Mares Of Thrace - The Moulting review
Band: | Mares Of Thrace |
Album: | The Moulting |
Style: | Doom metal, Sludge metal |
Release date: | June 12, 2010 |
A review by: | Doc G. |
01. Harsh Tutelage Of The Waltzing Kodiak
02. Mandible
03. Rawcake
04. General Sherman
05. Perseid
06. Oatmeal And Pornography
07. Venison
08. Calcium Channels
09. The Arch
10. Opportunist
Brand new female duet, Calgary based doom metal band...This should be interesting!
Ok, not exactly what one could consider straight-up doom, more of a strange amalgamation of sludge, experimental, and punk. Of course, with a band name sitting on the pretentious side, the experimental really goes without saying.
Now, when we're talking experimental, we're not talking about that inaccessible pointless garbage that boasts your masturbatory snobbery. You know that stack of "experimental" metal CDs - or more likely cassette tapes - you leave lying around nonchalantly so when your friends come over you can strike up a conversation, hoping to inadvertently explain how you're better than them? The ones you never actually listen to? Yeah, those, we know about your little facade. Point being, this isn't one of those. No overindulgent extended atmospheric passages, and no non-existent "time signatures" the band presumably crafted for years, but was actually the result of an attempt to record while drunk (yeah, we know about that ploy as well.)
But enough about what this album isn't, and more about what this album is. It's actually a fine balance incorporating punk-esque raw aggression, sludgy grooves, contrasted with little jagged bits to keep things interesting. The best way to describe this album would be to take those weird sharp stops and halts from Made Out Of Babies (or any Julie Christmas project for that matter), and combine them with the heavy grooves of Bison B.C.. In fact, that's almost a perfect description of The Moulting. The entire review up to that statement has been entirely useless.
Aside from the apparent Julie Christmas worship, Mares Of Thrace put out a very solid debut, worthy of attention. Bravo. Bravo.
Rating breakdown
Performance: | 9 |
Songwriting: | 9 |
Originality: | 7 |
Production: | 8 |
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