It’s Friday, so Oslo-based Høstsabbat Festival has the latest addition to its lineup for this October, and it’s UK roots heavy rockers The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, who’ll bring their unflinchingly classic style to the proceedings on the altar stage at the Kulturkirken Jakob. The fest has been building up over the course of the last I-can’t-remember-how-many-and-I’m-too-lazy-to-look-it-up-oh-wait-I-just-did-it’s-eight weeks and in bringing on board The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, they nod toward the heavy ’70s in a different way than, say, the folkish medieval prog of The Chronicles of Father Robin, who were confirmed in February, and offer a kind of heavy that was yet-unaccounted for in the 2023 lineup. In short: cool beans. Nice pick. All that stuff.

Have to wonder if The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell have a new record coming. Their last outing was 2019’s presciently-titled Very Uncertain Times (review here) and as ever there was a lot to dig. No one really needs an excuse to tour at this point, but with Rise Above Records back in action putting out records from LBlood Ceremony and Smokey Mirror, it’s a possibility worth acknowledging that these guys will join the party concurrent to what might be a tour this Fall. Wouldn’t be the worst, but I’ll emphasize that so far, I know nothing more than they’re playing Høstsabbat, and I only know that because the fest just posted it. So there.

So here:

HØSTSABBAT 2023 – THE ADMIRAL SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL (UK)

Today’s announcement is a true joy to unveil.

It’s hard to think of a better way to kickstart a weekend, than with the thought of The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, bringing their UK-grease to our church of riffs.

This is a pure rock and roll train on a Bong Voyage to Oslo.

We’re not sure what we’re in for, but we know it’s gonna be good.

As the years pass, you get to see so many bands in so many different settings, it’s hard to reminisce at times. You see heaviness redefined, sub-genres trending, aesthetics booming. Evolution of the underground so to speak. As a counterweight to a scene in motion you need pillars, anchors, those steady benchmark outfits. Bands that are here do one single thing:

Rock. The. Fuck. Out.

The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell is defining that bunch of bands. They look, sound and live by the rules of classic UK-heritage, carrying the torch of Budgie as well as Sabbath, shoving the rest of us how it’s done.

This will be one hell of a party,
Please welcome The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell

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