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Elliot: 07817801170
Ryan: 07910405836
Matt: 07943175894
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Born at the dawn of 2007, Desert Storm brings about fresh offerings of brutal stoner metal to Oxfordshire's local band scene.
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Desert Storm 8 track album available for £5
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NIGHTSHIFT REVIEW:
DESERT STORM
‘Desert Storm’
(Own Label)
There are two photos of Desert Storm on their
album sleeve that might offer a distorted view of
the band. The first pictures them deep in
meditation in the studio, the other shows the
band standing in a large greenhouse surrounded
by flowering plants. Listen to this debut album
though and it quickly becomes clear the meditation
is simply them clearing their minds before
unleashing hell on unsuspecting passers-by, while
those plants are obviously DRUGS. Drugs that
Desert Storm smoke in huge quantities enabling
them to cultivate giant blunderbuss stoner-metal
riffs, the better to crush your puny skull to
something resembling peanut butter.
Thankfully eschewing the current trend for
metalcore, Desert Storm return to source, from
Led Zeppelin’s bluesy hard rock riffs, through
old fashioned roadhouse blues to Hendrix’s
high-octane psychedelic excursions, everything
beefed up big time with a classic metal
heaviosity, solos and drum salvos. The band’s
real star attraction, though, is singer Matt
Ryan’s great gravel-gargling growl, up there
with Killdozer’s Michael Gerald in its earthy,
ogre-ish belligerence.
While Desert Storm can be granite heavy and
relentless as a steamroller with faulty brake
pads, they paint from a pleasingly mixed
palette of textures, tempering those hoary, hairy
onslaughts with contemplative ambience and
tabla (as on the track ‘Desert Storm’) and even
some spirited, soulful female backing vocals, as
on ‘Cosmic Drips’. The result is a remarkably
fresh take on music that’s as old as the hills, and
as heavy as them too.
IAN CHESTERTON- Nightshift magazine
No such problems with Desert Storm, as they fill the stage with attitude - attitude and
fucking great riffs. This is consummate stoner rock, and everything Desert Storm do
tonight is locked into a groove so deep it probably has no bottom. Iommi-strength riffs
stomp all over the audience as a nod-fest slowly evolves into a moshpit. ‘Cosmic Drips’
oozes class and might well be one of the finest songs written by an Oxford band in the
last few years. If there’s a better metal band in Oxford at the moment, then we haven’t
heard them!
SAM SHEPHERD- Nightshift magazine
NIGHTSHIFT
FORUM : 'Rifftastic Metallers Desert Storm'
'and the riff brilliant Desert storm
there album is one of the best driving in yer car with the window down, sun out,head nodding slice of rock ever.' JOHNNY MOTO
DEVOLUTION MAGAZINE REVIEW:
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"An eight track cd that features some quality tunes despite the fact that the five piece band only formed in 2008. Straight off the bat this shows commitment and persistence in wanting to get their talents heard. DS are a Southern metal act from Oxford who are clearly influenced by the styles of Monster Magnet and Down. Great guitar and bass work is complimented by a ballsy no holes barred whisky drenched vocal range from Matt Ryan who has obviously been influenced by Phil Anselmo - a blatant comparison maybe but then if we are going to compare stoner southern metal who better to compare to? A fantastic effort and debut from a fine Oxford based band whose future doesn't look too hazy!" NICKIE
Surface unsigned festival 1st round review @the flapper birmingham:
Desert Storm
Next up was Oxford based five-piece Desert Storm. A hard and heavy mix of Classic-Rock and Metal, it’s rooted in the timeless Rock of the past yet made their own and brought crashing up to date by some well-written, distinctive material. Winding solos, driving riffs, heavy beats and Matt’s deep growl create a noise that demands your attention and which made for an impressive performance at The Flapper.
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