Release
date: November 01st 2016. Label: Self Release. Format: CD/DD
BEARHUNTER:
Five Tales of Doom – Tracklisting
1.The
Grizzly 08:33
2.Swamp
Thing 08:11
3.Witch
Hunt 06:46
4.Abominable
06:16
5.Attack
at Sea 09:17
Band
Members:
Reid
Rice - Guitar/Vocals
Dan
Fisk - Bass/Vocals
Heath
"The Beef" Saunders - Drums
Review:
Bearhunter’s
style of Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal has a gloomy and murky psychedelic
side to it. It gives their debut album an almost post-metal vibe. The
album is imaginatively called - Bearhunter: Five Tales Of Doom. And
that’s you get. Five tracks of pure Doom based Sludge/Stoner Metal
riffs. The lyrics are handled superbly well throughout despite the
bleak tales the band weave from the start.
The
concept is five tales of hunting or battling certain types of bears
and monsters – Grizzlies, Abominable Snowmen and Witches. You can
tell this by the song-titles that the band has named their songs
after. Bearhunter’s sound is very straight-forward at times but it
still allows them to create some intriguing sounds of their own. The
vocals are a mixture of clean vocals and death based growls. As the
instrumental work is played at a slow to medium pace.
The
band takes influence from a wide range of artists, as most bands do.
Though Bearhunter become an exciting band in their own right on the
standout track – Witch Hunt. This sees Bearhunter play a more
droned out psychedelic doom and gloom odyssey with superb ice-cold
female vocals merged with the heavier distorted growls.
If
you’re a fan of Conan’s recent studio album then Bearhunter will
no doubt haunt both your dreams and nightmares. The production is
another highlight as it’s loud and crisp from the very start.
Bearhunter never outstay their welcome on the album. Truth be told I
wanted a couple of more songs from the band though the album runs for
around forty minutes. Bearhunter: Five Tales Of Doom has a certain
DIY feel to it. The vocals on Abominable could have done with work
but I like the overall rough and ready approach of the entire album.
Bearhunter:
Five Tales Of Doom is a superb and highly impressive album. Check it
out as soon as you can.
Words
by Steve Howe
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