Stoner/Psych
Rockshots Productions
Line Up:
Aron Peltz – Vocals
Dustin Lyon – Guitar
Jake Melius – Bass
Kyle Eades – Drums
Tracklist:
UFOnaut
Between Worlds
Sinful Ways
Down From The Inside
Chemical Voodoo
Way Down Below
Lumerian Nights
Jupiter Cyclops are from Phoenix, Arizona and they say that they will take you on a humorous mind-bending journey through UFO’s, witchcraft, apocalyptic visions blending 70’s proto-metal, NWOBHM and modern heavy rock.
The title track opens with an astronaut talking to mission control before a twin guitar riff interrupts and they’re away on an energetic NWOBHM influenced stoner rocker with a reverb drenched vocal then for some reason ‘Between World’s’ seems to have a different mix with everything much bigger and louder. I’m not complaining because the song is superb and proper catchy. ‘Sinful Ways’ has a Thin Lizzy groove then settles down into another dirty rocker before the playful intro to ‘Doomed’ sets us up for 70’s proto-metal banger – Budgie anyone? ‘Down From The Inside’ was obviously mixed at the same time as the opener with everything further back and not as powerful which is a shame because it has the potential to be huge. ‘Chemical Voodoo’ suffers the same fate but again the potential is there. It’s got a great punchy groove and a wonderful riff. ‘Way Down Below’ is a stomper where the vocals follow the riff and guitarist Dustin Lyon fills just for shits n giggles. Final cut ‘Lumerian Nights’ welcomes back the bigger clearer mix on another stomper.
I love this 70’s proto-metal stuff. It’s big groovy and greasy. It’s got metal, stoner and psych all rolled into one big fat dirty sound. A more consistent mix would have been preferred simply it lets the songs down, but I still enjoyed this and will continue to do so. I’ll look forward to what these guys do next because on this evidence they’ve got something special going on.
Written by: Smudge
Ratings: 8/10
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