Napalm\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Dante Alighieri seems to have been inspirational for the ex. TYPE O NEGATIVE players Kenny Hickey, vocals\/guitars, and John Kelly (DANZIG), drums. But they also include the usual list of LED ZEPPELIN, AC\/DC and BLACK SABBATH. The others featured on the album are guitarist Matt Brown, and bass player Hank Hell (INHUMAN). According to the info sheet they marry SOUNDGARDEN to the early sound of BLACK SABBATH with their brand of Brooklyn doom metal, let\u00b4s find out.<\/p>\n
It is soon beyond doubt that Brooklyn doom is very similar to Birmingham doom metal, but with a more modern context. Opener \u201cClosing In\u201d has barely transgressed into the title track before I\u00b4m convinced. If Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill were to record their debut in 2010, this is pretty close to their supposed sound, not light years away from \u201cPsycho Man\u201d. Here is all the depressed despair of Tony etc, plus the groves and the rough vocals. Still there are also touches of the decadent but more seasoned seventies BLACK SABBATH. \u201cThe End of All Time\u201d could have been pinched off \u201cTechnical Ecstasy\u201d. At the same time it\u00b4s not miles from \u201cRusty Cage\u201d, imagine that the nineties Seattle sound is also featured on this disc. \u201cBroken Sky\u201d is totally in that vein. I wonder what is Brooklyn in this mix? If I scrutinize \u201cKilling You Slow\u201d it is a lot of Brummie land included; the vocal style, the dist mode, the lyrics, everything really. The shrieks towards the end increase that feeling. 70-ies meets 90\u00b4s doom feels like the appropriate tag. Lyrically speaking I can see why they are on tour with MONSTER MAGNET, it is the same Geezer Butler infused world of fantasy that they are describing. It would have been interesting to dip in some of Tony Iommi\u00b4s love of jazz, perhaps more than is the case on \u201cDrown Inside\u201d, which is an interesting change. It is a petty they experiment with Kenny\u00b4s voice on \u201cDeath of a Junkie\u201d, it doesn\u00b4t fit in here. That track is unfortunately the worst, by far, on the album. Closing track \u201cLast Walk in the Light\u201d is probably very Brooklyn! It is neither 70\u00b4s nor nineties, but totally in a class of its own. It\u00b4s rock with added weight and a lighter basic arrangement. But the 70-90 doom is prevailing, and one track less would have awarded them a 5\/5 review!<\/p>\n
Track List
\nClosing In
\nHeaven Is Gone
\nThe End of All Time
\nBroken Sky
\nKilling You Slow
\nSlow Descent
\nShadow on Me
\nDrown Inside
\nDeath of a Junkie
\nLast Walk in the Light<\/p>\n
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