Californian rock’n’roll tornado THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT releases brand new video “Million Watts Electrified”!
Los Angeles garage rock’n’roll pillars THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT unleash their brand new video for “Million Watts Electrified” exclusively on Distorted Sound Magazine today.
Formed in 1999 in Los Angeles, THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT retain loyalty to their garage punk roots while evolving into heavier grooves. With their uncompromising and unmistakable Lords attitude, guitarist Dani Sindaco, bassist Rob Zimmermann and drummer Barry Van Esbroek join band leader and unrivaled rock’n’roll preacher Jake Cavaliere on their journey of no-nonsense auditory exploits.
Their seventh studio album “Tune In, Turn On, Electrify!” (2021) strikes with an unapologetic conviction built up from 20+ years of soul seasoning and nonstop rock action, delivering their iconic fuel-injected sound, and thrusts raw, aggressive garage punk in your face then flips the script by inviting you on an elaborate psychedelic trip. In 2023, THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT issued a live album entitled “To Hell With Tomorrow The Lords Are Now” on Heavy Psych Sounds to celebrate 20 years of preaching their furious brand of rock’n’roll to the masses.
About the “Million Watts Electrified” video, the band comments: “This year, we celebrated our 25th anniversary with two US tours and an extended European tour! Mariexxme, Brian Ravaux and Fab Chomb captured the unstoppable energy emanating from the stage during our epic show at Le Petit Bain in Paris this fall, thanks to everyone who attended!”
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT bring forth raw rock and roll fury birthed from the ultimate end to the era of peace and love. What was billed to be the “Woodstock of the West“, the infamous Altamont Free concert on December 6th, 1969 was highlighted instead by heavy drugs, motorcycle chains and brass knuckles and later punctuated with shoving matches and fistfights. This palpable sense of bawdy foreboding resulted in four births, four deaths and extensive property damage.
While the hippies had been grooving and mellowing out in the Bay Area, the forefathers of the Lords of Altamont were playing high energy rhythms in the beer-soaked venues of Detroit and the dingy clubs along LA’s Sunset Strip. Mid-60s London RnB shares equal space with the scruffy 70s NYC Bowery among the influences of The Lords also. They take their other cues from kids banging out primitive riffs on cheap guitars all across the USA in garages alongside chopped bikes and American v-8 muscle, lingering exhaust fumes mixing with sweat to conjure the rare elixir of real rock n roll.
The story of the band who would come to be known as THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT gets a proper start in late 1999. A son of Southern California and a veteran of the SoCal music scene, Jake Cavaliere – with numerous bands and projects from garage to punk dating back to the late 80s under his belt – enlisted fellow motorcycle rider and bandmate of the intro/surf sensation The Bomboras, Johnny DeVilla. Besides holding their first show at the legendary venue The Garage in Hollywood, high points include touring as the support act for their primitive rock n roll idols The Cramps, infamous rock gods The Who as well as counting the late Michael Davis of the MC5 as a past member.
Through personnel changes featuring an incredible roster of talent, and various adventures over the past 20+ years, The Lords of Altamont continue to evolve their sound while staying true to their roots. Jake Cavaliere, along with his assemblage of gritty and talented personalities, continues to captivate audiences with unparalleled hard-driven performances the world over.
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT is
Dani Sindaco — Guitars & Vocals
Jake Cavaliere — Organs & Vocals
Barry Van Esbroek — Drums & Vocals
Rob Zimmermann — Bass & Vocals
THE LORDS OF ALTAMONT links
Website – Facebook – Bandcamp – Instagram – Spotify
