\" Now here is a real surprise. A band featuring a long-time viewer of the blog and a cool guy by the name of Sergey. He asked me to check out his new band β Thy Grave. A Sludge/Doom/Drone Metal band dealing in epic soundscapes full of anger and despair.
They call themselves Black Sabbath vs. Rodriguez Tarantino Grindhouse and that could be quite an apt description for their superb debut album β Anhedonia. A 6-song album running for around 60 minutes or so. Let me say this album is one powerful slab of epic drawn out Sludge/Drone Metal riffage. Four of the tracks run past the 12-minute mark so you had better strap yourselves in as youβre in for a brutal time. First track Thy Grave is a 2-minute breather before the real power of the album kicks in.
2nd track β Haudan β is a track that shows you the full power of this band. They blend down-tempo sludge/drone riffs with near comprehensible vocals. Seriously, I have no clue what the singers are shouting about. But you can tell they are not singing a love song. I must mention that this song features vocals from Primus from brilliant Finnish band Loinen. So kudos to the band getting... more
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released June 26, 2013
Vocals by rΓΈt (vocalist of La Mierda Moral, sludge band from Vladivostok), guest vocals on 2nd track by our Finnish friend Primus (Loinen, Six-Pack God, Tuska, Veresliha)