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Black Hat Bones Sign with Total Volume Booking

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 26th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

Greek heavy rockers Black Hat Bones released their second album, Born in a Thunder, in March, and it looks like they’ll soon enough be taking to the streets to support it. The Athens-based four-piece have inked a deal to work with Total Volume Booking (Geezer, Naxatras, Green Yeti, etc.) to bring their crisp energy to stages around Europe, and while dates haven’t been announced yet, the band hasn’t exactly been shy about getting out in Greece, playing Desertfest Athens last year and more besides.

If you didn’t hear Born in a Thunder, it’s basically a parade of high-energy hooks served straight up like a cold shot of AC/DC-style songwriting, and it’s streaming in full at the bottom of this post from their Bandcamp, so, you know, dig in.

From the PR wire:

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Black Hat Bones (GR) joining forces with Total Volume

Hailing from Sparta, but currently residing in the Greek capital, we present to you Black Hat Bones!

If highly energetic performances, screaming solos, growling bass and a vocalist from which you can’t get your eyes off, are your kind of thing, then you’re in for a treat! After partying in well-known stages throughout Greece, but also taking part in notable festivals like Rockwave Festival, Desert Fest Athens, Fuzztastic planet, as well as the upcoming Ejekt Festival, it’s time for these dudes to cross the borders and spread their high-energy rock ‘n’ roll to the masses!

With their latest work, “Born in a Thunder”, already released in both digital and physical format through the band’s bandcamp, get ready to witness a, what now the guys call, “adrenaline fueled POP music party”.

Bio:

We are Black Hat Bones, a high energy / heavy rock band from Sparta(Greece) formed back in 2009. Since 2011, we moved to Athens(Greece) and we managed to release our first Ep, a digital single and our debut full length album “High Gain Devil Rockers” through Trailblazer Records. All these received some incredible feedback (zines, blogs, radio / tv stations ) from all over the world (Canada to France, UK, Italy , Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Greece). Our latest album called “Born in a Thunder”is out now in digital & physical format (vinyl 180gr) and we’re currently touring Greece spreading rock ‘n’ roll to the masses, looking forward to cross the borders!

Long story short, we’ve been rockin’ this place for quite some time now, and we’re looking forward to come to your place! So, if you’re still reading this, press one of the links below, and let’s book a show so we can meet, dance, drink, and headbang!

https://www.facebook.com/BlackHatBones/
https://www.instagram.com/blackhatbones/
https://blackhatbones.bandcamp.com/album/born-in-a-thunder-2017
https://www.facebook.com/totalvolumebackline/
http://totalvolumeagency.com/

Black Hat Bones, Born in a Thunder (2017)

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Desertfest Athens 2016 Lineup Complete

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 12th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

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With the final addition of Cough, the lineup for Desertfest Athens 2016 is complete. The fest is set for Oct. 7 and 8 — less than a month from now — and Cough join the bill as they’ll be on tour at the time with Elder (dates here) supporting their new album, Still They Pray (review here), which was released by Relapse.

The roster of bands they join, including Red Fang and Greek forerunners 1000mods, whose new song “The Son” you can hear below (more to come on that album), is ridiculously strong, and seems to draw from the history of Desertfest itself in various ways, Steak representing London’s incarnation, Colour Haze that of Berlin (though they’re from Munich), and really any number of these acts the Belgian edition. It’s a great mix that does well to represent its home country as well in Automaton (who’ll be joined by Dr. Space himself), Sadhus, and the aforementioned 1000mods.

Looks like a great show, and particularly as it’s the first one, I wish them all the best of luck with it.

Final announcement and lineup follow:

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Doom/Sludge masters COUGH joining the bill for Desertfest Athens 2016 1st edition!

This is the full line up for the 1st ever Desertfest Athens!

Red Fang
1000mods
Pentagram
Torche
Colour Haze
Truckfighters
My Sleeping Karma
Karma to Burn
Elder
Cough
Black Rainbows
House of Broken Promises
Steak
Beggars
Sadhus
Black Hat Bones
Automaton with Dr. Space
We Own the Sky

Enjoy desert army!

After London, Berlin and Antwerp, the Desertfest franchise is keeping up its conquest of Europe by launching the very first Greek edition of the famous stoner, doom and psych festival. DESERTFEST ATHENS will take place over the second weekend of October, as a sister event of the autumnal Belgium edition.

Over the years, DESERTFEST has become one of the most popular events in Europe for everything heavy, stoner, doom and psyche. “Made by fans for the fans”, the festival gathers thousands of people from across the globe each year by hosting the finest headliners, while also constantly stretching the limits of its own niche with dozens of quality live acts throughout a weekend. Nurturing a friendly atmosphere since the very beginning, DESERTFEST is a urban festival that has won the loyalty of heavy music lovers, so expect your Greek holiday to be a unique and memorable music and human experience!

https://www.viva.gr/tickets/music/iera-odos/desertfest-athens/
www.detoxevents.gr
https://www.facebook.com/Desertfest-Athens-189161564797514/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1530177053945310/

1000mods, “The Son”

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Desertfest Athens 2016: Colour Haze, Pentagram, John Garcia, Karma to Burn, Beggars, Automaton, Black Hat Bones and Sadhus Added

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 5th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

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If you were hoping to get early-bird tickets for Desertfest Athens 2016, tough turkey — they’re gone. It didn’t take more than an initial lineup announcement to move them all out the door, so I guess if there was any question there was enough interest in Athens to warrant holding a fest under the Desertfest banner, that’s gone too. As for the first acts joining the bill, it’s an impressive assemblage, with Colour HazePentagramKarma to BurnBeggars and Sadhus, the latter two local to Athens and supporting an international cast that’s only going to increase in scope as we get closer to October.

As noted yesterday, Desertfest Athens 2016 is part of a string of European festivals happening on successive weekends, preceded by Up in Smoke and followed by Desertfest Belgium and Keep it Low. I don’t know about you, but if ever there was a time to drop out of life and go bum around Europe for a month, this would seem to be it. If you need me, I’ll be daydreaming about same.

Just before this post went up, I noticed Greek outfits Automaton and Black Hat Bones have also newly joined the bill. Seems like it’s fair to expect Desertfest Athens will be highlighting the booming Greek heavy rock scene in its lineup, and I won’t argue with the mission. Feels like a long time coming.

Info courtesy of the fest:

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First line up announcement for Desertfest Athens 2016!!!

Colour Haze
Pentagram
John Garcia
Karma to Burn
BEGGARS
Sadhus “The Smoking Community”

Automaton are the next band to be announced for Desertfest Athens!!!

Black Hat Bones join Desertfest Athens too!!!

Get your tickets now!!!

Desertfest’s early bird tickets are sold out!!!

After London, Berlin and Antwerp, the Desertfest franchise is keeping up its conquest of Europe by launching the very first Greek edition of the famous stoner, doom and psych festival. DESERTFEST ATHENS will take place over the second weekend of October, as a sister event of the autumnal Belgium edition.

https://www.viva.gr/tickets/music/iera-odos/desertfest-athens/
www.detoxevents.gr
https://www.facebook.com/Desertfest-Athens-189161564797514/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1530177053945310/

Colour Haze, To the Highest Gods We Know (2014)

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