Grey Widow - I (2014)
I is,
as you might have guessed, the first album from this group, which
includes members from Dopefight, Parole, Thread, Insect Warfare, and
The Ergon Carousel. The music is harsh and sludgy, and listening to
the eight tracks (which proceed through the Roman numerals from “I”
to “VIII”) is like going to a Satanic biker party in a swampy
grave-yard, where fist-fights and belligerent inebriation can rule
the night.
The
tone achieves a sense of being saturated in violence, while the
distortion on the vocals is just enough to give it the feeling of
echoing through space, allowing them to scale the menace up to a semi-cosmic level. Aside from all
that, the crew is just plain skilled at putting together
head-bang-inducing riffs and switching up the percussion to keep the
energy and variety levels high. They can jump from a vicious shred
right into a sway-in-the-pit tempo groove, and have it slide into
place perfectly, without a bump to be heard. There's also some
killer build-ups, with the violence slamming back in without losing
any of its impact.
As
debut albums go, Grey Widow is in top form. The band has a clear
sense of the sound and atmosphere they want to create, and enough
experience under their belt to eliminate all the technical issues
that so often hurt first records from metal bands. The sonic
acoustics keep it punchy, but also let the sound cover an expansive
space, giving it a real sense of power, like a motor you know can rev
up to kill speed in no time flat.
Lucky
residents of the UK will get to see the band on tour there starting
in March, but for the rest of the people with a taste for violent,
acid-burned doom with a black hue, Grey Widow has physical release of
the album coming soon. Here's hoping they do
a pre-order, because I have a feeling this is going to be snapped up
in a flash.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; EyeHateGod, Meth Drinker, Dopethrone, Acid Bath, Fudge
Tunnel
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