Stoned Jesus to Reissue Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest Aug. 16
As Stoned Jesus move forward with a new lineup and head toward their 15th anniversary tour of Europe this Fall, the Ukrainian heavy rock forerunners will this August revisit 2012’s Seven Thunders Roar (review here) and 2015’s The Harvest (review here), reissuing the two albums through Season of Mist, which also put out their 2023 long-player, Father Light (review here). That record, in being both post-plague and arriving in the context of Russia’s ongoing attempt to eat Ukraine with murder, was almost defiantly rocking, but encompassed a lot in terms of sound that Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest put forth, nodding to the… uh… nod… of the former and the willfully progressive spirit that kept the latter from being more than a retread of riffy glories. Three extra minutes of “I’m the Mountain?” I think I’m not the only one who’s ready to sign up for such a thing.
Kind of kills me I’ve still never seen this band. With the trio revamped around founding guitarist/vocalist Igor Sydorenko, that would be interesting to catch playing new songs or old. My understanding is — which is to say, don’t quote me on this — they’ve dropped the intention to follow Father Light with the hopefully-they’ll-put-it-out-someday Mother Dark, instead focusing on touring and presumably a fresh start for a next record whenever they get there.
The PR wire brings news of the reissues:
STONED JESUS Re-Issue Two Classic Albums in Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest
Strap in, magnificent souls, because we’re diving deep into the kaleidoscopic universe of STONED JESUS, trailblazers of the European psychedelic progressive rock scene. The ever-ambitious trio is re-issuing their groundbreaking albums, the monolithic Seven Thunders Roar (2012) and the revolutionary The Harvest (2015).
Forged in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2009 by singer-songwriter Igor Sydorenko, Stoned Jesus began as an audacious experiment. United by a shared passion for the almighty riff, seismic grooves, and boundless creativity, the band bulldozed their way through the barriers of the genre, crafting a legacy that has since become the stuff of modern mythology.
“After years of waiting we’re finally reissuing two of our most-beloved albums, the heavy prog stalwart The Harvest and the already-legendary psychedelic classic Seven Thunders Roar!” Sydorenko states. “It’s funny now to think how surprised people were hearing The Harvest for the first time – a lot of them possibly expected Seven Thunders Part Two, but as a songwriter I’d never been into repeating myself. And with Seven Thunders, what else could I say about this overlooked-then-and-praised-now record, its importance and influence for the genre?
“This was our first release with our then-manager, Vlad Lyashenko, the man who helped to shape the Ukrainian rock and metal underground into the force it is today. Both reissues are dedicated to his memory, since he passed away last year – hauntingly, on the very same day we’d released our fifth album, Father Light. So please enjoy both The Harvest and Seven Thunders Roar with extended bonus tracks and have one for the guy to whom we owe our career”
Season of Mist is reissuing Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest on August 16, 2024.
Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/StonedJesusReissues
Available Formats
Seven Thunders Roar
Digital Download
CD Digipack
2X12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
2X12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Gold with Black Splatter)
Tracklist
1. Bright Like The Morning (7:47)
2. Electric Mistress (9:21)
3. Indian (5:00)
4. I’m The Mountain (13:01)
5. Stormy Monday (8:43)
6. Bright Like The Morning (Extended) (8:43)
7. Stormy Monday (Extended) (9:32)
8. I’m The Mountain (Extended) (16:02)
Total runtime: 1:18:09
The Harvest
Digital Download
CD Digipack
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Black)
12″ Vinyl Gatefold (Red with Black Splatter)
Tracklist
1. Here Come The Robots (3:18)
2. Wound (3:14)
3. Rituals Of The Sun (7:01)
4. YFS (5:10)
5. Silkworm Confessions (9:07)
6. Black Church (14:45)
Total runtime: 42:37
STONED JESUS will be heading out celebrating their 15 year anniversary across mainland Europe. Expect a setlist full of Seven Thunders Roar and The Harvest classics, along with tracks from their latest album, Father Light.
Tagging alongside them will be San Francisco’s Mondo Drag, Polish doom-giants Dopelord as well as label mates The Abbey on 21 European dates.
STONED JESUS XV ANNIVERSARY TOUR:
10 October: Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
11 October: Copenhagen, DK @ Lille Vega
12 October: Hamburg, DE @ Headcrash
13 October: Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
14 October: Arnhem, NL @ Willemeen
16 October: Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
17 October: Bristol, UK @ Fleece
18 October: London, UK @ Garage
19 October: Cologne, DE @ Club Volta
20 October: Antwerpen, BE @ Desertfest Belgium
22 October: Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
23 October: Milano, IT @ Legend
24 October: Bologna, IT @ Freakout
25 October: Aarau, CH @ Kiff
26 October: Schweinfurt, DE @ Stattbahnhof
27 October: Innsbruck, DE @ PMK
29 October: Brno, CZ @ Kabinet Muz
30 October: Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka
31 October: Krakow, PL @ Kwadrat
1 November: Poznan, PL @ Klub 2progi
2 November: Leipzig, DE @ Werk 2
Line-up:
Igor Sydorenko – Lead-Vocals & Guitar
Andrew Rodin – Bass & Backing Vocals
Yurii Ciel – Drums & Percussion
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