Hjortene

Reviews Hjortene S/T: HEAVY PLANET "Where the overtly punk aesthetic is clearly there, the attitude is layered with thick and fast stoner riffs which make the band standout as genre groundbreakers." ... "Forget everything. Forget labels, forget what you think you know about a sound, a genre, a style, a foreign language. Hjortene is a record which needs to be explored and divulged into completely." http://www.heavyplanet.net/2014/07/lp-review-hjortene-by-hjortene.html RIDE WITH THE DEVIL "Hjortene have put out one hell of an album, classic Stoner Rock cooked to perfection, and almost more fuzz than one mere mortal can handle [...] an even more raw version of early Fu Manchu” http://ridewiththedevil.blogspot.dk/2014/05/the-stags-according-to-google-translate.html THE OBELISK "...the real appeal of Hjortene‘s Hjortene is the fluid Fu Manchu-meets-Queens of the Stone Age vibe the Copenhagen trio puts together on cuts like “Weber” and “Pounding Hammer,” a rich fuzz tone getting a memorable push from a clean, full production that seems to border on blown-out without ever sounding dirtier than it means to." http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2014/05/23/hjortene-self-titled-release/ STONER HIVE "With names like Valient Himself, Lorenzo Woodrose and President Fetch the Danish power trio Hjortene sure knows how to capture your attention. And then after you’ve heard their third release you realize there was no need to use these kinds of attention grabbing guest spots; the boys and their music are already incredible as it stands." http://stonerhive.blogspot.nl/2014/05/hjortene-hjortene.html METAL TEMPLE "Hjortene seem to the be highly talented in creating thick and fuzzy killer sounds that add to the definite Stoner feel however it’s the upbeat, energetic sounds that’s thrown out that give it that edgy Punk side too. The mixing of these two genres is actually really clever and brilliantly put together and Hjortene have pulled it off incredibly." http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/h_2/hjortene-hjortene.htm ROUND TRIP Hjortene S/T on 'best albums in 2014 until now' list: http://roundtripp.tumblr.com/best2014part1 SONIC ABUSE "Hjortene are a bit of an enigma. Despite being labelled as stoner-psychedelic rock, they brim with an energy that’s more often found in punk." ... "The opening track, 180.000 km/t (feat. Valient Himself), is an explosive opener, beginning with whispered vocals and with a sludgy guitar sound that fuzzes along to what sounds like a possessed drummer attempting to destroy his drum kit." http://www.sonicabuse.com/2014/05/hjortene-hjortene-album-review/ THE SLUDGELORD "This album is an awesome hard-rocking blast of insane riffs you won't be able to get enough of. " http://thesludgelord.blogspot.com/2014/04/hjortene-st-album-review.html THE SLUDGELORD interview: http://thesludgelord.blogspot.com/2014/05/interview-with-hjortene.html METAL INVADER: "30 minutes of exploding material followed by a trippy hallucinating 9 minutes ending song… you can’t avoid the repeat button" "All of you who worship Wrench and Blues for the Red Sun (Kyuss), Eleven the hard way (Planet of Zeus), California Crossing (Fu Manchu), Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality, boogie and pounding rhythms, doom riffs and psychedelic jams you have to listen to this album" http://metalinvader.net/hjortene-hjortene/ SULTAN OF SLUDGE “Here is a Fuzz rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark that have a sound that reminds me of The Sword, Asteroid, and Graveyard without sounding like another rip off copy.” ”Defiantly and album to listen to and a band to keep an eye on!” http://sultanofsludge.blogspot.dk/2014/06/hjortene-hjortene.html METAL INSIDER "If you’re a fan of riffy stoner rock, ala Fu Manchu, you’ll be all over [Hjortene S/T]" http://www.metalinsider.net/premieres/song-premiere-hjortene-feat-valient-thorrs-valient-himself-180-000-kmt STONER AND MORE “Do not try to classify it mixes to suit their folly and their inspiration a wild rock Heavy the MC5, the Stoner Rock pure juice or rather inspired psychedelic rock in the tradition of Causa Sui and Colour Haze” "Igennem Hårde Tider" deploys lined sacred sharp riffs that instantly recall bands like Nebula or Che” http://stonerandmore.blogspot.fr/2014/06/hjortene-st.html (in French) SELECTIVE MEMORY “180.000 km/t” is a molotov cocktail of west coast influenced desert doom rock with a hard line injection of punk. Valient Himself of Valient Thorr fame bellows inspired guest vocals upon the backdrop of the consistent barrage of guitar sludge and fuzz." http://www.selectivememorymag.com/2014/08/14/hjortene-self-titled-self-released/ ALLSCANDINAVIAN "If you like stoner rock you will most likely love Hjortene..." "It’s short, to a no-bullshit point, and basically just awesome rock n’ roll" http://allscandinavian.com/10737/hjortene-hjortene/ GUTTER ISLAND 2014 (description in festival programme) Hjortene is Danish for 'The Deers', and after that there's absolutely no comparison. The trio makes a special sound out of desert dust, wind in the hair and pedals to the metal - not unlike legends Fu Manchu! Their newly released vinyl has a long line of prominent gueststars from Baby Woodrose, President Fetch and Valient Thorr. At Gutter Island they will show everyone they also mean business on their own! In Danish: GUTTER ISLAND 2014 (beskrivelse i festivalprogram) Danske Hjortene spiller Stoner fuzz punk rock - tungt og tillintetgørende. Trioen sørger for uimodståelige spark i mellemgulvet, og perfektionerer den helt særlige lyd af ørkenstøv, vind i håret, og pedalerne helt i bund! Ikke ulig f.eks. legendariske Fu Manchu. Hjortene har netop udgivet vinylen ”Hjortene S/T”, en knusende produktion med prominente gæster fra bl.a. Baby Woodrose, President Fetch og Valient Thorr. Headbang og håndtegn og krondyr venter forude! BANDS OF TOMORROW "Hjortene S/T bliver ikke dit almindeligt kommercielle rockalbum. Alle sange er indspillet på bånd og produceret med en sådan varme, ægthed og ren råstyrke, at de formår at ramme både dit indre og ydre." http://bandsoftomorrow.com/hjortene-udgiver-dyrisk-debutalbum/ GF ROCK (****) "...en øjeblikkeligt medrivende, hårdt rockende energiudladning, et rockgevir lige i siddepuden, der hurtigt får én op fra stolen." "‘Pounding Hammer’ er netop lidt som at blive hamret i synet, eller over knæskallerne med en hammer (af en hjort), så tunge er riffene, der understøttes glimrende af trommespillet på et nummer, der er blandt albummets højdepunkter." "Sammen med bandets selvstændige og fandenivoldske tilgang til musikken, føler jeg mig kaldet til at hænge fire store stjerner..." http://www.gfrock.dk/hjortene-hjortene-46/ BORDERLINE 77 MAGAZINE “Musikalsk sætter Hjortene sig mellem en masse stole; De er ikke for alvor punk, stoner, space, eller whatever, og den slags prædikater synes også at rage dem en fjer.” http://borderline77.com/nye-plader-uge-16-woods-teho-teardo-blixa-bargeld-thee-oh-sees-hjortene/ LYDTAPET (****) “Midt på albummet er det næsten syv minutter lange instrumentale nummer ”Epic Indian”. Til trods for sin længde, er det et rigtigt stærkt instrumentalt nummer, der har lige præcis de hooks og små detaljer, der skal til.” /// “Hjortene har begået et ganske hæderligt debutalbum” http://www.lydtapet.net/2014/04/anmeldelse-hjortene-hjortene/ DEVILUTION "Hjortene har med deres selvbetitlede debutplade lavet en solid rockplade, der på den dejligt beskidte måde vækker minder om Fu Manchu, Black Sabbath og punk." http://www.devilution.dk/anmeldelser/pladeanmeldelser/dyrisk-og-dansk-rock-n-roll PODCAST: VALIENT'S VLOGGG - Rocknowledgy Episode 43 (great podcast by Valient Himself) http://valientsvloggg.blogspot.dk/2014/04/rocknowledgy-episode-43-ready-for-your.html FLAT ED ECLECTIC MUSIC RADIO SHOW http://www.mixcloud.com/flat-ed/popcast-64-by-flat-ed-eclectic-music-radio-show/ New Hjortene split-LP out May 2106 (w. President Fetch) Order vinyl/digital: http://hjortene.bandcamp.com Booking: kontakt@hjortene.dk