Release
date: April 15th 2016. Label: Heavy Psych Sounds. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Stellar
Prophecy – Tracklisting
Electrify
Woman
Golden
Widow
Evil
Snake
It's
Time to Die
Keep
the Secret
The
Travel
Band
Members
Giuseppe
Guglielmino - Bass
Alberto
Croce - Drums
Gabriele
Fiori - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Review:
Twelve
months after their last album Hawkdope was released, Black Rainbows
have returned with their fifth album – Stellar Prophecy. Black
Rainbows has a new bassist within their ranks. Stellar Prophecy has a
more FUZZ driven sound compared to previous albums. You still get the
same heavy as hell Stoner/Psych sound but the band has a more
distinctive fuzzier sound.
Opening
track – Electrify – opens with a fuzzed out heavy riff before the
vocals appear. It seems like business as usual for Black Rainbows but
the mood turns more psychedelic than ever before. The band is laying
the groundwork for the whole tone of the album. It has a slightly
different feel to Hawkdope and I feel that’s down to the addition
of the new bassist. The sound is heavier and more fuzz based. The
lyrics are simply written but who cares when the music is as good as
this. Spaced out noises appear out of nowhere as Black Rainbows
change into one of the most majestic power trio’s currently out
there.
Second
track – Woman – is Black Rainbows embracing 70s based
Psych/Stoner Rock vibes like never before. Spurred on by a slow-paced
psych rock riff and lead vocalist Gabriele revelling in his role that
sees him deliver his best vocal performance on the album. Throw in
some groovy organ sounds and you have one of the standout tracks on
the album. The song becomes heavier and slightly faster as time moves
on. It shows Black Rainbows are bursting with new and wild exciting
ideas to entertain you with.
Third
track – Golden Widow – sees the band opt for a more space rock
sound with traces of psychedelic stoned out trance based vibes
running through out its epic eleven minute run time. It’s perhaps
the song that allows the band to experiment more with their music as
it can be very progressive at times. The instrumental work is
flawless on this song as Gabriele’s vocals drift in and out at
different times. Black Rainbows deserve credit for mixing the
different styles of sounds they have at their disposal. Stoner,
Psych, Space Rock and Doom all held together by some intense
jam-based freak out riffs.
The
following three tracks (Evil Snake, It’s Time To Die and Keep The
Secret) follows the same direct psych/stoner rock sound on the
opening two tracks but Black Rainbows still experiment with their
sound by adding different noises to the mix. I would say Keep The
Secret is perhaps the most exciting song from that group of songs.
The
final song – The Travel – is another epic song lasting almost ten
minutes and it ends the album in the most glorious spaced out way
possible. Expect huge spaced out riffs as the band slowly builds the
atmosphere with slow-paced riffs and trippy vocals. Black Rainbows
excel in creating loud and vibrant noises merged with intriguing
soundclips.
Stellar
Prophecy is another superb album to add to your Black Rainbows
collection. The band has changed their sound in so many different
ways on this album as they have a more epic feel to their music.
Everything about this album oozes class. What more do you expect from
one of Italy’s finest Psych/Stoner Metal bands. Stellar Prophecy
could be the bands most defining album to date.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. Stellar Prophecy will be
available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from April
15th 2016.
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