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Solar Mantra Premiere “Stone Rider” Video; Debut Album Away out Sept. 3

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Roman heavy rockers Solar Mantra will release their debut long-player, Away, through Argonauta Records on Sept. 3. It follows behind the band’s 2018 self-titled EP and in addition to capping with an eponymous track in the seven-minute “Solar Mantra,” Away boasts punch after punch of heavy grooves and rough attitude, brashness and burl making their presence felt on lead cut “Stone Rider” and the subsequent bruiser “Pacciani” and holding sway for duration, even as songs like “This Iz” tap into Constellation-era Alabama Thunderpussy-esque Southern heavy and “Crown” touches on doom in its melody.

Along the way, “Candy Man” and “Hurricane” and “Mazinga” brim with festival-ready vitality as Francesco Carretti‘s riffs set the patterns given heft and movement through Simone Bianchini‘s drums and Federico “Quattro” Lombardi‘s bass, solos liberally strewn about the proceedings to offset the verses and choruses from frontman Tommaso Santillo, whose gruff voice proves malleable throughout to the various builds and progressions of the tracks, more laid back in the early going of “Monster of the Deep” and belting out the final hook later. Wild guess, but some beer may have been consumed during the making of Away.

SOLAR MANTRA AWAYTheir songs are neither revolutionary nor unwelcome. An able execution of genre, they tap into late ’90s and early ’00s stoner vibes without sounding either too much like Kyuss or Clutch, and as a first full-length — and a long one at 52 minutes/11 tracks — there’s no point at which Away feels disengaged from its central aesthetic purpose, which is unpretentious even as “Solar Mantra” hits into some more complex melodic fare and near-psychedelic guitar work. Rock for rockers? With the trades between double-time hi-hat tension and riffy strut, it’s hard to think of “Hard as a Stone” any other way.

And even the penultimate ‘Snake,” which is more severe in its riff, holds itself to the standard the band have by then well set, balancing aggression and groove in a way that feels aware of the style it’s playing toward but unforced despite that. That is to say, first record or not, new-ish lineup or not, Solar Mantra come across as having every idea of what they want their material to do, and that’s what Away brings to life. They hit it hard, with due vitality, and ask little of the listener more than coming along for the trip. The vibe will be familiar, and so will the choruses by the time you’re through the record a couple times.

The video — watch for Santillo‘s eyeliner to come and go — for “Stone Rider” is premiering below, followed by more info from the PR wire.

Please enjoy:

Solar Mantra, “Stone Rider” video premiere

September 3, 2021 will see Roman stoner rockers SOLAR MANTRA to release their first full- length album through Argonauta Records.

The band, who formed in 2017, takes its listener on a wild fuzz rock trip into a psychedelic wonderland. With their catchy yet powerful and heavily groovy stoner sound, the Italian four-piece creates a revitalizing vibe that is immediately evident. From the crushing album opener “Stone Rider” to the equal bracing, grande finale “Solar Mantra”, Away unleashes eleven gritty and hooking songs that deliver the perfect soundtrack for a roadtrip in the sun!

“Away is the result of a new creativity vein that came from the new line up, since 2019, with Francesco on guitar and Federico on bass,” says vocalist Tommaso Santillo. “The different influences from our first EP created a new sound and groove that comes to light on our new album “Away”.

The leitmotif is the hypocrisy of the appearance, about the difference between our real emotions, feelings, beliefs, opinions and what we want or we are forced to show in this “over-ruled” social environment. The artwork expresses the will to escape from this black hole of social rules and regulations towards the inspiriting light of the sun… in one word: “Away”.”

Release: September 3, 2021 – Argonauta Records Formats: CD + Digital.

Tracklist:
1. Stone Rider
2. Pacciani
3. Candyman
4. Monster From The Abyss
5. Mazinga
6. Thiz Iz
7. Hard As A Stone
8. Crown
9. Hurricane
10. The Snake
11. Solar Mantra

Solar Mantra is:
Tommaso Santillo (vocals)
Francesco Carretti (guitar)
Federico “Quattro” Lombardi (bass)
Simone Bianchini (drums)

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2 Responses to “Solar Mantra Premiere “Stone Rider” Video; Debut Album Away out Sept. 3”

  1. Eli Quinn says:

    Haha, I like the art comment. I’m the artist, I decided to go for an androgynous alien type for this one — I used to draw enormous boobs but that was back when I was like 14 in 1994

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