Drone Throne - Everybody Dies Alone - review
Drone Throne - Everybody Dies Alone - review
Tracklist
01. Intro02. Black Lung
03. Bud Clot
04. Greens
05. Dead Weight
06. Fatal Rips From The North
07. Stone Dome
08. Contact High
09. Gettin Pitted
10. Last Of The Larva
11. Ghost Smoke
12. Everybody Dies Alone
A review by
Doc G. December 15, 2011
To answer your question, no, they don't play drone. If nothing else, Drone Throne should be commended for their creativity. What they play is a mix of punk with sludge doom. Now, punk, generally speaking, is a type of music that puts a large emphasis on unrestrained displays of spunk...er...youthful energy. While a genre like grindcore is a completely logical step, using punk-like song structures and cranking up the speed and intensity, combining punk with doom is a more difficult task without compromising qualities of either genre. Well, Everybody Dies Alone is a supreme example of how to do it right. It's got it's own stripped-down, bare bones energy borrowed from punk, while at the same time being a band whose talents primarily lie in pounding, grimy riffs, a la doom.
It all gets a bit samey by the end, unfortunately. A dozen songs, mostly clocking in at under 3 minutes a piece, you'd think they would have a wider variety to display. Nope. Tempos fluctuate from time to time, but you're in for what is essentially a pretty monotonous ride.
The overall sound is fantastic, even if it gets a bit dry by the end. If you're a sludge fan, there's no reason not to be listening to this, especially considering the band is offering it to you for the fair price of $0.
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Before I break the bank, do these guys sound anything like Rising?
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Nice. You sir just made my day. These guys are really good at what they do and your review is just descriptive enough to peek our interest without revealing too much. Well done.
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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Posts: 21306 Written by [user id=105265] on 15.12.2011 at 09:21 Mostly laziness to be honest. It sounds semi-interesting but I happened to like Rising's latest quite a bit. If they're in any way similar (aside from both being sludge albums) I'd be willing to take a serious effort to listen to this.
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They're the first ones ever to think of the name Drone Throne? World, I am disappoint.
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Posts: 21306 Written by Milena on 15.12.2011 at 10:18 Electric Wizard came close...
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From what i hear, its a very good album liike doc said. feel kind of bad for downloading it for $0
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Cool review. The combination sounds interesting although the usage of the word "monotonous" makes me a bit cautious.
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Posts: 21306 Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 15:43 Talking about the band name? Prior to reading the review I thought the same thing... I was like, this isn't Sunn O))). :s
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Posts: 21306 Written by [user id=20536] on 15.12.2011 at 14:12 No, because they're building on a sound, not "reviving" it. Maybe in a decade when all the new sludge bands start worshiping sludge pioneers and the old-time sludge bands are still writing good music, then we'll start calling it trendy unoriginal revivalist drivel.
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Posts: 21306 Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 19:33 No you.  I like some drone but I don't think I'd be able to write a review for a drone album. I'd be like, uh, this is about 50 minutes of a buzzing sound... but it's cool and I like it, so you should check it out. /review
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Account deleted Written by Troy Killjoy on 15.12.2011 at 19:35 To be honest it's pretty hard to find new drone, and often when I do it's shit. Bands not understand the subtle art of droning and just sticking a guitar up to an amp and recording the feedback.
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Posts: 18615 Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 19:37 So that's NOT the way to do it? Shit.. I have to start all over again with my pal...
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Posts: 18615 Written by [user id=4365] on 15.12.2011 at 20:34 Considering my growing attraction for Noise... I'm not seeing the problem here  PS. The sarcasm was too subtle before, I actually know what you mean
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I bought it for $0. I feel bad about it, but i'm cheap. the album is very good, the songs are very well written.
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To all the people feeling bad about buying the album for 0$, You know name your price means you can actually, wait for it ... name your price.
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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