Yep. We've said few words about their debut album on our blog before.
Now It's time to review the new one.
After a year of relative
hiatus , despite many gigs with luminaries of doom and stoner scene the time
has come for the NY doom outfit to shine with their sophomore effort "Time
of Hunting". Three years have passed since the purveyors of New York
hardcore scene made the first congregation
which resulted in the emergence of the depute LP "The Rest will
surely Perish". The first album was more trad-doom oriented release,
following the footsteps of Sabbath , Vitus and
others standing at the forefront of doom battleground. Some blamed the
album for being to derivative and lacking the spirit of its own, while others
praised it for meticulous production and
straightforward heaviness. Well, maybe there is a grain of truth in these claims
as the album was recorded too fast since the band formation and may not have
lived up to its potential simply due to the HC background of the founding
members. However, I truly enjoyed the
band's debut effort , as it was just a
good piece of heavy doom with nothing to intrude upon the purity and heaviness
of the sound. Still noticeably above the average and nice to listen to,
"and the rest..." seems slightly rough and generic when you've got
now "Time for Hunting" between your ears ! it can be now considered
like just a little overview of the band's real potential and identity to come.
What becomes noticeable from
the first chords, is that two years of "hiatus" have
brought the results for which we all are seeking. With incredibly massive production, utilizing heaviness
undertuned to ferocious degree and
adding somewhat raw impression to the sound, the band has crafted a potential
nominee for the " heaviest shit of
the year". Indeed, the whole eight yards of the album are nearing
perfection, and overall it appears that 5 NY friends have reached the highest degree of excellence with "A
time of Hunting".
The overall tone of the album has become more
darker, not only interns of sound, but also in terms of lyrics as Steve Murphy
elaborates on burning issues of our decaying world. The album still retains the heaviness and straightforwardness
of the original, however occasionally leans towards more prog-oriented approach with rare bluesy solos protruding
out of the massive riffage. The considerable development towards the70-s heavy
rock patterns is also evident in several songs, and such rare throwbacks perfectly blend with the ear-punishing doom
riffage prevailing throughout the album.
(Reviewed by Den)
(Reviewed by Den)
Check the video from this album :
