Mothership – II

1. Celestial Prophet
2. Priestess Of The Moon
3. Shanghai Surprise
4. Holy Massacre
5. Centauromachy
6. Hot Smoke And Heavy Blues
7. Tamu Massif
8. Astromancer
9. Serpents Throne
“18 months later – – are primed to return to Earth and release their second album – “”.
This hard-rocking trio’s debut album was critically acclaimed by fans and critics alike that made them a favourite with the Hard Rock/Stoner Rock crew with. I rated it highly when I reviewed back in Feb 2013. So what can we expect with “”.”
“Well lets see if the magical ingredients are in place with what made their debut such a great release.
Signed to Ripple Music – Check
Kent Stump (Wo Fat) engineering the album – Check
ready to unleash some holy heck – Check
Yeah that’s all the checks done. Lets get started with this review “”. Let’s say that are louder and heavier than before as “” is ready to blast your hearing into space and beyond. “” is a different album altogether from their celebrated debut album. “” sees venture into the more seedier, dirtier and heavier side of Rock/Metal music. Sure, they still have the old cosmic space rock riffs showing up from time to time.”
“Though as a whole, “” is a major step forward for as a band. They have successfully managed to create a new sound for themselves while still keeping their existing fanbase happy. Opening track – “Celestial Prophet” – is an instrumental spacey ambient based track with soothing riffs being played at a slow pace before heavy thunderous riffs start to appear in the middle of the song. Consider this song the “Calm Before The Storm” as are about to take you on a wild ride of rock and roll as for the next 50 mins or so, your entire being belongs to . Kyle, Kelly and Judge are ready to entertain you.”
“Second track – “Priestess Of The Moon” – sees further enrich themselves with 70s classic hard rock territory as they weave a magical dark tale that echoes memories of legendary bands past and present. The album becomes slightly trippy and hypnotic as Kelley plays some stunning guitar solos with spacey ambient noises ending the song off before once again unleash rock & roll havoc with “Shanghai Surprise”. This is where the seedier start coming to play with some funny as heck lyrics that ZZ-Top were masters at back in the day. What inspired to write this song? I have no idea. You will know when you hear it, as I don’t want to spoil the funny as hell surprise and hidden meaning of the song. Trust me though as you will be signing this song as loud as you possibly can. “”, like it’s predecessor, this album has a huge likeability factor and that is down to the brilliant chemistry of all 3 members playing an equal role in bringing to life.”
“”” has it’s equal share of dark and funny moments that make this album such an exciting blast of pure rock and roll to listen to. Songs such as “Holy Massacre”, “Centauromachy” see venture into almost Doom Metal territory, which they pull off with great conviction. Maybe it’s best for you not to care what genres that play on the album. Just enjoy the ride as this album is packed full of great moments for every hard rock fan to love and enjoy. “” is one big party-fest of hard-rocking riffs, grizzled vocals and killer lyrics that sounds awesome thanks to Kent’s stellar work on engineering duties. “Hot Smoke & Heavy Blues” is one of the album standout tracks as unleash a torrent of blazing riffs and vocals to thrill you with.”
“Another standout track has to be – “Tamu Massif”. A 6 minute plus psychedelic instrumental track as play an extended jam-based cosmic riff where things get very loud indeed. It has a slight laid-back approach compared to other tunes but when vent their fury, you had better stand back as they play some powerful ri