The thing about “V.L.A.” the lone posted track from Portland, Oregon, outfit Stoneburner is that it hits really hard. It’s not the most original track ever — it’s slow and growly, with an atmosphere as grey as the band’s picture that serves as the album cover for their 2009 Demo — but it doesn’t just plod. It stomps. There’s heavy-footed, and then there’s this.

And yeah, it’s an older track, too. Information about the four-piece is sparse on their Thee Facebooks, but they’ve reportedly got more recording in the works for later in 2011, and hopefully they’ll be able to grow a bit stylistically while also keeping this thunderous lumber to their step. I dig it, thought you might too, so here’s “V.L.A.” from the Stoneburner Bandcamp page:

Tags: Oregon, Portland, Stoneburner, Unsigned bands

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