BLACK ELEPHANT: Decibel Premieres The Fall Of The Gods Title Track From Italian Psychedelic Fuzz Rock Alchemists; LP To See Release On October 18th Via Small Stone Recordings

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Decibel Magazine is currently streaming “The Fall Of The Gods,” from Italian psychedelic fuzz rock alchemists BLACK ELEPHANT. The track comes off the record of the same name, set for release on October 18th via Small Stone Recordings!

Comments guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Alessio Caravelli, “‘The Fall Of The Gods’ represents the slow fall of the world, which is crumbling as the love of two lovers who are attending the end of everything, standing still, they indulge in a last gaze before the oblivion.”

Adds Decibel, “This slow-building groover is a laconic, meditative trip into the cosmos aboard a pulsing rhythm section and echoing, fuzzed-out psychedelic guitars. It’s also the lead-off and title track to the band’s third full-length album.”

Stream BLACK ELEPHANT’s “The Fall Of The Gods” at THIS LOCATION.

The Fall Of The Gods will be released on CD and digital formats as well as limited edition vinyl — 250 units pressed in the USA via Small Stone and 250 units pressed in Germany by Kozmik Artifactz.

Find preorders at the Small Stone Recordings Bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION where first single, “Go,” can be streamed.

In 2018, BLACK ELEPHANT released Cosmic Blues. A true underground classic, Grizzly Butts hailed, “a full-on hard-bluesing stoner rock album that collects the spirit of early Fu Manchu, the space-faring fuzz-rumble of Dozer’s debut and a heavy chug of acid rock’s finer blues guitarists for inspiration,” while Ave Noctum wrote accurately, “Their main source of inspiration is obviously seventies fuzz, but also guitar heavy music from the ‘90s. Think Jimi Hendrix making music with Chris Cornell’s Soundgarden. How does that sound? Pretty good, actually.”

Two years later, the band delivered the Japanese themed Seven Swords, a record MetalSucks lauded for its glassy-eyed riffing and cosmic cadence. “BLACK ELEPHANT stomp their pedalboards like their namesake pachyderm. These Italian riffmeisters also engage in some serious amplifier abuse, but it’s all in the name of kick-ass heavy psych-blues jams. This desert rock comes courtesy of Sergio Leone’s widescreen viewfinder, capturing the vista in full technicolor glory.”

The DNA shared between these two albums is simple: both are collections of classic-minded heavy groovers, picking the best the ’70s, ’90s, and ’00s had to offer in face melting riffery.

The Fall Of The Gods continues the trajectory of their two previous sonic gems, while taking things to a heavier place, both literally and figuratively. Comments guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Alessio Caravelli, “The theme this time around is the fall, from the decay to the reborn… After the last very tough years for all societies, we understood that many principles and colossuses have fallen, exactly like the gods and ancient cultures such as the Maya and Aztec civilizations did. This has been also the inspiration for our graphic designer Farfante, who hand drew the cover and art for the new album with these concepts in mind.”

On BLACK ELEPHANT’s The Fall Of The Gods, a wide range of dynamics are present (All Them Witches come to mind). Hints of Hendrix meld with moments of ‘90s shoegaze à la Verve’s A Storm In Heaven before heading down a long desert highway that would make Brant Bjork feel at home. Fuzz pedals preach on, the sky cracks, and the riffs themselves seem to lock bellies in sumo battles, so what the hell? The world’s ending anyway. You might as well have some fun with it.

BLACK ELEPHANT Recording Lineup:
Alessio Caravelli – guitar, vocals
Massimiliano Giacosa – guitar
Francesco Glielmi – bass
Simone Brunzu – drums