Release
date: 01st
March 2018. Label:Various. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Mephistopheles
– Tracklisting
Acid God
A Cross To Burn
Fogbreather
Methistopheles
Motherless
Voidkiller
Members
Stephen Cummings -
Vocals, Guitar
Hannes Bogacs -
Guitar
Zander Reddis - Bass
Dustin Daniels -
Drums
Review
Greetings All,
Very soon the mighty
Sixes will unleash their monster of an album Mephistopheles upon us
all and will not so subtly crush your soul. The 6 tracks on the album
deliver an onslaught of crushing distortion, with anguished, brutal
screams and a dark, despondent mood that is as black as any metal out
there today. The songs on Mephistopheles are long, typically 8-15
minutes (with one exception) that will test the listener’s
fortitude. However, it is a glorious test and a testament to the
awesome might of Sixes.
Acid God opens
the album with almost 15 minutes of mostly instrumental bludgeoning.
Feedback and dissonance open the track before the drums and anguished
screaming show you exactly where Sixes are taking you, and it is a
dark and wild ride. The song is stunning in its sheer volume and
breadth. A Cross to Burn runs a little more straight-forward
but is no less relentless. It has a killer chugging riff with some
bad ass driving double kick drums to boot.
Voidkiller is an
amazing track. It is a quieter, slower tempo track that has a very
Alice in Chains feel with the vocal styling and sound. It is a dark,
ominous sound that reels you in before exploding with enraged vocals
and a massive wave of blackened distortion. Motherless is
nothing but pure unadulterated heaviness. It showcases all of Sixes
with feedback, distortion, and a killer breakdown.
Fogbreather is
the shortest track on the album, but it is just as intense and
amazing with brutal vocals, a churning tempo, and a wicked start,
stop breakdown. It is metal, pure and simple, with the absolute best
lyric of “We worship amps, and drugs, and Satan” That pretty much
sums up all you need to know.
Mephistopheles
closes the album. The title track is an absolutely brutal closer. A
slow, crushing intro gives way to blackened, thrash infused speed
riffs before careening wildly back and forth into a relentless
pummelling riff with guttural howling. The closer is epic and massive
and a fitting close to the dark ride through hell with the Sixes.
If you dig the heavy
and are a fan of Neurosis, Thou, and the heavier side of Relapse
records catalogue you should definitely check out Sixes. Their sludge
filled, blackened metal will fill your anemic, empty soul. Dig on it!
- Todd S
Instagram @alltheghoststhathauntyou
Words by Todd Stealey
Thanks to Carcosa PR
for the promo.
Mephistopheles will be
released on CD/DD/Vinyl via the following labels Black BowRecordings, Poisoned Mind Records, Forbidden Place Records and Medusa Crush Recordings from March 1st 2018.
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