| Holy Shit | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Nebula |
| Cover: | NebulaHolyShitAlbumCover.jpeg |
| Length: | 43:04 |
| Label: | Heavy Psych Sounds |
| Prev Title: | Demos & Outtakes 98–02 |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Transmission from Mothership Earth |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Holy Shit is the sixth studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula. It was the band's first studio album released after their seven-year hiatus that lasted from 2010–2017. The album was released on June 7, 2019, by Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[1]
In an interview with Heavy Music HQ, bassist Tom Davies explained how the band's reformation stemmed from jam sessions with guitarist Eddie Glass and the frontman of Sasquatch, Keith Gibbs. Gibbs was highly in favor of Nebula's reunion and was persistent on the idea of the band getting back together. Davies credited Glass on coming up with the album's title.[2] He also revealed how the creative/recording process for Holy Shit contained both similarities and new aspects compared to the previous albums he's been a part of:
Holy Shit introduced drummer Michael Amster of Blaak Heat to the band's lineup.[3] It also features contributions from the band's touring bassist Ranch Sironi. Ahead of the release of the album, Davies summarized its sound to Kerrang! with the following statement:
Holy Shit garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sputnikmusic wrote in their conclusion that the album "has enough modifications to be energetic, exciting and rocking hard," but claims it doesn't "reinvent the wheel." Blabbermouth.net regarded the different direction the band took in its sound with Holy Shit, stating, "Nebula has always been just a little more dangerous. Just a little more unhinged. Holy Shit shows this front to back for the essential part of their character it is, and yet it's not trying to be anything they've done before."[4] Kerrang! favored the album and called it "everything a good desert rock album should be."[5] Echoes and Dust noted how the "album does drag in parts" yet "the good dramatically outweighs the bad" and ultimately does not tarnish the band's legacy.
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Additional musicians