Hosoi Bros are back with a vengeance with two songs committed to 300 7 inches vinyl. Instead of doing a Peter Jackson and playing around with a big budget in a fantasy world created by some dead dude who had way too much spare time Hosoi Bros chose to invent terrifying and creepy creatures of their own that would have made Ronnie James Dio weep(with tears of joy) such as the Wine Witch and now the Snorlokk.
The title song, Snorlokk is based on super fearless fast early Maiden meets Motorhead style riffing accompanied with raw vocals coupled with shouting of the title before some super fast guitar soloing that is almost possible not to notice. Yngwie Malmsteen if by any chance you're reading this, there's no way this solo would be considered guitar wanking unlike a certain somebody elses. "Amber Lamps" is equally down, dirty and raucous but not as fast. I love the cartoon cover with the image of the band, who have clearly been cursed into transforming into Sunn o))) under a crescent moon. These bros rule and need to put out a full-length soonish.
I've already posted the video to this single but I'm going to embed it because often a great video can take your attention away from the song.
Memphis punk metal thrashers, Hosoi Bros have topped their "Wine Witch" video by featuring skateboarding, blood thirsty juggalos, beercan shotgunning, an evil racoon, Bronski Beat and St Vitus records in their video for "Snorlokk".
The band have put out 300 vinyl singles which you can get through the band's bandcamp page and at the same time check out the flipside. Beware the Snorlokk.
It seems it's a week for compilations as as soon as Good to Die records announced their comp. Our buddies over at the Ripple Effect released a comp to celebrate their five years of blogging. The album features a whopping 23 tracks of new heavy rock bands including Hosoi Bros.
Check your head and grab the Ripple Effect's Head Music here.
All longtime music bloggers start to question why exactly they are spending their time in front of a computer typing out words and sharing music with an audience that they often haven’t even met. Most of the audience often doesn’t offer any interaction other than to ask, anonymously and without any contact details, “Can you upload this again?”. The anonymity is my pet peeve as I have a life outside the blog and if I can’t get something uploaded for a while, how on earth can I let the requester know?
Then there’s the band and labels. These are a mixed bunch as there are some great ones out there that really do appreciate the blog and have taken time to look at the content and work out whether their music fits the context. Then there’s the ones that take the scattergun approach and shoot their spam and newslinks to any website stupid enough to list their email address. There’s a reason rap doesn’t get written about here and it’s not really because I don’t like it but because you’re better off sending it off to someone that has deeper knowledge than just the mainstream. It’s highly possible will be only compared less than favourably to Ice-T, The Beastie Boys or Public Enemy because that’s about the extent of my hip-hop genre knowledge.
Anyway when a band or label notices the blog and the music fits like a glove , it is easier to write about and ultimately a more pleasurable experience for all involved. Memphis band, Hosoi Bros are one such band and they found the blog through a review of theAbsolute Monarchs album and through emails received my postal address and mailed me their glow in the dark debut 7”. Looking at the cover made me wonder how much Hosoi Bros know about me as there’s clearly a shared love of B-grade horror.
The A-side “Wine Witch” is an energetic punk and roll number with a heavy metal tinge, which more or less guarantees the thumbs up around here. The band’s musical barrage, accompanied with humourous lyrics and Severin shouted vocals with a chorus involving vino tales of woe and telling Satan where to go, comes across as tight as a certain part of a nun’s anatomy. The B-side, “Yellow fever” of course, isn’t a tribute to the fanbase of New Zealand’s only professional soccer team or about guys who have become addicted to Asian girls but a similarly fast paced swaggering tribute to golden showers. I’m hoping to hear more from Hosoi Bros. The vinyl is limited to 300 copies and comes with a download link so contact the band for a copy at Hosoi Bros666 [at] gmail.com or through the links under their “Wine Witch” video.
The video is probably NSFW due to the language used.
