Kadavar – Abra Kadavar (2013)

Germany’s latest export Kadavar is finally making their latest release, “Abra Kadavar”, available to the people of North America through Nuclear Blast this May 14th, 2013. If you have been living under a rock for the last few years, Psychedelic Rock is making a big comeback and Kadavar is one of the most authentic and enthusiastic bands leading the charge. Featuring nine rocking anthems, this release is filled with energy and groovy tunes.

Opening with the super catchy “Come Back To Life”, the band has that natural feeling to their music of the old-school bands from the 70’s. With a very basic set-up this band focuses more on creating fun and hard-rocking tunes than on any technical aspects of the production and fancy layering of things. “Doomsday Machine”, “Black Snake”, and “Dust” are clear examples of how the band delivers catchiness effortless while having a very organic and raw sound.

“Fire” is our favorite track in this release thanks to its very moody nature and the live-feeling that it creates. Recently talking to the band’s drummer we discovered that this release was recorded in an ‘everybody at the same time’ fashion, allowing the songs to fully explode and sound very naturally without any editing and studio magic. The band’s nostalgic guitars greatly enhance the energetic drumming and perfectly fitting vocals. For the people looking for trippy organs and other psychedelic instruments, “Liquid Dream” and “Rhythm For Endless Minds” are greatly enhanced by said extra elements.

Closing with the funkiness of “Abra Kadabra”, the band has surely set the bar quite high with this very enjoyable release. Kadavar is one of the few bands that really lives up to their hype, and their live performances we have witnessed at Roadburn and SXSW are even better than their studio recordings. If you are jumping into the psychedelic wave of music and like bands like Purson, Jess and The Ancient Ones, etc., you do not want to miss “Abra Kadavar”.

Label: Nuclear Blast Records

Release: May 14th, 2013

Genre: Pyschedelic Rock

Country: Germany