Review from The Obelisk

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Under: English
From: The Obelisk
Published: July 11, 2017

One has to wonder if whichever of the involved parties – be it the two acts or either of the labels, Sunmask Records or Hypnotic Dirge – had in mind a land-and-sea kind of pairing in putting together Saskatoon’s Black Tremor or Nova Scotia’s Sea Witch for this split release, because that’s basically where they wound up. Black Tremor, who issued their debut EP in 2016’s Impending (review here), answer the post-Earth vibes with more bass/drums/cello instrumental exploration on the two-part “Hexus,” while the massive tonality of duo Sea Witch answers back – though not literally; they’re also instrumental – with three cuts, “Green Tide,” “As the Crow Flies Part One” and “As the Crow Flies Part Two.” The two outfits have plenty in common atmospherically, but where Black Tremor seem to seek open spaces in their sound, Sea Witch prefer lung-crushing heft, and, well, there isn’t really a wrong answer to that question. Two distinct intentions complementing each other in fluidity and a mood that goes from grim and contemplative to deathly and bleak.

In : English 


Tags: sea witch  black tremor  hypnotic dirge records  sunmask  stoner doom metal  folk doom  progressive doom  blackened doom metal  instrumental doom 




 Released: March 24, 2017
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Genre: Instrumental Doom Metal
[Progressive, Folk, Sludge, Funeral]

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