Album
Type:
Full
Length
Date
Released:
May 26th 2015
Label:
Twin
Earth Records/Stone Groove Records
Stars
That Move – S/T - Track Listing:
1.I HOLD A GAZE
02:44
2.THE BLUE PRINCE
03:45
3.FROM EAST TO WEST
03:32
4.A NATIONAL ACROBAT
04:37
5.THE HIDDEN HAND
03:29
6.SHE THAT RULES THE
KING 02:52
7.NO EVIL STAR 00:38
8.BURNING IN FLAMES
03:48
Stars
That Move Members:
Elisa Maria
Richard Bennett
Frank Sikes
Review
Stars
That Move is a new band featuring members from another great Psych
Doom Metal band called Starchild. Though Stars That Move are a great
band in their own right. They've just released their superb S/T debut
album that will appeal to fans of 70s Hard Rock and Doom Metal. It's
a trippy and psychedelic offering that has shades of Black Sabbath
running through it's veins.
Opening
track – I Hold A Gaze – is a doomy atmospheric offering with
psychedelic guitars and intricate drumming setting the scene before
the finely tuned vocals of Elisa offer a calming influence as the
song builds to a psych doomy climax that instantly draws you in.
Second
Track – The Blue Prince – carries on the 60s/70s Psych Rock
worship with Elisa once again offering finely balanced blues tinged
vocals for a tale that ventures into Cosmic/Space Rock projectory.
The guitars are dripping with FUZZ and a ton of reverb feedback as
the band leave you wanting more from this track. It's one of my fave
tracks from the album and I wished it went on slightly longer. Oh
well, there's still 6 more great songs to listen to.
Third
Track – From East To West – is a more straight forward Psych Doom
song as the band offer a more direct approach. The fuzz from the
opening two tracks are gone and is replaced with a song that feels
like it was recorded live. Elisa is on fine sultry blues rock form
once more as the band weave magical riffs around Elisa to build upon.
It's a majestic offering where the guitars become the main focus
towards the end of the song.
Fourth
Track – A National Acrobat – didn't excite me as much as the
other tracks. Yeah it's a powerful song but something didn't quite
gel with me this song. It doesn't seem to get started and that' a
shame as I was digging the whole vibe of the album before this song.
It's a good thing that Stars That Move return to winning ways on the
5th track – The Hidden Hand – a slow-paced bluesy doom
and gloom affair that sees the band play another one of the albums
standout tracks. The vocal delivery from Elisa is top-notch and is
matched against the finely tuned instrumental work that offers one of
the albums most exciting songs to emerge yourself with.
The
band have created a fantastic video to accompany this song. It
features clips from 1979 craptastic – so bad it's good – sci-fi
flick – Starcrash. Check it out for yourselves.
The
remaining 3 songs on the album offers more passionate vocals from
Elisa and more stirring riffs from the rest of the band as this album
closes off in style with the slow-paced acoustic tale – Burning In
Flames. This song shows a tender and caring side to Stars That Move
as they offer a more reflective and emotional song. Stars That Move
have created a hard rocking and deeply moving album that will offer
Psych Doom Metal fans a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Words
by Steve Howe
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