Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of psychedelic rock trio STONED JESUS. Forged in Kyiv in 2009, this Ukrainian band submerges themselves in the world of doom, grunge and prog, while maintaining their own identity. Their upcoming album will be the fifth in line and the first to be released through Season Of Mist. 

Lead vocalist and guitarist Igor Sydorenko comments: “I’ve always been a huge fan of progressive music – progressive not in the number of notes played per second, but progressive in terms of songwriting, concept and attitude.

“And I rarely saw rock and metal labels encouraging this deeper approach, until I discovered Season Of Mist. This is the label that I can describe with one word: ‘eclectic.’ And this is the label that not only approves the idea of artistic freedom, but openly indulges in it! So we’re extremely happy that these exact people are going to help us share our creative vision with the whole world from now on.”

For frequent updates on the recordings and the band in general, check out STONED JESUS‘s Facebook or Instagram!

Formed by Igor Sydorenko in Kyiv in 2009, STONED JESUS quickly progressed beyond their tongue-in-cheek moniker. The Ukrainian trio’s second full length “Seven Thunders Road” converged doom, prog and grunge in their own recognizable way and the album’s centrepiece, 13-min long “I’m the Mountain”, boasts 15 million plays on YouTube.

STONED JESUS‘s next LP “The Harvest” sounded like a blend of MASTODON, PORCUPINE TREE and SOUNDGARDEN, and their charismatic live shows and relentless touring schedule helped to double and then triple their fanbase in mere months.

While being integral to the European psychedelic rock scene STONED JESUS helped popularize, creatively STONED JESUS never stopped pushing the envelope, taking influences for their newer material from such diverse acts like SWANS, THE CURE, KING CRIMSON and DEFTONES. 

Line-up:
Lead-Vocals and Guitar: Igor Sydorenko
Bass and backing vocals: Sergii Sliusar
Drums and backing vocals: Dmytro Zinchenko

At a time when we miss sweaty concert locations and tangible intoxicating live music more than ever, STONED JESUS provide their fans, stoner rock disciples and music lovers with a special digital present: Back in 2019, in celebration of their 10th anniversary, the stoner prog visionaries played an intimate concert in Kyiv at the Green Theatre and are now premiering the full live-show exclusively on the Napalm Records YouTube channel, today at 7pm CET. 

STONED JESUS on the stream: “Live at Green Theatre is STONED JESUS’ first outdoor non-festival concert. Filmed in our home city of Kyiv, it was also the first show of the Xth Anniversary Tour.”

To date, STONED JESUS have released four trailblazing full-lengths and played countless concerts all over the world, spreading their heavy blend of sludgy Stoner Rock mixed with remarkable Psychedelic influences and a hypnotizing dash of Sludge, Doom and Prog. The Ukraine export featuring founding member, guitarist and vocalist Igor Sydorenko drape an occult veil over their lyricism and definitely know how to put their audience under their spell. 

Follow their YouTube countdown and watch the full show HERE: