[News] Weedian returns to explore Erupean Heavy sounds with the new compilation “Trip To Scotland”

The Doom/Stoner scene in Scotland exploded in the 2010s & became a loud & strong beast over the decade which followed.

Sadly the lockdown (which the nanny-state Scottish government extended far beyond the rest of the world) put the brakes on a lot of the musical movement, but the dedicated still remain. However, the momentum was lost & it’s difficult to tell if it will ever get back to speed.

This is Scotland’s ‘Doom,’ in general.

We often have the chance of something great, but never quite getting there.

It’s no surprise that such melancholic or sorrowful comes from this country.

Just look at any of the history over the past millennium.

Crime, poverty & drugs (the bad kind) plague the country & bring it a terrible reputation (just read/watch Trainspotting) & on the other side there is beauty, creativity & hope. Kind compassionate people are in abundance & it’s almost absurd that one country can be so innovative on a global scale. Just Google how much the Scottish people have invented, your jaw will drop.

Due to my location, my own experience can only really speak of Glasgow (& a little of Edinburgh) for the most part.

However the Highland cities definitely has a scene of volume enthusiasts & I have enjoyed the few times I have spent in these places, playing alongside the local bands.

In Glasgow, amongst the streets lined with intricate architecture & beautiful sculptures carved into the many walks, venues like The 13th Note, Ivory Blacks & Nice & Sleazy became places to blanket ones self in loud fuzz, pounding drums & heavy bass.

Bannerman’s in Edinburgh is another special place & there’s definitely a spooky energy in this old building. Edinburgh is a cold city with a very old-world feel & aesthetic.

An amazing backdrop for the dirge & doom.

At these events there will always be a lingering smell of green & beer, surrounded by good natured eccentrics, & an indifference to any so-called authority.

We have quick & honest humour which non-scottish outsiders often mistake as ‘aggressive‘, but this is not the case. We’re a nation of warriors & have little patience for bullshit, or people thinking too highly of themselves.

The doomed of Scotland are much more Punk Rock than any cosplayer with a mohawk, & will show you respect, gratitude & love.

~ Words by Rick McCann (Skeleton Gong)

Purchase and Stream the new compilation “Trip To Scotland” on Bandcamp:

Tracklist:
01. Holy Mountain – Ancient Astronauts 04:41
02. Pyre of the Earth – Mountain Temple 08:31
03. Dead Otter – Bridge of Weird 13:45
04. Isak – Ablaze 06:39
05. King Witch – Lucid 08:01
06. Robot Death Monkey – Kittens and Coke 04:37
07. The Kryss Talmeth Experience – Pleasure Monkey 05:29
08. Devil’s Witches – Queen of Wands 03:48
09. Codespeaker – Hiraeth 06:30
10. Healthyliving – Galleries 06:13
11. Hellripper – All Hail the Goat 03:12
12. Easy Bake Oven – California Cheeseburger 02:38
13. Low Oxygen – Genesis 14:11
14. Aye-aye – Visions 07:07
15. Buried Sleeper – Pangaea 13:08
16. Lucid Sins – Joker’s Dance (Live) 03:57
17. Nëwsün – Silurian 03:45
18. Yun – Witch hammer 10:34
19. Acidsaurus Bong – Shots, Lines And That Country Twang 03:47
20. Earthcaster – Blood Red Sky 03:06
21. Electric Mother – Begotten 06:05
22. Tommy Concrete – What Unknown Force 17:46
23. Skeleton Gong – Thou Gloomy December 12:55
24. Steve Ingle & The Druids – SWEDGEHAMMER 03:35
25. Of Spire & Throne – Upon the Spine 13:11
26. Cultmaster – Living The Dream 05:24
27. Void of Light – Gild 09:39
28. Torn Face – Nemesis 05:24
29. Razor Sharp Death Blizzard – Parasitic Cunts 02:43
30. The Zealous Chieftains – Hail To The Chief 05:15
31. Mortuus Rex – In The Cult Of The Mad God 07:36
32. Psychotic Depression – Screams Of The Demented 05:22
33. Exdestrier – Mine Enemy the Sun 07:05
34. Kurnel Fist – Dark Matter 11:52
35. Sloth Metropolis – Fungus 09:50
36. Cult Of Sobek – Lord Of The Crocodiles 05:39
37. Bisongrass – The Beast of L.A 04:27
38. Gutterblood – Hard Gandhi 06:55
39. Headless Kross – Church Of The Fifth Season 10:18
40. Jorogumo – Buried in Light 05:25
41. Lucifers Corpus – Burdened 04:39
42. Free Nelson Mandoomjazz – The White Ship 05:56
43. Engine of Ruin – Roam 05:19
44. Dog Tired – The Red Verse 07:52
45. Forever Machine – Weal 08:54
46. Solar Sons – Quicksilver Trail 05:03
47. Iron Altar – Primal Rites 04:58
48. Primitive Vices – Infernal Rites 05:04
49. Buzzards Of Babylon – Left Hand Path 05:50
50. Anaxor – From Frost to Fire 05:30
51. Man Of The Hour – Beware Of The Gnomes 04:56
52. Jackal Headed Guard Of The Dead – Exaanum 13:51
53. Fuz Caldrin – Creature 05:54
54. Doomlord – In The Mist 04:19
55. Good Ol’ Bastards – Mexico 06:33
56. Pretty Creatures – They Decay 04:02
57. Melted Messiah – Diznaeland Nightmare Puppy 06:31
58. Helicon – Permo (Al Lover Remix) 05:43
59. Sapien – Signals 06:57
60. Drenched – The Change 06:29

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