Album Type: EP
Date Released: 10/03/2017
Label: Magnetic Eye Records
“The Worst” sounds like Torche playing Truckfighters
with the ghost of Dio on vocals while “Where The Ghosts Hide” and “Cape
Buffalo” bring to mind Big Business indulging in secret stadium rock fantasies with
hints of the Deftones in the melodic choruses given free reign with vocalist
Tyler Gurwicz doing his best Chino Moreno impression over foundation-shaking
riffs. This EP is a tantalising glimpse
of what Ghastly Sound has to offer. Hopefully it won’t be long before they
return to show what fist-pumping destruction they are capable of over the
course of an LP.
“Ghastly Sound” DD track listing:
1). The
Worst
2). Where
the Ghosts Hide
3). Cape
Buffalo
4). Cuttlefish
The Review:
Ghastly Sound deal in a very distinct
brand of low-end riff attack on their self-titled debut EP, equal parts dirty
noise-rock rumble and party stoner rock. This combination of gnarly underground
sounds and smoother heavy rock lends the Vermont
“The Worst” sounds like Torche
playing Truckfighters
with the ghost of Dio on vocals while “Where The Ghosts Hide”
and “Cape
Buffalo” bring to mind Big Business indulging in secret stadium rock
fantasies. The latter culminates in a particularly sweet galloping riff that
almost has an air of NWOBHM about it.
“Cuttlefish” brings the EP home in
crushing fashion, slurring the tempo to a doomy crawl to powerful effect. Hints
of the Deftones
in the melodic choruses of the previous tracks are given free reign here with
vocalist Tyler Gurwicz doing his best Chino Moreno impression over
foundation-shaking riffs.
This EP is a
tantalising glimpse of what Ghastly Sound has to offer. Hopefully it won’t
be long before they return to show what fist-pumping destruction they are
capable of over the course of an LP.
“Ghastly
Sound”
is available here
