Release
date: 16th
February 2018. Label: Marijunaut Records. Format: CD/DD
Oneiroid
– Tracklisting
1.Intro 00:09
2.Blood Rigs 07:36
3.Funeral of the
Witch 08:24
4.Deathclaw 05:56
5.Tabarnak 05:56
6.Morlock 09:14
Members
Stonerhead - Guitar
Pan - Drums
Doomster - Bass
Review
Austrian Psychedelic
Doom/Stoner Metallers - Sativa Root - finally bring their full length
debut album - Oneiroid - after almost seven years existence as a
band. They have released a couple of EP's over the years which did
show the world their undoubted potential. Oneiroid has a dirtier,
doomier and heavier feel compared to their previous records. With the
band playing a heavier and doomier sound.
The album opens with a
ten second sound clip that opens the album to Sativa Root. Nothing
flashy. It's just there for a soundbyte of some sort.
The second track -
Bloodrigs - is an almost down-tempo sounding number with a heavy
bass-line allowing the drums and guitars to slowly infecting the
people listening into this album. The song and album itself has quite
a progressive feel with the doom and stoner metal sounds slowly
building up to a confident gloomy rhythm. The majority of the album
is instrumental but Sativa Root has included one or two surprises
along the way which I will explain later.
Third track - Funeral
Of The Witch - is perhaps the doomiest offering on the album. As it
sees the band venture into darker and more down-tempo areas of the
Doom/Stoner Metal world. Though it does take some time for the song
to fully get going into a more exciting rhythm of its own. The
psychedelic parts of the song is what makes the song truly standout
on the album. As it's quite epic with the song running past the eight
minute mark. Sativa Root show that they know how to play on this
album with epic musical solos with all three band members all vying
for your attention.
Fourth track -
Deathclaw - opens with a bleak voiceover setting up the scene. The
song once again starts off real slow before adding a heavier
psychedelic stoner metal vibe. I think this is where Dave “Dixie”
Collins of Weedeater appears. As the band have managed to convince
Dave to provide vocals on the album though his vocals are quite
brief.
The final two tracks -
Tabanark and Morlock - perhaps offer the more exciting and heaviest
moments on the album with Sativa Root finally showing their true
potential. The final song - Morlock - is the standout track on the
album with Sativa Root proving they have both style and substance
played down to a fine art. The song is very progressive with the
Doom/Stoner Metal parts working superbly well together. The
psychedelic vibes is what holds everything together as Sativa Root
brings this song and album to a highly satisfactory conclusion.
Oneiroid is parts Karma
To Burn instrumental Stoner Rock and parts Black Sabbath/Saint Vitus
style vintage Doom Metal riff worship. The sound and production of
the entire album is very good indeed. There were a couple of moments
that could have benefited having more volume added. Other than that
minor complaint, Oneiroid is an album that will keep the Instrumental
Doom/Stoner Metal masses superbly entertained for a long time to
come.
Words
by Steve Howe
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