#psychedelicrock — Public Fediverse posts
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I've been listening to #GreenLung 's new album, Necropolitan, nonstop for the past couple of days. It's sooo good! Is anyone else excited about this one?!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7DW1s56xOc&si=jLcUoy-GKf_XVkpz
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I've been listening to #GreenLung 's new album, Necropolitan, nonstop for the past couple of days. It's sooo good! Is anyone else excited about this one?!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7DW1s56xOc&si=jLcUoy-GKf_XVkpz
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I've been listening to #GreenLung 's new album, Necropolitan, nonstop for the past couple of days. It's sooo good! Is anyone else excited about this one?!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7DW1s56xOc&si=jLcUoy-GKf_XVkpz
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I've been listening to #GreenLung 's new album, Necropolitan, nonstop for the past couple of days. It's sooo good! Is anyone else excited about this one?!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7DW1s56xOc&si=jLcUoy-GKf_XVkpz
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I've been listening to #GreenLung 's new album, Necropolitan, nonstop for the past couple of days. It's sooo good! Is anyone else excited about this one?!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7DW1s56xOc&si=jLcUoy-GKf_XVkpz
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To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰️ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayernhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdBGR9LenM
#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals
#KinoKonzert #Weissenburg
#Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts -
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰️ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayernhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdBGR9LenM
#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals
#KinoKonzert #Weissenburg
#Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts -
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰️ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayernhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdBGR9LenM
#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals
#KinoKonzert #Weissenburg
#Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts -
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰️ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayernhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdBGR9LenM
#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals
#KinoKonzert #Weissenburg
#Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts -
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰️ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayernhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdBGR9LenM
#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals
#KinoKonzert #Weissenburg
#Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts -
New #review today: "#TheFox's lone 1970 album For Fox Sake is one of those worthy underground releases that slipped through the cracks, only to become a collector's item years later. Previously reissued by RPM and Sommer Records, it now receives the #ThinkLikeAKeyRecords treatment, complete with four bonus tracks and a superb restoration by Prof. Stoned. Formed in Britain in 1968, The Fox occupied a musical space between late #psychedelia, blue-eyed soul, and the emerging #ProgressiveRock movement." #ExposeOnline #psychedelicRock #ProtoProg http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/the-fox-for-fox-sake-6.html
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New #review today: "#TheFox's lone 1970 album For Fox Sake is one of those worthy underground releases that slipped through the cracks, only to become a collector's item years later. Previously reissued by RPM and Sommer Records, it now receives the #ThinkLikeAKeyRecords treatment, complete with four bonus tracks and a superb restoration by Prof. Stoned. Formed in Britain in 1968, The Fox occupied a musical space between late #psychedelia, blue-eyed soul, and the emerging #ProgressiveRock movement." #ExposeOnline #psychedelicRock #ProtoProg http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/the-fox-for-fox-sake-6.html
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📻 Vortex Abyss 🕳️ (Dark ambient, neofolk, shoegaze, immersive)
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🎵 Babe Rainbow - Something New▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Abyss 🕳️ (Dark ambient, neofolk, shoegaze, immersive)
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🎵 Skinshape - I Didn't Know▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night ⚡ (Electro beat & tribal)
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🎵 Tame Impala - Dracula▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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Setting up inside a real cinema is always a thrill for us. Huge screen, heavy riffs, and hypnotic visuals filling up the whole room while everyone leans back in cinema chairs. We’ve put together an audiovisual ride we’re really excited to share live.
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayern#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals #KinoKonzert #Weissenburg #Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts
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Setting up inside a real cinema is always a thrill for us. Huge screen, heavy riffs, and hypnotic visuals filling up the whole room while everyone leans back in cinema chairs. We’ve put together an audiovisual ride we’re really excited to share live.
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayern#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals #KinoKonzert #Weissenburg #Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts
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Setting up inside a real cinema is always a thrill for us. Huge screen, heavy riffs, and hypnotic visuals filling up the whole room while everyone leans back in cinema chairs. We’ve put together an audiovisual ride we’re really excited to share live.
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayern#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals #KinoKonzert #Weissenburg #Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts
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Setting up inside a real cinema is always a thrill for us. Huge screen, heavy riffs, and hypnotic visuals filling up the whole room while everyone leans back in cinema chairs. We’ve put together an audiovisual ride we’re really excited to share live.
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayern#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals #KinoKonzert #Weissenburg #Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts
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Setting up inside a real cinema is always a thrill for us. Huge screen, heavy riffs, and hypnotic visuals filling up the whole room while everyone leans back in cinema chairs. We’ve put together an audiovisual ride we’re really excited to share live.
To anyone around the Nuremberg or Middle Franconia area looking for a proper Saturday night trip: it’s just a short ride down south, and we’d love to have you with us.
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 21:00
📍 Kino Center Weißenburg in Bayern#Fogdriver #PsychedelicRock #StonerRock #LiveVisuals #KinoKonzert #Weissenburg #Nürnberg #Mittelfranken #visualarts
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📻 Vortex Indie 🎸 (Indie pop, indie rock, classic rock)
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🎵 Dynamite Shakers - Equipage ravage▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/d82hJZBeDE#VortexWave #DynamiteShakers #PunkRock #PsychedelicRock #2000s
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📻 Vortex Indie 🎸 (Indie pop, indie rock, classic rock)
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🎵 Dynamite Shakers - Equipage ravage▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/d82hJZBeDE#VortexWave #DynamiteShakers #PunkRock #PsychedelicRock #2000s
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📻 Vortex Indie 🎸 (Indie pop, indie rock, classic rock)
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🎵 Black Lips - The One▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Indie 🎸 (Indie pop, indie rock, classic rock)
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🎵 Tame Impala - Posthumous Forgiveness▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Dawn 🌅 (Neoclassical, ambient, soft post-rock)
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🎵 Warpaint - Love Is to Die▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Dawn 🌅 (Neoclassical, ambient, soft post-rock)
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🎵 Connan Mockasin - Charlotte's Thong▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/d82hJZBeDE#VortexWave #ConnanMockasin #PsychedelicRock #Experimental #2010s
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📻 Vortex Dawn 🌅 (Neoclassical, ambient, soft post-rock)
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🎵 Skinshape - I Didn't Know▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Shadow 🌑 (New wave, synthwave, cold wave, goth)
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🎵 MGMT - Electric Feel▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Shadow 🌑 (New wave, synthwave, cold wave, goth)
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🎵 The Cramps - Human Fly▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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The Dharma Chain - Album Launch
Neue Zukunft, Saturday, September 26 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
Join The Dharma Chain in Berlin for the official release celebration of their second album, 'Some Kind of Pure State'. After a year of extensive touring across Europe, including appearances at Fuzz Club, Desertfest, SXSW Austin and shows all across Europe, the band return home to present their new record live.
Blending neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, post-punk, and krautrock influences, The Dharma Chain create immersive soundscapes that move between hypnotic rhythms, abrasive guitars, and atmospheric vocals.
Featuring visuals by Maria Secio, a custom light show, and never-before-played songs, this will be a one-night-only experience built around the world of Some Kind of Pure State.
For fans of: Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, The Underground Youth, Spiritualized, Fontaines D.C.
https://berlin.askapunk.de/event/the-dharma-chain-album-launch
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The Dharma Chain - Album Launch
Neue Zukunft, Saturday, September 26 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
Join The Dharma Chain in Berlin for the official release celebration of their second album, 'Some Kind of Pure State'. After a year of extensive touring across Europe, including appearances at Fuzz Club, Desertfest, SXSW Austin and shows all across Europe, the band return home to present their new record live.
Blending neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, post-punk, and krautrock influences, The Dharma Chain create immersive soundscapes that move between hypnotic rhythms, abrasive guitars, and atmospheric vocals.
Featuring visuals by Maria Secio, a custom light show, and never-before-played songs, this will be a one-night-only experience built around the world of Some Kind of Pure State.
For fans of: Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, The Underground Youth, Spiritualized, Fontaines D.C.
https://berlin.askapunk.de/event/the-dharma-chain-album-launch
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The Dharma Chain - Album Launch
Neue Zukunft, Saturday, September 26 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
Join The Dharma Chain in Berlin for the official release celebration of their second album, 'Some Kind of Pure State'. After a year of extensive touring across Europe, including appearances at Fuzz Club, Desertfest, SXSW Austin and shows all across Europe, the band return home to present their new record live.
Blending neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, post-punk, and krautrock influences, The Dharma Chain create immersive soundscapes that move between hypnotic rhythms, abrasive guitars, and atmospheric vocals.
Featuring visuals by Maria Secio, a custom light show, and never-before-played songs, this will be a one-night-only experience built around the world of Some Kind of Pure State.
For fans of: Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, The Underground Youth, Spiritualized, Fontaines D.C.
https://berlin.askapunk.de/event/the-dharma-chain-album-launch
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The Dharma Chain - Album Launch
Neue Zukunft, Saturday, September 26 at 07:30 PM GMT+2
Join The Dharma Chain in Berlin for the official release celebration of their second album, 'Some Kind of Pure State'. After a year of extensive touring across Europe, including appearances at Fuzz Club, Desertfest, SXSW Austin and shows all across Europe, the band return home to present their new record live.
Blending neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, post-punk, and krautrock influences, The Dharma Chain create immersive soundscapes that move between hypnotic rhythms, abrasive guitars, and atmospheric vocals.
Featuring visuals by Maria Secio, a custom light show, and never-before-played songs, this will be a one-night-only experience built around the world of Some Kind of Pure State.
For fans of: Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, The Underground Youth, Spiritualized, Fontaines D.C.
https://berlin.askapunk.de/event/the-dharma-chain-album-launch
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Big Fig Wasp▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
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Mystical Space Tigers - Color Shift
"ROOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!"
#ambient #experimental #rock #synthwave #lofi #instrumental #soundtrack #psychedelicrock #jazz #lofi #psychedelic #progressiverock #progressive #krautrock #nujazz #jazzfusion #psychedelicjazz #spacespace rock #tiger #music
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Mystical Space Tigers - Color Shift
"ROOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!"
#ambient #experimental #rock #synthwave #lofi #instrumental #soundtrack #psychedelicrock #jazz #lofi #psychedelic #progressiverock #progressive #krautrock #nujazz #jazzfusion #psychedelicjazz #spacespace rock #tiger #music
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Free download codes:
Mystical Space Tigers - Color Shift
"ROOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!"
#ambient #experimental #rock #synthwave #lofi #instrumental #soundtrack #psychedelicrock #jazz #lofi #psychedelic #progressiverock #progressive #krautrock #nujazz #jazzfusion #psychedelicjazz #spacespace rock #tiger #music
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Free download codes:
Mystical Space Tigers - Color Shift
"ROOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!"
#ambient #experimental #rock #synthwave #lofi #instrumental #soundtrack #psychedelicrock #jazz #lofi #psychedelic #progressiverock #progressive #krautrock #nujazz #jazzfusion #psychedelicjazz #spacespace rock #tiger #music
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Burn Me Down▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/d82hJZBeDE#VortexWave #FrankieandtheWitchFingers #PsychedelicRock #GarageRock #2000s
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Thee Oh Sees - No Spell▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Hymn for a Droid▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Wand - Dungeon Dropper▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Dead Meadow - The Unhounded Now▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Sarakiniko - Galactic Pot Healer▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Pond - Terrestrials▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
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📻 Vortex Night 🚀 (Krautrock & space rock)
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🎵 Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Simulator▶️ Écouter / Listen : VorteX [Radio]
https://lesonduvortex.net💬 Join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/d82hJZBeDE#VortexWave #FrankieAndTheWitchFingers #PsychedelicRock #GarageRock #2010s
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Bygone – Bygone Review By Creeping IvyBeing a non-native Bostonian in Beantown allows me to exercise a dispassionate objectivity towards the city’s musical culture. I vicariously experience the pride of housing The Pixies but don’t feel the shame of inhabiting Aerosmith Land.1 And yet, I’m always curious about local artists who can obliterate this objectivity, making me feel proud of Boston. Bygone, a heavy metal/hard rock sextet, may be able to liberate my revolutionary heart from its Tory shackles. Despite being Boston-based, Bygone have just dropped their debut album on Svart Records, an independent label based in Finland. Svart’s solid track record, coupled with that pulpy sci-fi cover, gives me more than a feeling that Bygone will deliver.
As per their name, Bygone is not really interested in revolution. These Bostonians serve a heavier-than-usual hard rock that had its heyday in the 1970s. But as the band itself so enticingly puts it, Bygone ’feels not so much of the historical past as it does the never-quite-was.’2 To this end, guitarists Noah Stormbringer and Chris Corry lay down driving riffs that feel like a chuggier Deep Purple (“Lightspeed Nights,” “City Living”). The powerful mid-range of vocalist James Kirn fronts a Uriah Heep with more heft than David Byron or John Lawton (“Shadow Rising,” “Take Me Home”). All the while, bassist Cecelia Hale and drummer Connor Donegan hover like a steadier UFO (“Fire in You Fire in Me”). With production wetter than the Charles River, Bygone sounds like the 70s proto-metal record that never was, but now is.
Bygone packs a tasty psychedelic flavor, largely stemming from its synths. Keyboardist Renato is a key fixture of Bygone, sonically fulfilling the spacey atmosphere suggested by the album cover. His tones span the cosmos, sounding like the stars, the interstellar spaceships traveling to them, and everything in between. “Lightspeed Nights” perfectly exemplifies Renato’s dual role in Bygone. Sometimes, he provides atmospheric background for the sparkling guitars; other times, he’s front and center, swirling like Saturnian rings around the band. But Bygone’s highlights, far and away, come from Renato’s interplays with guitarists Stormbringer and Corry. The bridge of “Shadow Rising,” for example, amplifies its time signature change with some nifty call-and-response triplets. Similarly, but more expansively, “Take Me Home” builds a progressive guitar/keyboard conversation into its DNA. On account of its psychedelic synths, Bygone becomes an album that pairs well with some Green Monster.
Bygone doesn’t go by without flaws. As mentioned, Kirn is a powerful vocalist, harboring a flexible mid-range that can satisfyingly hit higher notes. His verses and choruses, however, often need stronger hooks to differentiate themselves from the infectious guitar and keyboard melodies (“Lightspeed Nights”). Bygone also has some pacing issues. Despite being a fairly consistent 43 minutes, it lacks show-stopping highs (though “Take Me Home” comes close). Some midpoint lag (“Into the Gleam,” “The Last Horses of Avalon”) makes the album feel longer than it is. “City Living,” however, picks things back up before the closer. “Fire in You Fire in Me” stands as the most unique track on Bygone, with gentler, warmer tones recalling Procol Harum. Bygone would do well to make way for more variety of this kind.
Bygone is a good (though not wicked good) debut from a promising band. These Bostonians demonstrate keen awareness of what makes modern retro rock/metal work. Tone is tantamount but not totalizing; you need riffs, and Bygone holds plenty. Fans of the band’s 70s influences and other such contemporaries dealing in musical antiques will love the galactically vintage tones on display here. With a bit more songwriting variety and vocal hooks, Bygone should make Boston (and its iconoclastic transplants) more than proud.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2025 #30 #Aerosmith #Bygone #Dec25 #DeepPurple #HardRock #HeavyMetal #ProcolHarum #ProtoMetal #PsychedelicRock #Review #Reviews #SvartRecords #ThePixies #UFO #UriahHeep #USMetal
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Svart Records
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: December 12th, 2025 -
Bygone – Bygone Review By Creeping IvyBeing a non-native Bostonian in Beantown allows me to exercise a dispassionate objectivity towards the city’s musical culture. I vicariously experience the pride of housing The Pixies but don’t feel the shame of inhabiting Aerosmith Land.1 And yet, I’m always curious about local artists who can obliterate this objectivity, making me feel proud of Boston. Bygone, a heavy metal/hard rock sextet, may be able to liberate my revolutionary heart from its Tory shackles. Despite being Boston-based, Bygone have just dropped their debut album on Svart Records, an independent label based in Finland. Svart’s solid track record, coupled with that pulpy sci-fi cover, gives me more than a feeling that Bygone will deliver.
As per their name, Bygone is not really interested in revolution. These Bostonians serve a heavier-than-usual hard rock that had its heyday in the 1970s. But as the band itself so enticingly puts it, Bygone ’feels not so much of the historical past as it does the never-quite-was.’2 To this end, guitarists Noah Stormbringer and Chris Corry lay down driving riffs that feel like a chuggier Deep Purple (“Lightspeed Nights,” “City Living”). The powerful mid-range of vocalist James Kirn fronts a Uriah Heep with more heft than David Byron or John Lawton (“Shadow Rising,” “Take Me Home”). All the while, bassist Cecelia Hale and drummer Connor Donegan hover like a steadier UFO (“Fire in You Fire in Me”). With production wetter than the Charles River, Bygone sounds like the 70s proto-metal record that never was, but now is.
Bygone packs a tasty psychedelic flavor, largely stemming from its synths. Keyboardist Renato is a key fixture of Bygone, sonically fulfilling the spacey atmosphere suggested by the album cover. His tones span the cosmos, sounding like the stars, the interstellar spaceships traveling to them, and everything in between. “Lightspeed Nights” perfectly exemplifies Renato’s dual role in Bygone. Sometimes, he provides atmospheric background for the sparkling guitars; other times, he’s front and center, swirling like Saturnian rings around the band. But Bygone’s highlights, far and away, come from Renato’s interplays with guitarists Stormbringer and Corry. The bridge of “Shadow Rising,” for example, amplifies its time signature change with some nifty call-and-response triplets. Similarly, but more expansively, “Take Me Home” builds a progressive guitar/keyboard conversation into its DNA. On account of its psychedelic synths, Bygone becomes an album that pairs well with some Green Monster.
Bygone doesn’t go by without flaws. As mentioned, Kirn is a powerful vocalist, harboring a flexible mid-range that can satisfyingly hit higher notes. His verses and choruses, however, often need stronger hooks to differentiate themselves from the infectious guitar and keyboard melodies (“Lightspeed Nights”). Bygone also has some pacing issues. Despite being a fairly consistent 43 minutes, it lacks show-stopping highs (though “Take Me Home” comes close). Some midpoint lag (“Into the Gleam,” “The Last Horses of Avalon”) makes the album feel longer than it is. “City Living,” however, picks things back up before the closer. “Fire in You Fire in Me” stands as the most unique track on Bygone, with gentler, warmer tones recalling Procol Harum. Bygone would do well to make way for more variety of this kind.
Bygone is a good (though not wicked good) debut from a promising band. These Bostonians demonstrate keen awareness of what makes modern retro rock/metal work. Tone is tantamount but not totalizing; you need riffs, and Bygone holds plenty. Fans of the band’s 70s influences and other such contemporaries dealing in musical antiques will love the galactically vintage tones on display here. With a bit more songwriting variety and vocal hooks, Bygone should make Boston (and its iconoclastic transplants) more than proud.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2025 #30 #Aerosmith #Bygone #Dec25 #DeepPurple #HardRock #HeavyMetal #ProcolHarum #ProtoMetal #PsychedelicRock #Review #Reviews #SvartRecords #ThePixies #UFO #UriahHeep #USMetal
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Svart Records
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: December 12th, 2025 -
Bygone – Bygone Review By Creeping IvyBeing a non-native Bostonian in Beantown allows me to exercise a dispassionate objectivity towards the city’s musical culture. I vicariously experience the pride of housing The Pixies but don’t feel the shame of inhabiting Aerosmith Land.1 And yet, I’m always curious about local artists who can obliterate this objectivity, making me feel proud of Boston. Bygone, a heavy metal/hard rock sextet, may be able to liberate my revolutionary heart from its Tory shackles. Despite being Boston-based, Bygone have just dropped their debut album on Svart Records, an independent label based in Finland. Svart’s solid track record, coupled with that pulpy sci-fi cover, gives me more than a feeling that Bygone will deliver.
As per their name, Bygone is not really interested in revolution. These Bostonians serve a heavier-than-usual hard rock that had its heyday in the 1970s. But as the band itself so enticingly puts it, Bygone ’feels not so much of the historical past as it does the never-quite-was.’2 To this end, guitarists Noah Stormbringer and Chris Corry lay down driving riffs that feel like a chuggier Deep Purple (“Lightspeed Nights,” “City Living”). The powerful mid-range of vocalist James Kirn fronts a Uriah Heep with more heft than David Byron or John Lawton (“Shadow Rising,” “Take Me Home”). All the while, bassist Cecelia Hale and drummer Connor Donegan hover like a steadier UFO (“Fire in You Fire in Me”). With production wetter than the Charles River, Bygone sounds like the 70s proto-metal record that never was, but now is.
Bygone packs a tasty psychedelic flavor, largely stemming from its synths. Keyboardist Renato is a key fixture of Bygone, sonically fulfilling the spacey atmosphere suggested by the album cover. His tones span the cosmos, sounding like the stars, the interstellar spaceships traveling to them, and everything in between. “Lightspeed Nights” perfectly exemplifies Renato’s dual role in Bygone. Sometimes, he provides atmospheric background for the sparkling guitars; other times, he’s front and center, swirling like Saturnian rings around the band. But Bygone’s highlights, far and away, come from Renato’s interplays with guitarists Stormbringer and Corry. The bridge of “Shadow Rising,” for example, amplifies its time signature change with some nifty call-and-response triplets. Similarly, but more expansively, “Take Me Home” builds a progressive guitar/keyboard conversation into its DNA. On account of its psychedelic synths, Bygone becomes an album that pairs well with some Green Monster.
Bygone doesn’t go by without flaws. As mentioned, Kirn is a powerful vocalist, harboring a flexible mid-range that can satisfyingly hit higher notes. His verses and choruses, however, often need stronger hooks to differentiate themselves from the infectious guitar and keyboard melodies (“Lightspeed Nights”). Bygone also has some pacing issues. Despite being a fairly consistent 43 minutes, it lacks show-stopping highs (though “Take Me Home” comes close). Some midpoint lag (“Into the Gleam,” “The Last Horses of Avalon”) makes the album feel longer than it is. “City Living,” however, picks things back up before the closer. “Fire in You Fire in Me” stands as the most unique track on Bygone, with gentler, warmer tones recalling Procol Harum. Bygone would do well to make way for more variety of this kind.
Bygone is a good (though not wicked good) debut from a promising band. These Bostonians demonstrate keen awareness of what makes modern retro rock/metal work. Tone is tantamount but not totalizing; you need riffs, and Bygone holds plenty. Fans of the band’s 70s influences and other such contemporaries dealing in musical antiques will love the galactically vintage tones on display here. With a bit more songwriting variety and vocal hooks, Bygone should make Boston (and its iconoclastic transplants) more than proud.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2025 #30 #Aerosmith #Bygone #Dec25 #DeepPurple #HardRock #HeavyMetal #ProcolHarum #ProtoMetal #PsychedelicRock #Review #Reviews #SvartRecords #ThePixies #UFO #UriahHeep #USMetal
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Svart Records
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: December 12th, 2025 -
Bygone – Bygone Review By Creeping IvyBeing a non-native Bostonian in Beantown allows me to exercise a dispassionate objectivity towards the city’s musical culture. I vicariously experience the pride of housing The Pixies but don’t feel the shame of inhabiting Aerosmith Land.1 And yet, I’m always curious about local artists who can obliterate this objectivity, making me feel proud of Boston. Bygone, a heavy metal/hard rock sextet, may be able to liberate my revolutionary heart from its Tory shackles. Despite being Boston-based, Bygone have just dropped their debut album on Svart Records, an independent label based in Finland. Svart’s solid track record, coupled with that pulpy sci-fi cover, gives me more than a feeling that Bygone will deliver.
As per their name, Bygone is not really interested in revolution. These Bostonians serve a heavier-than-usual hard rock that had its heyday in the 1970s. But as the band itself so enticingly puts it, Bygone ’feels not so much of the historical past as it does the never-quite-was.’2 To this end, guitarists Noah Stormbringer and Chris Corry lay down driving riffs that feel like a chuggier Deep Purple (“Lightspeed Nights,” “City Living”). The powerful mid-range of vocalist James Kirn fronts a Uriah Heep with more heft than David Byron or John Lawton (“Shadow Rising,” “Take Me Home”). All the while, bassist Cecelia Hale and drummer Connor Donegan hover like a steadier UFO (“Fire in You Fire in Me”). With production wetter than the Charles River, Bygone sounds like the 70s proto-metal record that never was, but now is.
Bygone packs a tasty psychedelic flavor, largely stemming from its synths. Keyboardist Renato is a key fixture of Bygone, sonically fulfilling the spacey atmosphere suggested by the album cover. His tones span the cosmos, sounding like the stars, the interstellar spaceships traveling to them, and everything in between. “Lightspeed Nights” perfectly exemplifies Renato’s dual role in Bygone. Sometimes, he provides atmospheric background for the sparkling guitars; other times, he’s front and center, swirling like Saturnian rings around the band. But Bygone’s highlights, far and away, come from Renato’s interplays with guitarists Stormbringer and Corry. The bridge of “Shadow Rising,” for example, amplifies its time signature change with some nifty call-and-response triplets. Similarly, but more expansively, “Take Me Home” builds a progressive guitar/keyboard conversation into its DNA. On account of its psychedelic synths, Bygone becomes an album that pairs well with some Green Monster.
Bygone doesn’t go by without flaws. As mentioned, Kirn is a powerful vocalist, harboring a flexible mid-range that can satisfyingly hit higher notes. His verses and choruses, however, often need stronger hooks to differentiate themselves from the infectious guitar and keyboard melodies (“Lightspeed Nights”). Bygone also has some pacing issues. Despite being a fairly consistent 43 minutes, it lacks show-stopping highs (though “Take Me Home” comes close). Some midpoint lag (“Into the Gleam,” “The Last Horses of Avalon”) makes the album feel longer than it is. “City Living,” however, picks things back up before the closer. “Fire in You Fire in Me” stands as the most unique track on Bygone, with gentler, warmer tones recalling Procol Harum. Bygone would do well to make way for more variety of this kind.
Bygone is a good (though not wicked good) debut from a promising band. These Bostonians demonstrate keen awareness of what makes modern retro rock/metal work. Tone is tantamount but not totalizing; you need riffs, and Bygone holds plenty. Fans of the band’s 70s influences and other such contemporaries dealing in musical antiques will love the galactically vintage tones on display here. With a bit more songwriting variety and vocal hooks, Bygone should make Boston (and its iconoclastic transplants) more than proud.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
#2025 #30 #Aerosmith #Bygone #Dec25 #DeepPurple #HardRock #HeavyMetal #ProcolHarum #ProtoMetal #PsychedelicRock #Review #Reviews #SvartRecords #ThePixies #UFO #UriahHeep #USMetal
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Svart Records
Website: Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: December 12th, 2025