Jess and the Ancient Ones

[Harvester]

An old friend of mine emailed me this this morning with a recommendation of a band that I had never heard before. Needless to say, I enjoyed the "hell" out of what I heard. It's non-pretentious prog rock/metal lite with some big hooks, soaring leads, and very nice female vocals.

 

[lasercd]

Other occult bands to check out are The Devil's Blood and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. (great name!)

 

[Diabolik]

I like the vocals alot. Not to girly and not to forced. This stuff seems to be on the rise now.

I couldnt get into The Devil's Blood. The vocals annoyed me. Blood Ceremony are good but for short periods of time. After a while it makes me sleepy.

 

[J-Man]

Got to admit, I LOVE THIS!!!!! Now to find the album

 

[pollution]

Certainly pretty cool stuff coming from my hometown. Managed to catch them live a few weeks ago at the Tuska festival, works sweet live too (interesting lineup too with 3 guitarists on stage).

The label is selling the CD for 14 euros (= around 17USD) including worldwide shipping, not too bad considering it's out in very limited area so far. Here's the direct link:
http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/releases/1018-jess-and-the-ancient-ones-cd.html

 

[DemonOfTheWoods]

A buddy of mine played this for me a few weeks ago. I loved it, it was absolutely amazing!

 

[mattbrood]

wow..that hits all the prog/avante garde sweet spots for me!

 

[Diamond45]

That was actually quite good. I'll see what else is out there for this band. Maybe a vendor will have this CD available for sale at PP USA next month? (hint hint)

 

[dcowboys311]

This album is really very good. Everyone should do themselves a favor and check it out.

 

[dcowboys311]

Bump, this deserves more attention. I've been spinning this album nearly non-stop ever since it showed up in my mailbox.

 

[Osiris' Eyes]

Amazing debut. I am addicted to it. Guaranteed top 10 for 2012 and the year still has new ones from Witchcraft, Graveyard, and To-Mera to look forward to. This has been a GREAT year for new music!

 

[Barrister]

Thanks for sharing; I really enjoyed it.

 

[kingdomgone86]

Antti Boman from Demilich is in this band. I much prefer Demilich, but hey, that's whatever.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Love it, and I don't know how I missed this thread when it was initially posted.

 

[TwizstedJesus]

The name sucks...That alone keeps people away from trying it, but a Glenn recommendation is a good thing

 

[dcowboys311]

The name sucks...That alone keeps people away from trying it, but a Glenn recommendation is a good thing

Bring on Fairy Fuckers and Unicorn Turd!!!!!

 

[Harvester]

 

[nomisofsiman]

Bring on Fairy Fuckers and Unicorn Turd!!!!!

People at work now think I'm crazy as I laugh out loud during my lunch break. Thanks. I needed that.

 

[broegaard]

received the cd yesterday......

nice album.....7/10

 

[Dominick_7]

Sounds good. Thanks for sharing. It has a really unique and cool retro sound (dont know why but something about the instruments remind me of Mercyful Fate/Ghost), mixed with a bit of indy/dark age. Very cool sound. Like the female vocals too.