Psychedelic metal is a type of
heavy metal
music which arose in the early 1990s. Post metal bands
began to combine psychedelic rock and grunge
and other influences and combining it into an underground movement some labeled
stoner rock. Bands like Kyuss, Masters of Reality, and Monster Magnet were
among
the most popular practitioners.
Kyuss formed in California in late 1980 when a group of
four high school
friends formed a small band called Sons of Kyuss. Combining varied musical influences
vocalist John Garcia and guitarist Josh Homme combined with bassist
Chris Cockrell and drummer Brant Bjork to make up genre defining band eventually
known just as Kyuss.
In 1992 Chris Goss of
Masters of Reality joined the band for the earth shattering CD Blues For the Red Sun
which most consider their best album in their short career. Blues For The Red
Sun was a imposing work taking the band into a different direction with
transient moments worthy of
psychedelic rock. Walls
of feedback and shifting melodies combined with tribal drums made it a force to
be reckoned within the genre. Welcome To Sky Valley in 1994 took baroque
songwriting and combined it in typical Kyuss style to form
another solid album from the band. Post breakup band members went on to join or
form other very influential psychedelic metal bands. Brant Bjork played in Fu
Manchu, Nick Oliveri founded the Mondo Generator before joining the hugely
popular Queens of the Stone Age. John Garcia founded Slo Burn
and Unida, Josh Homme, founded the band Gamma Ray which later became the Queens
Of The Stone Age.
Master's of Reality formed in 1981 by singer and
guitarist Chris Goss and lead guitarist Tim Harrington combining a mixture of
influences including hard
rock, jazz and
progressive rock.
The result is an unusual mixture of blues,
metal,
hard rock
and psychedelic
influences combined skillfully in a unique blend. Rick Rubin famed producer
took them under his wing putting the band through a grueling six months
recording their debut album Blue Garden. The album struck a favorable chord with
reviewers and fans alike. Hailing from Syracuse, New York a very secluded
industrial town. The band signed a record deal late in their careers but have
seemed to suffer no ill will for this.
Silver Dragon Records is now signing Psychedelic
Metal bands. Check out what we have to offer.
Thank
you for your interest in
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records.
Below is some information on our
record label and website catering to rock fans and musicians.
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records
presents
rock band Lazarus X
and the their latest independent CD release
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's combines determined hard hitting rock with haunting and soulful
melodies which struck a chord with many
underground
rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
publicity photos
and
underground
rock CD WOL at a
rooftop listening
party a day before it was released
and the response was amazing. Check out
Rock Band Lazarus X
merchandise like
The Weapon of Love Tour T-Shirt and
the
Weapon of Love CD
or preview one of their songs by
downloading a
free rock mp3.
Silver Dragon Records is a
Houston
rock record label
producing and promoting experimental, hard rock and alternative metal albums. We
provide 24 bit digital recording in a
quiet
private studio
free of distractions. If you think we are the label for you
submit a
demo to our record label and let us tell you how we can help your
band with
artist promotion,
publicity, marketing, recording, mastering, help in marketing a demo or shopping
for a major label deal. We are happy to offer musicians our online resources
like our
musicians
toolkit for recording audio, our
museum of rock
music history and our
Houston rock music resource.
Thank you for checking out
music history or rock genres and subgenres and enjoy the above links.
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