Supershine - SupershineWith his latest endeavor, Supershine, dUg Pinnick (King's X Poundhound KMX) teams up with guitarist Bruce Franklin and drummer Greg Olsen, both formally of the doom metal band, Trouble. Their self titled debut features 12 tracks deeply rooted in groove based '70s rock, incorporating touches of psychedelia shrouded with ferocious metal outbursts. Pinnick's gospel styled, soulful vocals (the most underrated in rock) and deep, rumbling bass lines

set to music by Oliver Messiaen and Erik Satie

but with subtle nuance and a deep love for this music

The cantata premiered on December 24

In this performance at the 1986 Deutsches Jazz Festival in Frankfurt

Two tracks finding their way to vinyl for the first time that were cut during The Serpents Mouth sessions but only made it to the CD and digital release

is a record of constant and wildly hypnotic movement with each moment animated by unexpected sounds that morph

Roman Rofalski - Sonar

is that they have managed to create an altogether new acoustic soundscape while still honoring their unique brand of dark symphonic metal thousands more will fall in love within the course of the next few years

by way of a bonus

3CD BOX + TST Medium + Patch

which released so many of the trio's acclaimed recordings throughout the first decade of this millennium including Written In The Stars

a genuine declaration of love for this music