Release
date: July 2016. Label: Taxi Driver Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Before
The End Comes – Tracklisting
1.Winds
Of War
2.Geronimo
3.Obscured
4.He
Said
5.Wolfwitch
6.Lamia
7.Freedom
Is The Devil
8.Before
The End Comes
Band
Members:
Kayt
Vigil - Bass/Vocals
Vita
- Drum
Paolo
Melotto - Guitar/Vocals
Diniz
- Guitar
Review:
Some
of the songs on Sonic Wolves debut album – Before The End Comes –
has been released before back in 2015 when the band released most of
them on their debut demo release. I missed it first time round. The
album has been re-recorded for this as their official debut album
release and it sounds a whole lot different. So what can you expect…
Well
if you dig Garage style Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal then Sonic
Wolves new album will appeal to you in a big way. The album has quite
a raw and rebellious feel with fast-paced riffs matched against
frantic drumming courtesy of Ufomammat drummer – Vita. Vocal duties
are handled between Kayt and Paolo. It’s an intriguing dynamic as
they both have different styles which offer a stark contrast to each
other.
Songs
such as Geronimo, He Said…, Obscured, Lamia, Freedom Is The Devil
and Before The End Comes shows the band have a real flair for
old-school doom metal theatrics with a more modern psych
garage/stoner metal feel. The lyrical content could have done with
more work here and there but it shouldn’t distract you from
enjoying this album. Sonic Wolves do have a quite an original sound
of their own. The production is raw, loud and most of all it sounds
very real. People may complain the production could have done with
more work. You won’t hear that from me as this is the kind of sound
I would expect from a band such as Sonic Wolves.
It’s
too the bands credit they’re not afraid to take risks with their
music. They could have easily went down the more straightforward
Doom/Stoner Metal route but it’s when the band explore their
Noise/Garage Rock sounds where the album becomes more exciting to
listen to. He Said… is perhaps the standout song on the album as
Sonic Wolves opt for a more stripped back approach with Kayt being
sultry, dangerous and mysterious throughout. The riffs veer from
slow-paced psychedelic rock to a harder style of rock/metal.
Before
The End Comes has quite a gloomy fuzz-laiden atmosphere appearing on
the album that offers a sinister and exciting doom metal experience.
If you’ve heard this album in its previous raw as hell form then I
urge you check out this version as everything sounds much better.
Sonic Wolves sound has a more powerful and dynamic range. My final
thoughts on Before The End Comes is that this is an album you will be
listening to over and over again. A truly stunning record. Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Thanks
to Taxi Driver Records for the promo. Before The End Comes will be
available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Taxi Driver Records from July
2016.
Words
by Steve Howe
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