Amsterdam Fuzz fest: Acid Hammer Fuzzard MIRA Plague of Lighthouse Keepers

OCCII PRESENTS AN AMSTERDAM FUZZ FEST NIGHT WITH FOUR BANDS!
Acid Hammer:

Instrumental powerhouse from Amsterdam that merges the heavy grooves of stoner doom with the raw intensity of metal. With two guitars weaving dense, psychedelic riffs, a thunderous bass shaking the earth, and drums that crash like waves of pure energy, Acid Hammer crafts an immersive sonic experience. Whether you’re headbanging, dancing or staring at a wall, Acid Hammer delivers a live show that’s equal parts mesmerizing and bone-rattling.

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Fuzzard:

Fuzzard is a four-piece stoner band, emerging from the hazy smoke of Amsterdam. The brain child of lead singer and guitarist Bas, Fuzzard takes you on a riff-filled ride through sci-fi worlds and fantasy realms. With the tongue-in-cheek sense of humor of lead singer and guitarist Bas, Fuzzard not only takes you on a riff-filled ride through sci-fi worlds and fantasy realms, but also addresses relevant topics in the real world.

Fuzzard has a versatile repertoire, with excursions into the murky waters of doom when guitarist Arianne takes the lead vocals. Drummer Niels’ punk history adds a rhythm section to Fuzzard that makes its sound truly unique, and Tijmen’s pitch-perfect backing vocals and fuzzy bass make the band whole.

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MIRA:

MIRA was first established after the summer of 2022 consisting of Francesco on drums, Robin on guitar and Jordi on the bass and vocals. The three of us met by chance and great timing. This resulted in a jam session where songs were almost instantly born. Heavy bass lines combined with melodic guitar lines and a human metronome for drummer bring forth the sounds of MIRA.

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Plague of Lighthouse Keepers

Whilst the name ‘A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers’ refers to multiple different artworks, including the song by Vandergraaf Generator of the same name and the Robert Eggers 2019 film, the Haarlem based metal band has developed a style that is uniquely their own. It’s perhaps because the struggle and isolation of the Lighthouse Keeper became so much more vivid to all of us, during the extended periods of isolation during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Using Sludge, Post and Doom-Metal as a vehicle for free artistic, political and personal expression, the quartet is currently working on their debut both in the studio and on stage.
Musically, the Lighthouse Keepers sound like a disturbed lovechild between OM, Sumac, Swans, Miles Davis and Pandit Pran Naath. They combine lengthy improvisations with ear shattering explosions of intensity. Lyrically, their songs deal mostly with death, personal struggle, religion and political philosophy, hence using their desperate shrieks, earsplitting cymbals, noisy guitarpalette and thumbing repetitive basspaterns to create a dialectical counterpoint to contemporary pop culture. It’s the punk rock of a failed generation, drowning in anger and filth yet too tired to organize a revolution. Still, The Lighthouse Keepers also manage to find small moments of undeniable beauty and fragility as so to perhaps spark a glimmer of hope in a world torn by pandemics, war and economic oppression.

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