"I really like these bands,like Sheavy that make an all out effort to recapture the '70's hard rock scene with a psychedelic tone to it.Don't you?If not,stop here and go read some lame-ass review of some worthless release.With vocalist Steve Hennessey being like a Ozzy wanna-be,is probably why Sheavy remains a cult band.I've heard a couple of fellow stoner rock fans comment that this CD is like Sheavy musically breeding the 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' lp with Zeppelin's 4th album.I mean,how cool is that?With tracks like "Virtual Machine" and "Stardust" kicking some serious ass like they do,Sheavy lets their fans know what's vital to their music.Will appeal to fans of Spirit Caravan,Sleep,Orange Goblin and Atomic Bitchwax."
Some invent, some worship, some do both at the same time
Lawrence Smith | Columbus, OH USA | 05/24/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This band is getting a bunch of crap for sounding too much like early Sabbath. The singer sounds so much like Ozzy, I can see why some people may think this band is nothing but a rip-off. But every heavy metal musician in their right mind would love to do exactly what these guys pull off, sounding like Sabbath at their best. I love all periods of Sabbath with their many line-ups and styles, but Sheavy zones into the mid-seventies and gets it right. Not an easy task to do. Now if Sabbath was still writing and recording music like this, I would understand the complaints. But after listening to the two studio throw-aways by Sabbath on the Reunion album, I think a band like this is needed. If Sabbath isn't going to sound like Sabbath, someone else should. If you like Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, then this is the band for you."
Stoner Cosmic Rock Sabbath flavor
J. H. Infante | Guadalajara, Ja, Mex | 05/18/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Im shock!!!!!!! the sound of Black Sabbath has been duplicated in an amazing way like never before, neither Cathedral their most known Sabbath junkies achieved something like this and this four guys are not brittsh they are Canadian!!!!!! Canadians have been well known by female singer/song writters progressive bands
and pop artists, but in the field of stoner, metal and hard (with the exception of Voivod)just a few times have been capable to amaze us, Sheavy is a stuning band and im enjoying this album plenty
HM"
Wow, No Better Than This
Brian E. Hippel | Dover, DE USA | 03/15/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This stuff only sounds best LOUD. And it's amazing! I'd like to think this is the direction Sabbath should've taken in '79 but never did. If Ozzy was still was with them, I'm sure they'd develop and mature to this level. They're all much more mature musicians, so why they don't reunite is beyond me."
Bias aside.
Frank A. Tursic | Toledo, Ohio. | 07/31/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I am a 56 year old male who has had the pleasure of being there from the begining.Garage,psych,prog(heavy),hard rock, heavy rock, metal, blues rock, blues & all things related.This by no means makes me an expert,but I do own 3,600+ cd's & 1,500+ lp's in this genere plus I've listened to countless others that I've resold, deciding not to keep them.
I'm very aware of the stoner movement,the new Scandinavian retro, etc.I search non-stop for new old things & old sounding new things that continue that rush that we seek that brings on that flood of good feelings,both past & present.
Obviously,if you do not like music of this nature than this band is not for you, but if you love the Budgie,Sabbath,Dust,Bang,Buffalo(countless others)sound & can appreciate Atomic Bitchwax, Kyuss,Black
Nasa,Trouble,(and once again countless others) etc. then I believe that you will appreciate this band.
Drop your pre-conceived notion that only Ozzy has the right to do this.Open your mind & ears because yes, Steve Hennessey does sound like the"Madman Godfather."
This is not a rip of anyone's opinion that has written a review of this cd, just a simple statement. Black Sabbath is no longer a viable source of their music & this gets as close as you can imagine.Put the bias aside,let the desire for a new cd by them take hold,resist the temptation to split hairs & allow yourself to be transformed to another time.
I feel that it's just that good.
F.Tursic
p.s. I'm going to be buying some more by this band in the near future.
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
