Psychedelic Bloodbath Press Release

*This is intended to be read in the voice of Sam Elliott. So, if you can get that sound going in your head as you read, we’d appreciate it, thanks.

Stoned Evergreen Travelers want to take you on a ride, in a hellfire guzzling hot rod, through a world of tales vividly told against a backdrop of ass whoopin’ rock n’ roll hellbilly psycho sludge to melt your brain… and they want to make sure you enjoy your journey through it with ’em.

So, indulge with your beers, brownies, bongs, or bubble bath and let the ride begin as their songs paint pictures with haunting stories of murder, loss, and agonizing descent into madness, where the evil, the scorned, the angry, the lonely, and the stonedly are all heard screaming, brooding, stalking, scratching, pounding and destroying, all while bringing general mayhem and vengeance to the landscape in which they’re composed.

Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the Travelers take their unique party style tradition to stages everywhere, from farmland festivals and bar rooms way out in the boonies to dirty clubs in big cities and small ones alike, with just one mission… to put hands together, smiles on faces, and fists in the air.

For these intents and purposes, they’ve got a diverse mix in their bag o’ tricks consisting of blistering guitar wizardry, channeled from Handsome Pepper’s long, white beard, through his finger tips to the strings of steel, along with his powerful rants and angst-fueled tirades, embodying an 80’s punk rock kind of spirit that both the working man and the anarchist can get behind, in between his moody renderings of dark poetry. Also in the bag, the low end pounded out with exceptional skill by TJ Demons, (quite likely the most badass female you’ll ever see slaying the double upright bass) hard, solid, and heavy as a Dodge Ram, whether she’s beating the strings with her hand or shaking the ground below as she pulls the bow across ’em. While she‘s got your bones rattling to the marrow, Frey McGregor, of the clan McGregor, injects high-octane fury with the power he pours into this psycho-driven ride, beating the drums with the kind of rage that might be identified in a psychological autopsy as the reason for such extreme overkill in a victim with an unusually high number of stab wounds. Then, not completely unlike a cherry on top, but a lot more like the siren wailing atop this Mad Max movie soundtrack-worthy machine, Mischa Kianne brings the electric fiddle shred action, sawing the hell out of those violin strings until they’re smoking with billowing clouds of resin, rising up from her full throttle chugging bow. From speed metal tempo shredding to beautiful, emotion filled, soulful singing on the strings, plunging into dark and chilling sonic scenes that make the hair on the arms of even those with the blackest of hearts stand on end, it sounds as if she took the damn thing from the devil himself when he went down to Georgia, right after she cut him off at the crossroads, distracted him with a kiss, then punched him in the face and snatched it right out of his hands.

Combining elements of outlaw country and honky tonk with those of stoner rock, heavy metal, gypsy punk, and thrash… you could describe Stoned Evergreen Travelers as sounding something like Hank Williams and Metallica wrote a record together (via Ouija) somewhere around 1986, layered with somewhat of an ‘eating mushrooms in the desert with Kyuss’ kinda vibe, and a ‘what if Tom Waits sang in Nashville Pussy?’ sort of style, topped off with a bit of a Gogol Bordello flavor. Yep, a unique brand, indeed. Forged by their devout adherence to one rule… there are no rules, dude. (Keep that Sam Elliott voice going.)

With their name in the billing alongside a veritable smorgasbord of different types of bands, from thrash legends Slayer, Testament, and Anthrax to Lamb of God, and sludge metal masters like Crowbar to acts like Hayseed Dixie, Legendary Shack Shakers, The Goddamn Gallows, and Bob Wayne & The Outlaw Carnies their audience is as diverse as the influences present in their music and the wide range of styles among the bands they’re known to play with.

Their new album Psychedelic Bloodbath, just released on July 20, 2018 through Ruckus in the Records, is now available at shows and digital platforms as well.