Release
date: September 13th
2019. Label: Magnetic
Eye Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Have
A Nice Day
– Tracklisting
1.Bait
and Switch
2.We're
All Shadows
3.Deathlogic
4.War
5.No
Security
6.Selina
Kyle
7.The
Holocene Has Ended
8.Electric
Tumor
9.Have
A Nice Day
Members
Tyler
Gurwicz
Ryan
Lewis
TJ
Maynard
Review
Ghastly
Sound debut full length album – Have A Nice Day – is a vivid,
bold, brash and violent delight that sees this hard hitting power
trio drawing influences from Torche, At The Drive-In, Red Fang and
Kylesa. As the band play a mix of Sludge Rock, Doom Metal, Punk Rock,
Stoner Metal with violent Psychedelic Rock tendencies.
The
opening two songs Bait and Switch & We’re All Shadows have a
fast-paced and complex rhythm merged with a harsh “Doom-Pop”
sound that Floor and Torche are known for. Add aggressive riffs,
vocals and lyrics where the Psychedelic Grooves hide a darker and
progressive sound that Ghastly Sound fully explore on the later
stages of the album.
Ghastly
Sound explore the darker side of their music compared to their
previous EP’s. This album takes you places that you wouldn’t
expect with socially aware lyrics having a distinctive edge to them
and all set against a backdrop of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal
grooves that shouldn’t really work this well. However, Ghastly
Sound make you believe in their overall creative vision of the entire
album.
Songs
such as Deathlogic, War, No Security, Electric Tumor and Have a Nice
Day sees the band continue to offer a bleak and harsh vision with
brash and pissed off soulful vocals to match.
The
albums production is quite intense and allows Ghostly Sound to
preach their hard-hitting message with expert precision. The best
parts of the album is when the “poppier” moments appear and allow
the listener to catch their breath and take every trippy psychedelic
sound into their own being. Though the album doesn’t stay silent
for long as Ghastly Sound thrive upon playing music that is LOUD,
ANGRY and PRIMAL that leaves you wanting more.
Have
A Nice Day is an epic sounding album that has BRAINS as well as BRAWN. This is an album that sees Ghastly Sound fully live up to
their huge potential and deliver a record that’s packed
full of different sounds that allows you to have a completely
different kind of Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal experience.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Jadd
at Red
Lead PR
for the promo. Have
A Nice Day
will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Magnetic Eye Records
from September 13th
2019.
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