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Doom time on Merchants Of Air, and you know what that means, right? Well, it means that I'm about to write a review about a great album with lots of groove, lots of fuzz and lots of amp worship. If that's what you like, you can already click on one of the links above and buy the album already. Trust me, your doomed soul will appreciate it. Right, my job is done here but just for fun, I'll keep on writing. I mean, there are some amazing psychedelic guitars solos in here, truly taking your imagination to other dimensions.
There seems to be quite a decent doom metal scene in Portland, Oregon, including these riffmeisters. They formed in 2012 in order to shock and awe audiences everywhere and are now ready to unleash their debut. In seven songs, seven slabs of bluesy doom, Holy Grove take the listener on an occult and somewhat psychedelic trip through worlds of myth and fantasy. So if you like acts like Goatsnake and Black Pyramid, this is one for you. It highlights multiple times but I have to chose the massive 'Nix' as my absolute favorite here.
Besides the massive riffage and the torpid bit groovy rhythms, there's the strong, dark and versatile voice of Andrea Vidal. I don't know about you, but I absolutely love female vocals on doom metal. They add a touch of mystery I guess. Andrea's voice has a lot of power and I can't help but feel like she's also influenced by some grunge vocalists. So yeah, the combination of all those elements (riffs, fuzz, psychedelic solos and strong vocals) simply make this an excellent piece of doom metal, period.
Serge
There seems to be quite a decent doom metal scene in Portland, Oregon, including these riffmeisters. They formed in 2012 in order to shock and awe audiences everywhere and are now ready to unleash their debut. In seven songs, seven slabs of bluesy doom, Holy Grove take the listener on an occult and somewhat psychedelic trip through worlds of myth and fantasy. So if you like acts like Goatsnake and Black Pyramid, this is one for you. It highlights multiple times but I have to chose the massive 'Nix' as my absolute favorite here.
Besides the massive riffage and the torpid bit groovy rhythms, there's the strong, dark and versatile voice of Andrea Vidal. I don't know about you, but I absolutely love female vocals on doom metal. They add a touch of mystery I guess. Andrea's voice has a lot of power and I can't help but feel like she's also influenced by some grunge vocalists. So yeah, the combination of all those elements (riffs, fuzz, psychedelic solos and strong vocals) simply make this an excellent piece of doom metal, period.
Serge