Release
date: April 15th
2020.
Label: Burning
World Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Maiden
Mother Crone
– Tracklisting
1.Mantis
2.Cwn
Annwn 05:57
3.Tau
Ceti 05:28
4.Peace
Of My Mind 05:57
5.Seeking
Eden
6.Dark
Call
7.Arise
(Darkness Died Today)
8.Crushed
By The Weight Of The Sky
Members
Stu,
Mead, Rhys, Matt
Review
Since
Sigiriya first emerged with debut album Return To Earth, they
continued where Acrimony left off with huge riffs and thunderous
grooves and with their first two highly enjoyable albums, they
continued to produce great music. Now with the release of their third
album, the eagerly awaited Maiden Mother Crone you can strike that up
as another must listen album.
Maiden
Mother Crone can be added to a list of albums that can rightfully be
called long awaited and it has to be said that it has been rightfully
worth the six year wait as soon as storming opening number Mantis
blasts from the speakers.
From
then on in, the riffs, courtesy of Stu O’Hara never stop and are as
vast as the Welsh valleys from Sigiriya’s homeland. Matt Williams
vocals sound better than ever, his fearsome roar is there but there
is even more of a soulful feel to them which works so well over the
bands soaring groove which new drummer Rhys Miles and bassist Mead
capture so well.
Songs
like Cwn Annwn, Peace Of My Mind and Seeking Eden sound absolutely
massive and as the album reaches his epic conclusion with the
majestic Crushed By The Weight If The Sky, you will feel a sense of
joy at what what you have just listened to, it’s a positive
experience which is must needed in these times of darkness.
This
is an album that you will consume time and time again and will make
you want to explore where it came from, what inspired it and you will
want to go far back to achieve that. Acrimony’s Tummuli Shroomaroom
remains an absolute classic (as is Hymns To The Stone but it is
Acrimony’s second album that remains the firm favourite) and has
never strayed far from listening habits and the recent remaster was
another excuse to delve into the world of Acrimony again and it has
to be said that Maiden Mother Crone has songs that are absolutely on
a par with the likes of Hymns To The Stone and Million Year Summer.
As
a body of work, both albums have that killer combination of riffs,
power and soul that makes them such epic listening experiences so
that is something to explore now and there isn’t a better time to
do so. Maiden
Mother Crone, is the sound of now though and it has to be said, has a
crisper and more pristine production which makes the songs sound even
more massive and the power hits you in the face from the get go and
doesn’t let go resulting in an all consuming listening experience.
It’s
great to have Sigiriya back and Maiden Mother Crone is a collection
of songs you will listen to over and over and the sound of it is
good. A life affirming album for sure and a must listen experience.
Words
by Gavin Brown
Thanks
to Jurgen at Burning World Records for the promo. Maiden Mother Crone
is
available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via BurningWorld Records
from April 15th
2020.
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