Album
Type:
Album
Date
Released:
10th
December 2014
Label:
Self
Released
Birnam Wood – S/T – Track Listing
1.Pale Oak 03:45
2.Forgotten Battle
03:53
3.Heorot 03:30
4.Inverness 04:42
5.Queen of Barley
03:45
6.Samarkand 06:32
Members
Shaun Anzalone
Dylan Edwards
Matt Wagner
Adam McGrath
Review:
Am
not gonna do a big review for this excellent album as the music more
than speaks for itself. If you're into Sleep, Clutch, The Sword and
Black Sabbath then Birnam Wood are going to impress you a great deal.
These hard-riffing Doom/Stoners have released a debut album packed
full of great tunes to enhance your weedian mood with.
Opening
track – Pale Oak – is one loud exercise in Sabbath/Sleep guitar
riffing worship and that is no bad thing. Though it's the high amount
of FUZZ that Birnam Wood will impress you the most. The vocals have a
great psychedelic edge to them mixed with echoes of 70s Hard Rock in
the background.
If
you want an album that will take you on a musical high then accept no
substitute as Birnam Wood are the real deal. They have written some
truly majestic riffs none so on the outstanding second track –
Forgotten Battle. Though the last track – Samarkand – comes
pretty close. Third track – Heorot – is perhaps the loudest track
with the band showing their doom credentials to the world.
Do
yourself a favour and headover to Bandcamp now. As it's available to
buy on BandCamp Buy Now. I hope some indie record label gives these
guys a record deal as this album would sound fantastic on Vinyl.
Brilliant
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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