Bitchcraft - Bitchcraft (2013)
This five-piece band from identifies
themselves as devout Sabbath worshippers, and though there's just
four tracks enclosed on this EP, those four tracks are more than
enough to confirm this claim. There's definitely some modern
touches, as with their solid use of a horror movie sample or two, but
the majority of the EP is engulfed in swampy rolling reverb, thick
riffs, and a heady haziness that effectively evokes black candles and
green smoke.
The EP begins with “Not The One”,
which starts things off on a decidedly heavy note with a message for
sinners before casting off into slow, sludgy depths, and sinking
deeper for almost ten minutes. The music keeps a smooth momentum
from there by rolling into “Mouth Of A Cave”, which delivers more
red-eyed riffs while trimming enough of the feedback down to let the
singer's voice shine through, which it does quite well, striking a
nice harmonic balance with the other instruments. From a trailing
sustained guitar wail, things get a bit more openly psychedelic on
“Acid Dream”, which turns the air into a disorienting fog of
thick tones, and “Stoned One” brings things to a close with a
classic-sounding gritty riff that ends up shredded to pieces by the
last note, neatly tying up a release that begs to be listened to over
and over again.
Excellent work from the group, and
hopefully some label will be canny enough to sign this for a physical
release in the near future. In the meantime, you can head over to
their Bandcamp page and kick 'em a few zlotys for your own digital
copy to hold you over.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Windhand, Jess And The
Ancient Ones, Belzebong, Electric Wizard, Black Sabbath
~
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