Release Date: May 19th 2023. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Into Nothingness I Walk (Demo 2023): Tracklisting
1.This Flesh 06:08
2.Relieved 11:05
3.Voices 05:58
4.Ten Minutes 09:37
Review
Don’t let the DEMO 2023 part of the title of this record put you off from listening Into Nothingness I Walk. As this almost feels like a first rate studio recording from Italian Psych Doom/Stoner Metallers ORBITA. Their debut release is a blend of Classic Doom Rock and Modern Psych Stoner Metal with flashes of Cosmic Fuzz which allows ORBITA to have that extra level of heaviness to the delicious grooves that fully compound this release.
There’s a subtle Blues Rock and SABBATHIAN groove to this release which is used to great effect within the opening song This Flesh. ORBITA weaves between Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, Psych Rock and OCCULT influences which appear on the later stages of the track. The clean based vocals can have a more aggressive feeling in places but it’s the music that holds your attention with ORBITA perhaps inspired by other bands of the Stoner Metal underground scene but playing their own KICK-ASS sound.
Second song Relieved starts off with a slow-pounding Blues Rock sound with echoes of Seventies Hard Rock that are quite mellow before the cautious vocals become more OCCULT based yet again. The music starts off quite slow and highly atmospheric with ORBITA becoming slightly dramatic and over the top before the heavy DOOMED OUT grooves make a welcome appearance with a creaking WEEDIAN attitude offering despairing levels of FUZZED OUT metal. The song is quite different to the other tracks on the album. As ORBITA have more time to play with and inject different styles of music into the mix. Though, the second half of the song is where the best parts of the album appear.
The final two tracks of Voices and Ten Minutes both offer the heaviest (Voices) and most mellowest (Ten Minutes) parts of the album though Ten Minutes does become heavier along the way through it’s almost epic ten minutes run time. The grooves have a subtle Classic Hard Rock feeling with that Psych Stoner and Post-Whatever groove holding everything together. The production values allow ORBITA to become more comfortable with the creative choices they’ve made for this part of the album.
The overall sound of the album is excellent even when the overall sound is quite DIY based. ORBITA sound excellent from start to finish and prove they have vivid imaginations with the lyrics they’ve written for this record. The record could be a bit more daring with the heavier grooves but with this being ORBITA’s debut release this is my only complaint for a superbly entertaining album that showcases another great band to check out from the Italian Doom/Stoner Metal Underground Scene.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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