Release Date: November 29th 2024. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Sirius - Track Listing:
1.Battle Scars 05:34
2.Ruins 05:28
3.Rebirth In Silence 05:17
4.Sirius 04:25
5.Burial Blight 05:05
6.Rootfeeder 10:03
7.Gravel Path (Remastered) 05:31
Members
Ludwig Walter - Bass
Johannes Ludwig - Drums
Florian Haunsperger - Guitars
Elodie Dosser - Vocals
Review
German Doom Metallers Tombgrown debut album Sirius opts for a gloomy creative temperament with the band playing a slightly heavier and aggressive style of Post-Doom with flashes of menacing Stoner Metal appearing which can be quite Proto-Metal leaning at times. The sound has an emotional quality which reminds me of Windhand and Pallbearer in places especially with the lyrics and the absolute intense vocals from lead vocalist Elodie Dosser.
With a down-tuned atmosphere and with a terrific Post-Metal vibe appearing within the heavier sludgier grooves that comes straight into the forefront of Tombgrown’s music especially on the excellent two opening tracks of Battle Scars and Ruins. The sound can be quite raw sounding which allows the album to have a stripped back LIVE GIG feeling that is quite intense within the more melodramatic Post-Doom sounds that holds everything together.
With a cautious attitude appearing within the quieter moments before Tombgrown unleash their own highly inventive style of stripped back FUZZ METAL passages that bridges the gap between the Doom and Stoner environments that have a different contrast to each other.
Sirius is quite a poetic album with Elodie’s stunning vocal performance that have a sublime Alt Rock/Metal quality to them but things turn quite sinister when Elodie’s vocals transform into a demonic and violent style within the standout third track Rebirth In Silence. The music is deliberately slow paced with Tombgrown branching out into more dramatic styles of DOOM & GLOOM with a subtle Psychedelic quality slowly weaving through into the darkness. The sound once again stripped back to its core essence of mighty downtuned aggression becomes more commonplace within the album as time passes by.
Tombgrown become more adventurous with their music on the later stages across tracks such as: Sirius, Burial Blight and Rootfeeder. The sound becomes shrouded in Post-Metal and Sludge Metal mystery with a classic style of LOW & SLOW and AMPLIFIER DISTORTION developing which allows Sirius to create some epic slices of METALLIC and PROTO-DOOM aggression to pulverize your hearing with.
Sirius is quite an edgy and unsettling portrayal of modern day Doom/Stoner Metal that could allow Tombgrown to make quite a name for themselves within the underground scene. If you’re a dedicated follower of bands of Pallbearer, Windhand, Saint Vitus, Black Sabbath and YOB then Tombgrown will speak volumes to you. This a brooding and unforgiving record that oozes CLASS from every level.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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