Posts Tagged ‘Neurosis’
Hull – Beyond The Lightless Sky
The most important aspect of any band that plays the kind of stoner/sludge metal championed by the likes of Mastodon and High On Fire is texture. Nobody...
Junius – Reports From The Threshold Of Death
You know how it is. You buy your paint, you roll it on your wall and, lo and behold, the pot runs out just before you finish. There’s a break in...
Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage
“An ornate constellation of imagery is what guides the songwriting process. Cedar temples crowned with burnished bronze domes glimpsed in a remote...
No Made Sense – New Season/New Blues
Once in a while a band comes along and lays one on your chin from completely out of nowhere. In shock, you check up on them and find a band devoid of egos,...
Premonition 13 – 13
Pepper Keenan (Down, Corrosion Of Conformity) once labelled lead vocalist/guitarist Wino as the “quintessential lifer.” It’s an odd analogy...
Ageless Oblivion – Temples of Transcendent Evolution
Death metal is one of those genres we all appreciate because deep inside, whether or not we want to admit it, we hate each other and would like to see...
Kruger – For Death, Glory and the End of the World
When I think of what would be so slow, thick and sludgy that it would be painful to watch, I envision someone forging a river with their ankles tied and...
Juggernaut – …Where Mountains Walk
Juggernaut’s info sheet describes them as “Opeth meets Neurosis” and “Mastodon arranged by Ennio Morricone”. These descriptions are mostly accurate,...