Release
date: October 10th 2017. Label: Self Released. Format: DD
Angus
Black – S/T - Tracklisting
1.All the Sins
05:43
2.I'll Guide You
Home 03:27
3.I'm Yours 12:16
4.Incomplete 08:17
5.Children of The
Stars 05:17
6.Leaving 07:24
Members
Antti: Guitar,
Vocals, Synths
Sampo: Drums
Jyri: Bass
Review
Holy
Hell. Angus Black maybe one of the best Black Sabbath sounding and
inspired bands I've heard this year. As their debut album matches the
classic Sabbath sound with a more gloomier Fuzz Rock sound. The album
is very psychedelic from the start with Antti's vocals taking
influence from both Ozzy and Uncle Acid. Though Angus Black manage to
stand on their own convictions in creating a highly effective
Post-Doom/Fuzz/Hard Rock sound.
The
opening track – All The Sins – operates fully as a
Doom/Psych/Stoner Metal song that showcases Angus Black's music to
almost ear-splitting perfection. The music drifts from gloomy
theatrics to the heavier psychedelic sounding vibes heard on the
later stages of the song. This gives the listener a full glimpse on
what to expect for the remainder of the album. A superb audio
soundclip shows you how dark the album can really be when the album
progresses onto the other songs held on the album.
Second
track – I'll Guide You Home – carries on the dark gloomy
atmosphere from the opening track but with Angus Black playing a more
precise song that doesn't waste any time in playing some classic doom
based riffs.
Third
track – I'm Yours – is Progressive Doom Metal excess of the
highest order. Angus Black capture the early sounding vibe of Uncle
Acid and give it a Progressive Doom Metal makeover. The Psychedelic
Stoner/Occult Rock sounds give this song a more modern sounding feel.
The music is played deliberately slow throughout. As the band create
the standout song on the entire album.
The
remaining 3 songs on the album – Incomplete, Children Of The Stars
and Leaving offer more highly stylized Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal
that fans of 70s Hard Rock/Heavy Metal will find very hard to resist.
I would say Children Of The Stars is perhaps the best track of the
bunch. As Angus Black play a more standard Retro style of Doom/Hard
Rock that still sounds remarkably modern at the same time.
Overall,
Angus Black have released an exquisite sounding album that offers the
right amount of thrills and spills. You would be a fool to miss out
this on record. Impressive As Hell.
Words
by Steve Howe
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