Release
date: Sept 22nd
2017.
Label: Transcending Obscurity Records/Throne Records. Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Lucifer's
Dream – Tracklisting
Drink My Blood
Nightmares
Behold the Wraith
Infernals
Howling Witch
Lucifer's Dream
Band
Members
Fowst - Everything
Review
Lucifer's Dream is the debut album
from one-man doom and gloom instrumentalist - MINDKULT. The album is
a gloomy offering that is inspired by Black Sabbath. Though Mindkult
is no mere copycat as his vocals and lyrical themes have a harsher
and depressing outlook on life .The riffs may not sound that heavy at
times but lurking in the background there is a deeper meaning to
Mindkult's music and that's mainly down to the deliciously dark
lyrics.
Opening track – Drink My Blood -
has a slightly gloomy and depressing feel as the riffs helps Mindkult
spread his demonic message to the masses. The song has its fair share
of dark Fuzz Rock sounds that allows the album to finally deliver its
own exciting sound.
Second track - Nightmares - is a
more straight forward Doom Metal/Hard Rock Song with Mindkult playing
a more direct approach and allowing the psychedelic sounds to flow
naturally. The vocals are eeringly pitch-perfect with the seventies
sounding doomy atmosphere offering a more gothic outlook on life.
Third track - Behold The Wraith - is
a sombre and haunting emotionally charged song with Mindkult laying
his emotions on the line. The vocals and riffs are stripped back to
the bare minimum. This allows both the artist and listener to have an
emotional connection throughout the song. The mood of the song is
held together by moments of multi-layered gloomy atmospheric riffs
with Mindkult switching from classic seventies doom metal and modern
sounding psychedelic occult/gothic hard rock.
The other three songs on the album -
Infernals, Howling Witch and Lucifer's Dream - offer the same gloomy
heavy magic that appeared on the opening three songs with Mindkult
creating more exciting songs to immerse people with.
Songs such as Howling Witch and
Lucifer's Dream offer a mature and emotionally complex take on
classic sounding Doom Metal. If you've been disappointed by the
recent albums by Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats then you're simply
going to love this album. The whole sound and feel of the album is
simply exquisite. Lucifer's Dream is a truly exciting debut album and
one that pushes the boundaries of what is possible in Occult
Rock/Doom Metal.
Words by Steve
Howe
Thanks to MINDKULT and
Transcending Obscurity Records for the promo. Lucifer's Dream will be
available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl from September 22nd 2017.
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