Showing posts with label Iced Out. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iced Out. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 May 2015

The Sludgelord's Sour 16 for April 2015

Welcome to The Sludgelord’s Sour 16. Each month, you the reader are unwittingly compiling a list of the top 16 records of the month, covering all genres of metal, but predominately the best the doom, sludge, stoner-psychedelic genres have to offer. I have been promising to do this since the beginning of the year and in essence you can call it what you wish, is it chart? Not really.  It is merely the 16 records you guys have been most interested in over the last month and you have been checking out on this very page.
Our idea for this thing was to turn the power over to you guys, yes it would be easy for us to choose our favourite records of the months, however it is you the reader, the fans that support these bands, buy their records and attend their shows.  So here is the inarguable Sour 16, the 16 records you’re most looking forward too or are currently checking out.  Check em out, spread the word and perhaps revisit some records you may have overlooked.  

The results are compiled based on page views alone and calibrated into the list below. So without further ado, this is the Sour 16. So until next month, roll up, kick back, chug a beer and Hail the riff! All review links, are held under the artwork.   

  

16). Wild Throne – ‘War Is A Romance’ (299 views)

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15). Ghold – ‘Of Ruin’ (301 views)


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14). Iced Out – ‘Man’s Ruin’ (304 views)

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13). Abrahma – ‘Reflections in the Bowels of the Bird’ (305 views)


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12). Domovoyd – ‘Domovoyd’ (314 views)

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11). Holy Serpent – ‘Holy Serpent’ (315 views)

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10). Fister – ‘VI’ (322 views)

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9). Deep Sea Thunder Beast – ‘So Goes The Madness’ (336 views)

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8). War Iron – ‘Precession of the Equinoxes’ (361 views)

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7). Drudkh – ‘A Furrow Cut Short’ (381 views)

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6). Acid King – ‘Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere’  (383 views)

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5). Weedpecker – ‘II’ (385 views)

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4). Red Mountains – ‘Sun’ (475 views)

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3). The Atomic Bitchwax – ‘Gravitron’ (618 views)

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2). Stonebirds – ‘Into The Fog...And The Filty Air’ (649 views)

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1). Faith No More – ‘Sol InVictus’ (985 views)

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Friday, 17 April 2015

Iced Out - 'Man's Ruin' EP (Review)


Album Type: EP
Date Released: 27/4/2014
Label: Witch Hunter Records


‘Man’s Run’ CD//DD track Listing:

1) For the Coven
2) Man’s Ruin
3) Space Mountain

Review:

Haunting, atmospheric doomy sludge by the bucket load, you like it loud and anger filled?  We got you covered.

The EP begins with the atmospherically haunting track ‘For the Coven’ and after a short sound bite to build intrigue, the beatings begin, with everything played with such intensity, it will crush the skulls of those that dare to listen. Steady, treacle-heavy drum work provide an excellent pace to the track, coupled with epic shouting vocals, stark and anger fuelled, all the while accentuated and enrobed in guitar heaviness.  It is a stonking track from start to finish. Just long enough to leave you wanting more and with this I move on to the second track

‘Man’s Ruin’ which is also the title track, is a few seconds shy of 4 minutes and is an out and out hit. An immediate smashing of both the drums and guitars leaves one slightly breathless. The doom tinged yet perky guitar offers a hellish riff throughout that really stood out for me, the drums and vocals as impressive and yet they initially take a back seat. This is rectified 2 minutes in, with a brief drum/guitar solo that demonstrates the talent these guys have so very well. With a cheeky little guitar fill howling a piece of heaven at around the 3 minute mark and finishing on a flourish of vocals. ‘Man’s Ruin’ is an instant smash out hit, hell and heaven wrapped up into one.

I am just about sold and then…

Space Mountain makes an appearance, you dirty, dirty boys. I approve, ‘Dear Satan and his entire band of minion’s, I approve’.  A short lived but nonetheless epically immense stoner driven piece of excellence, elegant in its harsh presentation with a metric fuck ton of heavy beats and nasty riffs. This one enthrals from the beginning, a sticky, gooey cacophony of attitude, nasty riffs and soul eating devilment all topped off with a guitar solo near the end that should, nay, will bring anyone to their knees slobbering like an overgrown St Bernard going heavy on the crack.

All in all a truly substantial offering from these guys; an uberous flow of riffs, graveolent with weed and a tinge of madness, this EP is strong from beginning to end.  One can only imagine that Iced Out is an impressive line-up of slightly cuckoo band members, however after throwing this out, they should be wearing the biggest coprophagous grins imaginable.  I look forward to seeing them live!

Words by: Kat Hilton

‘Man’s Ruin’ is available here

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