1.Feeble
Preacher 16:54
2.Owlcrusher
11:30
3.Spoiler
14:53
Members
Andrew
Spiers-Vocals/Guitar
Damien
McKeown-Drums
Steve
Hobson-Bass
Review
Blackened
Doom/Sludge Metal collective – Owlcrusher – debut album is an
extreme musical odyssey that showcases some of the heaviest and
filthiest sounds you'll likely encounter to hear this year. The album
runs for around 45 minutes and Owlcrusher will punish and torture you
for every dark and twisted second the album holds.
The
3 epic tracks held on the album have a drone based sound with the
band adding elements of Doom, Sludge and Black Metal that feel
influenced by USNEA, Burning Witch, THOU and Wolves In The Throne
Room. The vocals are very interesting indeed as they move from pitch
black growls to a more nomadic style chant on the opening track
Feeble Preacher.
This
album is only going to appeal to the more adventurous and
serious-minded Extreme Metal fan as Owlcrusher don't offer any
moments of hope or sunshine on the record. The music is played at a
deliberately slow pace with the album becoming more sinister as time
passes by.
The
production is very good indeed. The album can be quite RAW sounding
in parts but what else do you expect for an album such as this.
Owlcrusher's debut S/T album has won it's fair share of plaudits
since it's initial release and it's not hard to see why. The final
two songs on the album Owlcrusher and Spoiler are both testament to
their talent for creating unsettling moments of drone based
Sludge/Doom Metal madness.
This
album will haunt your nightmares for days......
Words
by Steve Howe
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