Album Type:Album
Date Released:
March
1st
2014
Label:
Self
Released
La came crude
- track listing:
1.Part I 15:40
2.Part II 30:00
Bio:
Formed
in 2009, A VERY OLD GHOST BEHIND THE FARM is based on a visceral
desire to break down barriers between doom, sludge, blackened metal,
stoner and crust. You will find in this mass grave the scattered
remains of a moribund Black Sabbath, some putrefying limbs of Acid
Bath and the emaciated corpse of Khanate violating the consanguineous
carcasses of Eyehategod and Crowbar.
The
Band Members
Lundi
Galilao
Gloria
Tetanos
Victor
Bestiole
Review:
A
Very Old Ghost Behind The Farm have never been the easiest bands to
listen to as their uneasy mix of Sludge, Stoner, Doom and Noise has
an unsettling quality around it. They released their debut album –
Primary Septagaon – back in 2010 and it's an album that you need to
hear if you like scary as hell brutal sludge/stoner metal riffs.
Well
the guys are back with their new album – La came crude – a
bruising two track and 45 minute epic of haunting and mesmerizing
riffs that will appeal to fans of EyeHateGod, Khanate and Crowbar
though with added menace of slow paced drone based riffs.
This
isn't an easy album to listen to as the band don't play to your
normal Sludge/Stoner Metal set of rules. They toy with your emotions
with some brutal riffs that wouldn't go a miss from a Death Metal
band. Part 1 is drenched in full scale misery as it's a dark blast
of nightmarish vibes that some people will either love or hate
depending on their mood. I dig the band's sound as it's a very
multi-layered track that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
We
have featured a ton of great Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal bands from
France lately though A Very Old Ghost Behind The Farm are probably
one of the most inventive from the French Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metal
scene. They are definitely one of the loudest and most brutal of them
all.
Part
2 is a 30 minute epic that starts with a fast paced Sludge Metal riff
before adding elements of Doom, Crust, Stoner Metal to unsettle your
soul. It's a scary tale with inventive vocals to match as the band go
from Death Metal growls to clean based vocals with ease. Though it
can be frustrating at times if you're trying to understand the vocals
and the band switch vocal styles when you're concentrating on the
lyrics. It's a good thing that the band have written some truly epic
riffs to impress you with.
La
came crude – feels like a concept album of sorts. Am still not
fully sure what the album is all about but I can tell you it's one
scary as hell epic ride that will appeal to fans who love their
Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal on the dark side. If so then this album is
for you.
I
think it's a superb album to listen to. Though I haven't listened to
it as much as I should. I think this will change over time as I feel
this album will become a much better experience over the next few
years.
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La came crude is
available to buy on CD/DD now from BandCamp now.
Written
by Steve Howe
