Album
Type:
EP
Date
Released:
June 09th
2015
Label:
Self
Released
Black
Urn – S/T - Track Listing:
1.Teat of the
Baphomet 12:02
2.Four Cornered Room
00:27
3.Black Urn 01:06
4.Empty Handed Lord
02:56
5.Taxidermis 10:10
6.Spore Huffer 03:13
Members:
guitar: Ryan Manley
guitar: Jordan
Pierce
drums: Tim Lewis
bass: Alex Onderdonk
vox: John Jones
Review:
Black
Urn are a Blackened Sludge/Doom/Grind Band that I recently stumbled
across. They intrigued me right from the very start as their debut
S/T EP is almost 30 minutes of blackened sludge metal encrusted with
Doom, Blues and a splattering of Grind. The vocals are pitch black
and feel they were forged in hell though the riffs feel they were
created in the Holiest of Churches – The Church of BLACK SABBATH.
Opening
track – Teat of The Baphomet – is a strange hybrid of Sabbath
based down-tempo riffs and sinister death based growls. This is music
that Satan himself will be listening to over and over again. And it's
a fucking bruising encounter that lasts 12 minutes or so. This song
has slow-paced despairing riffs with enough power to drive you to
madness and it's a vibe you're more than truly grateful for. It has a
depressing blues vibe as Black Urn wisely stay in the darkness and
make you feel part of this violent world.
Black
Urn then change into grindcore homicidal maniacs with the next few
tracks as second track – Four Cornered Room – is a 28 second
blast of intense fast paced grindcore beats. Before the third track –
Black Urn – slightly longer splices grindcore violent riffs with
down-tempo riffs from the opening track for an intriguing style of
Doom/Grind
vibes.
Fourth
track – Empty Handed Lord – is back to the heavier rhythms of the
opening song as Black Urn have more time to play and impress you
with. The track has some superb fast-paced riffs towards the end of
the song. Lead vocalist – John – is impressive once again
channelling all that pissed off fury. Black Urn return to epic
territory with the stand-out song from the EP – Taxidermis – this
is more of a companion piece to Teat of The Baphomet. As it carries
on the same demonic style of Doom/Blues/Sludge/Grind worship to test
your patience with.
Finally
but by no means least is – Spore Huffer – that closes the EP on a
mighty depressing high. This is a very bass heavy affair with
pounding riffs adding real substance to the atmosphere. Black Urn
have created a stunning, dark and depressing EP for all you doom and
gloom maniacs to check out. Check it out. If you're feeling brave
enough!!!
Words
by Steve Howe
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