Blue Oyster Cult tribute LP ft. Poison Idea, High On Fire, Fu Manchu mems coming (song stream)

Ripple Music is releasing a Blue Oyster Cult tribute album, Döminance and Submissiön: A Tribute to Blue Öyster Cult, on January 14. The undertaking was initiated by the late Poison Thought drummer Steve “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, and he contributes to the album alongside Mark Lanegan, Billy Anderson, Zeke, Mondo Generator, members of Excessive On Hearth, Quasi, Fu Manchu, and extra. The announcement reads:

Venture initiator Steve Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy lived the rocky street of the rock and roll veteran. As Poison Thought’s drummer and producer, he performed on two of probably the most influential hardcore information: ‘Battle All The Time’ and ‘Really feel The Darkness’. He additionally labored as a producer on indie rock tasks corresponding to Heatmiser (with Elliot Smith) and punk albums for notable names like The Exhausting-Ons. Because of some struggles with dependancy, Steve discovered himself in jail on a number of events, most not too long ago in 2008 for a seven-year sentence after robbing a Walgreens. Whereas in jail, Steve slowly turned his life round. He received a job in a music program the place he began an ongoing artistic collaboration with fellow musician and Portland native, Sam Redding. Collectively they recorded 13 albums of completed music (their very own and that of different inmates), earlier than being launched in 2016. Not lengthy after getting out, Steve jumped on a tour taking part in drums in The Cranium and was quickly after launched to Ape Machine, which he shortly joined on drums, whereas working as a producer for Darker Seas. Whereas on the street with Ape Machine, Steve determined he needed to supply a tribute file to considered one of his favourite bands, Blue Öyster Cult

Steve had a imaginative and prescient of constructing a studio and initially needed to make use of funds from the sale of the tribute file to get some gear. The aim was to have the ability to work in his personal studio, producing information for different bands. The concept was to have bands come and file Blue Öyster Cult tribute songs in his fledgling studio (quickly utilizing borrowed gear from Ian Watts) which he would produce, concurrently making a reputation for the studio, his manufacturing strategies, and drumming expertise. Sadly, Steve did not make it to see the undertaking via to launch as a consequence of his struggling a coronary heart assault on Might twenty first, 2020. Luckily for music followers although, he had accomplished a lot of the recording for the undertaking, leaving Ian Watts to assemble the ultimate items and blend the file. Steve was an completed and revered musician and was capable of spherical up a star-studded forged of bands for the tribute.

​With Steve not being with us, the proceeds of the file will go to learn his widowed associate, Kitty Diggins who was left with some monetary hardships, together with much-needed home repairs.

We’re premiering the primary single, a canopy of BOC’s sludgy basic “Godzilla,” by Nashville stoner rockers Howling Large and Fu Manchu’s Bob Balch. “We began overlaying this tune on our first few excursions and determined to file it a pair years again for a restricted image disc launch. After I received in contact with Ian about this compilation, he had the thought to get Bob Balch concerned,” Howling Large inform us. “It was completely wonderful to listen to the dude behind one of many best ‘Godzilla’ covers rip a solo on our observe.” They flip it into much more of a stoner/sludge tune than the unique, and their model rips. Hear under.

Tracklist
Aspect 1:
1) “ME 262” – Mondo Machine
2) “Flaming Telepaths” – Nice Electrical Quest
3) “Dominance and Submission” – Cosmo-Daemonic Telegraph Firm that includes Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri and Sam Coomes
4) “Godzilla” – Howling Large that includes Bob Balch

Aspect 2:
1) “Transmaniacon MC” – Tony Reed (Mos Generator) with Thee Slayer Hippy
2) “Wings Wetted Down” – IT that includes Andrea Vidal
3) “Tattoo Vampire” – Mondo Generator with Thee Slayer Hippy
4) “Veteran of the Psychic Wars” – Ape Machine
5) “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll” – Zeke

Aspect 3:
1) “Stairway to the Stars” – Battle Cloud that includes Janiece Gonzalez
2) “Fireworks” – Yr of the Cobra with Thee Slayer Hippy
3) “7 Screaming Diz-Busters” – Fetish
4) “(Do not Concern) The Reaper” – Spindrift