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20 Watt Tombstone

Album Review: 20 Watt Tombstone – The Chosen Few

Seems like you can’t throw a limited-edition vinyl of Degüello, Welcome To Sky Valley or Captain Beyond without hitting 18 bands trying to cop that feel, morph it, and – hopefully – twist it into something their own. Complain about the surplus of post-black metal bands these days all you want, and Lord knows I do, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the sheer glut of stoner rock bands. Mind you, not doom. Not at all. Very different animals, muchaco, and rarely even of the same species, when done right. Returning with its all-important third album, Wisconsin’s […]

20 WATT TOMBSTONE RELEASE ‘JUST GOT PAID’ ZZ TOP COVER

Death-blues’ duo 20 Watt Tombstone have released a cover of ZZ Top’s underrated ‘Just Got Paid’. The song is from their upcoming EP, Year Of The Jackalope, which will be released on January 22nd. The band commented “We are super excited about this release. Working with Jeff Hamilton of the Violent Femmes and Beatallica was a pretty great experience for us. He pulled alot out of our sound we didnt know existed. Very excited for people to hear this EP, 2020 has been a rough year for many of us. Hopefully this record can provide a little distraction” Listen to […]