Release
date: April
03rd
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD/DD
Sigils
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Tracklisting
01.
Will Of The Hag
02.
Rusted Crown
03.
Incantate
04.
At Last
05.
Across The Void
06.
Light Of Death
07.
Servitor
Members
Dustin
Mendel | John Rau | Gabe Whitcomb | Brian Wyrick
Review
Sigils
is the new album from USA Progressive Doom/Sludge Rockers –
Conjurer. The band released their excellent debut album about three
or four years ago. This album sees the band return with a more
experimental, gloomier and heavier approach. This all builds up to
the band playing some heavy epic psychedelic sounds. The album moves
away from the harsher sounds first heard on their debut album for a
more melodic tone but Sigils still has it’s fair share of heavier
parts.
Opening
song – Will Of The Hag – is a song built on many different
musical styles such as Doom, Sludge, Stoner, Psych, Post-Hardcore and
Post-Metallic vibes that all have the same part to play and that’s
creating the environment for Conjurer to impress people with. The
vocals are a mixture of clean vocals and harsh growls and they
complement each other surprisingly well.
Second
song – Rusted Crown – opens with an industrial/sludge riff that
soon moves into the standard Doom/Stoner Metal sound that sees
Conjurer play a slower style of music compared to the opening song.
You can hear elements of Kowloon Walled City and Mastodon on this
song and ends up as one of the standout songs on the album.
Third
song – Incarnate – has a more direct CONAN influence on this song
as everything starts really slow before Conjurer gather pace and
bring a wide range of heavy Doom based riffs to the party and the
results are gloriously violent especially when the sombre psychedelic
sounds appear.
Fourth
song - At Last – is one of the darkest songs on the album. As
Conjurer settle for a standard Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal song that
fully comes alive thanks to the intense dark lyrics the band have
written for this song. I had some issues with the vocals as they feel
out of place at times but soon settle down for an exciting and
action-packed finish.
The
final three songs on the album Across The Void, Light Of Death
and Servitor carries on the gloomy and almost apocalyptic tone of the
album. Across The Void and Savour are perhaps the best songs held on
the album. As these songs you how exciting Conjurer actually are when
playing a more aggressive style of music.
The
production on Sigils is superb with Conjurer’s music flowing
naturally from beginning to end. The whole tone and atmosphere of
Sigils is bleak but the band are not afraid to play a more hopeful
style of music especially on Across The Void.
Sigils
is an album that will hopefully see the Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal
community stand-up and take notice of Conjurer. As they’ve really
the goods with Sigils and delivered a genuinely exciting and daring
album.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Conjurer
and Leanne at Mettle Media PR for
the promo. Sigils
will be available
to buy on CD/DD from April
3rd
2019.
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