Gypsy Chief Goliath-New Machines of the Night

Pitch Black Records

2013

 

Faithful readers (all dozen or so of you) might recall that I just covered these guys back in August of this year. Their "Black Samurai" single grabbed hold of my inner groove thing and shook it about like a hungry dog attacking a juicy steak! That sweet soul sister of a single might have been a tad old, which you can read all about at the link below (should you desire), but it sounded fresh and amazing to my ears. It caused me to look for further material that I might have missed and I stumbled upon another one of their tracks on the compilation "Axis Of The Underground Vol.2 Compilation Album". The song on that comp. was "St. Covens Tavern" and it's included on this, the band's second studio album. Of course you can also find that single on Youtube and the compilation might very well still be floating around online as a digital download. But, why mess with all of that when you could just get the song with the new album? And yes, it is another cool slab of stone cold grooves from this Canadian bunch! How so? Well, the band is lead by vocalist/guitarist Al the Yeti Bones (The Mighty Nimbus, Georgian Skull and Mister Bones) and features not only a three guitar attack, but also rustic harmonica playing courtesy of Brodie Stevenson! Brodie gives the band a different, more blues-based, vibe then the bulk of stoner rock bands who can be seen and heard traveling up and down the dusty back-roads of America. Want more information though about what these guys roll out? Imagine this one folks: On a small dirt road somewhere in the middle of anywhere/nowhere U.S.A. classic rock and classic heavy metal converge at a three way stop with Black Sabbath. After exchanging some pleasantries and sharing a pint or two at the only bar for miles and miles the three set off  some mysterious destination. At the end of their strange and bewildering trip they are confronted by the ghost of Phil Lynott who tells them, or rather commands them!, to morph their talents into the gnarliest rock band ever! Before leaving though Phil posses each and every member of this new super trooper act so that no groove will be left uncovered at the next part of their journey. That my friends and fiends is what Gypsy Chief Goliath (GCG) cooks up on their new album! And what's a main dish like that without some tasty side dishes? One of those tasty side dishes is the previously mention three guitars aspect of GCG. As these guys rock hard it helps matters that they are blessed with the skills of guitarists Dave Ljubanovich and Sean Hamilton. Three guitars makes for three times the fun. But, what happens when you also add Sean De Faria and Adam Saitti (bass and drums respectively) into the equation? The answer is simple folks. You end up with a must-own (and most certainly must-blast) collection of blues-based, rocking good times, stoner tunes that take everything you thought you knew about real, cold sweat and colder beer, rock and roll and gives it a much needed face lift! Rarely has stoner rock and roll ever sounded so alive and ready for the world as it does on "New Machines of the Night"!

 

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Gypsy Chief Goliath-Black Samurai-Single

Black Vulture Records
2012

It's fair enough to say that this single, while not years past it's initial release date, is still a bit on the older side of things. That being said, "Black Samurai" just recently found a way to sneak into my inbox and, in doing so, it managed to draw me in (or at least it peaked my interest) like a tiny bug flying smack dab into a spider's web! Besides, it's not like good music ever goes out of style right? So yeah, I am usually a stickler for posting music more "fresh" (date-wise) and all that jazz, but I'll just say it folks-good music, especially if we're talking about some form of stoner rock, will always get a pass from me. With that thrown out there for public consumption, who really cares if it abides by our silly concept of time or not! So, with that long bit of rock and roll rambling out of the way, what exactly are we looking at with this single? Well my friends let's just say that this Canadian act had me hooked as soon as the harmonica kicked in!  Yes, I said a harmonica. That, in and of itself, doesn't sound all that impressionable I realize, but there's more to this bunch that must be acknowledged. You see, when you're talking about a band like Gypsy Chief Goliath (or G.C.G for short) which just so happens to indulge in a southern-fried form of stoner rock then well, this single takes on a whole new life of it's own! The single "Black Samurai" does bring to mind Black Sabbath (and rightly so as they seem to be the idol of just about every stoner rock band out there these days!), but it also sounds as if it's been force-fed some Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd and "God Of Thunder" Kiss! It's not often then that you'll find a band like this right? One would imagine that G.C.G probably has some ZZ Top LPs mixed in with their Pentagram and Saint Vitus ones, but time (and a supposed second album that's in the works) will tell just how much southern gravy this bunch will decide to smoother their brand of heavy doom. For now though you can find this single, as well as their 2012 album, "It's a Walk in the Mist", on iTunes.