Stoner Rock Maximalism at its finest
Swiss band Gentle Beast are back with their second album, Vampire Witch Reptilian Super Soldier – a fuzz-fueled odyssey that has something in store for every stoner rock fan. The nine tracks pay tribute to the genre's greatest elements, from driving riffs to doomy bass walls, psychedelic interludes and spherical vocals.
Always with a wink, the lyrics about stoned witches, vengeful buffaloes, roaming mammoths and lost space travellers deliberately leave out no stoner rock clichés. Combined with an examination of serious topics such as meritocracy, climate change and conspiracy theories, the record also aims to strike a critical note.
Bio Band
Gentle Beast – fuzzy, powerful desert rock riffs paired with spacey melodies. As the name suggests, a love child between mystical gentleness and wild beast. Inspired by genre masters like Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Orange Goblin, the five-piece from Basel, Switzerland, has dedicated itself to low-tuned guitars, raw vocals and heavy psychedelic sounds.
The band's core has always been frontman Timo Dinter's dusty voice and the distorted guitar walls of Manuel 'Cioffi' Ciofalo and Janek Huschke. Tobias Rickli on bass and Chris Wild on the drums have most recently completed the band. To date, the Swiss earth rockers have played over 70 live shows, supporting renowned bands such as Greenleaf, The Great Machine or Monkey3.
Gentle Beast Videos
Gentle Beast Videos
GENTLE BEAST - Planet Drifter
Gentle Beast - Riding Waves of Karma (Official Video)
