Release
date: September
27th
2019. Label: Blues
Funeral Recordings.
Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
The
Space Between Worlds – Tracklisting
1.Comet
Rider 04:30
2.Nomad
05:10
3.Ghosts
in The Well 02:42
4.The
River Guide 05:43
5.Ice
Castle 04:37
6.Cybermancer
and The Doomsday Express 04:04
7.Everlight
07:57
8.The
Orb 07:08
9.Stone
Giant 06:17
Members
Sebastian
Baltes – Bass/Vocals
Tom
Polzine – Guitar/Vocals
Zach
Wheeler – Drums/Vocals
Review
The
Space Between Worlds is the eagerly awaited new album from
Psychedelic and Spaced Out Stoner Rockers – Howling Giant. The band
have been making a name for themselves over the last few years with
their blend of intergalactic based tales of Psychedelic Stoner
Rock/Metal. Taking influence from bands such as Elder, Baroness,
Summoner and Mastodon but putting their own spin on the Psychedelic
Stoner Rock/Metal sound.
This
album is a concept album which allows Howling Giant to weave a
totally out there story that fits in with their Psychedelic Heavy
Grooves with strands of Progressive Rock holding everything together.
The
album has an easy-going atmosphere which allows the band to draw the
listeners in with their blend of Spaced Out Rock with opening song
Comet Rider setting the whole tone and atmosphere for the whole
album. The vocals can sound quite “poppy” in places but it’s
quite an addictive style of vocals from who is the main vocalist of
the band. It’s hard to tell as the band all share vocal duties
through different stages of the album. There are some fantastic vocal
harmonies that form some of the best parts of the album.
Songs
such as Nomad, Ghosts In The Well, The River Guide, Cybermancer and
The Doomsday Express – all show the natural progression Howling
Giant have made from releasing their acclaimed EP’s over the years.
Howling Giant build epic stories through each song and the powerful
Psychedelic Stoner Rock/Metal riffs bring those lyrics to life with
vivid imagination.
The
music is the main selling point with Howling Giant playing some of
the best spaced out grooves you’ll hear this year. The album can be
exceptionally heavy one moment and quite peaceful the next with the
band adapting Ambient Post-Rock passages for certain parts of the
album.
The
standout part of the album has to be the final 3 songs – Everlight,
Orb and Stone Giant – as everything comes together for a truly
cinematic sounding experience with epic riffs from start to finish.
Overall,
Howling Giant have released an epic sounding album with The Space
Between Worlds that makes this one of the best albums of 2019. You’ll
be insane to miss this huge sounding album.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Jadd at Red Lead for the promo. The Space Between Worlds is
available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Blues Funeral Recordings now.
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