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SCULPTED HORROR - Festering Death demo
Redefining Darkness Records
Yes a death metal demo oh now the nostalgia is really kicking in. I say that since this really kicks fuckin ass but it's the story behind this release which will really knock you over. SCULPTED HORROR is a one man DM act.
The one man is Tim Rowland who hails from Athens, Georgia. I'll give you a minute to pick yourself off the floor from that revelation. Yes Athens, Georgia the home of hipster sludge stuff for a decade and thankfully is dead. What you have here are four cuts of pure early GRAVE worship. You have the guttural vocals, distorted riffs via the boss pedal and some raging to slow burning cuts. Honestly I like this better than GRAVE's last full length.
https://sculpted-horror.bandcamp.com/album/sculpted-horror-festering-death
DAYGLO MOURNING / BLUDY GYRES - Rope Enough For Two split
Black Doomba Records
Here we have two doom metal bands from Atlanta, Georgia. One of whom I know about and the other totally brand new. Let's start with the one I know about and that's BLUDY GYRES. This band is known to me in a way because it features guitarist Chris Abbamonte and bassist/vocalist Tommy Stewart both of whom were in HALLOWS EVE.
A quick story for ya. I've got a friend who is the biggest HALLOW'S EVE fan around. He even booked a show here with them years ago. In the past every time I was partying over at his house, he'd get a little drunk and then put on History of Terror box set. Then he'd flash the cover at me and say "This is True Metal".
So a few years ago I learned about another Tommy Stewart side project called Tommy Stewart's Dyerwulf. So I sent my friend a link to a single from them. He checked it out, didn't like it and then sent me back a link to the song "Death & Insanity" followed by the words "True Metal".
BLUDY GYRES contribution to this split here is a remastered version of a previously released song by them, “Behold! Your World Now Burns”. The cut is a seventeen and a half minute opus of SABBATH-ian pleasures, 70's era KING CRIMSON and psych. It's a weird cut starting off but after listening to it a few times you get the idea that BLUDY GYRES is and will be a band to watch in the future.
On the other side of the coin we have a three piece stoner/sludge act, DAYGLO MOURNING, who supply three cuts of raw, simple but thunderous fuckin doom. The only problem I have with their contribution is that the caustic vocals, which are a breath of fresh air, are low in the mix. Then again when the fuckin beast from 20,000 fathoms is marching down mainstreet, crushing cars and eating people it's hard to hear vocals.
This split is a great representation of two cool sounding bands who don't follow trends. One's pushing the rage while the other touches on contemplation. Both are great at what they do.
https://blackdoombarecords.bandcamp.com/
https://dayglomourning1.bandcamp.com/releases
DEATH OF KINGS - Hell Comes to Life
Boris Records
OK two points I have to make the first is I can't believe I'm writing about two song 7"ers again. The second point is that I can't believe I'm actually going to say something nice about a band from Atlanta. Of course this four piece band from there are an exception to those previous points. DEATH OF KINGS are a thrash band which is the complete opposite of the typical sludge metal I've heard come out of their town which probably overshadows what else their local music scene has to offer.
But yeah this is a single, "Hell Comes to Life" with the flip being a JUDAS PRIEST cover "Hell Patrol" from the Painkiller album. No surprise on the choice of a PRIEST cover since that was a thrashy album. As far as the original cut on here DEATH OF KINGS do push the old school thrash theme well. Think more Bay Area thrash sounding than say the East Coast. When the song opens it has a SLAYER - esque riff feel plus their vocalist gives off a Tom Araya type scream but other than that it's pretty indistinguishable from most famous thrash acts of the past. Great guitar soloing by the way which is a face ripper. Vocals basically have that high pitch aggro touch.
This is the band's second single but they have a few more small format releases to their credit. Of course there's word that they'll have a full length out later this year. That's something to look forward to.
http://boris-records.com/
https://deathofkings.bandcamp.com/album/hell-comes-to-life-hell-patrol-7
https://www.facebook.com/deathofkingsmetal
