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(recenzija) Crowbar – Zero and Below

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Prvi puta sam čuo za Crowbar kada je jedan moj frend sredinom devedesetih išao u Ljubljanu na koncert Paradise Lost koji su tada (i danas su) bili veliki bend sa Draconian Times albumom i turnejom, a predgrupa su im bili nama nepoznati Amerikanci Crowbar. Kako tada nije bilo interneta, nisi mogao baš saznati o čemu se radi. Uglavnom, frend se vratio oduševljen s giga noseći duge rukave majicu Crowbar, koja je izgledala odlično. Oduševljeno nam je pričao o tome kako je predgrupa ubila glavnu grupu svojim nekim kako je rekao čudnim doomom, žestokim, a punim melodije i na momente hardcore punk udarima, a da je vokal Kirk svojim glasom i načinom pjevanja pojava. Tada smo naručili cd Crowbar – Crowbar/Live+1 i od onda je povijest.

Eto, skoro trideset godina poslije, ovi teškaši iz New Orleansa se javili novim, dvanaestim po redu albumom, prvim u šest godina. Ovdje imamo 10 pjesama odličnog sludge metala, zvuka iz New Orleansa, koji miješa melodiju, močvarni bayou doom i hardcore punk agresivu, jednom riječju sludge. Tekstovi su puni depresije i borbe s unutarnjim demonima, kao i beznađem, odrazom vremena i životnih bitaka. Ovdje ima brzine hardcore punk napada u Bleeding From Every Hole, koja je jedan od mojih osobnih favorita. No, tu je i doom žestina, kao u odličnoj The Fear That Binds You, a moji osobni favoriti su također nježnije atmosferične Confess To Nothing(moja preporuka!), te Denial Of The Truth, kao i naslovna stvar. Ovo je jedan od jačih albuma ovog benda, sigurno u top pet po mom skromnom mišljenju. Odlično!

10/10

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Swiss post-doom trio Kalkas premiered new official music video ‘Au milieu du feu, il est leur guide’.

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Naturalistic Post-doom – including stoner and psych-rock elements – trio from Lausane and emerging from the amazing Swiss scene in 2019, Kalkas is about to release its debut full-length album called ‘Envoûtante sève’ and planned on LP & Digital on April 8th through Table Basse Records.

 In the meantime, the band just premiered a first glance from this forthcoming album with the official music video of “Au milieu du feu, il est leur guide” available right now on YouTube.

Beyond its musical dimension, Kalkas develops a conceptual universe around issues related to climate change and the anger this causes among the various members of the band.

In a romantic and dualistic approach, with some points of naturalistic contemplation, this album offers a first dive into the subdued atmosphere of a dark autumnal and forest mist. To a sound saturated with existential angst, the instruments respond to the call of Kalkas, a deep entity with a vague design for our humanities.

Punctuated with narrative and poetic vocal passages, the album ‘Envoûtante Sève’ offers a first vision of this new world, under construction.

RIYL : Electric Wizard | God Is Astronaut | Monkey3 | Stoned Jesus…

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(review) Old Night – Ghost Light

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Time for one band from my country´s home scene, namely Old Night from Rijeka, Croatia. This is their third full length opus and although this band is not so long in the scene, members have played or are still playing in some of the Rijeka´s finest bands like Ashes You Leave, Castrum or Gorthaur´s Wrath. What do we have here? Instrumental intro plus seven songs of emotional, melodic doom metal. When I listen to the guitars I can´t avoid that the sound of guitars in songs like Sacred South remind me of Crowbar and vocals, mainly clean, remind me of Anathema in a way, but the music is much harder than Anathema, being melodic but at times harsh. Vocal lines and guitar melodies are fantastic with couple of death doom growls here and there thrown in for good measure. Lyrics deal with fantasy but if you read between the lines, feels and emotions can be transcribed to every day life. Songs like No Solace and Daughter of Summer Dawning are personal favorites besides above mentioned Sacred South, but album as a whole is excellent. Go check this one out and support your scene.

8,5/10