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| Symphonic mixture of doom/death and doom/gothic. Growled vocals, occational uptempo sections and a very intense atmosphere. Their works contain the oc... (see more) |
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| The Wounded Kings - Embrace of the Narrow House (2008) |
This is easily one of the most grim Doom Metal releases I’ve ever had the morbid pleasure of experiencing. Hailing from Dartmoor, The Wounded Kings arrive from the black fog with tales of horror, suicide and occult headspace. Comparisons to Electric Wizard would not be too far off...nor to Witchcraft or early Cathedral. This is some dreary, oppressive stuff here.
Atmospherically, 'Embrace of the Narrow House' entrances you like a cold, empty mansion covered in dust and cobwebs. You don’t know what’s coming around the corner, and you don’t think you really want to...but you proceed anyway. In your explorations, you’ll find sinister melodies and frightfully heavy guitars. The reverb-soaked vocals serve more to haunt the music, and subsequently the listener, like a weary, tortured soul as they swirl in and out of the riffs. It’s like an aural spook house from start to finish. 'Master Of Witches' is a Psychedelic Doom masterpiece and 'Melanthos' creeps up behind you like a malicious entity. The acoustic 'Shroud Of Divine Will' sounds like the closing credit theme to some old, macabre, black and white horror film...amazing.
Overall, this is a highly recommended release. If you like your Doom splattered with Lovecraft-esque spirit, night terrors and mind-bending ambience, you can’t go wrong with The Wounded Kings. This one will leave a mark. |
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1. Embrace of the Narrow House
(i) The Conqueror Worm
(ii) Subterranean Night
(iii) King of the Black Sunrise
2. The Hours
3. Melanthos
4. The Eighth House
(i) Transcendence of Agony
(ii) Mistress of Beasts
5. Master of Witches
6. Shroud Of Divine Will
7. The Private Labyrinth
Duration: Approx. 42 minutes
Visit the bandlist page for The Wounded Kings
| Reviewed on 27-10-2008 by Shawn Pelata |
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| Pick of the Month |
Crowbar
'Broken Glass' |
... Crowbar doesn't sound like Eyehategod. They have a very unique sound that only a few bands have continued. But they still share many aspects with other sludge/doom bands, like the "scream the lungs out" vocals and heavy riffage, for example. On the other hand they set themselves apart from the other bands by making grooving music, but without any stoner elements. ...
Read the full review here.
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