Wovoka - Saros

Saros album cover
7.6 | 16 votes |
Band
Wovoka
Style
Doom metal, Post-metal, Sludge metal
Release date
14 April 2015
Owners
5 have it
4 want it
Tracklist
01. Chosen
02. Lament
03. The Sight
04. Trials
05. Sleep Eater
06. Prayer
07. Eclipse
Additional info
Recorded at Studio E in Simi Valley, California.
Engineered by Eric Kniss and Jules Leon.
Mixed by Eric Kniss at Monolith Mixing.
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Artwork by Daniel Obzejta.
Staff review by
tea[m]ster
Rating:
8.5
Rating:
8.5
Wovoka, a Los Angeles, California based band, have released their debut LP Saros. After many spins, this album has grown on me because of the fact that their sound is an exercise in perfecting the art of sharply contrasting tempos while balancing between misanthropic based themes and environs. While the approach is far from original or elaborate, it's executed with tightness, intensity and purposefulness.

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published 06.01.2016 | Comments ( 2 )
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flightoficarus
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08.05.2015 - 22:48
Rating: 9
flightoficarus
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Killer album. Best sludge of 2015 so far imo. Full review HERE
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musclassia
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25.05.2015 - 21:04
Rating: 7
musclassia
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It's fairly well done but pretty much gets points from me just because I lap up anything that does the post-metal sound competently at the moment. In this case, it's pretty damn generic without offering anything much at all distinctive. It's pretty competent at that sound at least, but I'm not even sure if it's THAT great at doing it - there's a few times when it felt slightly off. Still, the riffs are generally interesting, the lead guitar bits work well and the vocals are solid enough.
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12.06.2015 - 18:11
Rating: 9

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Written by musclassia on 25.05.2015 at 21:04

It's fairly well done but pretty much gets points from me just because I lap up anything that does the post-metal sound competently at the moment. In this case, it's pretty damn generic without offering anything much at all distinctive. It's pretty competent at that sound at least, but I'm not even sure if it's THAT great at doing it - there's a few times when it felt slightly off. Still, the riffs are generally interesting, the lead guitar bits work well and the vocals are solid enough.

yeah, its generic in terms of sound, riffs, drums etc. But the hate that spills over is unseen. And this makes this album brilliant.
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tea[m]ster
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04.07.2015 - 20:38
Rating: 9
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Yep...awesome album.
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!J.O.O.E.!
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24.09.2015 - 21:33
!J.O.O.E.!
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And another "Please donate your artwork to the more deserving" album. Not terrible, just painfully generic and almost not a single interesting song writing moment to be had (going by the first 30 mins or so).

Still though, that art.

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25.01.2016 - 00:47
Rating: 7

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Well done CoL ripoff. Man I'd like some new Luna stuff.
Hope these guys find their style in time.
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