With a heavy and desert-hued roll behind the gritty vocals from bassist Igor Kukanja, Slovenian heavy rockers Omega Sun drew a distinct line to Kyussian traditionalism with their Fall 2023 sophomore LP, Roadkill, but the dry-crunch distortion of Aris Demirović‘s guitar that starts the record in “The One” soon unfolds the broader reach of the leads topping the mid-tempo nod of “Survive,” and the grunge-laced melody atop the march of Sebastian Vrbnjak‘s drums for the finale “Doomer” adds complexity of style while staying true to the central, grooving purpose. They grow expansive in the longer form “Black Dust” with room for a highlight solo, and the lumbering “Another You” — if there was another me, for sure he would also be lumbering — which tops nine minutes, and offset those impulses with a rocker like “Early Morning,” which brings us around to the new video streaming below.

“Early Morning” answers the desert shove of “The One” by putting the listener on a mountaintop in the sunshine, and that sense of place resonates through the casual-but-not-lazy swing and the jammy stretch of the bridge before they bring back the hook at the end. The band made a trip to Southern California in 2019 for a fest called Sounds of the Heavy on the heels of their late-2017 debut, Opium for the Masses, and while they were already there sound-wise, clearly that journey left an impression on them that continues to resonate through Roadkill, which the trio have also announced a new round of Spring live shows to support as they unfurl the “Early Morning” video.

The PR wire brought it all for your perusal:

Slovenian stoner fuzz rockers Omega Sun share a music video for »Early Morning«; upcoming tour dates announced!

Slovenian stoner fuzz rock band Omega Sun has released a music video for the song “Early Morning” which is part of their second album “Roadkill.” The album, released on September 8, 2023, through the Pula-based (Croatia) label No Profit Recordings, received positive reviews both domestically and internationally upon its release.

The second single from the still current album, accompanied by a music video, also announces the first part of the European tour, starting at the end of March 2024.

• Mar 29 NL Amsterdam, Het Groene Veld – Love For Loud Fest
• Mar 30 BE Ichtegem, Club B52
• Apr 5 BE Gent, Trefpunt
• Apr 6 NL Eindhoven, Café The Jack
• Apr 19 SLO Sv Jurij ob Ščavnici, Jurjevo
• Maj 8 SLO Maribor, Dvorana Gustaf (Pekarna)
• Maj 9 CRO Zagreb, Klub Močvara
• Maj 10 Madžarska, Budimpešta, Riff Club
• Maj 11 Slovaška, Bratislava, Koncerty na garážach

The band has previously toured Europe and the USA and more remote corners of the world, such as Malta.

Slovenian heavy fuzz rockers Omega Sun started in 2013 as an instrumental duo and after a few rehearsals morphed into a proper four-piece band with vocals. Since then, Omega Sun has played numerous concerts, sharing the stage with bands like Dopethrone, Unida, Kylesa, Nebula, Stoner Kebab, Yawning Man, Three Eyes Left, etc.

During this time, the band released an instrumental demo in 2013 and soon after, in 2014, their first proper song as a four-piece (with vocals) “Early Morning.”

After some upheaval in 2017, Omega Sun finally managed to record their debut album “Opium For The Masses”; now as a power trio consisting of Igor (vocals, bass), Seba (drums), and Aris (guitar). In 2022, the band completed work on their second full-length album “Roadkill.”

The first single “The One” from the album “Roadkill” was released at the end of June 2023 as a digital single on the band’s own Bandcamp. The second song, “Doomer,” will be released on September 1, and the full album is scheduled for release on September 8. The album will be released in digital format, and pre-orders with discounts for the vinyl version will be available simultaneously, with the vinyl expected to be released in mid-December. The vinyl will be released by No Profit Recordings in 300 copies on standard black 12″ vinyl, with 50 copies featuring exclusive alternative artwork.

Since December 2023, the album has finally been available in all formats (black vinyl, digipak CD, cassette, digital) and also in three different bundles (vinyl + CD, vinyl + cassette, vinyl + CD + cassette)!

Omega Sun consists of:
Igor Kukanja – Vocals and Bass
Aris Demirović – Guitars
Sebastian Vrbnjak – Drums

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Omega Sun, “Early Morning” official video

Omega Sun, Roadkill (2023)

Odd duck, this one. But no question that’s every bit on purpose. The impending third album from London-based heavy prog absconders The Osiris Club is called The Green Chapel and it’s set to release in varying formats between Aug. 20 (yes that already happened) and Nov. 12. Or at least it was listed as Aug. 20 on Bandcamp? I won’t claim to know. In any case, the band brings together drummer Andrew Prestidge (ex-The Oath, Lucifer, Angel Witch, etc.) with guitarists Roland Scriver (Serpent Venom, End of Level Boss) and Chris Fullard (also ex-Angel Witch), as well as two lead singers alternating, crazy diverse arrangements, flowing songwriting, wonderfully British themes and a general sense of making as well as inhabiting its own reality. I won’t claim to understand it, but hell’s bells it’s interesting.

Previously streaming was opener “Phantasm,” and there’s a new video for “Moscow” that you can see below. Info on the release came courtesy of the PR wire and Bandcamp and YouTube and wherever else I found it.

Dive in:

The Osiris Club – The Green Chapel releases in November

No Profit Recordings and Bad Elephant Music are delighted to announce the dual label release of The Green Chapel, the long-awaited new album from UK-based Watership Doom psych-proggers The Osiris Club.

The album will be released on vinyl via No Profit Recordings on the 27th of September 2021. This will be followed by the release on CD and Digital via Bad Elephant Music on the 12th of November 2021.

The third album by the Osiris Club is a journey into the furthest reaches of psychedelia, prog, doom-folk and genres yet to be named. With the addition of acoustic guitars and Mellotron, the band’s trademark riffage has expanded to encompass influences from British folk horror, classic rock and progressive sounds from the 1960s to the present day.

Unsurprisingly, the ghosts of history lie heavy over this music. Inspired in part by medieval tales of headless knights, blind hares, wild hunts by moonlight and snow-choked English landscapes, the lyrics conjure a world of mysterious powers spilling into reality and ancient forces waiting to be unleashed. Invoking authors such as Arthur Machen and M.R. James, the musical content faithfully mirrors this magical summoning of energies both benign and infernal.

Decide which path you wish to take!

Originally conceived as an instrumental project fusing horror movie soundtracks with avant-metal, The Osiris Club has now morphed into a forbidding unit of musicians. Taking the best parts of 1970s progressive, 1980s post-punk and 1990s extreme rock, they have created a genuinely new sound, radical and uncompromising yet still melodic and accessible.

Watch the official music video for Moscow by The Osiris Club from the album The Green Chapel.

Inspired by Grigori Rusputin who passes on his supernatural abilities to Varvara Rasputina, ‘Moscow’ ties in with the themes of Myths, folklore and legends and Ghost stories and just like the bands name The Osiris Club it ties in with the whole Mike Mignola universe of comic books.

Tracklisting:
1. Phantasm
2. Moscow
3. The Inmost Light part 1
4. The Inmost Light part 2
5. Diamonds In The Wishing Well
6. Count Magnus
7. The Green Chapel I: The Green Chapel
8. The Green Chapel II: Blind Hare & The Pale Lady
9. The Green Chapel III: Winter’s End
10. The Green Chapel IV: My Lord The Sun
11. The Crow

Recorded at Holy Mountain Studios, Bethnal Green, in January 2020.
Engineered and mixed by Misha Hering.
Assistant Engineer – Stanley Collins Gravett.
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering.

Art direction and concept by Roland Scriver and Andrew Prestidge.
Sleeve designs by Roland Scriver at Familiar Ink.
Illustrations by Roland Scriver at Familiar Ink and Andrew Prestidge at Morlock Art.

The Osiris Club:
Sean Cooper – lead vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 11), bass, synthesizers
Simon Oakes – lead vocals (3, 4, 7, 8 ,9, 10), cornet, synthesizers
Chris Fullard – guitars, FX
Roland Scriver – guitars, acoustic guitars
Andrew Prestidge – drums, percussion, guitar, synthesizers
Hanna Petterson – saxophone
Misha Hering – Oberheim 4 Voice

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The Osiris Club, “Moscow” official video

The Osiris Club, The Green Chapel (2021)