Release
date: January
1st
2020.
Label: Self
Released. Format: DD
Deities
– Tracklisting
1.Shining
Sphere 02:15
2.Esoteric
Order 07:26
3.For
Elizard 07:18
4.Defective
Mind Transfer 06:07
5.Black
Pharaoh II 06:10
6.Trip
08:56
7.Galeón
de Manila 15:53
Members
Drums
- Marmur
Bass
- Heszu
Guitars,
Vocals - Bablo
Guitars,
Synths, Vocals - Kłosu
Review
Deities
is the deeply haunting and equally progressive new album from Spaced
Out Doom/Sludge/Stoner Rock collective – Tortuga. This hugely
talented band from Poland bring their own deeply rich and inventive
ideas to the table and it’s an album built on heavy rhythms and
grooves whilst creating an addictive Horror/Sci-Fi twist. You can
listen to the riffs or scary ideas the band have woven deep into the
overall story of this bleak sounding album.
The
album is influenced by Black Sabbath with it’s dark imagery and
haunting riffs that show a band willing to think outside the box
especially on songs such as Esoteric Order, For Elizard and Defective
Mind Transfer. Though Tortuga save the best and heaviest parts of the
album on the final 3 songs for – Black Pharaoh II, Trip and Galeón
de Manila.
There
is no point doing a song-by-song review as this album is primarily a
concept album split into individual chapters. All I can point out is
the music is superbly played throughout with elements of dark
dramatic themes holding everything together. Tortuga follow a similar
path that most Polish Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal bands do by adding
more fantastical elements to their music. We’ve seen Spaceslug and
Belzebong become masters of that with their own recent releases.
Tortuga do similar things as those two great bands but focus more on
the “Horror” aspect even more.
The
music can be quite distorted and down-tuned for certain parts of the
album but it allows Tortuga to inject more emotion into their music.
The album does have it’s fair share moments of Heavy Spaced Out
Doom which can be quite Psychedelic and Trippy in places. Though the
band thrive on the demented chaos the album holds especially on the
more comedic parts of the album especially on the excellent song For
Elizard. Where a certain legendary monster runs amok in New York
City.
Deites
is
an unexpected delight with top-notch production even if the album
does sound too lo-fi in places. Though I gather that’s how the band
want the album to sound like. The album has a high amount of classic
sounding Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal riffs to impress the most jaded of
fans with.
Overall,
Tortuga have released a superbly entertaining and slightly demented
album that shows why the Polish Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal scene is
becoming a major force to be reckoned with.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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