Twin guitar leads blaze like trick fighter pilots at an air show, chugging, melodic riffs and long, dramatic holds where the guitarist can point “look out!”
Sounds like someone listened to too much of Death’s Symbolic, to the point where their annoyed family members slipped in The Gathering when no one was looking.
Elements of a lot of what’s so good about metal, while some might criticize cuz their influences are right upfront where you can get a good, strong whiff,
Originally simple, raw and shitty-sounding like classic ’80s greats, then becoming ever-more complex before falling for that Goth metal thing a few years ago.
Distantly-produced black metal from Norway that never got to the big time. A good opening band for the greats, ripping beats, full of Viking rage and pride.
Sounds like Rage ATM. Factory 81 also mixes in some Tool tenderness, but seeing as the singer can’t hold a tune with both hands, that’s not a good thing.
It’s still, technically speaking, sludgecore, but Eyehategod are now much closer to a slothful psychedelic stoner rock act than the obnoxious fumes of old.