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Sweet Magma
Sweet Magma’s forceful,
mood-inducing hard rock
sound keeps alive the “metal
head” days of “yore.” With their
intricate guitar riffs, relentless
rhythms and a vocal style
reminiscent of Lemmy of Motörhead,
Sweet Magma ignites the
impassioned “head banger” in
all of us.
Sweet Magma, which is often
compared to Black Sabbath, plays
"hard 'n' heavy rock 'n' roll," explained
singer/bassist Nick Massios.
“Each member brings in different
influences, resulting in an
overall hard rock metal sound with
bluesy guitars and some jazz coming
from the drumkit.”
Beginning as friends, each with
long musical backgrounds, the
members of Sweet Magma decided
to join forces, creating a cohesive,
locked in, powerful experience.
Joining Massios in the lineup are
Matt O’Neill on guitars and vocals
and Vasili Stertsios on the drums.
Sweet Magma’s primitive, complex
trio is a permanent feature in
the western Queens music scene.
“Our history goes back to the Legendary
Tupelo bar but the current
Magma lineup solidified in 2012,
and we have been seen and heard
regularly in places like Gussy’s Bar
and The Shillelagh Tavern ever
since,” explained Massios.
Sweet Magma has an jam-packed
autumn schedule: the band will be
playing in the Astoria Park skatepark
(Saturday, Sept. 16), and it will debut
its “Blackhead” project (a Black Sabbath
and Motörhead tribute show) at The Letlove
Inn (Thursday, Sept. 28). You can also find them at
Desmond’s Tavern in Manhattan (Saturday, Oct. 7)
and Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn (Friday, Oct. 27).
I will be sure to break out my old shredded “metal”
T-shirt and Doc Martens and be ready for the
“mosh” pit when I check out Sweet Magma.
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