Release
date: 1st
Quarter 2016. Label: NoSlip
Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Endless
Serpents – Tracklisting
1.
A Storm In The Hidden World
2.
Endless Serpents
3.
The Way
4.
No Brakes
5.
The Overman's Eye
6.
Free Fall (Instrumental)
7.
Born Too Late (Saint Vitus - Cover)
Band
Members:
Arnas
(guitars/vocals)
Gintarė
(drums)
Review:
I've
been hearing a lot of great things about Lithuanian Doom Metal duo –
Hellhookah. They've been teasing a few tracks their upcoming debut album for the
last few months now.
Well
I've been lucky enough to listen to the full debut album by
Hellhookah and how can I put this nicely. “IT'S A HUGE FUCKING
MONSTER OF DOOM EPIC PROPORTIONS.” It's hard to believe this is a
duo as this band is very loud and I mean VERY LOUD. If you're a fan
of Saint Vitus, Black Sabbath, Sleep and Electric Wizard be prepared
to sell your soul to SATAN and worship the mighty riff of HELLHOOKAH.
Hellhookah
play Doom Metal that's creaking with deadly FUZZ as the guitars are very loud and the drums offer a slow-pounding violent
beat. When everything comes together Hellhookah unleash some violent based noise. The first 3 tracks you may of already heard on
BandCamp but they sound even better which isn't surprising since Tony
Reed of Mos Generator fame has worked his magic mastering this album.
I'm
not even going to do a song-by-song review as this album needs to be
played in it's entirety. No breaks, just press play and immerse
yourself with the dark and murky world that Hellhookah create.
Arnas's vocals whilst not the most professional does add a creepy and
unforgiving tone that fans of Black Sabbath/Saint Vitus will admire.
The
lyrics could of done with some work but nothing to deter you from
enjoying the heavy riffs on show as Hellhookah really come alive on
the 2nd half of the album. The songs you haven't heard
such as No Brakes, The Overman's Eye, Free Fall and Hellhookah's
cover of the Saint Vitus classic – Born Too Late. The album does
have moments of Blues Rock, Classic Rock and Stoner Rock riffs
appearing through out the album. Though it's buried under a ton of
heavy Doom Metal sounds.
Some
people may think Hellhookah may not offer anything new and that's
true to a point but it's what they do with their sound that make such
Hellhookah such an exciting prospect. Give them another couple of
releases or so and I can see Hellhookah making a name for themselves
and perhaps appearing at some of the more prestigious Doom/Stoner
Metal festivals.
All
in all this is an excellent album for all you serious Doom Metal
fans. Check it out when it's released on ace record label – NoSlip
Records – who will be releasing Endless Serpent on CD in the next
few months and Vinyl in Summer 2016.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Robert at NoSlip Records for the promo. Endless Serpent will be
available to buy on CD/DD via NoSlip Records within the first quarter
of 2016. Vinyl Record will be released via NoSlip Records around
Summer 2016.
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