Release
date: August
04th
2018. Label: Self
Released.
Format: DD
Rivers
Of Gore – S/T –
Tracklisting
1.Abduction
(The message) 14:23
2.Glory
and Punishment 18:26
3.Shell
Shock 14:24
Members
Samuel
López: Drums
Daniel
García: Bass
Rolo
Riemer: Guitar/Vocals
Review
Rivers
Of Gore have been generating a lot of cool buzz recently with their
epic debut album. So much that the band have been signed to Cursed
Tongue Records who will release their debut album on Vinyl sometime
in 2019. Lets see what this band is all about. As these guys have
kinda slipped me by.
Their
debut S/T album contains 3 epic songs that run between 14 to 18 mins
in length. So if you’re a fan of Progressive and Psychedelic Stoner
Rock/Metal then you’ll be mightily impressed with this band. As the
guys can sure play and they prove this throughout the album. Heavy
spaced out sounds that have a real purpose as the band play a myriad
of different style of Stoner Rock/Metal.
The
band take influence from the Stoner Rock greats but manage to make it
their own sound especially on the excellent opening song –
Abduction (The Message). As the band channel the early energy of
Monster Magnet and add a heavier modern rock/metal groove. You can
definitely hear some Matt Pike riff worship coming from lead
singer/guitarist Rolo Riemer but with a dash of the classic Black
Sabbath sound. However it’s still strikingly original that leaves
you wanting more.
What
really makes the album standout is the unforgiving and dark nature of
the album. As the album contains some bleak doom based moments that
prove Rivers Of Gore aren’t afraid to venture into darker
progressive musical territories. The other two songs on the album
Glory and Punishment and Shell Shock contain the same style of music
shown on the epic first song with Glory and Punishment perhaps being
the standout song on the album.
The
production is quite intense at times and fully comes alive when the
swirling psychedelic drone based noises and sounds appear at regular
intervals on the album.
The
Mexican Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal scene has came on leaps and bounds
over the years thanks to bands such as Vinnum Sabbathi,
Moonwatcher and Weedsnake. You can now add Rivers Of Gore to that
list as a band to look out for.
This
is an epic release and perhaps the best possible format to listen to
the album on will be Vinyl when it’s released in 2019 via Cursed
Tongue Records.
Words
by Steve Howe
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