Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 24/01/2020
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds
“Under
Acid Hoof”
CD//DD//LP track listing
1). Them!
2). Tree Of Woe
3). Tusks Of Doom
4). Jack The Riffer
5). Under Acid Hoof
The Review:
Acid Mammoth, from Greece
While Acid Mammoth has managed to
capitalize on the staples of the genre, at no point is it derivative. They
establish themselves as a band that will help to define the genre in the
future. The album only has five tracks, but the shortest song clocks in at
almost four and a half minutes. The opening track “Them!” sets the scene for what will follow: a slow tempo assault
with a melodic delivery of vocals and instruments creating a landscape
incorporating all the elements fans have come to expect.
Acid Mammoth has constructed
a stellar album with song titles such as “Tree
of Woe”, “Tusks of Doom”, and “Jack The Riffer”, which set the scene
for what to expect. Acid
Mammoth
demonstrates both playfulness with a pun on Jack The Ripper, as well as more
straightforward doom titles in “Tree of
Woe” which refers to a scene from the film Conan the Barbarian. Listening
to the band, one gets the sonic experience of a wooly mammoth trapped in a tar
pit, as it slowly sinks into extinction.
Acid Mammoth sets the bar
high with this album. I’m looking forward to more from them in the future.
