Release
date: November
22nd
2019.
Label: Self
Released.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Hyperreality
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Tracklisting
1.Mind
Collapse
2.Mouth
of the Hound 08:15
3.Fertile
Crescent
4.Divine
Ascent
5.Thunder
Mountain 06:28
6.Ant
Queen
Members
Vocals/Guitar:
Richard Iskov
Vocals/Bass:
Will Haines
Guitar:
Tim Wooltorton
Drums:
Jeremy Kaye Simmons
Review
Hyperreality
is the new album from Psych Doom/Stoner Rockers – DROID – who
take an interesting approach with their music. As the band add a more
layered and distorted style of FUZZ to their music. The album is
quite downbeat with its stylish take on Stoner/Doom Rock. The
psychedelic element of the album is quite involving in places with
the vocals taking time to fully shine through.
Opening
song – Mind Collapse – starts the distorted FUZZ sounds with a
song influenced by Black Sabbath and Uncle Acid but with more
menacing Sludge elements appearing. The album has its fair share of
fast-paced riffs with a few epic guitar solos along the way. The
distorted parts of the song are quite distracting at times but allow
DROID to have a more aggressive presence as well.
Second
song – Mouth Of The Hound – opens with a playful Doom based riff
which slowly becomes heavier and adding different layers of Heavy
Stoner Rock/Metal. This song has a deliberate seventies classic rock
atmosphere with the band adding modern Psychedelic Stoner Rock
grooves to the mix. The heavy guitars are aggressive and volatile
throughout the song. This is perhaps the heaviest track on the album
and shows DROID at their absolute best on the album.
Third
song – Fertile Crescent – is another song where the band make the
listener question their grip on reality with stylish Doom/Stoner
sounds with a slight progressive edge. DROID push their sound even
further with a gloomy ambient rhythm keeping things highly
experimental. The vocals have an extra layer of heaviness to them
which makes this song one of the most psychedelic offerings on the
album. It’s quite an intense song to listen to and to fully
understand but the heavy riffs save the day yet again.
DROID
continue with their fascinating journey into the realms of
Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Rock on the second half of the album.
Things
become even more weirder with songs such as: Divine Ascent, Thunder
Mountain and Ant Queen allowing DROID pushing their own creative
boundaries with surreal lyrics, trippy vocals and ambient sounds all
vying for your attention amongst the heavy sounds of Hyperreality.
There
is a lot more going on with this album than you initially expect. As
DROID have included many different themes and ideas throughout the
album. So expect the lyrics and vocals to go completely leftfield
just for the sheer fun of it all. Though the music is constantly
heavy and engaging from start to finish. This is a superbly produced
album and one that will entertain you with its wild style of
Doom/Stoner Rock
Words
by Steve Howe
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