Release
date: May
10th
2019. Label: Ritual
Productions.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Salbrox
– Tracklisting
1.EHNB
14:41
2.EXARP
09:18
3.HCOMA
10:29
4.NANTA
05:55
5.ABALPT
06:29
6.BITOM
04:00
7.RZIORN
13:32
Members
Ardat
– Guitars, Percussion & Vocals
Ri
Salma – Bass, Drones & Synthesizers
L.C.
Chertan - Drums
Review
Italian
Psychedelic Drone/Sludge/Doom Ritualists NIBIRU return with their 5th
album Salbrox and it’s another mysterious journey into the more
wilder and experimental of Doom/Drone/Sludge Metal. The psychedelic
and trance based sounds are merged once again with the Enochian chants of lead vocalist – Ardat. The vocals and lyrics are
quite gloomy and scary throughout the entire album.
The
music is played with a demonic and sinister passion as the riffs can
be very hard to understand at times and you will need to be a
dedicated follower of the band to fully enjoy and appreciate this
album. This isn’t your most straightforward album with Salbrox
being a very unorthodox and unsettling album to listen to at times
and that is saying something for NIBIRU.
Salbrox
is most easily their disturbing and heaviest album to date with long
droned out Doom/Sludge noises creating a complex rhythm and almost
horrifying noises on songs such as EHNB, EXARP, ABALPT and RZIORN.
I
will admit that I prefer the earlier albums of NIBIRU compared to
Salbrox. As it’s more my style of Psychedelic Sludge, Doom and
Drone Metal. However I admire NIBIRU’s creative choices with this
album. As it’s an engrossing style of Extreme Doom/Drone/Sludge
Metal. I don’t know if I will listen to this album again in a hurry
though. As you need to be in a certain mindset to fully understand
and appreciate.
The
album is superbly produced with the band creating a whole range of
dynamic and demonic noises. If you dig bands such as THOU, BONG,
SUNN 0))) and THE BODY then NIBIRU and this album will speak volumes
to you.
Overall,
Salbrox is a complex and frightening album to listen to and will rule
over your nightmares for years to come. Don’t say I didn’t warn
you!!!
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Ritual Productions and Barbara at NeeCee Agency for the promo.
Salbrox is available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl now via Ritual Productions.
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