Orthodox
Gran Poder
Southern Lord (2006)
Spanish doom? Southern Lord's Orthodox might want to rethink their name - honestly. Sure, the black robes are spooky and all, but it's a lot easier to wear them all the time if you're Sunn0))). Los Angeles is warm, I know, but fucking Spain? It's got to be sweaty inside those things. I suppose if the prime directive is to make some of the heaviest, sludgiest, slowest music tolerable to the human ear then regulating ones body temperature becomes less of a concern. In fact, the onset of dizziness due to heat stroke might actually give some musical inspiration. Kind of like when Hendrix took acid when he played, only crazier. So how do these Spaniards add up? This question is quite difficult to answer because how does one define good drone anyway? Is it sludgy? Not really, there are some dirty parts to the album, but it also has a relatively clean sound too. There's nothing evil about that. Is it slow? Well yeah, that's a given, but these songs sound like the band simply forgot they were playing - probably due to the heat stroke from those hot fucking cloaks - and were simply trying to come back … Read more
Protagonist
Reasoning with Time
Stakeout (2007)
Reasoning with Time is the follow-up offering to Protagonist's debut effort, Hope and Rage, which was put out by Blackout! … Read more
iamthethorn
You are the Lamb
Goodfellow (2007)
Nevermind the seeming monopoly that John Pettibone has on vocals for metal and hardcore bands in the Seattle area. The … Read more
