Release
date: May 1st
2020.
Label: Interstellar
Smoke Records.
Format: DD/Vinyl
I
Am No One –
Tracklisting
1.In
Dire Need Of Fire Ch. 1 08:16
2.I
Am No One 09:44
3.Domen
08:56
4.Nightfright
10:48
Members
Nico
- Guitar/vox
Tore
- Bass
Dan
- Drums
Review
I
Am No One is the debut full length album from Norwegian Doom/Stoner
Metallers Jointhugger who used a variety of different Cosmic and
Psychedelic sounds throughout this album. The music is quite
raw-sounding and feels like the album was recorded live with it’s
rough and ready approach the band use for the majority of the album.
Though, it’s quite a vivid style of music that Jointhugger employ
here with the music having a direct and aggressive Doom/Stoner Metal
groove.
Opening
song – In Dire Need Of Fire Ch. 1 – is loaded with top-heavy FUZZ
based riffs with the band soon moving onto different and aggressive
style of Doom/Stoner Metal with a trippy undercurrent of Psychedelic
Rock/Metal with echoes of Black Sabbath and SLEEP being heard in the
background. The song is equally as progressive with the band using
the 8 minutes plus wisely to their own advantage. The song is purely
instrumental with Jointhugger keeping the song flowing with rich
ideas from start to finish.
Second
song – I Am No One – is the second longest track on the album
running almost 10 minutes in length and Jointhugger open the song
with a distorted Post-Doom sound that moves along a slow pace that
offers a cold atmosphere as well. The song does take time to fully
find it’s rhythm but once the heavy riffs appear then Jointhugger
are on menacing form playing their hybrid Psychedelic Doom/Stoner
Metal style of music. The vocals from Nico are a welcome addition and
you feel more connected to the album and the band itself. The heavy
and dirty FUZZ sounds offer an extra layer of heaviness which makes
this perhaps the standout song on the album.
Jointhugger
experiment with their sound on the 2nd half of the album
with Ambient Soundscapes and Post-Metallic vibes allowing this part
of the album becoming slightly more sinister compared to the first
song.
The
final two songs – Domen and Nightfright – is the heaviest parts
of the album but Jointhugger still offer moments of deliciously
twisted Psychedelic Stoner Metal that leaves I Am No One being quite
an adventurous and different sounding album you would initially
expect.
I
Am No One is an album that is bolstered by top-notch production and
allows Jointhugger to play by their own rules and this makes this
quite an exciting album to add to your music collection.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
I Am No One is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl from Insterstellar Smoke Records.
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