KAMCHATKA / BURY YOUR ROOTS (2011)

This is the fourth album from the Swedish masters of heavy blues rock with a progressive touch, Kamchatka. Outside of Sweden, this powerful trio has made a name for itself touring with Clutch several times. Kamchatka were formed in 2001 by three friends and they started to play some gigs in the local scene. A couple of years later, they decided to record their debut album in their own studio. With the help of Per Wiberg (Spiritual Beggars, ex-opeth), they achieved to sign to a record label and the first album was a fact! In 2007, "Volume II" was the band's second release and after a successful tour with Clutch the band started to record the follow-up album.

So, nowadays, KAMCHATKA is releasing their brand new opus which is titled "Bury Your Roots". The mastering of this new one was made by Johan Eckerblad at Mintelligence Studios. Their sound is somewhere between 70's classic rock stuff with some stoner pinches but, also, some proggressive elements as well. The bluesier elements are also obvious but the main thing in Kamchatka's sound is the solid guitar sound. There are some really very interesting tracks here that will put a smile to the fans of this sound. "Perfect" is the opener track and it's a strong dose of old-fashioned hard rock stuff with some really nice riffs and very good arrangements. "TV Blues" has some bluesier hints while "Good Night" seems like it jumped out from the 70's! "Before Things Get Rough" has a moodier vibe and "Puppet" features a heavier guitar sound.

All in all, this is a solid release. For the fans of stoner rock sound with some blues and proggy elements, this is a worth of checking out release.

HeavyParadise's Rating : 7/10

TRACK LIST : 01. Perfect 2:58, 02. Hindsight 3:43, 03. TV Blues 4:14, 04. The Same 4:53, 05. Demonbelly 4:44, 06. Good Night 4:55, 07. Bye Bye Mind's Eye 4:41, 08. Puppet 4:07, 09. Before Things Get Rough 6:28, 10. Worried 3:23, 11. I've Got To Learn 3:39, 12. Bury Your Roots 3:42