Komatsu [NL] / Ex Directory [D]

Name: Komatsu [NL] / Ex Directory [D]
Start: 2025-10-23T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Oskar-Jäger-Str. 190, Sonic Ballroom, 50825

Schedule

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Oskar-Jäger-Str. 190, Sonic Ballroom, 50825 | Cologne, NW

https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/epk/hps348KMBCN/
sludge, stoner, metal
In 2010 the sky ripped open above Eindhoven Rock City. Four musicians came thundering down, surrounded by ferocious looking thunderbolts and the roar of a thousand gods.
Their mission? To scorch the earth with a brutal mix of sludge, stoner and metal.
Komatsu was born with a surefire determination to never look back.
Over the years they've released an EP and four albums, refining and perfecting their signature earthquake-inducing low end rumble and grinding, ear-shattering overall sound. That hasn't been left unnoticed. Quite the contrary. Their unique approach unabashedly destroyed the stoner community by way of bulldozing it to smithereens (both fans and press), resulting in opening slots for bands like Truckfighters, Karma to Burn, Clutch, Nashville Pussy, High on Fire, Corrosion of Conformity, Brant Bjork and Baroness, while also infusing the after party of Queens of the Stone Age's show at the Effenaar in Eindhoven with a highly addictive cocktail of sweat and gasoline. High profile European tours with Duel, The Freeks, John Garcia and Mondo Generator followed, the latter of which completed a personal challenge set out by the band and fulfilled a big dream: sharing the stage with all original Kyuss members. Even fans in Brazil were gobsmacked by their rupturing grooves and heart-ripping energy, resulting in various tours over there.
And now they end up in 2025 with a brand new album. For recording the music they went into Tarwesound with legendary producer Pieter G. Kloos, while the vocals were recorded at Bootleg Recordings by Peter van Elderen. Mixing and mastering were done by Pieter Kloos at The Void Studio.
The new album will be released through Heavy Psych Sounds on April 11th 2025. It's Komatsu's first outing after being trimmed down to a three-piece in 2024 and their most dynamic yet. Sure, it's still crushing skulls with a sonic sledgehammer and makes you wish you'd have a tank proof armour installed to protect your eardrums, but it also shows some kind of sensitivity you haven't heard before from these bearded blokes. To cut it short: being reduced to three hasn't taken anything away from the band's pulverising grit. It just added some extra chemistry and breathing space that takes their sound to an even higher level. Something that might seem impossible, but it sure as hell ain't.
So, strap in and brace yourself for another assault of monstrous grooves - a hefty meal served with lots of bravado to start a new day. A day where Komatsu confirms they're one of the heaviest and most original bands in the stoner/sludge crossover scene. And once you've caught every blow, straightened every twist and managed to hit every turn, you realise you've just been served a breakfast for champions.

Einlass: 20h, Beginn: 21h, Eintritt: 14€