The gradual return to activity of Swedish heavy rockers The Awesome Machine continues with Daredevil Records‘ inclusion of the band in a series of demo reissues that captures the early days of modern heavy rock in Europe. The first installment in the aptly titled Demo Series was fellow Swedes Boogieman with their demo from 2002, and for The Awesome Machine, the label digs back further, to 1998. Consider that this followed less than a year after the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age split, or a year before Acid King put out Busse Woods. More locally, Dozer were issuing demos around the same time. This is early days of what we now think of as stoner and heavy rock, and The Awesome Machine were right there.

As previously announced, in addition to this, Ozium Records will in May issue God Damn Rare, a collection of previously-unreleased and off-album tracks spanning the band’s career, which capped in 2006. More info on that is here.

Goes without saying maybe, but I’m curious as to whether this is all leading, if and when, to some more proper return on the part of the band, be it shows or a new album or both. Nothing on that yet, but golly their early days did rock.

Enjoy:

DEMO SERIES VOLUME 2 : THE AWESOME MACHINE – doom, disco, dope, death and love DEMO 1998

https://daredevilrecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-series-vol-2-the-awesome-machine-doom-disco-dope-death-and-love-demo-1998

1998 – 2002 were fantastic times for the new growing Stoner Rock scene. So many bands hit the earth and so many bands never got the chance to release an official album. But a lot of demos are flying around since that period. We try to bring some of those bands with their great demo recordings back and give that influential sounds a wider attention.

The Awesome Machine was one of the most important bands in the early 2000s. After their great demo, released 1998, and their contribution on the legendary Burn the Street Vol. 1 Compilation (1999) and different split and compilation releases, they conquered the scene with their excellent 10″ in 1998. This 10″ is still one of the early Stoner Rock masterpieces! After that the band signed a record deal with PEOPLE LIKE YOU Records and became one of their leading bands. 2000 they released …IT `S UGLY OR NOTHING and 2002 the groundbreaking UNDER THE INFLUENCE before their masterpiece THE SOUL OF A THOUSAND YEARS saw the light of day. The band broke up in 2006.

Recorded at Hot Dog Stand Studio, Kortedala, Sweden August 1998
Engineered by Paul Vahala

The Awesome Machine:
Guitar: Christian Smedström
Bass: Anders Wenander
Drums: Tobbe Bovik
Vocals: Lasse Olausson

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The Awesome Machine, Doom, Disco, Dope, Death and Love (1998)