Release
date: March
08th
2019. Label: Seeing
Red
Records.
Format: CD/DD
Temple
Of The Fuzz Witch – S/T
–
Tracklisting
1.
Bathsheba - 5:45
2.
Death Hails - 3:52
3.
The Glowing of Satan - 6:21
4.
329 - 6:53
5.
infidel - 6:16
6.
The Fuzz Witch - 6:27
7.
Servants Of The Sun - 5:38
Review
Detroit
doom masters Temple Of The Fuzz Witch return
with
their self titled debut album. Having garnered acclaim with their
debut EP from a couple of years ago and having whetted our whistle
further with the Bathsheba single from last year, the band finally
unleash their first full length to much anticipation and it
definitely lives up to that anticipation.
That
single opens the album and those already familiar, with both that
song and Temple Of The Fuzz Witch will know that they excel in huge
doom laden riffs executed with electricity along with trademark hazy
vocals.
From
then on in, alongside those huge riffs, the album takes in more
stoner-esque grooves and even some funeral doom vibes but they never
lose sight of what they want to achieve and that is to knock the
listener sideways with the garagatuan sound of their riffs.
The
likes of The Glowing Of Satan, Infidel and The Fuzz Witch certainly
do that, great swathes of noisey guitar led goodness explodes from
the speakers throughout these tracks in particular and it is easy to
see why the band are named Temple Of The Fuzz Witch, the fuzzy riffs
contained are a thing of triumph and beauty.
There
is an eclecticism at work here too though, especially on a song like
3/29 which slows things down even further and adds a sludgy feel to
proceedings to maximum effect and even on the song that closes the
album, Servants Of The Sun, which is a mellower affair than what has
gone on before and still packs a punch, these two songs however are
still propelled, of course, by those killer riffs and that makes for
a superbly enjoyable listening experience.
Temple
Of The Fuzz Witch is prime Sabbath worship from a band who follow
that blueprint naturally but add different elements of their own
personality to create a well executed and assured debut album. The
riffs that litter the album are immense and elevate the well crafted
songs into something that is infinitely great and demonstrate that
this is a band with a bright future ahead of them for sure.
Words
by Gavin Brown
Thanks
to Seeing
Red Records.
Temple
Of The Fuzz Witch will be available to buy
on CD/DD via Seeing Red Records from March 8th
2019.
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