Release
date: January
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: DD/Vinyl
Fall
River
–
Tracklisting
Satisfying
Sadistic Urges
Force
The Victims
Maximum
State Of Emotional Arousal
The
Greatest Amount Of Life Force
Extracted
At The Moment Of Death
Fall
River
Members
Adriaan
De Raymaeker (guitar)
Wolf
Overloop (drums)
Etherik
Heyns (guitar)
Andrew
Hockley (bass)
Review
If
you’re expecting more of the same music from DORRE on their highly
anticipated debut album – Fall River – compared to their previous
EP’s then you maybe surprised. I won’t say disappointed. Just
majorly surprised by the route they have chosen on their new album.
As DORRE have added different musical elements into their overall
sound such as Progressive Metal, Doom, Sludge and Thrash Metal.
This
is a very different DORRE who released two previous EP’s that were
firmly rooted into the world of Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal. Fall
River will take a few listens to fully appreciate and actually
admire. As the album is a complex and progressive journey that will
delight and frustrate in equal measure. I mean that as a compliment.
As the band push themselves musically and creatively on this album.
Opening
song –I Satisfying
Sadistic Urges
– sees the band playing a heavy style of Doom, Thrash, and
Progressive Metal. The song has a lot of angry Thrash Metal parts
where the guitars suddenly speed up and offer a harsher and direct
sound. There are a few psychedelic sounds being played in the
background. As the band haven’t completely abandoned the sound they
created on their previous records.
Second
song – Force The Victims – as the title suggests is a more sombre
and gloomier offering than the opening song. The song has an almost
Post-Metal feel to it with the psychedelic sounds giving way to a
Doom/Thrash manic energy. The aggressive post-metallic riffs moves
the album further into Doom Metal territory. Maybe I do miss DORRE’s
earlier sound but I still can’t admiring the bold choices made on
this album and this song ranks as one of the heaviest and standout
songs on the album.
Third
song – Maximum
State Of Emotional Arousal
– opens with an alt-rock/metal riff that’s very different to the
opening two songs. As DORRE play a more uplifting Post-Rock sound.
However DORRE soon return to their heavier ways with the psychedelic
progressive riffs soon taking over. The instrumental work is superb
with the band playing a wide range of different genres and also
adding a real emotional feel to their music.
Fourth
song – The Greatest Amount Of Life Force – is a fast-paced number
and is perhaps where DORRE come closest to their original early
sound. As it’s a doom based song with a few moments of Heavy
Progressive Stoner parts as well.
Fifth
song – Extracted
At The Moment Of Death
– is where DORRE take the most risks on this album. As they have a
guest vocalist singing on this song. The vocals are handled superbly
well and the music is perhaps one of the heaviest songs that DORRE
have written to date. It did take some time for me to actually enjoy
and admire this song. As it’s quite a hard to song to fully
appreciate the first time you listen to it. However, give this song a
few spins and you will soon be won round by DORRE’s clever use of
Hard Rock, Thrash and NWOBHM.
The
final song – Fall River – is one final round of heavy psychedelic
and progressive weirdness from DORRE as they switch musical
identities yet again. The music is quite disjointed at times but
still manages to be another one of the albums best songs.
The
production is very honest and has quite an organic feel. The overall
mood of the album is constantly engaging and sounds first-rate from
the start. DORRE have outdone themselves with this album. It may take
their established fan-base some time to enjoy this album. However
that doesn’t stop Fall River being an excellent album that will
enhance DORRE’s well-deserved reputation further within the
Doom/Sludge Metal community.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to DORRE for the promo. Fall River will be available to buy on DD/Vinyl from January 2019. Pre-Orders are live now.
You can hear an exclusive new song SATISFYING SADISTIC URGES from the upcoming album - Fall River.
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You can hear an exclusive new song SATISFYING SADISTIC URGES from the upcoming album - Fall River.
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