Release
date: June
22nd
2018.
Label: Argonauta
Records.
Format: CD/DD
Himalayan
Demons
– Tracklisting
Withdrawal
Syndrome Wall
Godforsaken
Oriental
Lodge
Opium
Smokers Room
The
Shroud
Moksha
The
Eyes Of Kathmandu
When
The Levee Breaks
Members
Marco
Marinoni (voice)
Luca
Colombo (guitar)
Daniele
Parini (guitar)
Gelindo
(bass)
Bull
(drum)
Review
Italian
Sludge/Stoner Metal band - The Red Coil - new album, Himalayan
Demons, doesn't
offer anything new or ground-breaking within the genre. However their album is a thrilling and hugely entertaining ride that sees the
band take direct influence from Spiritual Beggars and Corrosion Of
Conformity though with a touch of NOLA/Southern Metal vibes holding
everything together. It's a groove laiden affair with plenty of
Psychedelic Weeidan style riffs and sounds that sees the band offer a
melodic edge to their music.
Opening
track - Withdrawal Syndrome Wall - is an almost down-tempo slice of
modern Sludge/Stoner Metal with an equally heavy Doom and Gloom
sounding atmosphere. The vocals are a mixture of harsh growls and
clean vocals with both very easy to understand. The music is
constantly heavy and gives the listener a good chance on what to
expect for the remainder of the album.
Second
track - Godforsaken - has a more NOLA-esque approach with The Red
Coil channelling a more aggressive style of music. The vocals can be
quite hard to understand at times but the music is main focus here.
With hard-hitting riffs having the right amount of flair, creativity
and passion. The sound and atmosphere of the album is very raw but
the album is still superbly produced. Even two songs into the album.
The
next two songs Oriental
Lodge and Opium Smokers Room
offer a more demonic and doomed out experience with the music being
second best to the crazy lyrics The Red Coil have written here. The
vocals are sung superbly well despite a few more rough moments where
the listener maybe wondering what the
lead vocalist is
actually
singing about. As he excels more at the clean based vocals than the
hardcore based growls.
Other
cool songs to check out on the album are: The Shroud, Moksha and When
The Levee Breaks. All showing how good The Red Coil actually are
merging the albums different sounds on the majority of the songs.
Especially when the NOLA vibes fully take over on the second half of
the album. As I stated earlier in the review, the production is
fantastic despite the sound having a very raw and almost DIY feel.
The
Red Coil makes you feel directly involved with the music itself and
that's down to the band playing superbly heavy addictive riffs
throughout the album. If you're looking for an album to settle your
NOLA/Southern Metal cravings then Himalayan
Demons is the album for you.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Argonauta
Records and NeeCee Agency for the promo. Himalayan Demons will be
available to buy on CD/DD via Argonauta Records from June 22nd
2018.
However
you can listen to the album in full with this exclusive album stream.
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