Release
date: June
7th
2019.
Label: Wasted
State Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
The
Ties That Bind
–
Tracklisting
1.The
Darkening 01:12
2.Woe
Betide 03:54
3.Death
Of All 04:21 video
4.Estranger
06:24
5.Legend
Of The Five Suns 03:54
6.As
Leaves Fall 01:33
7.Persona
Non Grata 06:59
8.In
Our Sacred Skin 05:56
9.The
Deepest Roots 04:06
Members
Vocals/Baritone
- Bones Huse
Lead
Guitar - Phil Williams
Drums/Vocals/Percussion
- Raj Puni
Backing
Vocals - Sian Greenaway
Flute
- Matt Ainsworth
Review
The
Ties That Bind is the new album from UK Doom/Stoner Metal crew –
Morass Of Molasses – and coming two years after their excellent
album – These Paths We Tread. The band continue their Blues Rock
fused Doom/Stoner Metal hybrid sound that offers a highly captivating
journey that sees the band take influence from the 70s, 80s and 90s
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal scene.
The
album can be too crazy for it’s own good and you start to notice
this in the second song – Woe Behide – which plays as a FUCKED UP
style of Prog Rock, Stoner Metal, Psych and Blues Rock. Whoever
decided to add 70s style vocal melodies to the fast-paced modern day
Stoner Rock grooves deserves a medal or pat on the back. As I wasn’t
expecting that at all.
The
album continues with it’s wicked mash-up of different styles for
the rest of the album with Morass Of Molasses defying genre
expectations and writing their own rules as they see fit. The vocals
from Bones are perhaps the weirdest and best part of this album. As
they sound so vastly different to other Doom/Stoner Metal albums
currently within the UK scene.
Though
the rest of the band deserve credit for writing highly original
Doom/Stoner Metal grooves for Bones to sing his vocals against. The
music can be sweet natured to listen to at times. However that
doesn’t stop the band playing more distorted and nightmarish sounds
on the later stages of the album. You just don’t know what to
expect with this album and that what makes it such a rarity in music
nowadays.
You
have to expect the unexpected with Morass Of Molasses and this album
will keep guessing until the very end.
Standout
songs have to be: Death Of All, Estranger, Legend Of The Five Suns
and Persona Non Grata.
The
Ties That Band has a huge likeability factor and I can see this album
establishing Morass Of Molasses as one of the most innovative bands
within the UK Doom/Stoner Metal scene in the near future.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Mona
at All Noir
PR for
the promo. The
Ties That Bind
is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via WastedState Records
now.
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