Release
date: December
16th
2017.
Label: Self Released. Format: CD/DD
Hellspirit
– Tracklisting
1.The
Signal 03:53
2.Arrival
06:33
3.Preachcraft
08:32
4.Pulsar
05:08
5.Hellspirit
08:16
6.The
Journey 05:58
7.Star
Sailors 14:19
Members
Khshemo
- vocals, bass guitar
Quoda
- guitars
Caspah
- drums
Review
Psychedelic Stoner
Rockers Sons Of Nibiru debut album - Hellspirit - doesn’t get off
to the most exciting of starts with the opening track - The Signal.
Almost four minutes of slowly played drum beats and a didgeridoo with
a hint of psychedelic noises. It doesn't really go anywhere as it
constantly goes on without ever coming to anything. That's my only
criticism of the album as from this point Sons Of Nibiru actually
start to create some interesting noises of their own.
Second track - Arrival
- sees the heavy Desert/Stoner guitars appear and you can finally
become connected with this album. The sounds from the opening track
are still there but there immersed with a heavier psychedelic stoner
sound that veers on the progressive side as well. It's has quite an
action-packed FUZZ sounding centre as the band moves from different
sounds with relevant ease. The guitars are what keep the vibrant mood
alive as the band keeps the song purely instrumental. The later
stages of the song offer some of the heaviest sounds on the album
with Sons Of Nibiru settling into a confident rhythm. The overall
sound of the album is influenced by the usual round of Stoner Rock
legends.
Third track -
Preachcraft - sees the welcome addition of superb "Ozzy"
inspired vocals from Khshemo.
The whole atmosphere of the album becomes more "doom" based
as a result. The bass guitars are quite heavy and distinctive on this
song as this song bursts through the eight minute mark with superb
creativity. The music is distorted at times but this allows Sons Of
Nibiru to create a more expansive sound. The drumming and guitars
have a dominant echo feel. The song drifts towards heavier levels of
FUZZ style feedback.
Fourth song - Pulsar -
lives up to its title by opening with drone/sonic style sounds that
has echoes of seventies style stoner/doom experimentation. Sons Of
Nibiru drift further into the psychedelic cosmos with this song and
it feels slightly OTT at times but given the whole nature of the
album it never feels out of place.
The final three songs
on the album - Hellspirit , The Journey and Star Sailors - sees Sons
Of Nibiru probably unleash the heaviest and doomed out psychedelic
sounds on the album. Though the band still find time to include a
wide range of different Stoner, Desert Rock and Fuzz based sounds.
The vocals are very dominant when they appear but it's the music that
holds your attention.
The final song on the
album Star Sailors lasts for an epic fourteen minutes and it's no
doubt the best song on the album. Apart from the first track which I
had issues with, Hellspirit is a very cool sounding album with the
immense production giving a real dynamic to the band's overall sound.
If you haven't heard
this album yet then I recommend you correct that situation now as
Hellspirit is a thunderous and highly energetic experience.
Words
by Steve Howe
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