Release
date: February
14th
2020.
Label:
Heavy
Psych Sounds.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Mortal
Fools -
Tracklisting
1.
8hr Parking
2.
Hopeless
3.
Mortal Fools
4.
The Crewser
5.
Reset
6.
Bilge
7.
Insect Mind
8.
Deep Well
9.
Space Rodent
Members
Enver
Koneya: Guitar/Vocals
Travis
Williams: Bass
Braden
McGaw: Drums
Review
Mortal
Fools is the new album from Disastroid and their first for new label
Heavy Psych Sounds. Mortal Fools sees the band carry on playing their
Aggressive fuelled mix of Punk, Sludge and Stoner Metal. This album
is perhaps their most interesting and varied release to date. The
sound feels more focused whilst allowing the band not to lose any of
their aggressive streetwise swagger they built on previous releases.
Disastroid
blast their way through nine songs of fast-paced and aggressive
Doom/Sludge/Stoner based Punk songs that differ in style and tone for
certain parts of the album. It’s good to see the band trying
different styles of music on this album especially with their lyrics
having a more grown-up feel. The vocals are fast and loose and match
the core essence of the music with Disastroid creating quite a
violent and can I say “fun” based atmosphere. The riffs are loud
and heavy from start to finish with modern-sounding production values
that leave little to the imagination where the volume stakes are
concerned.
The
album can be quite trippy and spaced out in places which allows the
album to be more adventurous than I first realised especially on
songs such as: 8hr Parking, Hopeless, Mortal Fools, The Crewser and
Space Rodent. With this being their third album overall, Disastroid
still include their earlier Noise Rock and Stoner based influences
but the band feel more inspired by bands such as QOTSA, Helmut and
Mastodon. Though this still a Disastroid album through and through.
Mortal
Fools takes the listener along a very dark and twisted journey which
could take a few listens to fully get on board with. The music is so
good though with a thumping Noise/Sludge Rock vibe allowing the band
to change direction on certain parts of the album that become very
addictive indeed.
The
heaviest and best parts of the album appear on the second half with
Disastroid settling down for a more confident manner and just letting
their music do all the talking.
Mortal
Fools is a thrilling, exciting and perhaps the most fulfilling album
that Disastroid have released to date. As part of the album title
suggests, you would be a FOOL to miss this great album. End Of.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to All Noir PR and Purple
Sage PR for the promo.
Mortal
Fools will
be available
to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds
from Feb
14th
2020.
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