Release
date: March 24th 2017. Label: Artificial Head Records. Format:
DD/Vinyl
Bread
Solstice – Tracklisting
1.Scaling The Silver
Steps
2.Nazca Lines
3.Karmic Truth
4.Junglenaut
5.Unknown Ascent
6.Hymn To Nothing
Band
Members
Ben Ianuzzi - Guitar/Vocals
Nikhil Kamineni - Bass
Ryan Smith - Drums
Review
Mountain
God’s new album – Bread Solstice – is an atmospheric doom metal
offering where the band take their time playing psychedelic based
riffs. Harsh sounds collide with heavy doom/post-metal riffs on the
excellent opening track – Scaling The Silver Steps. The song is a
gloomy and bleak throughout though the band explore different
examples of ambient/drone noises. The song is mainly instrumental
though the band includes harsh distorted vocals towards the end.
Second
track– Nazca Lines - has the same dark approach as the opening
track however Mountain God start to add a more groove laiden element
to their music. It takes a while for the song to start as the band
merge ambient noises and doom/drone vibes to a familiar post-metal
backdrop. The screeching vocals change the whole tone as the song
becomes something more powerful. The delicately slow-played riffs
evoke memories of ISIS (The Band) and Neurosis who were laying the
post-metal foundations all those years ago.
The
mood and overall atmosphere of Bread Solstice doesn’t really change
from this moment on as the band has created a highly captivating
sound from the opening two tracks alone. The band explores other
musical avenues such as Psych, Post-Rock, Ambient and Drone. Mountain
God show they’re not afraid to experiment with their sound.
Songs
such as: Karmic Truth, Unknown Ascent and Hymn To Nothing – allow
Mountain God experiment with their sound yet again especially on
Karmic Truth. As the band play a faster style of Doom/Post-Metal with
a ferocious punk vibe being heard at different parts of the song.
Hymn To Nothing is perhaps the standout song as it sees Mountain God
delivering a superior take on all things Experimental
Doom/Post-Metal.
Mountain
God isn’t your usual Doom/Post-Metal band. As these guys thrive
experimenting with their sound. Each song has a different feel and
you never know what to expect. The gloomy atmospherics is what hold
everything together as Mountain God aren’t afraid to allow the
swirling psychedelic nature of the album to become the centre of
their universe. Mountain God still manage to find the time to play
some epic riffs for you to lose yourself in. Bread Solstice has the
right balance of sonic experimentation and classic doom/post-metal
style riffs.
Bread
Solstice marks the arrival of a very important band as Mountain God
has delivered a statement of intent with this album. A truly
captivating album.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to Richard at
Sheltered Life PR for the promo. Bread Solstice will be available to
buy on DD/Vinyl via Artificial Head Records from March 24th
2017.
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