Release
date: April 26th
2019. Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD/DD
Birthing
Of The Fuzzman
– Tracklisting
1.Dark Rituals 05:47
1.Dark Rituals 05:47
2.Monster
In The Forest 05:20
3.The
Will Of The Beast 04:20
4.Paranoid
Man 05:25
5.Snakes
03:58
6.Grifasaurus
(feat. Age Of The Wolf) 07:39
Members
Daniel
Rosales - Vocals / Guitar
Jose
Rodriguez - Guitar
Diego
Matamoros - Bass / Vocals
Josué
Arguedas - Drums
Review
Birthing
Of The Fuzzman is the debut album from Costa Rican Doom/Fuzz/Stoner
Rockers – Redhead Match – and the band conjure up a different
style of Doom/Stoner Metal. With the band adding a dark and delicious
Fuzz Rock riffs to their music. Add some heavy Progressive Rock
Grooves into the mix and you have an album that’s refreshingly real
and quite dark at times.
The
album roars into life with the excellent opening song – Dark
Rituals – which feels inspired by bands such as Black Sabbath,
SLEEP, Kyuss, Red Fang and Mastodon especially when the heavier progressive sludge
riffs appear. The dark ambient noises and vocals interact
surprisingly well. The song could have easily have fallen apart with
the many different ideas and sounds Redhead Match have included here.
However this is a trippy and psychedelic delight.
Second
song – Monster In The Forest – opts for a true Doom/Stoner Metal
approach with the album becoming heavier but still maintaining a
likeable FUZZ ROCK approach. Though Daniel’s impressive vocals
keeps the Doom and Gloom atmosphere right at the forefront of Redhead
Match’s music and overall vision for the album. The sludgy guitars
are perhaps the best part of the song as they effortlessly hold
everything together.
Third
song – The Will Of The Beast – is
where Redhead Beast start to feel more comfortable with their Doom
Metal persona. It’s a highly confident approach from the band and
it’s still good to hear the different strands of Fuzz Rock and
Stoner Metal appearing here and there. This song is one of the
standout songs held on the album. As it’s a hard-rocking song that
you can easily lose yourself in.
The
second half of the album continues the strong work delivered on the
first half of the album with Redhead Match creating more vivid and
exciting Doom/Stoner Metal riffs with songs such as Paranoid Man and
Grifasaurus showing Redhead Match having the heaviest riffs on the
album.
Grifasaurus
is a duet with another Costa Rican Stoner Metal band called Age Of
The Wolf who will be releasing their very own debut album OuroboricTrances on May 10th
2019 which I will be reviewing in the next couple of weeks or so. So
this will give you a chance to hear two excellent Doom/Stoner Metal
bands from the Costa Rican Heavy Metal scene in action and makes it
worth the purchase of the album alone.
Birthing
Of The Fuzzman production is fantastic. I didn’t expect the album
to sound as good as it actually did. The overall sound and feel of
the album is super fresh and crisp. This allows Redhead Match to
create a truly heavy and organic sound that you wouldn’t expect
from a debut album such as this.
Overall,
this is a truly superb album and one that will please the Doom/Stoner
Metal masses looking for their next addictive heavy fix.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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