Release
date: October 20th 2017. Label: Iommium Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Neither
Man Nor Beast – Tracklisting
1.Blood
Red, Black God
2.Gilded
in Gold
3.10,000
Hooves
4.The
Number 9
5.Death
Whistle Blues
6.A
Bad Time for the Empire
7.Parasite
8.Neither
Man Nor Beast
Members
Jason
Higson: Guitars
Clarence
Wandren Albatross: Bass
Jack
Thomas: Drums
Scott
Tabone: Vocals
Review
Australian
Stoner Metal scene has provided us with some great albums to listen
to recently. Now it's time for Yanomamo to fly the flag for Aussie
Doom/Sludge Metal with this nasty slice of epic riffs and their
excellent debut album - Neither Man Nor Beast. Influenced by bands
such as Conan and Church Of Misery, this album sees the band create a
heavy nightmarish sound with blues/stoner grooves appearing from time
to time.
Opening
track - Blood Red, Black God - perfectly captures the whole tone and
atmosphere of the album. With Church Of Misery style guitars but with
a different vocal and lyrical perspective. The music is played at a
slow to mid pace and that allows the band to draw the listener in
with bleak and doom based atmospherics. The vocals from Scott do take
some time to get fully used to. Though this is only a few minutes of
the album.
Yanomamo
earn their Doom/Sludge Metal stripes with the hard-hitting lyrics
that touch on some dark subject matters on certain songs of the
album. From the opening song, Yanomamo turn on the violent charm with
great songs such as Gilded In Gold, 10,000 Hooves, The Number 9, A
Bad Year For The Empire and Neither Man Nor Beast All containing many
doom/sludge metal moments that will keep fans of the genre
entertained until the very end.
The
album does become quite progressive in places as the band allows the
Stoner Rock/Metal vibes take over for a brief rest from the devilish
riffs the band are primarily known for. Maybe the band could have
changed the direction of their sound in a few instances on the album.
Though it’s still a brilliantly heavy and entertaining album.
Yanomamo
do have a wicked sense of humour on some of the songs especially with
the lyrics and they deserve credit for how they structure their music
around certain songs. It allows the album to become a more enjoyable
listening experience. Overall, Yanomamo have released a brutally epic
slice of Doom/Sludge Metal with their debut album and it should
hopefully find them an appreciative audience to terrify them with.
Words
by Steve Howe
Neither Man Nor Beast will be available to buy on CD/DD/'Vinyl from October 20th.
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