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Artist : House Of Aquarius
Album : The World Through Bloodred Eyes
Genre : Rock
Year : 2012
Label : Electric Magic Records
Cat# : EMLP01
Source : Vinyl
Bitrate : VBRKbps
Size : 85,8 MB
Runtime : 47:36 min
URL : n/a
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01. Lord Of Vermin 07:26
02. Rock ┤N┤ Roll Grandma And The KKK 04:00
03. Fear No Evil 05:54
04. Azteroid Zombiez 03:09
05. Cosmic Weed 03:32
06. Unholy 06:33
07. Apes & Blood 04:25
08. Nuclear Child 04:22
09. Out Of The Hands Of Your God 08:15
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Originally released in 2003, Swedish heavy rockers House of
Aquariusæ lone full-length, The World through Bloodred Eyes,
is given new life on LP thanks to GermanyÆs Electric Magic
Records. The Norrk÷ping four-piece ù from which vocalist
Mikael Popovic and guitarist Thomas Eriksson went on to found
Year of the Goat û fit well alongside Mammoth Volume and Dead
Man in the category of underrated Swedish riffers, with a
sound dense and bluesy an album that runs even a decade later
between groove-laden and viciously catchy. Popovicæs vocals
are a standout element, stonerly without much posturing, and
the rhythm section of bassist Lare Hultman and drummer Jens
Gustavsson fill out an organic low end without pulling the
focus away from Erikssonæs prevalent cyclical modus. Whatever
the members have gone on to do since, the 48 minutes of The
World through Bloodred Eyes shows them as having been
considerably adept at a more straightforward stoner rock
style, and while the album might not have garnered as much
acclaim as the output of some of their countrymen over the
years ù be it Dozer or Witchcraft û the fact remains that
House of Aquarius at least belong in the discussion. Thus
does the Electric Magic reissue live up to the standard: Does
this album deserve another look? One doesnÆt have to be even
fully through ôLord of Vermin,ö the first of the LPÆs nine
tracks, to understand why the answer is yes. A softer lead
guitar line at the halfway point calls back to early Suplecs
smooth fuzz even as House of Aquarius build to individualized
grit and transition easily between their parts, resulting in
an immediately palpable flow that stays strong as one cut
progresses to the next.
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