Release
date: July 14th 2017. Label: Kozmik Artifactz. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
The
World Turns – Tracklisting
1.This World Turns
09:37
2.Keeping Watch Over
The Night 07:04
3.Ctrl-Alt-Delete
04:03
4.The Colours in Her
Skin 05:55
5.In Death's Hands
07:07
6.4AM 07:41
Band
Members
Adam Holt -
Guitar/Vocals
Jon Holt - Drums
Iain Thomson - Bass
Review
Scottish Psych/Classic Rockers –
Hair Of The Dog – return with a more trippier and progressive album
with The World Turns. It's without doubt their heaviest work to date
and it sees the band play a more doomier sound compared to past
releases. Hair Of The Dog still retain their earlier classic rock
sound first discovered on their previous two albums.
Opening track – The World Turns –
is parts prog rock, classic rock, stoner rock with influences from
from Kadavar, Uncle Acid, Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy being felt
through the different rhythms of the song. The song may overstay it's
welcome by the odd minute or so but Hair Of The Dog create exciting
psychedelic riffs with flourishes of 70s prog rock holding everything
together.
The opening song sets out the
groundwork for the rest of the album to follow and Hair Of The Dog
don't really put a foot wrong with outstanding songs such as Keeping
Watching Her Over The Night, The Colours In Her Skin, In Death's
Hands and 4AM. The vocals from Adam are excellent from the start. As
he displays a wide range of emotions and puts in his best vocal
performance to date on this album.
The lyrics have quite an epic and
classic rock feel. They remind me of Thin Lizzy at times and I mean
that as a huge compliment. Hair Of The Dog embrace their classic
roots on this album but still showing a real flair and passion for
the modern stoner/doom sounds they inject to the overall atmosphere
of the album.
The production is excellent and I
wouldn't expect anything less from Hair Of The Dog. As their previous
albums have always sounded superb. This album has more volume and you
can feel it when the albums heaviest moments appear.
The World Turns makes you appreciate
bands such as Hair Of The Dog even more. As they're 3 albums into
their musical journey and you wonder what they will come up next.
Until then, play this fucker HEAVY and LOUD. As you'll be playing
this album for days, weeks and months to come!!!
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve
Howe
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