I’ll admit that this band passed me by somewhat. I bought their first album upon its release in 1990, and I was quite disappointed so I put them to one side thinking they were not for me. Fast forward to last year when digging through the sale bins in a store in Buffalo, I came across this MOV release of this their 2015 album brand new for $10. Never one to overlook a bargain, I scooped it up.
As pioneers of that doom/death sound, they have moved on a hell of a lot since that first album, mainly due to the production value. This album sounds huge and the songs are all of epic proportions, and the D-tuned guitars add to the epic doomscape.
The tracks that stand out most are the ones where a glint of melody shine through the darkness, namely An Eternity Of Lies (my favourite piece) which blends the melody and doom perfectly, and the Sabbath-influenced Cry Out.
I found this album to be a pleasant surprise, although I’m not sure if I could listen to this type of music constantly.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
