HEAVY ROCK: Valkyrie, Argus, Orodruin (3/6)

City Newspaper Archives - 3/2008

Published by Frank De Blase on Mar 05, 2008

I don't know what happened. Heavy music is alive and well, with a lot of bands - be they punk or hardcore or somewhere in between - pushing forward with metal might. But when references are made, they don't seem to go much deeper than the 80's. Say what you want, but for me that was a dark (in a bad way) period for metal. Bands like Southern stoner metal sluggers Valkyrie brood dark in a good way, as they jam, pummel, and explore, springing straight from Sabbath and Purple's 33 1/3 loins. Valkyrie plays so heavy it can only exist underground, and I'm sure you'll dig it.

Valkyrie, Argus, Orodruin

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