Release
date: 17th December 2016. Label: Twin Earth Records.
Format: Cassette Tape/DD
Plastic
Surgery – Tracklisting
1.Rule of Nines
07:18
2.See Right Through
03:05
3.Acid Sweater 07:10
4.Broth Drain 01:34
5.Three Stigmata
06:40
6.Medicated Bed
05:39
7.Plastic Surgery
07:45
8.White and
Green(Bonus track) 07:31
Band
Members
Ian Caddick – Guitars
Tav Palumbo – Guitars/Vocals
David Grzedzinski – Bass
Dan Bradica – Drums
Review
Can
we call Plastic Surgery, a debut album from Heavy Traffic. As
technically they have released an extensive batch of releases over on
their BandCamp Page. Some of them are full length records. Though
this album is the first proper album with this line-up.
Anyway,
Heavy Traffic are a Psychedelic Doom Metal band and one that will
appeal to fans of bands as Dead Meadow, Uncle Acid and Holy Temple.
Heavy Traffic is one loud example of Psychedelic Doom Metal with
touches of cosmic rock and fuzz rock spliced throughout the album.
Opening
track – Rule Of Nines is a heavy, loud and highly confident track
that will make you fall in love with Heavy Traffic from the start.
Uncle Acid style manic energy is matched with a highly passionate
spaced out doomy kind of sound. The vocals have an Occult Rock vibe
to them with the lyrics adding a darker edge to the overall feel of
the album.
Second
track – See Right Through – is more of a 60s/70s Retro
Occult/Doom Metal sound as it allows Heavy Traffic to add swirls of
psychedelic spaced out noises. It feels very distorted at times but
it's another winning song from this highly talented quartet.
Third
track – Acid Sweater – is perhaps my favourite song on the album.
As Heavy Traffic create a more mean-spirited noise rock driven sound.
It's where the band start to show their true identity in the world of
Doom Metal. The guitars screech with purpose as the song builds upto
a violent climax with the band playing the albums heaviest riffs.
The
remainder of the album carries on the distorted doomy and spaced out
riffs especially with the final three tracks: Medicated Bed, Plastic
Surgery and White And Green creating one hell of an exciting finish.
Heavy
Traffic were an unknown entity to myself and I have to thank Ric over
at Twin Earth Records for sending me the promo to review. As I would
have missed them. The production on the record is excellent
throughout with Heavy Traffic proving they're a band worth giving a
damn about.
Plastic
Surgery is perhaps the album that Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
should have released for their last album. That's the highest
compliment I can give to Heavy Traffic. This is a must-have album. So
do yourself a favour and check this album out. A stunning record.
Words
by Steve Howe
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