Release
date: April 06th
2018.
Label: Hibernacula Records. Format: DD
Jaw
Of The Tyrant Hills –
Tracklisting
1You
stepped on my grave 02:05
2.Kill
what you love 05:39
3.God
sent rain (You sent blood and piss) 03:58
4.Ghost
of the stillborn summer 04:23
5.Do
your devils know my name 05:01
6.Death
wanders home 07:57
Review
St
Fenton The Tainted is a Doom/Sludge Metal band who deal in heavy and
outbursts violent sounds throughout their debut album - Jaw Of The
Tyrant Hills. Opting for a Blackened Sludge Metal approach to their
music. St Fenton The Tainted's sound can be quite abrasive and has a
hardcore punk feel. The production is not the best sounding I've
heard this year but at least the music is of a high standard. Opening
track - Insert Name Later - is a sludgy/doom based snarling hardcore
punk offering. With St Fenton The Tainted playing a heavy violent
style of your standard Doom/Sludge Metal riffs.
A
very good track to open the album with that soon drifts violently
into the second track -'Kill What You Love - is a song containing
elements of Doom Metal, Thrash, Sludge and Hardcore Punk noises. Some
parts work really well and others take time to fully take effect. The
whole mood of the album is bleak and the lyrics hold a lingering
sombre feel. The vocals are what you would expect from an album such
as this. Nothing too flashy or overbearing. Just an honest sounding
style of Doom/Sludge Metal vocals delivered with true passion. The
instrumental work is very frantic but at least St Fenton The Tainted
plays a real demented purpose and drive.
Third
track - God sent rain (You sent blood and piss) - carries on the
violent nihilistic sound with the heavy distorted guitars adding a
real metallic groove into the overall tone of the entire album. This
is one of the standout songs of the album as St Fenton The Tainted
thrives on the gloomy post-thrash/doom/sludge vibes that starts to
take a commanding presence. Maybe some people will be put off by the
lo-fi production and that's understandable. It took me a few attempts
to listen to the album and become more familiar with St Fenton The
Tainted's brutal heavy world.
The
other songs on the album - Ghost of the stillborn summer, Do your
devils know my name and Death Wanders Home - follow on the same
twisted path with St Fenton The Tainted becoming more emotionally
cold and distant as a result. St Fenton The Tainted are superb
musicians and this album proves they know their way around a loud,
violent and mean riff. St Fenton The Tainted do feel they were
influenced and inspired by Motorhead in certain places on the album.
Especially
on the fourth song – Ghost of the stillborn summer. The whole
structure feels like a classic Motorhead song but given a despairing
Doom/Sludge Metal makeover. This song is breathtakingly loud and
highly volatile with the thumping rhythm section doing the heavy
lifting that allows St Fenton The Tainted to leave the listener
feeling like an emotional and shivering wreck.
Despite
the rough production on Jaw Of The Tyrant Hills, St Fenton The
Tainted have created an uncompromising slice of Blackened Sludge/Doom
Metal. I admire for St Fenton The Tainted for injecting a more
psychedelic sound into the second half of the album. The final song –
Death Wanders Home - is another highlight with St Fenton The Tainted
treating the listener to brutal despairing doom/sludge sounds. Though
the final few minutes could have easily been left off. Just static
noise that doesn't go anywhere.
My
final thoughts on Jaws Of The Tyrant Hills is that's a superbly
entertaining record that has a lot of cool things to offer especially
if you're a true fan of the more extreme side of Doom/Sludge Metal.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Lisa at Hold Tight! PR for the promo.
Jaws Of The Tyrant Hills is
available to buy now.
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