intense as when he is ravaging his kit with the ferocity of a barbarian horde!

Alberto.  When the show first starts, he is softly and emotionally playing a piece reminiscent of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.  When the heaviness comes, though, the bottom drops out of the whole place!  There were times when I felt like a plastic football player on one of those old vibration football games (look it up if you’re too young to get the reference).

I am struggling for words that aren’t cliche or ordinary to describe Destroyer of Light in concert, because they are anything but cliché or ordinary.  Destroyer of Light may have been in William Faulkner’s mind when he penned the title “The Sound and the Fury” for his classic novel.

Penny Turner looks like his drumming requires little effort from him, but his aggressive beats and fills are an avalanche running free reign throughout all the songs.  Keegan Kjeldsen’s guitar weaves a spell of terror into each song and is relentless.  Jeff Klein (who has since left the band to pursue other ventures) is a furious fiend on the bass, bringing the low-end bludgeoning attack to each song.  He has a larger than life persona and emits voluminous energy with each breath, footstep, and hammered string.

Steve Colca’s presence on stage may be the origin of their name: his presence seemed to suck the light out of the room like watching smoke return to its source in a strange reversal of reality.  He truly is a different and more terrifying person on stage – it is awesome (as in – to be in awe).

His guitar chords slam hard to the ground with each release of the pick and, his take-no-prisoner style of play entices one’s need to hit something, to destroy something.  His vocals come from a dark place.  His guttural wailing seems to lament the silence of light and revel in its destruction.

I said this is an experience, and for all of these reasons it was.  Definitely bear witness to all three of these bands live if you can.

Witchcryer has a Midwest Tour coming up in October – check the dates:

Oct. 7th – San Antonio, TX @ Hi-Tones Oct. 13th – San Angelo, Texas @ The Deadhorse Oct. 14th – Dallas, TX @ Double Wide Oct 15th – Little Rock, AR @ The Sonic Temple Oct. 16th – Louisville, KY @ Highland Tavern Oct. 17th – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle Brewery Oct. 18th – Madison, WI @ The Frequency Oct. 19th – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club Oct. 20th – Hamtramck, MI @ New Dodge Lounge Oct. 21th – Chicago, Ill @ Livewire

Witchcryer live video from this event:

Messa live video from this event:

Destroyer Of Light live video from this event:

One Hot Night: Witchcryer, Messa, Destroyer of Light – Show Review 5/21/17 Austin TX (Live Video); Tour Dates (By Damon 'Gravitoyd' Caraway, Staff Writer, RiffRelevant.com) Hotel Vegas, Austin, Texas, 10:00 pm.  It was dark and felt like Godzilla’s breath: muggy and hot. 

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