Release
date: March
27th
`2020.
Label: Argonauta
Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Queen
Of Sin –
Tracklisting
1.Queen
of Sin 05:14
2.The
Master Serpent 03:38
3.Touch
the Sun 04:29
4.Midnight
Woman 04:43
5.I
Walk Alone 04:39
6.Deathproof
04:05
7.Devil
Woman 02:42
8.End
of Days 04:58
Members
Brian
Pitt - Drums
Lee
Pitt - Guitar
Sarah
Pitt -Vocals
Review
Doom/Stoner
Rockers – Smoke Mountain – bring their undeniable talent to the
party with their excellent sounding new album Queen Of Sin. This
doomed-out Power-Trio waste no time in bringing a heavy presence to
the album with a thumping guitar tone creating on a gloomy and
abstract atmosphere on the opening title track for Queen Of Sin.
The
song is deceptively slow and it feels nothing much is happening for
the first few moments but appearances can be deceiving with the band
playing a heavy drowned out affair. The vocals from Sarah are the
most prominent part of the song before the heavy Drums and Guitars
from Brian and Lee offer great support for a 70s style of Fuzzed Out
Stoner Metal with a dirty outlaw edge to it.
The
album carries on this style of music on the next two songs – The
Master Serpent and Touch The Sun – as the band play a more wicked
style of music with even more delicious levels of Fuzz/Doom/Stoner
Rock. The lyrics have quite a daring edge to them and the production
whilst very raw has quite a classic vintage feel to it all.
The
music on this album is played at a slow pace but there is still some
exciting sounds that allows Smoke Mountain to fully expand the dark
and daring Doom World they create on this album. Queen Of Sin sees a
band trying to find their place in the world of Doom/Stoner Metal and
not afraid of trying some highly refreshing ideas on the album
Especially with the FUZZED OUT grooves that holds everything together
on this record.
Songs
such as Midnight Woman, I Walk Alone, Deathproof and End Of Days are
the standout parts of the album with the band becoming more confident
on the second part of the album. The raw sound of the album allows
Smoke Mountain to take more creative risks with their music and the
vocals on I Walk Alone are a genuine highlight with the song having a
more eerie and dramatic feel.
If
you’re expecting a straight-forward Doom/Stoner Metal album please
think again. Queen Of Sin is a compelling journey that sees Smoke
Mountain playing quite an original style of Doom/Stoner Metal with a
kick-ass Street Level attitude to match.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Mona at All Noir PR for the promo.
Queen
Of Sin
is available to buy on CD/DD/Vinyl via Argonauta Records now.
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