Release Date: April 25th 2025. Record Label: Copper Feast Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl
Earl Of Hell - Tracklisting
1.Satan Is Real
2.The Infernal Dream
3.Impaler
4.Brave New Age
5.Calling, Is The Crow
6.My Twisted Mind
7.Macabra Cadabra
8.Waiting To Die
9.Bloodlines
Members:
Eric Brock - Lead Vocals
Lewis Inglis - Guitar & backing vocals
Dan Mitchell - Guitar
Dean Gordon - Bass
Ryan Wilson - Drums
Review
Doom/Stoner Rockers Earl Of Hell live upto their name on their self-titled debut album with the band having a PURE RAWK & ROLL EXCESSIVE style of music that pays homage to bands such as Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains QOTSA and KYUSS. Though, Earl Of Hell adds a seedy level of Punk Rock, Speed Metal, Glam Rock and Thrash into their overall sound. Everything is played at a serious level with Earl Of Hell shredding their way through a ton of classic sounding grooves with the album being quite aggressive and supremely catchy. This feels like a totally different band compared to their 2022 EP - Get Smoked.
Earl Of Hell feels more confident and has a more muscular sound which builds into a classic Heavy Metal style with a fast-paced Grunge atmosphere being played on the excellent batch of opening tracks with Satan Is Real, The Infernal Dream and Impaler. The lead vocals from Eric Brock are deeply rooted in Punk Rock and Heavy Metal lore with a frenzied Doom/Stoner Metal sound developing from the other members of the band with Lewis Inglis (Guitar), Dan Mitchell (Guitar), Dean Gordon (Bass) and Ryan Wilson (Drums) which they all play superbly throughout.
There’s a sense of 1980’s and 1990’s nostalgia that develops within the creative surroundings of the record with Earl Of Hell never losing sight of the gritty edge their debut album fully delivers on other tracks such as Brave New Age, Calling Is The Crow, My Twisted Mind and Bloodlines. The second half of the record is where we see Earl Of Hell develop a more DOOM & GLOOM sound with twinges of Progressive grooves appearing and this is perhaps the best part of the record. Earl Of Hell are on PURE DYNAMITE form with the excellent vocals of Eric Brock being one of the main highlights of the record. Lewis Inglis provides backup vocals along the way and he has a similar style to Eric and they compliment each other superbly well.
The album was mixed and mastered by the legendary Alain Johannes and it sounds EPIC from start to finish that allows EARL OF HELL to cement their status as one of the best upcoming Doom/Stoner Rock bands within the UK underground scene right now. This is a huge sounding record and plays out like a greatest hits collection that demands your full and undivided attention.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the promo.
Earl Of Hell debut album will be available to buy on DD/Vinyl via Copper Feast Records from Friday 25th April 2025.
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