Possessor - Electric Hell (2014)
From the first blaring chords, it's
apparent that Possessor have more aggression powering their music
than your average doom band. The head-yanking riffs and insistent
drums combine with the high-speed velocity for a solid thrashy punch,
while the fuzzed-out vocals and thick-coated bass provide a bedrock
of doomy heavy metal. Thankfully, they avoid any lapses into
hardcore, and instead focus on just ripping out some songs for the
head-banging fans.
Listening to the album, I found myself
wondering just how intense Possessor's live shows can get, as there's
a few tracks on Electric Hell
that just seem tailor-made for some deadly circle pits to form and
tear themselves apart. On the other hand, they have a few songs,
(like “Heavy Dreams”, found below) that let the heat die down a
bit, teasing out stuff for the more low-tempo, slow-nodding to the
bass pulse crowd. And then there's the songs, like the
vocal-omitting “Skeletal Form” and the title track, in which they
aim for a happy medium between the two extremes. They show
themselves quite capable in each of those undertakings, so it will be
interesting to see which of the styles they pursue most in their
future albums. Their willingness to go with or without vocals opens up
even more options for the band, so after you've familiarized yourself with Electric Hell, keep an ear out for
things to come from this promising group!
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Stoneburner, Tombstones, Buried God, Halo Of Flies, Rwake
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