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Various Artists
Slowmo Music Vol 1
Slowmomusic
This is the first sampler of the doom metal and stoner label based in
the UK. The man behind this label is Sam Carter, who used to play in Cambian
Dawn and is now active in Silent Movie (former Electric Mountain). His
idea was to give an overview of the current doom metal scene. The first
track of this album is from his ex-band Cambian Dawn. The song “Hands
Of Doom” is a traditional doom song with heavy guitar riffs and
nice melodies. Next one is from Officium Triste. These Dutch guys re-recorded
“Mountains Of Depressiveness”, which was released in 1996
as a 7” on Weeping Willow Records. “Behind The Mask”
is from Ataraxie, which is a mixture of death and doom with some black
metal sounds. Nice song with a lot of variety. The Eternal from Australia
just released an album via Firebox and “Down” is a track from
that album. It reminds me a bit of the later Paradise Lost this song,
but much, much heavier. The sound is great and it’s very melodic.
An example of sludge comes from Stereochrist.
This is my first acquaintance with this band and it’s definitely
a nice one. “Smack the Sun” contains
heavy guitars, nice tempo and great vocals, thus enough ingredients to
create an awesome song. Up next is The River, for me one of the most promising
bands at the moment. Very slow music with female vocals, who could expect
such a good combination. The most extreme act on this sampler is Moss.
Everyone who checked this band out recently knows their music and it’s
definitely something you like or not. But one thing it’s for sure,
it’s damn heavy. Another promising band is Lahar from Holland. Again
traditional doom in the vein of Saint Vitus with raw vocals. Despond was
for me a surprise, because I never checked it out. Mournful, melodic doom
created by just one man. Great stuff! Last, but not least is Sam Carter’s
new band Silent Movie. This band ends this sampler with the instrumental
song Doom Odyssey. I think that Sam succeeded in giving an overview of
the doom scene, although it’s very hard nowadays. If you want to
check it out, contact the label at www.slowmomusic.com. The sampler is
limited at 500 pieces by the way.
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