Release
date: January 31st 2020. Label: STB
Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Blood
Of The Night
- Tracklisting
1.Sorcerer
2.Carrion
3.The
Howling
4.After
The Ravens
5.Blood
Will Flow
6.Burning
Vision
7.Three
Moons
8.Surrender
Members
Dana
Helmuth
Maria
Geisbert
Sean
Lafferty
Review
Blood
Of The Night is the new album from Yatra and it’s another bleak
round of heavy sounding Doom/Sludge Metal groove. This album is a
more aggressive sound compared to their previous release. As the mood
is quite downbeat from start to finish with Yatra in no mood to play
any up-tempo beats or sounds at all on this album. The album has a
well-rounded gloomy atmosphere that sees the band play to their
strengths with delicious twisted results.
The
vocals whilst good throughout the album don’t really change
direction very much at all and keeps in line with the seedy and
aggressive mood the band capture superbly well.
The
music is a genuine highlight with Yatra playing a wide range of
Doom/Sludge Metal riffs with certain Stoner Metal and Classic Hard
Rock sounds allowing Yatra to offer a more expansive sound. The tone
maybe bleak but Yatra know how to have fun with their music along way
and that translate easily for the listener to become part of the
action.
The
opening few songs – Sorcerer, Carrion and The Howling – show you
that Yatra are striving to play and aim for that classic Doom/Sludge
Metal style of music and succeeding with a deeply rich and satisfying
groove that feels influenced by Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus in
places but with vocals are firmly rooted in the more Extreme side of
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal.
Yatra
offer a sinister Psychedelic twist on their heavy bleak sounds on
this album and it’s good to hear the band offer elements of
Progressive Rock/Metal along the way on songs such as: After The
Ravens, Three Moons and Surrender. Which offer some of the heaviest
and gloomiest parts of the album.
It
may take a few listens to fully get on board with but Yatra have more
than enough tricks up their sleeve to entice you into their way of
thinking. Add intelligent and creepy lyrics to the mix and Blood Of
The Night has a lot to offer even the most jaded of Doom/Sludge Metal
fan.
The
best parts about the album is most definitely the music that Yatra
have created here and the top-notch production that the album offers.
Everything sounds epic and with a deep precise sound that allows the
music to fully breathe naturally.
Blood
Of The Night is an excellent album that ultimately demands your
undivided attention.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Steve
at STB Records for
the promo. Blood Of The Night
will be available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl
via STB Records
from Jan 31st
2020.
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