Release Date: August 02nd 2024. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Beyond The Void: Tracklisting
1.The Void Stares Back 04:19
2.Shadownaut 03:56
3.Old Wounds 04:59
4.Living the Dream 04:40
5.Lest We Forget 07:04
6.Grit 03:53
Members
Sam – Vocals
Nate – Guitars
Bill – Guitars
Kevin – Bass
Danny – Drums
Review
Beyond The Void is the new EP from Groove/Stoner Metallers Sacred Fuzz who peaked my interest with their recent Introduce Yourselves feature. Crossing heavy bursts of Groove Metal and Psych Stoner Metal has been multiple times before but Sacred Fuzz adds a solid backline of Death Metal, Alt-Metal and Hard Rock melodies.
The vocals are quite soulful and aggressive in all the right amount places by channelling a wide range of different vocalists from the vast Hard Rock and Heavy Metal spectrum. Lead vocalist Sam puts his voice through a tough workout embracing Harsh, Clean and Death based growls. The production is quite raw and intense that matches Sacred Fuzz style of music down to the ground.
Opening tracks The Void Strikes Back and Shadownaut have influences ranging from Lamb Of God, System Of A Down and Iron Maiden to them but with that sparse Stoner attitude allowing the band to stay on the right side of the Stoner Metal movement.
Beyond The Void works at it’s best when Sacred Fuzz think outside of the box and merge the more extreme parts of their music into a classic style of melodic intensity where shades of Ambient Rock/Metal start to fully form on other tracks such as Old Wounds, Living The Dream and the superbly progressive track Lest We Forget.
Sacred Fuzz have a tough mentality appearing within their lyrics whilst offering short moments of calm before they unleash a torrent of Death/Groove sounds which could be considered some of the heaviest and ferocious Stoner Metal sounds around.
Give these guys a try and you’ll be surprised by what you hear. This is an a daring and quite a ballsy EP which takes no prisoners.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
Links
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https://youtube.com/@thesacredfuzz1331
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