By: Charlie Butler
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 01/04/2018
Label: Black Bow Records
Throneless do not break any musical barriers on “Cycles” but their mastery of riffcraft and ability to create massive, awe-inspiring compositions sets them high above the competition.
“Cycles” DD//LP track listing:
1).
Born In Vain
2).
Cycles
3).
Senseless
4).
Oracle
The Review:
Right
from the opening subsonic bass rumble, you know you are in safe hands with Throneless. The Malmö trio’s new LP “Cycles” is a master class in monumental sludged-up doom bathed in
a cosmic glow.
“Born In Vain”
immobilises the listener with a ten minute onslaught of crushing riffs, each
one striving to reach a higher plane of heavy perfection. The reverb-laden
vocals and hazy atmosphere recall the rural horror of Electric Wizard’s
“Dopethrone” recast as a science
fiction epic. After this pulverising introduction, the title track initially
offers some respite. Beginning as a laid back jam, there is an almost
optimistic mood reminiscent of Colour Haze at their
most blissed-out. It’s not long until Throneless unleash the full power of their earth-shaking
backline once more, taking the track into lumbering Torche
style thunder pop territory.
The
second half of “Cycles” shifts
towards slower tempos with an increase in punishing heaviness. This
metamorphosis reaches its peak with the gargatuan “Oracle”. Over the space of fifteen glorious minutes, Throneless gradually build a sonic fortress of epic
proportions from huge slabs of dense riffage worthy of Bongripper.
Throneless do not break any musical barriers
on “Cycles” but their mastery of
riffcraft and ability to create massive, awe-inspiring compositions sets them
high above the competition. This is a hypnotic trip that will have you coming
back for more throughout 2018.
