They tread the jeweled kingdoms of the Earth under monolithic iron heels. They rise like titans from a burning primeval sea. Songs like “Golden Axe,” “Battle in the Swamp,” “Grim Tormentor,” “Krull,” “Dying Giant,” and “Invincible Throne” not only sound like chapters from epic fantasy novels, they FEEL epic when you blast them through your rumbling speakers. Every song lumbers like a reptilian colossus moving through a tar-pit. Call it “stoner rock” if you will, but absolutely no drugs are necessary.įantasy and sword-and-sorcery themes are essential to CONAN’s lyrical cosmology, which makes perfect sense for a band named after Robert E. They are super sludgy brilliance in the vein of early BLACK SABBATH, KYUSS, MELVINS, and TOOL. For the rest of us, it’s an amusingly accurate description of CONAN’s unique sound.Īs the band’s own bio puts it: “CONAN are as heavy as interplanetary thunder amplified through the roaring black hole anus of Azathoth.” christened them “Europe’s heaviest battle-sloths…” It doesn’t get much cooler than that.Īfter releasing an indie debut EP in 2010 entitled “ Horseback Battle Hammer,” the trio signed to Burning World Records and released their critically acclaimed magnum opus, “ Monnos.”īoth albums are perfect for headbanging, slow-grooving, couch-tripping, or simply cranking up loud enough to vibrate the walls of your apartment. But these guys aren’t hampered by “Cookie Monster” vocals or the demonic noise-worship that often plagues today’s heaviest acts.ĬONAN have coined their own genre, calling themselves “caveman battle doom.” For hardcore fans, this is simply a new sub-category of the “Doom Rock” scene. This U.K.-based power trio gives a whole new meaning to the word heavy.
Cover to CONAN’s split release “Conan Vs.
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