Release
date: April
10th
2020. Label: Desert
Records / Blues Funeral Recordings.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Women
Of Doom –
Tracklisting
1.Nighthawk
and Heavy Temple - Astral Hand 05:12
2.Amy
Tung Barrysmith - Broken 06:04
3.Besvärjelsen
- A Curse to be Broken 06:47
4.Mlny
Parsonz - A Skeleton is Born 04:57
5.Frayle
- Marrow 04:53
6.The
Otolith - Bone Dust 04:31
7.Doomstress
Alexis - Facade 04:47
8.Deathbell
- Coldclaw 04:24
9.The
Keening - A Shadow Covers Your Face 05:05
10.Mlny
Parsonz - Broke An Arrow 03:25
Members
Various
Review
The
idea behind the Women Of Doom album was a simple one and one with
good reason that is explained below:
Women
of Doom is a project created to highlight, recognize and celebrate
the impact of female artists on all things heavy.
A
collaborative compilation album presented on classic black and
limited edition vinyl, CD, and digital formats, Women of Doom
features all-new original songs from a mind blowing assemblage of bad
ass female artists whose creativity and heaviness has been blowing
our minds and our speakers for years.
The
album features some of the most well-known kick-ass female artists
within the Doom and Stoner Metal scene and this album celebrates
their undeniable talent with 10 tracks that reach the Doom, Sludge
and Stoner Metal spectrum.
The
music found on the Women Of Doom is perhaps not as heavy as you would
expect with the songs being more reflective and emotional in places.
Though there are some heavy sounds waiting to be found on this album.
The
standout songs for myself personally are the ones by Amy Tung
Barrysmith, Frayle, Doomstress Alexis and the double-header of Royal
Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz. As these songs had a more emotional
connection to myself and I’m a huge fan and admirer of those
artists work.
Though
the other artists deserve credit for bringing a more emotional sound
to the standard Doom and Stoner Metal scene. Nearly all of the songs
are quite different to each other with a different style of Doom
Metal/Stoner Rock allowing the album to become quite varied and
daring in some places.
Perhaps
one of the most exciting things about this album is to see the new
musical projects (The Otollith and The Keening) that came from
Doom/Sludge Metal heavyweights – SUBROSA. Both artists offer gloomy
Post-Rock/Post-Doom compositions which is a different style of music
to Subrosa and made myself to investigate both of these bands
further.
Overall,
this is a damn fine compilation album that deserves maximum attention
from the Doom/Stoner Metal community. Desert Records and Blues
Funeral Recordings have done a great job of bringing this album
together.
Words
by Steve Howe
Women Of Doom is available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl now via Blues Funeral Recordings and Desert Records.
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