Release
date: March 20th 2017. Label: Argonauta Records. Format: CD/DD
Tempest
– Tracklisting
Strengthless
Bury My Innocence
Bloody Waters
Dead Leaves
Drift
Review
Italian
Ambient/Post-Doom/Sludge Riffsters – Nudist – return after a two
year hiatus with a new record called Bury My Innocence. Taking off
where their last album – See The Light Beyond The Spiral –
finished. Nudist return with a more harsher and psychedelic sound.
Opening
track – Strengthless – sees Nudist play a distorted blend of
Sludge, Doom, Psych and Post-Metal. The song has a slight
Neurosis/Ufomammut feel with the twisted vocals adding a nightmarish
gloomy atmosphere. Nudist throw caution to the wind near the end of
the song with one the albums finest moments as the riffs have quite
an euphoric post-rock/post-metal feel.
Second
track – Bury My Innocence – is a straight up Sludge/Doom Metal
song as Nudist leave the post-rock/post-metal theatrics behind for a
more punk/stoner metal driven sound. The song has a few moments of
ambient noises with the band showing a keen eye for experimental
sounds amongst the heavy guitar work.
Third
track – Bloody Waters – opens with a groove metal sound with
Nudist taking their time adding their familiar Doom/Sludge Metal
riffs. The vocals are harsh throughout but at least you can
understand them. This song is what I would call Experimental Stoner
Metal as it has quite a cool and subtle Hard Rock groove on different
parts of the song.
The
final two tracks – Dead Leaves and Drift – offers 12 final
minutes for Nudist to impress you with. Though the tone of the record
becomes slightly darker and more experimental in nature. Nudist play
perhaps the heaviest riffs on these two final songs with Dead Leaves
being the main highlight. Drift opens with a more sombre
dronish/post-rock quality as Nudist yet again take their time
bringing the heavy vibes to the party.
You
have to give the band credit for releasing something different as
they could have easily released See The Light Beyond The Spiral Part
Two. As it stands, Bury My Innocence is another superb album from
Nudist. Though it's one album that will appeal to the more
adventurous Doom/Sludge/Post-Metal fan.
You can hear the record yourself with this exclusive album stream. Thanks to the kind folks over at Argonauta Records.
You can hear the record yourself with this exclusive album stream. Thanks to the kind folks over at Argonauta Records.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Gero at Argonauta Records for the promo and album stream. Bury My
Innocence will be available to buy on CD/DD via Argonauta Records
from March 20th 2017.
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