Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
June 2014
Label:
Self Released
Roach - track
listing:
Bound, Gagged and
Force Fed Viagra
Roach
If These Demons Wake
Trust Issues
Meat Gazer Boogie
I Have Lost
Wanna Feel Alive –
Go Killer Yourself
Black Sun Blues
A New Outlaw
Bio
Heavy,
Loud, Groove “unpalatable,” “offensive” and “unacceptable”.
Sludge Stoner Doom Hardcore Punk
Band Members
Bower - Vocals
Jason - Guitar
Sam - Bass
Ricky – Drums
Review:
I
first reviewed Bloodlung rough demo back in Dec 2012 and I thought it was
a heavy slab of riffs to check out if you are a fan of EyeHateGod and Corrosion
of Conformity. 18 months later one of
Wales heaviest Sludge/Stoner Metal bands are back with their debut
album – Roach.
The
band adds a dark sense of humour to their music especially with a
couple of the song titles. However, they are masters at where it
counts. – The music. As Roach is a heavy as heck experience that
shows a band paying homage to their musical heroes while forging
their own identity with impressive riffs of their own. Check out
superb title track – Roach – that opens with a banjo slow-paced
ditty before the Sludge/Stoner metal vibes come into play with loud
growls and grunts bringing some much-needed authority to the party.
The
album has a DIY based production feel to it and that is no bad thing.
It gives the album a rough and ready kind of charm as it matches the
heavy riffs that Bloodlung have on show here. One of the album
standout tracks is – If These Demon Wakes – as it opens with
stoner based humour with heavy pounding sludge riffs that make you
feel the band are from the legendary NOLA swamps and not the Welsh
Valleys. It’s a dangerous mix when the band unleash bleak
despairing vocals with jet black humour as you don’t know whether
you should be laughing or feeling uncomfortable at the desperate
situation being played out right in front of you.
Bloodlung
takes a Church Of Misery approach to their music with soundbytes
being weaved into the music, especially on one of the albums
standout tracks – Trust Issues. As it blends public safety style
soundbytes with fast-paced sludge/stoner metal riffs which sees the
band at their most hypnotic and insane best. Bloodlung debut album is
a dangerous and highly addictive cocktail of different moods with
lashings of dark humour while unleashing violent mood swings for you
to join in with. The album becomes ever darker towards the end as the
album closes to a loud and thrilling finish. Loud epic riffs await
you with baited breath.
Roach
is a heavy pounding album from a band that could make a name for
themselves within the UK Sludge/Stoner Metal scene if they release
more albums like this in the future.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Thanks
to the band for sending me a copy to review. Roach is available to buy
here.
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the Band from Links Below
Written
by Steve Howe
