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LA RECENSIONE
But what should one expect from a band named after a Melvins song, a rather paradoxical band, and makes it their own (especially considering that song... slow, martial, fierce in repeating a single baritone riff for eternity)?
The answer is who knows. They could do both Hardcore and Synth-Pop and it would still be consistent with their passion for the Melvins.
Yes, okay reviewer. You like the Melvins and you only discovered them because you were intrigued by the name, but now give us the meat!!!
Succulent and varied meat. This Boris produce music at the same speed with which an eighty-year-old pees. Sometimes Drone, sometimes Psych, sometimes Rock and yet another time Heavy Rocks (2002), moving through Ambient and Electronics. It's surely madness chasing after their records. They must have been detached from some mad cow's backside.
Yes, but how does this album sound? Where are the reviewers of the past?
It sounds like a girl with almond-shaped eyes, slender and with a delicate face, who runs her Black Les Paul through two eternally buzzing Big Muffs that end up in an Orange fridge. It sounds like a half-wit drummer who believes himself to be the reincarnation of John Bonzo Bonham and who vents his anger by shouting and hitting a Gong. It sounds like a singer with a wasted pufferfish face who belts out singing in Japanese and flies, simultaneously, between the bass keyboard and the guitar keyboard.
In short, it sounds mucho HEAVY ROCKS.
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The review celebrates Boris' album Heavy Rocks for its eclectic mix of styles including drone, psych, and heavy rock. Inspired by the Melvins, the band embraces raw, intense riffs and dynamic instrumentation. The unique sound is vividly described, highlighting the energy and passion behind the music. This album is characterized as both unpredictable and deeply engaging.Tracklist Videos
Boris
Boris is a Japanese experimental rock trio active since 1992, known for extreme volume, heavy distortion, and frequent stylistic shifts across drone, sludge/stoner, shoegaze, ambient, and noise, including collaborations with artists such as Sunn O))) and Merzbow.18 Reviews
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