Mere
Mortals
– Tracklisting
1.Therapy?
06:36
2.Kill!
Kill! Kill! Die! Die! Die! 04:22
3.New
order (of the ages) - Part I 05:23
4.New
order (of the ages) - Part II 05:18
5.Wind's
last blow 04:01
6.A
white horse (called Death) 09:16
7.Kobe
(the doors of spirit) 12:10
Members
Simon
Herbaut & Geoffrey Gosset :Guitar
Sebastien
Tarridec : Bass
Nicolas
Tarridec & Virgile Chaize : Drums
Review
I’ve
always been a fan of The Lumberjack Feedback style of Instrumental
Doom/Post-Metal grooves over the last few years or so. I’ve enjoyed
most of their studio output and the band have their own way of
creating hard-hitting style of Instrumental Rock/Metal music. Though
I will admit it has taken me a very long time to fully appreciate
their new album – Mere Mortals.
As
this album is way more darker and progressive than their 2016 debut
album Blackened Visions. Mere
Mortals takes the harsh ideas they created on Blackened Visions and
play a more volatile and violent sound. The overall sound of the
album is still firmly rooted in Doom/Sludge Metal grooves but with a
dark Instrumental Post-Metal theme allowing the band to create a more
mature sound compared to previous releases.
Opening
song – Therapy? - allows the band to show the listener how dark
this album will be with Progressive sounding Post-Metal vibes
building up to a thrilling and noisy environment. The sound can be
classed as Post-Black Metal at times but the band keep the
Doom/Sludge Metal riffs coming thick and fast so it’s hard not to
be impressed by it all.
I
was expecting moments of Stoner Metal to appear that the band have
used on previous releases but there isn’t a trace of any kind. The
Lumberjack Feedback have focused on creating a more gloomy offering
and it’s a wise decision. As the band do venture into some dark
places especially on songs such as: Kill! Kill! Kill! Die! Die! Die!,
New order (of the ages) - Part I, New
order (of the ages) - Part II and Wind’s Last Blow.
These
songs is where The Lumberjack Feedback impress the most with
excellent instrumental work especially the drumming from both sets of
drummers – Nicolas and Virgile. The drumming is downright ferocious
and angry throughout the entire album and allows the band to create
some dark epic grooves. The Ambient based sounds are another nice
touch which allows the band to slow the mood right down and let the
listener catch their breath before the next heavy onslaught of
Progressive based riffs.
The
Lumberjack Feedback are not doing anything new within the
Instrumental Post-Metal scene but they are making music that people
should take notice of. The final two songs - A white horse (called
Death) and
Kobe
(the doors of spirit) bring
this epic sounding album to a close and contain some of the heaviest
sounds of the album.
Overall,
Mere Mortals is another winning album from The Lumberjack Feedback
and will no doubt impress the Post-Metal masses to fully take notice.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Purple Sage PR for the promo. Mere Mortals is available to buy now
on Cassette/CD/DD/Vinyl via Deadlight Entertainment.
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