By: Mark Tremblay
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 29/07/2017
Label: Prosthetic Records
“Loviatar” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1).
Nascent (Stygian Wyrm Pt. I)
2).
Discordant (Stygian Wyrm Pt. II)
3).
Ascendant (Stygian Wyrm Pt. III)
4).
Blind Goddess of the Nine Plagues
The Review:
Very
rarely does a band capture the atmospheric nuisances of the sludge/doom genres.
Loviatar have created a conceptually nuanced and
atmospheric record unlike many other releases this year. The highlight of this
record is the vocals. J.D’s vocal abilities separate Loviatar
from their sludge metal contemporaries, setting the framework for the
guitars and synthesizer’s to create the atmospheric depth of the record. Loviatar utilize a balanced approach to create beautiful
heavy music.
For those of you concerned primarily with riffs, there are plenty on this album. Loviatar deliver the goods with “Goddess of the Nine Plagues” with punishing riffs reminiscent of “A Sun that Never Sets” era Neurosis. If you are listener who craves more depth and atmosphere to your sludge metal, this record is definitely worth checking out.
For those of you concerned primarily with riffs, there are plenty on this album. Loviatar deliver the goods with “Goddess of the Nine Plagues” with punishing riffs reminiscent of “A Sun that Never Sets” era Neurosis. If you are listener who craves more depth and atmosphere to your sludge metal, this record is definitely worth checking out.
“Loviatar”
is available here
