By:
Hunter Young
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 20/10/2015
Label: Emetic Records
‘Inhale in Hell’ honestly is just one massive slow chug fest,
filling every available space with some ridiculous throbbing string torture
with a sweet backing beat. It sounds akin to a giant walking the earth, simply
moving things aside without noticing. True evil blues this band has summoned,
and you the listener, shall reap their rewards! From that slow, massive
chugging into feedback and staccato wah picking, they have no problems slamming
you up against the wall and rifling through your pockets for some loose cash.
‘Greenferno’ CD//CS//DD//LP track listing
1).
Diabolical Dopenosis
2).
Inhale in Hell
3).
Goat Smoking Blues
4).
Undertoker
The Review:
Like
their forebearers Sleep, OM, High on Fire, to the
newer degenerates of the Fuzz Gods like Dopethrone and Super Chief, Belzebong has simply
crafted a riff mountain that will take you to the lushest sonic nirvana. From
their haze covered lookout, they pump the most vibrant, riff powered aural delights that aren't toned down for
vocals. This newest offering, titled ‘Greenferno’,
is for those that love to get high on the riff, with no distractions like
vocals, lyrics, or anything that detracts from pure amp excess.
4
tracks long, they waste no time dragging you under the smokey currents issuing
forth from their stacks, with the opener ‘Diabolical
Dopenosis’ rocking your face right off. Using, but not leaning on, some
sound bites from something decrying mother earth's medicines, they set the mood
of a downtoned and downtuned rhythmic riff off that runs almost 9 minutes,
giving you plenty of time to wind down and roll up. And from there, the album
simply just gets heavier. ‘Inhale in
Hell’ honestly is just one massive slow chug fest, filling every available
space with some ridiculous throbbing string torture with a sweet backing beat.
It sounds akin to a giant walking the earth, simply moving things aside without
noticing. True evil blues this band has summoned, and you the listener, shall
reap their rewards! From that slow, massive chugging into feedback and staccato
wah picking, they have no problems slamming you up against the wall and rifling
through your pockets for some loose cash.
Belzebong play low, slow, and to the bluesy
roots of riffing leads played with crushing rhythm guitar, splashed liberally
with some wah pedal and fuzzy overdrive turned up with knobs ripped off. Its a
huge sounding album, and it will rock your denim back into the heyday of
guitar-centric psychedelics. The music itself is as close to perfect as you can
get, balancing blues with the aforementioned heaviness, effects and production
with legitimate talent, and darkness with dankness. You've heard similar, but
you ain't heard better!
Belzebong hits a homerun on this album,
laying down track after track of stone cold, rock solid heavy blues doom that
will dig into your brain and make a nice little nest for itself. ‘Greenferno’ is going to rapidly crawl
to the top of your playlists, so just let it happen.... roll in those cosmic
notes as you see the planes unfold in front of you. Belzebong,
forever and if you want my pick off the album, listen to the velvet rancor of ‘Undertoker', dragging you down a
technicolor dirt road, where all that loose, grainy overdrive just seeps into
your being. Oh yeah man, it's a fun damn time!
‘Greenferno’ will be available
here from 20/10/2015. Belzebong will be undertaking a European Tour from 02/10 including an appearance at the forthcoming Desertfest Belgium on 10/10 (info here). If you’re lucky enough to catch them in Europe,
the band will have copies for sale. Pressing info and Euro date below
‘Greenferno’ release:
- CD's
- Tapes (limited to 200 pcs)
- CD's
- Tapes (limited to 200 pcs)
-
Vinyl:
600 Black
200 OLIVE (band color)
200 SWAMP GREEN (Emetic color)
200 OLIVE (band color)
200 SWAMP GREEN (Emetic color)
Belzebong Euro Tour Dates:
02.10
Würzburg / Immerhin / DE
03.10 Pratteln / Up In Smoke / CH
04.10 Freiburg / White Rabbit / DE
05.10 Strassbourg / Mudd Club / FR
06.10 Nantes / Le Scene Michelet / FR
07.10 Paris / Glazart / FR
08.10 Lyon / Hotel de la Musique / FR
09.10 TBA
10.10 Antwerp / Desertfest / BE
11.10 TBA
13.10 Amsterdam / The Cave / NL
14.10 TBA
15.10 Solingen / Waldmeister / DE
16.10 Chemnitz / Talschock / DE
17.10 München / Keep it Low / DE
03.10 Pratteln / Up In Smoke / CH
04.10 Freiburg / White Rabbit / DE
05.10 Strassbourg / Mudd Club / FR
06.10 Nantes / Le Scene Michelet / FR
07.10 Paris / Glazart / FR
08.10 Lyon / Hotel de la Musique / FR
09.10 TBA
10.10 Antwerp / Desertfest / BE
11.10 TBA
13.10 Amsterdam / The Cave / NL
14.10 TBA
15.10 Solingen / Waldmeister / DE
16.10 Chemnitz / Talschock / DE
17.10 München / Keep it Low / DE
