![]() Hooks abound, but the quality of DOCTOR SMOKE’s work has algorithm-punching weight behind it that’s beyond getting stuck in your head. Building on the first album’s accomplishments even as they chase speedy sonic demons down an it’s-not-about-genre highway while remaining so thoroughly in command of what they’re doing you can’t help but follow them. And rest assured, the energy they bring forth on Dreamers and the Dead justifies the loyalty their fanbase has shown them over time. Founded in 2012, the band's current lineup consists of vocalist/guitarist Matt Tluchowski along with Steve Lehocky on lead guitar, Jeff Young on bass, and Cody Cooke on drums. It’s been seven years since DOCTOR SMOKE’s 2014 debut, 'The Witching Hour', which was enough to send the band off touring the East Coast and find them joining forces with Totem Cat Records for a 2015 release. Metal Injection recently described the album as "a great crossroads between Ghost and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats in terms of catchiness-meets-heaviness", so get ready to make your hips sway and raise those horns!ĭon't miss their latest videos " This Hallowed Ground" and " Been Here Forever".ĭOCTOR SMOKE 'Dreamers and the Dead' Out September 3rd on Ripple Music Boasting a hair-raising depth of sound, 'Dreamers and the Dead' charges ahead through ten tracks of unflinchingly infectious songcraft, crowned by an outstanding performance from Matt Tluchowski on vocals. The accompanying video was created in true DIY fashion, shot with an iPhone 11 and self-edited."įueled by classic heavy metal and dark heavy rock, DOCTOR SMOKE return with the follow-up to their revered 2014 debut 'The Witching Hour'. It creates a stark contrast with dark subject matter against upbeat melodies. While taking some cues from stoner rock and doom, there's a clear shift from the fuzzier, stoner-ish metal of their 2014 debut The Witching Hour, bringing the vocals into focus and introducing some modern grit to help the devilishly complex rhythm side of the record hit home."įrontman Matt Tluchowski adds: " The Rope is the final song written for the new album, and one of our personal favorites, “The Rope” is a song which lyrics speak for itself. ![]() I mean, they don't even really slow down: their burly, fantastical heavy metal just segues from one habit-forming earworm to the next. Say Invisible Oranges editors: " The Ohioan heshers never, ever stop riffing. Their new album 'Dreamers and the Dead' will be issued on September 3rd on Ripple Music. Here are some classic shred videos to either tickle your fancy, or get you into a pickle if you're a thin-skinned muso.Ohio-based occult metal foursome DOCTOR SMOKE teamed up with Invisible Oranges to present their third video "The Rope", an intense 3-minute anthem filled with skyscraping riffing and deliciously demented hooks. The retirement of the series at concert hall, where Hope also plays, caused something of a hullabaloo in the classical world. What's more, concert programmer Arno Lücker - one of those behind the online prank - suddenly found the long running series he presented at the Berlin Konzerthaus cancelled. Most artists who are parodied in this way see the funny side, though the violinist Daniel Hope issued a cease-and-desist notice to videomakers through his lawyer at the beginning of the year when he was shredded, as the New York Times reported. The idea is a simple one: videos by artists are redubbed with a new performance that might not be quite as virtuosic or accomplished as the original, often leading to comedy gold. What are shreds? They have nothing to do with shred diets, shredding documents or playing the guitar super fast like Yngwie Malmsteen, although the Swedish axeman has been 'victim' of one such video. ![]() According to Know Your Meme, they originated in Finland in 2007 and proliferated from there. Shred videos might feel like a recent phenomenon but they've been with us for more than a decade now.
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