Unbelievable Lake - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (Album Review)

Release Date: June 13th 2025. Record Label: Cursed Monk Records. Formats: CD/DD

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream - Tracklisting

1.I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream 41:22

Review

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream is the latest sonic expedition from Heavy Psych Sludge Rockers Unbelievable Lake who are a new band for me. Their blend of Psych, Prog, Drone, Sludge, Post-Rock, Krautrock, Ambient and Soundtrack scores allows the band to fully sell their highly original sound to an unexpected audience such as myself. 

The record starts slow and draws you in with slowly played instrumental passages, electronica sounds and glitchy beats which allows Unbelievable Lake to play moments of beautiful Psych Rock movements before playing a heavier destructive Sludge Rock force that comes out of nowhere.

Inspired by the likes of OM, Pink Floyd, SLEEP, Hawkwind, Neurosis, CAN and SWANS can be heard through this epic singular forty one minute track with the excellent Drone Rock vocal delivery that drifts into existence when the need calls for it. There is a stripped back atmosphere that can be heard within the recording techniques used for the album which gives I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream a truly haunting and organic sound where they cross over into the Space Rock vortex with a real force of Sludge Rock magnitude on different parts of the album.

I started to wonder why Cursed Monk Records released this album as it doesn’t feel like their usual style of music. As that great label normally releases heavier, seedier and filthier records compared to I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream but after experiencing this great album for the past few weeks now I can understand why they released this great record.

Some folks will probably walk away from this great album without fully experiencing for themselves as the HEAVIER and AGGRESSIVE moments take time to fully form and appear. However, it’s the quieter and more outlandish soundscapes that Unbelievable Lake impressed me the most. The album takes a more thoughtful and daring creative approach with nuanced ambient sounds and chill out Post-Rock / Krautrock environments for the majority part of the album.

Everything goes BAT-SHIT crazy with fucked up SLUDGE METAL grooves appearing around the twenty five minutes mark. There’s the SWANS aspect coming into play which firmly pushes I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream into Experimental Rock/Metal territory.

Overall, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream offers a deliciously heavy, aggressive and brilliantly FRENZIED experience which is perhaps better suited to the more experienced fan of Avant Garde and Experimental music with some thrilling moments of Doom and Sludge metal being played along the way.

Words by Steve Howe

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Organic Destruction - Prophets Of Cthulhu (Album Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Prophets Of Cthulhu - Tracklisting

1.Prophets of Cthulhu 03:50

2.Supergroup 05:43

3.Dark Waters 05:18

4.Eternity of Evil 03:44

5.Marching the Shores 05:43

6.Bite of the T 03:47

7.III MARK VIII 05:44

8.Droned & Confuzzed 03:26

Review

Doom/Stoner Metallers Organic Destruction return with their latest album Prophets Of Cthulhu demonstrate a classic style of storytelling into their music with great sounds that have a certain NOLA and Southern Metal pedigree to them. Everything played on the record has that MASSIVE style of heaviness coming from every angle which allows the band to introduce some trippy laid back moments along the way. The vocals even have some wicked TYPE O NEGATIVE influence to them which come shining through on the excellent batch of opening tracks Prophets Of Cthulhu, Supergroup and Dark Waters.

However, Organic Destruction never loses their DOOM & GLOOM creative identity with a neverending supply of LOW & SLOW and full on GUITAR REVERB instrumental sludgy landscapes which change into some exquisite Post-Stoner melodies along the way. There is a Post-Chill atmosphere which I never expected for a Doom/Stoner Metal album such as this but Organic Destruction show some real genuine promise of their own making which allows Supergroup to be one of the standout tracks on the album. The Shamanic based Vocals and Chants adds another mysterious touch that can be quite refreshing whilst keeping with that creepy energy a modern day Doom/Stoner Metal record ultimately requires.

Prophets Of Cthulhu draws you into it’s dark, majestic and beautifully heavy world with the great use of Ambient and Post-Rock themes which allows Organic Destruction perhaps transform into a first rate Doomgaze band with a sudden influx of classic GRUNGE guitars within the tracks of Dark Waters, Marching The Shores, Bite Of The T and III MARK III being the other tracks impressing me the most. 

Whoever thought an H.P. Lovecraft inspired album can offer so many uplifting Post-Rock and Post-Stoner melodies with a touch of Atmospheric Doom holding everything together. Organic Destruction are one of those bands that should be more wider known within the underground Doom/Stoner Metal scene. As this is an EPIC record in every sense of the world. They cover a wide range of creative ground within the record’s tight thirty eight minutes runtime. There’s something for everyone to admire. This is a Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal album that dares to be different and fully succeeds on every level.

Prophets Of Cthulhu is an absolute joy and is a brilliantly addictive record from start to finish. Check this great album when you can. You won’t be sorry…. 

Words by Steve Howe

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BELZEBITCH - Serpent Moon (EP Review)

Release Date: June 27th 2025. Record Label: Violence In The Veins / Quebranta Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl

Serpent Moon - Tracklisting

1.My Dear Lucifer 04:41

2.Satanic Vision 06:26

3.The Serpent Whisper 05:09

4.Black Magic And Weed Bongs 06:13

Members

Migui Albatross……Vocals

Pablo Mouzo……Guitars

Review

Serpent Moon is the debut EP from Spanish Doom/Stoner Metallers BELZEBITCH which creates a seedy, fuzzy and down tuned gloomy atmosphere inspired by the likes of SLEEP, MONOLORD and ELECTRIC WIZARD. There’s a sudden emergence of Grunge attitude appearing within the sublime opening track My Dear Lucifer if ever populated by those dense Proto-Metal grooves which adds a layer of distorted heaviness. The sound  can be quite intoxicating to hear especially when the band go full-on CLASSIC HARD ROCK excess with the deep reliance on Eighties Hard Rock Guitar shredding.

BELZEBITCH are a duo with Migui Albatross on Vocals and Pablo Mouo on Guitars with help from Isidro Femenía and Lior Izhaki on bass and drums respectively. Everyone plays their part by creating a wicked and gloomy atmosphere which does become more Doom Metal obsessed on the second track Satanic Vision  There is a classic Seventies Proto-Doom attitude appearing mostly through Migui’s superb vocals which have a touch of DEMONIC attitude behind them with shades of Electric Wizard and Uncle Acid.

Pablo Mouzo’s guitars take upon a more menacing SLUDGE rock demeanour with flashes of Trippy Psychedelic passages being quite distinctive when they become more riff-centric that make the most impressive sounds throughout the whole EP. You start to feel the MONOLORD influence starting to pull through with extended moments of Psych Doom landscapes slowly start to move at the forefront of BELZEBITCH’s music which gives this an unexpected level of vicious atmospherics.

BELZEBITCH tap into the classic WEEDIAN stratosphere for the final two tracks of The Serpent Whisper and Black Magic And Weed Bongs which slows the mood right down for certain sections of both tracks with the band playing a mixture of Classic Hard Rock and Grunge which gives Serpent Moon quite an unfiltered approach without losing that gloomy style of heaviness.

Serpent Moon is a highly captivating and extremely confident debut EP from BELZEBITCH where we could hearing a lot more from this highly talented duo in the years to come.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

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