Kamchatka

Kamchatka | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grooveyard Records
• ASIN: B0007DGB6W
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

On their self-titled debut disc, KAMCHATKA (an incredibly kool power trio "riff machine" from Sweden) deliver an awesome set (14 trax - 59 mins.) of heavy duty, get-down bluesy, cycodelic, authentic, retro-70’s heavy guitar power trio "riffage" that is unbelievably killer. KAMCHATKA is brain-damaing beyond belief and the REAL deal when it comes down to outstanding killer power trio rock. KAMCHATKA features three amazing players in the form of Thomas Andersson on guitar & vocals, Rojer Ojersson on bass & vocals and Tobias Strandvik on drums. The band work together as a whole musical unit combining guitar-melting solos, slicked-up pseudo-Hendrix grooves with an incredibly powerful tight rhythm section to create a sound that is pure, convincing and all their own. Hitting hard with a fantastic, hard driving, raw, blistering, all-out musical assault and sounding like they landed from 1973, KAMCHATKA have legitimately created an authentic, classic retro-70’s heavy guitar power trio vibe.

Thomas Andersson is an amazing gifted bluesy axeripper who makes a powerful musical statement on the guitar. His playing is right up there with the best of them. Serious heavy guitar freaks that are in tune with the Grooveyard know that we are heavily into and support outstanding Swedish axemasters like Clas Yngstrom (SKY HIGH), Emil Fredholm & Christian Neppenstrom of PLANKTON, Thomas Larsson, Janne Stark, etc. Thomas Andersson of KAMCHATKA is no exception and his killer guitarwork is in the same league as those awesome players. They take the guitar seriously in Sweden and stick to their guns (musical roots) without following the latest fads & musical trends. Swedish axerippers are all about the guitar and they know what time of day it is when it comes down to REAL guitar playing. There must be something in the water over there in Sweden!

The KAMCHATKA disc is HIGHLY recommeded to fans of HENDRIX (THE MAN!), TROWER, FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH, CREAM, MOUNTAIN, JOHNNY WINTER, CACTUS, STRAY DOG, CAPTAIN BEYOND, BUDGIE and new school power trio players like ERIC GALES, WARREN HAYNES (GOV’T MULE) and FIREBIRD, to name a few. Imagine if FRANK MARINO & TROWER jammed with HENDRIX & CREAM in MAHOGANY RUSH-LAND and you start to get the "musical picture". Kamchatka are the REAL deal when it comes down to seventies guitar god rock and their awesome "live in the studio" version of "I Love Everybody" by JOHNNY WINTER is worth the price of admission alone and will make a true believer out of you.

The bottom line is that KAMCHATKA are the real deal when it comes down to classic, outstanding bluesy heavy guitar power trio rock and if you dig this super-sonic way-kool style of music, then look no further than the mega-awesome debut disc by KAMCHATKA. Exclusively released on GROOVEYARD RECORDS, a new label dedicated to outstanding TOTAL GUITAR music from around the world.

::KAMCHATKA KEEPS THE POWER TRIO ROCK ALIVE::

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very HENDRIX and very good, December 26, 2006

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HANS D HARMS (runaway bay, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kamchatka (Audio CD)

Not quite up to the standard of PLANKTON ( who is ), but not far behind. This is very much in the best tradition of CREAM / HENDRIX and other guitar 3 piece groups from the past. Saying that, these guys don't copy, they create. Although rooted in the classic bands from the past, their sound is more 2005 than 1970.
Getting better with every listen and should appeal to all fans of the aforementioned artists.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heavy blues 70s style, August 16, 2006

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grooveyard gary (illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kamchatka (Audio CD)

Another winner from my favorite record label.This band offers up some amazing hevy guitar playing and the bottom is down and dirty.If you like cream mountain or frank marino this is for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kamchatka are the real deal!, April 1, 2008

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Chemmie (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kamchatka (Audio CD)

It seems like one of the newest trends in rock and roll is to hark back to the days where Clapton and Hendrix were ruling the world with their guitars. With all of these new bands making classic, bluesy and psychedelic rock and roll, Kamchatka succeeds where others have failed. Where other bands almost parody themselves by fitting into a fad niche, Kamchatka comes off sounding incredibly genuine and original. The sound is polished, but you could almost swear that Clapton himself was belting out one of the many ripping guitar solos on this album. The guitars are loud, the drums are being beaten to death and the vocals are perfect. This is classic rock, my friends, and it is good... real good.