![]() Musically running a gamut from straight-up punk to grisly sludge, there are two constants in Balance that tie things together: first, the knotted and oozing tones that both bass and guitar produce, and second, unbridled rage. Plenty of bands make killer albums without breaking away from doom metal's usual tropes, but being able to deliver those while also occasionally upping the ante to break away from predictability makes for memorable listening. As if that was just a bout of temporary madness, the following track "The Great Santur" spends its entire eight minutes in full-bore molasses-tier doom mode. While songs like "Stars Align Again" are super-solid riffers with just a shade of deviance to them, further on we come to "Witchfinders," where punky and uptempo instrumentation finds Karnstein swapping between grievous screams and his usual somber intonation without warning or pattern. Instead, five albums in, they're still adding a crucial, irresistible element to their traditional doom core that sets them apart from the pack: sheer insanity. Lurking just outside your vision, here's five doom metal albums that perhaps missed their fair share of fanfare but offer high-quality listening to those who dare to seek them out.Ĭardinals Folly - Defying The Righteous WayĬardinals Folly seems like a band that certainly could have played by the numbers: bash out a bunch of solid doom songs, pack them with gloom and sadness, and you're off to the races, especially with the talent of the band and the impressive vocal delivery of bassist/vocalist Count Karnstein. These are the fuzz-ridden spectres that unquietly lie in wait behind the veil of sleep rumbling titans buried beneath the earth. Langdon Hickman recently sifted out six exquisite death metal picks for your consideration, but I've targeted a different genre. While there've been some quality albums I listened to but simply didn't "get", at the time, or had capacity to cover, a disturbingly large number never even made it onto my radar - and appear to have been missed in general. ![]() However, I've managed to get a decent grip on the new-but-hopefully-not-forever normal, adjusted my routines, and in the past few weeks, redoubled my inspection of the year's releases so far - of which there've been many, despite the extra challenges now present in any recording effort. ![]()
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