Ultra Heavy Cosmic Doom Metal, with stunning Melodic dual lead vocals. An unusual and intoxicating combination brought to you by They Watch Us From The Moon from Lawrence, Kansas (fans of Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard take note). “Mother Of All Bastards” is the first track taken from their debut magnum opus. Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Cosmic Space Metal outfit They Watch Us From The Moon are a band with riffs as Heavy as Osmium shot through with Melodic lead guitar lines (think Gilmour meets Buck Dharma) as strong as spider’s silk. Add in the sublime and soaring vocals vocals of TWUFTM’s twin “Space Angels” Luna Nemesis and Nova 10101001, and you have a unique proposition that lifts this record far above any genre pigeonholing.
TWUFTM are also a band that has a concept behind the groove. Sci-fi Space Opera, a love for 70’s Glam, Bowie and Queen, brought to the fore visually, in their mashing of comic book narratives and George Clinton’s Funkadelic style alter ego’s.
As to the music… the colossal weight of riffs on this first-contact missive are made so gloriously enjoyable by memorable hooks, honed repetition and and an agile rhythm section that can make each one of their (sometimes 10 minute) stargaze rides feel like an epic odyssey. Fellow space travellers Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, and even Spacemen 3, have been in similar orbits before, but never this Heavy.
Now, alongside a trajectory charted by Monster Magnet and maintained by The Sword, Ufomammut, White Hills and Witch Mountain… TWUFTM don’t just breathe new life into cosmic tones, they take it to a different level.
“Cosmic Chronicles: Act 1, The Ascension” is Space Opera for Heavy Psych Doommers and Shoegazers alike. Something new within Heavy Psychedelics, in fact it’s something new anywhere.
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp:
– https://theywatchusfromthemoon.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-chronicles-act-i-the-ascension
– https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/they-watch-us-from-the-moon-chronicle-act-1-the-ascension
Tracklist:
1. On The Fields Of The Moon
2. Space Angel
3. Mother Of All Bastards
4. Creeper AD
5. Return To Earth
Lineup:
Luna Nemesis / Lead Vocals
The General Shane Thirteen / Guitar and Vocals
R. Benjamin Black / Lead Guitar and Vocals
Zakkatron / Bass
Adryon Alin / Drums
Nova 1001001 / Vocals