The Ressurection Sorrow are a band from New York that plays stoner/doom/sludge metal and this is a review of their self released 2011 EP "The Scorpion Saviors Sessions.
Drums range from slow to midpaced drumming with not much in the way of fast playing or blast beats, while the bass playing sounds very strong, powerful and heavy with some doomy stoner riffing.
Rhythm guitars range from slow to midpaced riffs that combine stoner/sludge/doom metal and rock together while the lead guitars have a 70s rock feel to them.
Vocals range from clean singing, whispers and some sludge screams mixed with doom/death metal growls, while the lyrics cover dark themes, as for the production it sounds very powerful and heavy sounding with all of the musical instruments being easy to hear.
In my opinion The Ressurection Sorrow are a very good sludge/stoner/doom metal and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECEMMONDED TRACK "Scorpion Savior". RECEMMONDED BUY.
This is a zine dedicated to gothic and doom metal for more info contact hatredmeanswar@yahoo.com
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Soilent Green/A String Of Lies/Relapse Records/1998 CD Review
Soilent Green are a band from Lousiana that play a mixture of crust/grind/death metal and sludge and this is a review of their 1998 ep "A String Of Lies" which was released by Relapse Records during 1998.
Drums mix some slow beats with some fast playing as well as some brutal blast beats while the bass playing follows the riffs coming out of the guitars ad at times has a very powerful sound.
Guitars mix some slow and heavy sludge riffing with some fast grindcore/crust riffs with no guitar soilos or leads on this e.p
Vocals are mostly high pitched grindcore screams mixed in with some deep death metal growls as well as some hardcore/crust yelling, while the lyrics are very hateful, as for the production it has a very professional yet very heavy sound that captures all of the instruments.
In my opinion Soilent Green are a very good grindcore/crust band and this is a very good e.p. If you are a fan of sludgy crust/grind with a professional sound you probably already own this e.p. RECOMMENDED BUY.
Drums mix some slow beats with some fast playing as well as some brutal blast beats while the bass playing follows the riffs coming out of the guitars ad at times has a very powerful sound.
Guitars mix some slow and heavy sludge riffing with some fast grindcore/crust riffs with no guitar soilos or leads on this e.p
Vocals are mostly high pitched grindcore screams mixed in with some deep death metal growls as well as some hardcore/crust yelling, while the lyrics are very hateful, as for the production it has a very professional yet very heavy sound that captures all of the instruments.
In my opinion Soilent Green are a very good grindcore/crust band and this is a very good e.p. If you are a fan of sludgy crust/grind with a professional sound you probably already own this e.p. RECOMMENDED BUY.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
DesolateVoid Interview
1.Can you tell us alittle bit about the band for those that have never heard of us before?
Desolatevoid was formed in 2003 out of anger, binging and boredom in Eau Claire, WI. Patrick Sova supplied the riffs, Tim Smith dropped the tasty beats, and Andy Howard brought forth the grunts, groans & squeels. After a couple of lineup changes, Brent K came in on guitar and Nick Carroll came in on low end. We released Self Medicated Psycho Therapy in 2006. After great reviews, press and live shows devastation hit. Guitarist Patrick Sova was critically injured in an auto accident, leaving him a quadropelegic (Spelling?). After getting the green light to carry on from Patrick and with new guitarist Mark Stolp in tow we've released two more albums and another is in the works.
2.How would you describe your musical sound?
It's the soundtrack to the worst bender you've ever been on.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
Desolatevoid is that place you can go to in your head to escape reality and be isolated and alone and quite possibly have piece of mind by releasing raw, crude, pure hatred. Chemically induced or not.
4.What releases have you put out so far?
Self Medicated Pyscho Thearapy (CD), No Sign of Better Times (CD) and the newly released 3 way split (Desolatevoid / Last Van Zant / The Parish Split CD)
5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
As far as shows with bigger name metal bands Deicide on Halloween 2007 (Patrciks last show), Goatwhore in March 2010 both in Eau Claire which was awesome. But any show with a good crowd response and maybe some merch sales Is awesome to us.
6.Do you have any current touring plans?
You probably won't hear about us touring for a long time... if ever due to a couple members self employment issues. Others are in school and so on. We will do 3-4 days long runs if they present themselves. Mostly we're gonna do as many regional shows as we can.
7.Are any of the members involved with any side projects, if so who are they and what kind of music do they play?
As of right now everybody's focused on Desolatevoid but past and future projects are usually in the rock / metal genres.
8. What is going on with the Crimes Against Humanity record label these days and what are some releases that you have plans to put out in the upcoming future?
CAH Records has really slowed down in the past few years due to the economy and downloading off the internet so I don't run it like I used to but will still occassionally release new music. I just released a Dresden 7” and will be doing the new Beyond Description (Japan) album soon. I don't plan out too far for the label anymore since I'm trying to focus on my screen printing business as more of a priority lately.
9.How would you describe the musical progress so far and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
With each release we try to make a better album than the one before. Better riffs and song structure... things like that. We still have that one great album that kicks everyones ass. As far as direction we're gonna keep churning out abrasive tunes for people to overdose to.
10. What are some bands or music styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
A little bit of everything influences Desolatevoid. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams 1, 2 + 3, classic rock. Mostly old school metal / punk. Pantera's a big one, the nola metal scene, Sabbath, Early Roadrunner + Earache death metal, Old school thrash, Grindcore. Like I said old school metal + rebels
11.How has the feedback been to you music so far by Extreme music fans worldwide?
The feedbacks been great. Every once in a while we get bad or OK reviews. Not everyone is going to like what we do. Being told we make good music by people who judge music for a living is one of the best parts really.
12.Out of all the releases that you have put out so far which one are you the most satisfied with?
In hindsight there's always something you wanna tweak or you play it a little different now. Overall we love and stand behind them all.
13.What are some of your interests outside of music?
Honestly besides home, lives + work we're all basically consumed by Desolatevoid.
14.Any final words or thoughts?
If you're one of the people who have stolen our albums online instead of buying the album at least buy some merch to help us out, otherwise you can fuck off. Support the underground, unless you want it to die. Check out Desolatevoid at www.myspace.com/desolatevoidrocks or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Desolatevoid/54679567247 You can buy DV merch from http://www.cahrecords.com/ and Itunes digitally. Thanks so much for your time in doing this interview .
Interview done by Tim and Howard (Nick on #8)
Desolatevoid was formed in 2003 out of anger, binging and boredom in Eau Claire, WI. Patrick Sova supplied the riffs, Tim Smith dropped the tasty beats, and Andy Howard brought forth the grunts, groans & squeels. After a couple of lineup changes, Brent K came in on guitar and Nick Carroll came in on low end. We released Self Medicated Psycho Therapy in 2006. After great reviews, press and live shows devastation hit. Guitarist Patrick Sova was critically injured in an auto accident, leaving him a quadropelegic (Spelling?). After getting the green light to carry on from Patrick and with new guitarist Mark Stolp in tow we've released two more albums and another is in the works.
2.How would you describe your musical sound?
It's the soundtrack to the worst bender you've ever been on.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
Desolatevoid is that place you can go to in your head to escape reality and be isolated and alone and quite possibly have piece of mind by releasing raw, crude, pure hatred. Chemically induced or not.
4.What releases have you put out so far?
Self Medicated Pyscho Thearapy (CD), No Sign of Better Times (CD) and the newly released 3 way split (Desolatevoid / Last Van Zant / The Parish Split CD)
5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
As far as shows with bigger name metal bands Deicide on Halloween 2007 (Patrciks last show), Goatwhore in March 2010 both in Eau Claire which was awesome. But any show with a good crowd response and maybe some merch sales Is awesome to us.
6.Do you have any current touring plans?
You probably won't hear about us touring for a long time... if ever due to a couple members self employment issues. Others are in school and so on. We will do 3-4 days long runs if they present themselves. Mostly we're gonna do as many regional shows as we can.
7.Are any of the members involved with any side projects, if so who are they and what kind of music do they play?
As of right now everybody's focused on Desolatevoid but past and future projects are usually in the rock / metal genres.
8. What is going on with the Crimes Against Humanity record label these days and what are some releases that you have plans to put out in the upcoming future?
CAH Records has really slowed down in the past few years due to the economy and downloading off the internet so I don't run it like I used to but will still occassionally release new music. I just released a Dresden 7” and will be doing the new Beyond Description (Japan) album soon. I don't plan out too far for the label anymore since I'm trying to focus on my screen printing business as more of a priority lately.
9.How would you describe the musical progress so far and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
With each release we try to make a better album than the one before. Better riffs and song structure... things like that. We still have that one great album that kicks everyones ass. As far as direction we're gonna keep churning out abrasive tunes for people to overdose to.
10. What are some bands or music styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
A little bit of everything influences Desolatevoid. Elvis, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams 1, 2 + 3, classic rock. Mostly old school metal / punk. Pantera's a big one, the nola metal scene, Sabbath, Early Roadrunner + Earache death metal, Old school thrash, Grindcore. Like I said old school metal + rebels
11.How has the feedback been to you music so far by Extreme music fans worldwide?
The feedbacks been great. Every once in a while we get bad or OK reviews. Not everyone is going to like what we do. Being told we make good music by people who judge music for a living is one of the best parts really.
12.Out of all the releases that you have put out so far which one are you the most satisfied with?
In hindsight there's always something you wanna tweak or you play it a little different now. Overall we love and stand behind them all.
13.What are some of your interests outside of music?
Honestly besides home, lives + work we're all basically consumed by Desolatevoid.
14.Any final words or thoughts?
If you're one of the people who have stolen our albums online instead of buying the album at least buy some merch to help us out, otherwise you can fuck off. Support the underground, unless you want it to die. Check out Desolatevoid at www.myspace.com/desolatevoidrocks or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Desolatevoid/54679567247 You can buy DV merch from http://www.cahrecords.com/ and Itunes digitally. Thanks so much for your time in doing this interview .
Interview done by Tim and Howard (Nick on #8)
Monday, June 27, 2011
The Body/All Of The Waters On Earth Turn To Blood/At A Loss Recordings/2010 CD Review
The Body are a band from Rhode Island that play a style that I would describe as being experimental drome sludge/doom metal and this is a review of their 2010 album "All Of The Waters Of Earth Turn To Blood" which was released by At A Loss Recordings.
Drums are all slow, heavy and crushing with no fast playing or blast beats being utilized, while the keyboards have a very dark and evil sound with a dark ambient feel, as for the bass playing it has a very heavy and distorted sound.
Guitars are all heavy and slow doom/s;udge metal riffs mixed in with alot of distortion and reverd and it is all rythm guitar with no guitar leads or solos present on this album, while the vocals are all high pitched screams with some weird clean singing male and female vocals being used at times.
Lyrics cover alot of hateful and depressing themes, while the production sounds very heavy and all of the instruments sound very brutal.
In my opinion The Body are a very good drone/doom/sludge metal baqnd that should appeal to all fans of the subgenre and they are very heavy and original sounding. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Curse" "Song Of Sarin The Brave" and "Lathspell I Name You". RECOMMENDED BUY.
Drums are all slow, heavy and crushing with no fast playing or blast beats being utilized, while the keyboards have a very dark and evil sound with a dark ambient feel, as for the bass playing it has a very heavy and distorted sound.
Guitars are all heavy and slow doom/s;udge metal riffs mixed in with alot of distortion and reverd and it is all rythm guitar with no guitar leads or solos present on this album, while the vocals are all high pitched screams with some weird clean singing male and female vocals being used at times.
Lyrics cover alot of hateful and depressing themes, while the production sounds very heavy and all of the instruments sound very brutal.
In my opinion The Body are a very good drone/doom/sludge metal baqnd that should appeal to all fans of the subgenre and they are very heavy and original sounding. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "A Curse" "Song Of Sarin The Brave" and "Lathspell I Name You". RECOMMENDED BUY.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
The Parish Interview
1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"well we are drunks from appleton wi. We are basically trying to be as ugly and as heavy as possible." (grp, guitar) we try to be
sonically as wide as can be, part by tone and part by note choice, we also are fueled by whiskey and bad decisions. we have big amps and big drums and love
to turn them up."
2. How would you describe your musical sound?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"we kind of cross heavy crust with doom and stoner shit." (grp, guitar)"I would place it between doom and stonerrock with
clever rock parts. I always fall short on this question though when people ask me what we sound like, it is hard for a band to pigeon hole yourself into
a catagory when you want to be more than that." (fred, drums) "crap"(john/bass)"heavy...fat and sassy"
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"amp and riff worship. It is not religious, I hate god and the ideals of religion." (grp, guitar)"well we believe in the brotherhood
and work involved in creating this undeniable wall of sound and all ears shall parish in front of it! oops to cheesey.
4. What releases have you put out so far?
(grp, guitar)"well our first release is on crimes against humanity with desolatevoid and last van zant, we are really excited about it getting out there.
we also have a 45 12" split release with gate on trigger on the dutendoo that is very limited just getting out now and we are in the studio recording a full
length that should be out late summer."
5. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"I find it interesting that people allow religions to control their lives, so that comes up from time to time. also there are songs about
drug abuse and a disgust for humanity."(grp, guitar)"I think living in a small town but by no means small minded we see the pitfalls of humanity and the
little pleasures making fun of eachother can bring and our lyrics reflect that."
6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
(john/bass)"the bfg house is an awesome underground venue, and the maritime tavern here in our hometown have been the funnest cuz we can stumble home from
a drunken stooper."(grp, guitar)"I think grand rapids mi. was my favorite, we did this weekend warrior thing with choose your poison and we all ended up
in this hotel room partying till the break a dawn with justus and there was some hilarious male nudity.as for our stage show we just rock out as hard as
we can, it is entertaining to watch I think"
7. Do you have any touring plans?
(ryan, guitar/vox)" we are hitting the west coast in july with dresden for about three weeks."(grp, guitar)" we love the road and want to as often as we
can afford to go."
8. Are any of the band members involved with any side projects, if so who are they and what kind of music do they play?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"I play guitar and do backing vocals in a hardcore/crust band called wartorn which was my main band for several years. we had a couple
releases on c.a.h.records and profane existence. I have turned more attention towards the parish once we started playing shows."(john/bass)"I play bass
in a progressive metal band called onus, we have gone through some member changes and that slowed us down a bit but still trudgin ahead."(grp, guitar)"
I play guitar in a stonerrock band that is called white van that is in hibernation right now because of all our schedules conflict right now and I play
bass in a grindcore/sludge band called neon hole which has a 7" split release coming out with unholy graves."(fred, drums)"I make things go bang."
9. How would you describe the musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"we have only been a band for nearly a year and are only in the early stages, but expect relentless brutality."(grp, guitar)"I think we are
gonna get slower and smarter while still keeping our aggression in the fore front."(john/bass)"we get more groovy as we move ahead, we are getting better at
harmonies and groove."
10. How would you describe the underground scene in your home state of Wisconsiiin?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"wisconsin has a couple of great scenes in madison and milwaukee. we live in a small town called appleton, most of our shows are house
shows which are great. there is a wide variety of bands in this area and a lot of people who care about making it happen. the shows are often out of
hand, houses completely trashed, people injured.I am suprised I have never burned a house down actually."(grp, guitar)"I was at a lot of those shows
and he is not exaggerating at all, I know some one right now who has a black eye from a garbage can gettin thrown at his face and he just laughs the
next day about it, sorry zack didn't mean to hit you in the eye! we just know how to throw down here and our nieghbors are just so used to our shenannigans
that it seems pretty typical, but boy does the clean up the next day really suck!"
11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"graves at sea, bongzilla, electric wizard, asunder, stormcrow, hellshock, and sleep to name an important few."(grp, guitar)"I love blues
and guitar jazz, and I am a sucker for a good heavy groove like high on fire, yob, old mastadon, and goatsnake."(john/bass)"anything doom and metal, anything
sludgy and gross. that is pretty much everything I am listening to now and some proggy shit."
12. What are some of your interests outside of music?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"drinking/smoking"(grp, guitar)"I have a 1978 camaro z28 that I am doing a frame-up restoration on. I am also into street rodding old guitar
heads, I play one of my creations in this band and it just has a sound all it's own.but we all take time out of our busy schedules to party"(john/bass)"movies,
reading,and hurting myself in the shower."
13. Any final words or thoughts?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"thanks for taking the time to interview us, we really appreciate it."(grp, guitar)"yeah guys thanks a lot, and thanks to all who read this,
we are having a lot of fun in this band and hope to play a town near you soon"(fred, drums) "crap"(john/bass)"keep listening to doom!"
(ryan, guitar/vox)"well we are drunks from appleton wi. We are basically trying to be as ugly and as heavy as possible." (grp, guitar) we try to be
sonically as wide as can be, part by tone and part by note choice, we also are fueled by whiskey and bad decisions. we have big amps and big drums and love
to turn them up."
2. How would you describe your musical sound?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"we kind of cross heavy crust with doom and stoner shit." (grp, guitar)"I would place it between doom and stonerrock with
clever rock parts. I always fall short on this question though when people ask me what we sound like, it is hard for a band to pigeon hole yourself into
a catagory when you want to be more than that." (fred, drums) "crap"(john/bass)"heavy...fat and sassy"
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"amp and riff worship. It is not religious, I hate god and the ideals of religion." (grp, guitar)"well we believe in the brotherhood
and work involved in creating this undeniable wall of sound and all ears shall parish in front of it! oops to cheesey.
4. What releases have you put out so far?
(grp, guitar)"well our first release is on crimes against humanity with desolatevoid and last van zant, we are really excited about it getting out there.
we also have a 45 12" split release with gate on trigger on the dutendoo that is very limited just getting out now and we are in the studio recording a full
length that should be out late summer."
5. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"I find it interesting that people allow religions to control their lives, so that comes up from time to time. also there are songs about
drug abuse and a disgust for humanity."(grp, guitar)"I think living in a small town but by no means small minded we see the pitfalls of humanity and the
little pleasures making fun of eachother can bring and our lyrics reflect that."
6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
(john/bass)"the bfg house is an awesome underground venue, and the maritime tavern here in our hometown have been the funnest cuz we can stumble home from
a drunken stooper."(grp, guitar)"I think grand rapids mi. was my favorite, we did this weekend warrior thing with choose your poison and we all ended up
in this hotel room partying till the break a dawn with justus and there was some hilarious male nudity.as for our stage show we just rock out as hard as
we can, it is entertaining to watch I think"
7. Do you have any touring plans?
(ryan, guitar/vox)" we are hitting the west coast in july with dresden for about three weeks."(grp, guitar)" we love the road and want to as often as we
can afford to go."
8. Are any of the band members involved with any side projects, if so who are they and what kind of music do they play?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"I play guitar and do backing vocals in a hardcore/crust band called wartorn which was my main band for several years. we had a couple
releases on c.a.h.records and profane existence. I have turned more attention towards the parish once we started playing shows."(john/bass)"I play bass
in a progressive metal band called onus, we have gone through some member changes and that slowed us down a bit but still trudgin ahead."(grp, guitar)"
I play guitar in a stonerrock band that is called white van that is in hibernation right now because of all our schedules conflict right now and I play
bass in a grindcore/sludge band called neon hole which has a 7" split release coming out with unholy graves."(fred, drums)"I make things go bang."
9. How would you describe the musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"we have only been a band for nearly a year and are only in the early stages, but expect relentless brutality."(grp, guitar)"I think we are
gonna get slower and smarter while still keeping our aggression in the fore front."(john/bass)"we get more groovy as we move ahead, we are getting better at
harmonies and groove."
10. How would you describe the underground scene in your home state of Wisconsiiin?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"wisconsin has a couple of great scenes in madison and milwaukee. we live in a small town called appleton, most of our shows are house
shows which are great. there is a wide variety of bands in this area and a lot of people who care about making it happen. the shows are often out of
hand, houses completely trashed, people injured.I am suprised I have never burned a house down actually."(grp, guitar)"I was at a lot of those shows
and he is not exaggerating at all, I know some one right now who has a black eye from a garbage can gettin thrown at his face and he just laughs the
next day about it, sorry zack didn't mean to hit you in the eye! we just know how to throw down here and our nieghbors are just so used to our shenannigans
that it seems pretty typical, but boy does the clean up the next day really suck!"
11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"graves at sea, bongzilla, electric wizard, asunder, stormcrow, hellshock, and sleep to name an important few."(grp, guitar)"I love blues
and guitar jazz, and I am a sucker for a good heavy groove like high on fire, yob, old mastadon, and goatsnake."(john/bass)"anything doom and metal, anything
sludgy and gross. that is pretty much everything I am listening to now and some proggy shit."
12. What are some of your interests outside of music?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"drinking/smoking"(grp, guitar)"I have a 1978 camaro z28 that I am doing a frame-up restoration on. I am also into street rodding old guitar
heads, I play one of my creations in this band and it just has a sound all it's own.but we all take time out of our busy schedules to party"(john/bass)"movies,
reading,and hurting myself in the shower."
13. Any final words or thoughts?
(ryan, guitar/vox)"thanks for taking the time to interview us, we really appreciate it."(grp, guitar)"yeah guys thanks a lot, and thanks to all who read this,
we are having a lot of fun in this band and hope to play a town near you soon"(fred, drums) "crap"(john/bass)"keep listening to doom!"
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Desolate Void/Last Van Zant/The Parish/3 Way Split/2010 CD Review
This is a review of a 3 way split album betweenWisconsin'sDesolateVoid, South Carolina's Last Van Zant, and Wisconsin's The Parish, and I am going to start off the review with Desolate Void.
Desolate Void plays a style that mixes crust,grind,sludge and stoner rock together. Drums use alot of fast playing with a good amount of blast beats as well as some slow drumming, while the bass playing follows the riffs coming out of the guitars and has a very powerful sound of their own.
Rhythm guitars mix some fast crust/grind/punk riffs with some slower riffs that mix stoner rock, sludge and doom metal together while the lead guitars have a 70's rock sound with alot of distortion, while the vocals are high pitched grindcore screams with some crustcore style of yelling and spoken word parts.
Lyrics cover alot of hateful and negative themes, while the production has a very heavy sound that captures all off the instruments, In my opinion DesolateVoid are a very good album that should appeal to fans of stoner sludge metal, and there best track is "Expect The Worst".
The Last Van Zant plays a more hardcore sounding version of crustcore.
Drums are mostly fast with alot of brutal blast beats, while the bass playing mixes fast and heavy riffs together, as for thr guitars they mostly fast and distorted riffs that are heavily influenced by punk and hardcore with little or no lead guitars present on their songs.
Vocals are mostly hardcore style screams while the lyrics seem to touch on war and hateful themes, as for the production it has a very heavy sound that captures all of the instruments.
In my opinion The Last Van Zant are a very good band, even though this is not a style I write about for this zine, I still feel they are a good band that should appeal to fans of the more hardcore punk style of crustcore. There best song on this recording is "Standing In Blood".
The Parish play a style that I would describe as drone/sludge/doom.
Drums are mostly slow with no fast playing or blast beats, while the bass playing has a heavy and distorted sound that follows the riffs coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are mostly slow and distorted doom metal riffs with little or no lead guitars and solos, while the vocals are low pitched death metal growls, as for the production it has a raw and heavy sound that captures all of the musical instruments that are present on this side of the split.
In my opinion The Parish are the best band on this compilation that should appeal to all fans of sludge/drone/doom metal. In conclusion this is a good split with 3 good bands that are different from each other. RECOMMENDED BUY.
Desolate Void plays a style that mixes crust,grind,sludge and stoner rock together. Drums use alot of fast playing with a good amount of blast beats as well as some slow drumming, while the bass playing follows the riffs coming out of the guitars and has a very powerful sound of their own.
Rhythm guitars mix some fast crust/grind/punk riffs with some slower riffs that mix stoner rock, sludge and doom metal together while the lead guitars have a 70's rock sound with alot of distortion, while the vocals are high pitched grindcore screams with some crustcore style of yelling and spoken word parts.
Lyrics cover alot of hateful and negative themes, while the production has a very heavy sound that captures all off the instruments, In my opinion DesolateVoid are a very good album that should appeal to fans of stoner sludge metal, and there best track is "Expect The Worst".
The Last Van Zant plays a more hardcore sounding version of crustcore.
Drums are mostly fast with alot of brutal blast beats, while the bass playing mixes fast and heavy riffs together, as for thr guitars they mostly fast and distorted riffs that are heavily influenced by punk and hardcore with little or no lead guitars present on their songs.
Vocals are mostly hardcore style screams while the lyrics seem to touch on war and hateful themes, as for the production it has a very heavy sound that captures all of the instruments.
In my opinion The Last Van Zant are a very good band, even though this is not a style I write about for this zine, I still feel they are a good band that should appeal to fans of the more hardcore punk style of crustcore. There best song on this recording is "Standing In Blood".
The Parish play a style that I would describe as drone/sludge/doom.
Drums are mostly slow with no fast playing or blast beats, while the bass playing has a heavy and distorted sound that follows the riffs coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are mostly slow and distorted doom metal riffs with little or no lead guitars and solos, while the vocals are low pitched death metal growls, as for the production it has a raw and heavy sound that captures all of the musical instruments that are present on this side of the split.
In my opinion The Parish are the best band on this compilation that should appeal to all fans of sludge/drone/doom metal. In conclusion this is a good split with 3 good bands that are different from each other. RECOMMENDED BUY.
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Ocean/Anthropecentric/Metal Blade Records/2010 CD Review
The Ocean are a band from Germany that plays a very progressive and atmospheric version of sludge metal and this is a review of their 2010 album "Anthropecentric" which was released by Metal Blade Records.
Drums range from slow to midpaced playing with no fast playing or brutal blast beats, while the pianos and violins bring a very progressive sound to the music, as for the bass playing it has a very thick, dark and heavy tone.
Rhythm guitars are mostly slow to midpaced sludge/metalcore style guitar riffs with a grat amount of progressive and technical riffing, while the lead guitars are very progressive and technical sounding guitar solos, as for the accoustic guitars they have a 70's progressive rock feel to them with alot of full chords and finger picking being utilized.
Vocals are mostly deep growls that take influences from death metal and metalcore mixed in with alot of clean singing male and female vocals, while the lyrics touch on the corruption of Christianity, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional with all of the musical instruments having a good and heavy sound to them.
In my opinion The Ocean are a very original and talented band that should appeal to alot of different fans of extreme music. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Anthropocentric" "She Was The Universe" "Sewers Of The Soul" and "Heaven TV". RECEMMONDED BUY.
Drums range from slow to midpaced playing with no fast playing or brutal blast beats, while the pianos and violins bring a very progressive sound to the music, as for the bass playing it has a very thick, dark and heavy tone.
Rhythm guitars are mostly slow to midpaced sludge/metalcore style guitar riffs with a grat amount of progressive and technical riffing, while the lead guitars are very progressive and technical sounding guitar solos, as for the accoustic guitars they have a 70's progressive rock feel to them with alot of full chords and finger picking being utilized.
Vocals are mostly deep growls that take influences from death metal and metalcore mixed in with alot of clean singing male and female vocals, while the lyrics touch on the corruption of Christianity, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional with all of the musical instruments having a good and heavy sound to them.
In my opinion The Ocean are a very original and talented band that should appeal to alot of different fans of extreme music. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Anthropocentric" "She Was The Universe" "Sewers Of The Soul" and "Heaven TV". RECEMMONDED BUY.
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