The Lords of Altamont nascono a Los Angeles nel 2002 da un’idea del frontman Jake “The Preacher” Cavaliere che dopo lo scioglimento della sua band strumentale Bomboras.
Il gruppo prende il nome dalla tragedia di Altamont del 1969, festival organizzato dai Rolling Stone che rimane famoso per il suo triste epilogo caratterizzato da numerosi scontri tra gli addetti alla sicurezza (Hell Angels) e il pubblico che coinvolse anche i musicisti sul palco. L’intento dei quattro musicisti è stato quello di creare qualcosa che rispondesse realmente al loro stile; mettono quindi insieme i retaggi del loro passato musicale, stendono le prime canzoni e preparano i loro show. Il risultato è un rock urticante e rumoroso, fronteggiato con una sapiente attitudine punk.
Questo nuovo tour sarà per presentare il nuovo incredibile album che sta riscuotendo consensi in tutto il mondo licenziato dalla italianissima HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS, label che si sta affermando come tra le più attive in ambito hard-garage-stoner con catalogo da nomi altisonanti.
Line up:
-JAKE CAVALIERE vox-organ
-STEVEN VA DER WERFF Drums
-DANI SIN guitar
-ZIM bass
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT: Band Info
The Lords of Altamont are the Sons of the Rock Gods of Mars. To them, rock is war straight from a red planet. As it should be. We should be very grateful for this small mercy alone.
The Lords of Altamont have picked up the torch that signifies rock, with or without, the roll (do we really have to stick labels on rock?). These Lords are riding their motorcycles with our torch. The flame streams out behind them — warming — exhilarating — brightening the sky of our rocking world.
Paradoxically, their music is primitive: primitively sublime as Little Richards’ ‘Long Tall Sally’. As vibrantly evocative as John Kongos’ “He’s Gonna Step On You Again’.
Experiencing The Lords Of Altamont live is reveling in their music. It is scrabbling in the dirt among our music’s earliest roots. The Lords of Altamont make it sound as if it’s where we’re going. With bands like this around, rocking journeys to and from space will always be pleasurable undertakings.
The band was formed in December 1999. Born from the ashes of the The Bomboras – the most inspiring instrumental surf band of the late 1990’s – The Lords Of Altamont are generating a hard, dirt and fuzz-fueled sound more attuned to the streets of inland Los Angeles than to Huntington Beach!
Inspired by the unrest born from the 1969 Altamont Concert and bands like the MC5, The Stooges and The Cramps, The Lords reached worldwide popularity releasing four albums and playing extensively live as headliner or sharing the stage with bands like The Who and Motorhead.
14 years later, The Lords Of Altamont have no intention to stop the rampage. Featuring founding member and band leader Jake ‘The Preacher’ Cavaliere, former The Cramps drummer Harry Drumdini, eccentric guitarist Dani Sin and solid-rock bass player Zim, the band will be releasing their fifth album ‘The Lords Take Altamont’ on April 2014 on Gearhead Records. – Michael Dawkes
