Priestess – Hello Master (Release Year – 2006)
The first time I ever heard any tunes by Priestess, was on Kevin Kash’s Breaking Bone Hour, on XM41, The Boneyard.
Usually, I know most of the new bands that are being introduced, but strangely enough not Priestess. This Canadian quartet are one of the many bands that are pioneering the Retro Rock movement. I have heard a few people call this stoner rock, but I don’t know if I completely agree with that assessment.
There are some definite stoner like elements in the band’s music, but Hello Master sounds like a brand new classic rock/metal CD. I can hear the influence of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath in the band’s music, but they are not a copycat act by any means.
This 4 piece band is led by Mike Heppner on vocals, Dan Watchorn on guitar, Mike Dyball on bass, and Vince Nudo on drums. It took me a while to put my finger on it, but Mike Heppner’s vocals remind me of Glenn Danzig.
The songs Lay Down, Run Home, and Talk To Her are among my favorites and good selections for videos.
Lay Down
Run Home
Talk To Her
Hello Master appears to be one of those CD’s that grows on you with repeated listens. The songs, Time Will Cut You Down, I am the Night, Colour Me Black, and Blood have grown on me quite a bit.
This CD is one that classic rock fans, and quite a few hard rock fans are going to enjoy. Priestess will certainly be a band worth keeping an eye on in 2007. For information on Priestess, check out the band’s website here, or their myspace page here.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. I Am The Night, Colour Me Black
2. Lay Down
3. Run Home
4. Two Kids
5. Talk To Her
6. Time Will Cut You Down
7. Everything That You Are
8. The Shakes
9. Performance
10. Living Like A Dog
11. No Real Pain
12. Blood
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I can’t believe that anyone wouldn’t like this. Lay Down has been my ultimate favorite song since I played it on guitar hero. I actually have never heard any of their other songs and when i heard run home i totally flipped. I LOVE PREISTESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with above, I was surprised at the rather lackluster opinions of this fantastic new album. This is an amazing cd for anyone who appreciates a good hard rock album. I also saw Preistess live last winter, they blew my head off with some of the tightest musicianship I’ve ever heard. Very talented band, trust me, you’ll all be hearing more about these guys.
I have to disagree with a few of you. I can’t stop listening to this album. This takes me back to Album Oriented Rock, where there was all killer no filler. I love this band and I love this album. Better that Wolfmother to me. THese guys rock pretty damn hard. As a meter of fact, I would classify them as HArd Rock as HArd Rock should be. The only thing that would throw people off is the intro to the first song with the heavy Drop-d tuning. the rest is killer hard rock.
Must be the clean air & water up in Canada…..
Seems to agree with muscians…..
We like it!
Andy on the GFTM Rock Show in the UK has played a few tracks off this and I’ve been impressed. Need to hear more as he might have just played the cream but I like what I hear so far.
Hi Bob,
I will definitely check it out.
Mark,
I agree with you. It is a pretty good debut, but I think the bands sound will improve as they grow. I was hoping for a few more hooks, but there are some good songs here.
This is a good album, but they’re not as good as Wolfmother or the Sword who are also combining 70’s metal with more modern rock. The vocals and production are strong, but at times they just don’t have enough rock hooks to sustain a whole song. They need to be a little tighter and they may come with time.
Metal Mark clued me in to these guys and I like them too. The stoner think has been around awhile, but the field is getting crowded. They seem to be one of the better bands although, perhaps not at the very top.
I just wrote a review of another stoner band called Tia Carrera if you wanna check it out. It’s their first album from 2005, so it isn’t new.