Release
date: Feb 07th 2016. Label: Breathe Plastic Records / Fvtvrecordings.
Format: DD/Vinyl
Endless
Floods – S/T – Tracklisting
1.Setting
Fire To The Shelter 09:11
2.Carpathes
08:04
3.Floods
14:49
4.Eternal
Failure 03:38
Band
Members:
Benjamin
/ Simon / Stéphane
Review:
Endless
Floods debut S/T album is an ambient doom/sludge/post-metal album
and it's one packed full of haunting riffs and harsh vocals to match.
There is a sense of bleak despair running throughout the entire
album
as Endless Floods create a sombre slow-paced and highly atmospheric
vibe. Fans of Fall Of Efrafa will find much to enjoy here especially
if you're a fan of bleak based Doom/Post-Metal.
Opening
track Setting Fire To The Shelter – sees Endless Floods creating
their own style of heavy distorted sounds with flashes of ambient
noises and creaking guitars. The song sees Endless Floods play
moments of violent based noise with harsh psychedelic moments of
post-metal appearing throughout the song.
Second
track – Carpathes – follows the same destructive path as the
first track but the sound is heavier and perhaps even more chaotic as
a result. It's another epic track for Endless Floods to build their
nightmarish vision upon. Shades of early-era Neurosis and Khanate
appear as the heavy pounding drums are perhaps the best thing about
this song. As they have a hypnotic and destructive quality to them.
The pounding bass adds extra weight with the vocals rooted in almost
punk/crust based territory.
Third
track – Floods – is a 14 minute epic that should have been the
standout track but it takes a very long time to get going. The first
6 minutes sees the band play slow-paced distorted and almost
post-rock style riffs. It can become very tiring at times but I
applaud the band for doing something different. Around the 7 minute
mark all hell breaks loose with Endless Floods unleashing HELL ON
EARTH with the heaviest doomiest and gloomiest riffs on the entire
album.
Fourth
track – Eternal Failure – is perhaps the most straight forward
Doom/Sludge Metal song on the album. It only runs for under 4 minutes
but it allows the band to play brutal riffs from the very start. Sure
it's slow-paced but Endless Floods create moments of heavy thunderous
carnage. A superb song to end the album with.
Endless
Floods debut album is a superb album and one that will find many
admirers in the Doom/Sludge Metal community. If you want an album
that is bleak from the outset then this is the album for you.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Claire at Purple Sage PR for the promo. Endless Floods is
available to buy now.
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