Mars Red Sky


Mars Red Sky is a stoner rock band from Bordeaux, France. As of 2024, they have released five studio albums and six EPs.

History

Formed in 2007, Mars Red Sky originates in Bordeaux, France, and is made up of Julien Pras, Jimmy Kinast, and Mathieu Gazeau. Their music is a blend of psychedelic and stoner rock.

Festivals and tours

The band has played at Eurockéennes, Levitation, the Roadburn Festival, and South by Southwest. In 2016, they toured North America.

Short film

In October 2016, Mars Red Sky released the short film Alien Grounds, which included music from their third album, Apex III.
Directed by Sebastien Antoine, the film features actors Yan Tual, Victoria Cyr, and Dan Bronchinson.

Queen of the Meadow collaboration

In 2023, Mars Red Sky collaborated with the band Queen of the Meadow, jointly releasing the EP Mars Red Sky & Queen of the Meadow. The song "Maps of Inferno" was featured on Prog magazine's tracks of the week. The publication described the melding of the "progressive doom" music of Mars Red Sky with the "dark folk singing" of Queen of the Meadow as resulting in a new sound realm not previously explored by the artists.

Discography

Studio albums

Mars Red Sky Stranded in Arcadia Apex III The Task Eternal
  • ''Dawn of the Dusk''

EPs

Curse/Sádaba Green Rune White Totem Be My Guide Hovering Satellites Myramyd
  • ''Mars Red Sky & Queen of the Meadow''