Release
date: December 1st
2015. Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD
Fear
Of Man – Tracklisting
1.Introduction
to Extinction 00:27
2.Killer
Croc 03:58
3.Dragooning
06:45
4.Last
Broadcast 05:10
5.The
Road 06:40
6.Exile
01:55
7.The
Bill 05:47
8.Hands
of Doom 08:48
Band
Members:
Guillaume
(Guitar)
Manu
(Vocals)
Isidore
(Bass)
Alain
(Drums, backing vocals)
Review:
There's
a lot that I admire about Extinction Road, the debut album from French
Stoner Metallers – Duckhunters. I love the concept of it all. The
whole word has gone to shit and this album tells the whole story. The
following is from Duckhunters BandCamp page.
“The
main highways have been blocked for months. As a result, traffic has
been completely shut down in all the major cities. The planet is an
ecological disaster. Climate change is now obvious. Heards of
maddened beasts flee in total chaos.
In
western countries, earthquakes have destroyed the main pipelines. An
all-out war has been declared for resources. A growing rift
separates North and South. Great nations are at war. Separatist clans
fight constantly. Peace is nowhere to be found. Planes are stranded.
Armies are paralyzed. Chaos reigns.
Madness
is spreading like a plague. Mass riots have erupted across all
continents. Entire stock markets crash one after the other. Banks
are brutally flundered. The rich are entrenched behind mammoth
walls. Poverty harvests victims by the hundreds every day.
Several
cases of cannibalism have been reported. Famine hits. Diseases
spread. Populations run. Nations are collapsing. Deserts expand.
Survivors find refuge underground Man is no more. Nothing remains
but the road."
OK
that's a lot to take in for this album but it sets the scene for a
thrilling Stoner Metal album. If you dig Kyuss, Unida and Los
Disidentes Del Sucio Motel then this will appeal to you. From the
opening grooves Killer Croc, Duckhunters will propel you into a
dog-eat-dog world where the riffs are your only chance of survival.
It's a trippy psychedelic affair with the band laying on plenty of
FUZZ to immerse yourself with.
Manu's
vocals may take some time getting used to but he's on confident form
through out as the band play through a stunning set of songs such as
Dragooning, Late Broadcast, The Road and the brilliant last song –
Hands Of Doom.
Though
I have to say the band ride their luck at times especially with their
song – The Bill – as it sounds remarkably similar to Unida
classic – Wet Pussycat. Maybe Duckhunters meant this song as an
homage to Unida but you can't deny how very close to tone and
structure the songs are. Then again, Duckhunters aren't the first
band to be influenced by certain riffs and music nor will they be the
last.
Apart
from that minor complaint, Extinction Road is a superb debut album.
It's on the final epic song – Hands Of Doom – where the band
finally create their own sound and show what a great band they
actually are. It shows that the French Stoner Metal scene is
providing another great band to check out. I would hope that on the
next album that Duckhunters will carry on the sound from Hands of
Doom as they have the potential to release something special in the
years to come. They're not their yet but the signs are encouraging as
they do have some great ideas on this album.
If
you're not bothered about the concept of the album and you're only
here for the riffs then you will find much to admire here. As
Extinction Road is a thrilling debut album that will appeal to all
fans of Stoner Rock/Metal.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
