Album
Type:
Album
Date
Released:
13th
March 2015
Label:
Self
Released
Dead
Sun Worship - Track Listing
1.Ether Sleeper
08:56
2.Dawn Of Nova 07:22
3.Golden Hair 03:47
4.I Am The Night
08:37
5.Age Of Nothing
11:11
Members:
Sie Carroll (Guitar
& Vocals)
Steven Anderson
(Guitar & Backing Vocals)
Seán O'Connor
(Bass)
Fergal Malone
(Drums)
Bio:
Venus Sleeps are a
4-piece Psychedelic Doom band from Dublin, Ireland.
Review:
Dublin has offered us another Doom and Gloom band to check out. Venus Sleeps
feel like they've come out of a centuries old slumber to wreck havoc
upon the world of Doom Metal. Fans of Candlemass, Saint Vitus and
Black Sabbath will be in their element here. As Venus Sleeps debut
album - Dead Sun Worship - even though not entirely original still
has more than enough doom and gloom ridden riffs to thrill the most
jaded of Doom Metal fan.
Opening
track - Ether Sleeper - is pure Sabbath Worship territory with the
band adding a more progressive doom metal feel. The vocals have a
certain 70s old school doom vibe around them though the band do pack
a lot of heavy fuzz to give their sound that feels like the best of
modern doom metal mixed with classic doom atmospherics. The sound of
the album feels like it was recorded on vintage equipment as it has
quite a historic feel to it. It matches the overall tone of the album
superbly well.
Ether
Sleeper will also appeal to Occult Rock/Stoner Metal fans as Venus
Sleeps offer a range of different sounds at different parts of the
album. With this song being the case in point. The band play at a
good slow to mid pace that allows their music the time to breathe and
flow naturally. The first song will give you a good indication where
this album is heading as the band don't change direction much as it's
a winning formula, so why mess with it. Heavy pounding slow-
paced
Doom Metal riffs is the main order of business and it's a simple
formula that works from start to finish.
Second Track - Dawn Of Nova
- carries on the vibe from the first song though the band do impress
through out. However
it's the third track - Golden Hair - that impressed me the most as
the band take a more experimental turn covering a Syd Barrett track but they add Drone/Ambient
Noises with the vocals being replaced by an Occult based Chant that
gives the album a different identity. Though it's back to normal
business on the albums final two tracks - I Am The Night and Age Of
Nothing that run for a combined total of 20 mins.
It's
an exciting ride as Venus Sleeps start to grow in confidence
especially on the last song - Age Of Nothing - where they start
playing epic doomy soundscapes with a hint of ambient noise and fuzz
that I hope Venus Sleeps will include within their music on future
releases. All in all Venus Sleeps have released a superb debut album
that Doom Metal fans will go crazy for.
Thanks
to Venus Sleeps for the promo. Dead Sun Worship is available to buy
on CD/DD from BandCamp now.
Words
by Steve Howe
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