What
the hell is a Green
Bastard, when it is at home anyway? In terms of the literally
meaning, I’m guessing their moniker is nothing to do with that? Perhaps green refers to what Brant Bjork
refers to as “The Gree Heen” and well
Bastard, take your pick, given the noun is used interchangeably in both a
positive and negative tense. Despite the
uncertain nature of the name, Green Bastard is a stoner-doom trio from
New England, (no not the post Brexit version of England
Taking
cues from Sleep, Boris and Monolord
‘Pyre’ ploughs the
familiar furrow of the aforementioned bands and yet the record is immersive and
colossal ear fodder. Comprised of three sprawling tracks, it takes just under
an hour to run its course, but has an intangible gift of drawing the listener
into its own reality. Green Bastard churns out groovy, driving
riffs, which are further blended with cavernous amounts of fuzz. Touches of post-rock and post-metal reveal
themselves in evocative guitar lines that glide over the top of the rolling
mass.
‘Pyre’ is an assured,
sophisticated, and downright filthy statement from the band and today for your
listening pleasure we present the album in its entirety, which you can stream
below. You can preorder it here
Band info: Facebook
