Another Festive Freebie for you all. This time on the Third Friday of the month, which means the November Peroration post will go live today. Which is a huge one! And so is this album! The three hail from Paris, France and delivered a brilliant album called OCCULTATION only a few weeks ago through Interstellar Smoke Records. We’re talking about STARMONGER, the band known for groove wizardry and riff magic. It reached Number 16 on the November Doom Charts and will surely feature on many year-end-lists!
Andy Kovalcik (Bandcamp-NYP-Hard&Heavy) wrote: “STARMONGER mix elements of many of the heavy music sub-genres we all love. Somehow they are heavy, abrasive and fuzzy while remaining clean, precise and sharply focused. This album was released late in the month and I didn’t know it was coming but I obviously had to make room on my list for this gem. Don’t miss it.”
Jon McGough (Stoner Rock Army, Stoner HiVe, Outlaws Of The Sun) wrote: “… STARMONGER has formulated a saga with multitudes of layers to be peeled and is truly a testament to what three guys, their instruments, their aspirations, and vision can accomplish. To my ears, that accomplishment is a magnificent victory with Occultation.” (Read more on Stoner HiVe)
JJ Koczan (The Obelisk) wrote: “…finds itself in a pocket of groove that feels right to let the melodies breathe and the distortion hit simultaneously…” (Read more on The Obelisk)
Their own words:
“Space rock, doom, desert, classic rock… STARMONGER’s new album “Occultation” draws on the classics to compose their intergalactic epic soundtrack. This heroic stoner record with its charismatic vocals embarks its audience on an occult sonic journey. Built like tales, the seven tracks illustrate a limitless imagination where strange shamanic hallucinations rub shoulders with an interplanetary class struggle.”
Credits
Released November 29, 2024
Written, produced and performed by Starmonger:
Arthur Desbois (lead vocals, guitar)
Mathias Friedman (backing vocals, bass guitar)
Seb Antoine (backing vocals, drums)
Released by Interstellar Smoke Records
Recorded live in DGD Music Studio in Nov 2023 by Stoneriver Audio and Jérôme Richelme.
(except “Page of Swords”, recorded in Studio de la Vimondière in Nov 2022 by Vincent Liard)
Mixed & mastered by Jérôme Richelme
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