Release
date: September 30th 2017. Label: APF Records. Format: CD/DD
Tronald
– S/T – Tracklisting
1.Tronald 03:42
2.Boss Keloid Are
Shit 01:44
3.Obelisk Ov Hash
05:00
4.Dalnort 03:40
5.Gains (Prelude)
01:10
6.Vegan Gains 01:52
7.Get Your Grubby
Little Hands Off My Bennell 01:16
8.Burgled Senseless
01:18
Members
charlie s - guitar
rian g - bass
andy p - drum
the mandem - vokills
Review
UK Sludge/Doom Metal
mob – Tronald – debut EP is one loud and very mean affair. The EP
doesn't really have a set structure as such. As Tronald play a
distorted and twisted kind of Sludge/Doom Metal with gltichy noises
creating an unsettling and almost industrial sound.
Opening track –
Tronald – is very hard to make out and understand. As the band
merge industrial style sounds to a very distinctive soundclip. It's
not the best way to start the EP off as it can be very confusing at
times.
Second track – Boss
Keloid Are Shit – is obviously a joke between the two bands played
against a nightmarish Doom/Drone/Sludge Metal backdrop that sees the
band finally start to create something called music. The vocals are
very weird indeed as Tronald adopt a Melvins/Sunn 0))) approach to
their sound.
Third track – Obelisk
Ov Hash – is definitely the standout song on the EP with Tronald
creating the heaviest and most enjoyable sounds on the EP. It's still
very much in the realm of Industrial Doom/Sludge but at least Tronald
are now trying to play something that resembles a song that people
can actually listen to.
The rest of the EP sees
Tronald expand their weird as FUCK experimental sound that will
either have people head-banging in agreement or have people running
for the hills. I'm stuck in between those two descriptions. As this
EP does have some fantastic nightmarish moments that I can listen to
all day. However, there are moments on the EP that make me want to
stop listening and focus on something else.
I suppose that is the
point with Tronald's music. It's there to gage a reaction from the
listener. I applaud for Tronald for releasing something different
compared to other bands within the UK Doom/Sludge Metal scene. My own
advice, is to make your own mind up about Tronald's debut EP. If
you're in the mood for a nightmarish and experiment take on
Doom/Sludge Metal then this could be the band for you. If not then
it's perhaps best to look elsewhere.
Words
by Steve Howe
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