Over 25 years into their career, Berlin surf rock outfit The Kilaueas haven’t lost their sacred fire. For those who feared they’d taken an insurmountable risk with 2018’s Touch My Alien, they’re now taking on an even greater challenge by delving into the Magma Chamber on their reverb-heavy sixth full-length album.
Ralf Kilauea (guitar), Tom Kilauea (guitar), Jaque Kilauea (bass), and Perzi Kilauea (drums, samples) unleash twelve new instrumentals that are as fresh and inspired as they are dark and smoky. They tick all the boxes for what makes the genre so great, but besides the original melodies, it’s the superb production that deserves a mention—it sounds like you’re right there with the musicians in a recording studio.
Magma Chamber, produced by Kilian Gilberg, is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Allscore.