Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
July 26th
2014
Label:
Self Released
Amanita - S/T -
track listing:
1.Here, then, is
happiness! 10:56
2.It can be
contained within an ordinary teaspoon. 06:08
3.Happiness with all
of its rapture, childishness and folly. 13:56
4.Swallow it without
fear. 11:47
5.You will not die
of it. 14:45
Review:
I
have to thank Thomas from Amanita for contacting me to check out his
bands debut album. The following description got me intrigued to
check out their music:
“The
instrumental music is all about the interaction of melodies and slow
riffs or as it states on our bandcamp-site: "We are here to make
you think about death and get sad" - but maybe you want to hear
it yourself:”
Amanita
debut album is one weird album as it ventures from Stoner Metal, Doom
Metal, Ambient, Post-Rock and Drone which may prove too distracting
for some listeners. If you are in the mood for a heavy as hell
psychedelic experience then you will find much to enjoy here.
The
band deserve credit in getting Ron Rochondo from Doom Metal overlords
– Ice Dragon to work his magic here as Ron gives this album a dark
and brooding vibe that brings back memories of heavy as hell
legendary Doom Metal bands. The albums theme is mainly about death
and this album makes you feel uncomfortable at times as it explores
some very dark subject matter even though its purely instrumental.
The
first track – Here, then, is happiness – shows what's in store
for you for the next 55 mins or so. Amanita play heavy slow-paced
Stoner/Doom/Drone Metal riffs that will take a lot of patience to
fully understand. This is a very complex album to listen to at times
and it's a greater experience for it. As the album makes you work
hard for your musical reward. Intelligence is the key to fully
understand the music and tone of the album.
2nd
track - It can be contained within an ordinary teaspoon – may have
a funny title but that's where the humour ends as the band explore
the darker side of Stoner Metal once again leaving you an emotionally
shivering wreck. I have listened to this album for the past couple of
weeks now and I still have a hard time finding trying to connect with
it on an emotional level. So don't expect an easy ride as this album
will challenge you every step of the way.
Though
there a ton of great heavy epic riffs to discover. Be patient and you
will duly be rewarded with a heavy as hell experience you won't come
across so often. Amanita have created a stunning debut album that I
will come back to eventually. I just need to time to recover before I
feel brave enough to experience this album once more.
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Written
by Steve Howe
