Release Date: June 20th 2024. Record Label: The Swamp Records. Formats: CD/DD
Fuzz Realm: Tracklisting
Ritual
Voice Of The Forest
Sounds Of Magic
Escape On The Wheels
In The Midst Of The Bong
Nightmare Creatures
Morning Dew
Phantom
Members
Ronan - Drums
Mike - Guitars
Ivan - Vocals/Bass/Guitars
Review
Fuzz Realm is the new album from Doom/Stoner Metallers Green Hog who have released an impressive discography since forming in 2020. This is their fourth full length album and it sees the band venture into the heavier depths of the FUZZ METAL sound with moments of Doom Metal, Sludge Rock, Stoner Metal and a whole lot of creepy amplifier reverb and multiple levels of sonic feedback throughout the album.
The vocals are clean based but with a sideline in slightly demonic fare with the sludgy OCCULT rock vibes which evokes memories of bands such as Church Of Misery and Dopethrone with the sinister sound effects and vocal samples that appear on the album especially on tracks such as Ritual and Voice Of The Forest.
The whole mood echoes one of 1970’s Classic Horror Movies with subtle overtones from the B Horror Movies Scene in general. Doing a similar creative theme as early-era Uncle Acid but with perhaps a slightly menacing purpose. The sludgy and down-tuned FUZZY extended passages have an off-kilter sound running amok through the production and recording techniques used for the album.
This allows FUZZ REALM to transform into a vibrant and highly kinetic affair with the music becoming more aggressive and dominated by an unsettling WEEDIAN approach which gives the album an intelligent and self aware style of darkly comedic humour that adds spice the whole surroundings of the entire record.
Other great tracks to check out are: Escape On The Wheels, Nightmare Creatures, Morning Dew and Phantom. Green Hog play some of the wildest and heaviest sounds on these tracks alone which once again will appeal to fans of Black Sabbath, Church Of Misery, Electric Wizard and Acid Mammoth.
If you love FUZZ ROCK amped upto the MAX with sinister intentions and down-tuned groovy goodness then FUZZ REALM is the place to be with GREEN HOG delivering their best album to date which should cause a stir within the Doom/Stoner Metal community and perhaps especially with the Doom Charts Crew.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to The Swamp Records for the promo.
Fuzz Realm will be available to buy on CD/DD via The Swamp Records from Thursday 20th June 2024.
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