Exhaled in 2001, New Brunswick whiskey-fueled Gallactus are like a fuzzy mallet to the eardrums. With their devil horns saluting the dark blues of Black Sabbath and the gravel throat of Motorhead, the four-piece are one of the forefathers of New Brunswick stoner metal, along with Iron Giant and Mood Cadillac. With the pending release of their fourth album Nine Mile Woods, Gallactus are ready to up the ante when it comes to earth-shaking heaviness.
Released on Diminished Fifth Records, the album runs the gamut of plodding doom, sun-baked southern rock and fuzzy punk. The 14-track affair, engineered by Nathan Jones, will be unleashed this summer. However, it is the live setting that gives the band its true identity. Gallactus’ shows centre around one thing - volume. With fuzzed-out guitar and bass and thunderous drums, the band is rounded out with whiskey-burned vocals.
With more than 100 shows under their belt, the four-piece has shared the stage with national acts such as Alexisonfire, Misery Index, Neuraxis, Goat Horn and established locals acts Iron Giant, Hope, Heavy Doobie, The Ditchpigs, Bucket Truck and Earth A.D.
Gallactus has never denied its influence from geek and pop culture. Lyrically, the band’s songs centre around video game characters, 80s cartoon shows and sci-fi. Their take on the 1985 Transformers movie even shaped their 2005 e.p. Teletran 1. Like the metal titan it is named after, Gallactus is here to consume your world.
Here's a review Metal Maniacs did for our last record Empire of the Eye.
GALACTUS 77 - Empire of the Eye
Reviewed by Dave Brenner
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I know that most fans of this genre are going to pick
up on the name with their "stoner radar" and check
this one out on their own, and most others wont give
a rats ass, so ill keep it short and sweet.
Stonerrock.com probably love these guys, they probably
play with most of the Doom and Rock bands that come
through town, and when they are not working or playing
they are probobly partying. A concoction of rock and
sludge inspired from the dirty south, Galactus 77 wil
tickle of pretty much every fan of Earthride, Halfway
to gone, Solace and Church Of Misery. Killer Fuzz-tone
Bass, gravelly vocals (very in the vein of Dave
Sherman of Earthride)lengthy sludge riffs and upbeat
rock shifts, and you know this one is for the next
trip boozin in the woods. Like McDonalds says, "Im
lovin it."
Killer art from malleus (of Ufomammut) known for his
psychadelic creations for stonerrock.com, Bongzilla,
Nebula and other "stoner staples" this one is the full
deal and well worth picking up!!
NINE MILE WOODS OUT NOW!!!
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