Release Date April 7th, 2026
Format Compilation
Genre Stoner Rock, Punk Rock, Hard Rock
Country United States
Nick Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist. He is most widely known as a bassist with Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Dwarves, and has also performed with the reunited Kyuss under the names Kyuss Lives! and Vista Chino. As a bandleader, his main project is Mondo Generator, a punk/metal hybrid that he formed in 1997.
Nick Oliveri drops another compilation of his guest vocal appearances with "N.O. Hits At All Vol. 10". This album gathers various tracks where the notorious bass player takes over the microphone for other groups. Hearing his distinct voice fronting different bands gives a cool perspective on his massive twenty-five-year output. You get songs spanning years of underground collaborations, some previously unreleased. It is a crazy mix of punk rock and desert metal madness compiled into one single release.
The compilation jumps between completely different musical environments. You get fast acoustic aggression on "Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction" and heavy rolling riffs on "Death March". Collaborations with The Dwarves bring total speed and reckless attitude to the table. Throwing Slash into the mix on "Chains & Shackles" adds a totally different flavor of guitar playing. Moving from high-speed punk to low-tuned desert grooves keeps the listening experience highly unpredictable.
Vocally, Nick Oliveri delivers the harsh reality you want from his history in the scene. He screams his lungs out on the heavy songs and brings a raspy, damaged melody to the acoustic tracks. The stripped-down acoustic tunes have his voice fitting perfectly over the acoustic guitars. His vocal delivery shifts to match whatever the backing band is throwing at him. You get raw energy pouring through the speakers on every single tune.
Compilations of this type always suffer from inconsistent production values. Jumping from a professionally mixed studio song to a raw, basement-style session can be jarring. Some tracks sound massive and loud, while others sound thin and under-produced. This inconsistency stops the album from flowing like a traditional studio release. It is a collection of mismatched parts crammed together.
"N.O. Hits At All Vol. 10" delivers the goods promised on the cover. It is a wild, disjointed ride through the underground scene with a legendary frontman steering the ship. Fans of his previous work will totally dig having all these rare guest spots gathered together to trip out on. It works perfectly as a loud party soundtrack for degenerates. Get your head right, play it loud, and ignore the production jumps.
Score: 7.5
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