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Vuolla – Blood.Stone.Sun.Down (review)
Vuolla – Blood. Stone. Sun. Down
Reviewed by George Archibald
Life, relationships, sorrow and lost are some of the topics that Finnish doom metal band Vuolla cover on their latest release Blood.Stone.Sun.Down. A combination of growling and clean female vocals, heavy guitar, and mid to slow tempo drums push this album for 8 tracks. BSSD is the first full length album for Vuolla, following up a previous released EP, At the Edge of Mist, in 2011.
The track ‘Emperor’ shows the abilities of Vuolla by starting off with heavy yet melodic guitar riffs and vocalist Kalle Korhonen’s aggressive style of singing. The song drives on to a lead guitar riff to break up the drone like rhythm, before turning to the melodic. A marching beat being pounded out on the drums accompanied by a slight bit of keyboards joined by Kati Kallinen, whose angelic voice is a refreshing turn for this track. The song begins to pick up tempo as the guitars come back in heavy. To finish out the track Kalle belts out a series growling vocals till the band stops.
In many ways Vuolla reminds me of older My Dying Bride and older Katatonia releases. Sticking to the doom metal style while bringing a talented female voice is a unique take on the genre. However, with following the doom metal style, many new listeners may find this band to be long winded at times playing parts out for a lengthy period of time. Most of the tracks on this album exceed the 6-minute mark including one track this is closer to 12 minutes.
Blood.Stone.Sun.Down is a well put together album, the production is top notch as the vocals stand out without being over bearing on the track. The guitars while using an array of effects come off very clear and not muddy throughout the album. If you are a fan of the doom metal genre this should be a great addition to your collection.
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Marilyn Manson is Back
Marilyn Manson just released his 12th album “One Assassination Under God-Chapter 1” on November 22nd 2024.
This album in my opinion is the best album Manson has put out since Holy Wood. It has a feeling of albums old and new with little hints of Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood.
The album opens up with “One Assassination Under God” which just gets you ready for what’s to come. With Manson Just finishing his tour, This is the Manson we have been needing for years now. He looks good and sounds great.
Putting out a few singles from the album , the overall feeling of this album is great. It’s been a while since I’ve like a full album of Manson, while this album isn’t perfect it’s as close as perfection of those early albums were. Of course I love the singles “As Sick as the Secrets we Keep” and “Raise the Red Flag” but I also really enjoyed songs like “Death is not a costume”, “Nod if you understand” and “Sacrilegious”
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ALL HAIL MARILYN MANSON
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BUSH 30th ANNIVERSARY OF “SIXTEEN STONE” VINYL
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The new released vinyl that just came out on November 17th is such a testament to this album being as great then as it is now. Listening to the vinyl just brought back so many memories of being an angst teenager that just wanted to heard. The vinyl package is amazing with lots of photos of the band throughout the years and the sound of the vinyl is so pristine.
I got my hands on the opaque red vinyl and just looks awesome spinning on the player. It’s crazy to think that this album has so many hits and no filler songs, even the songs that didn’t become hits are just as good as the hits.
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Alice In Chains have Re-Released the 2009 album on vinyl. This album was the first Alice In Chains in 14 years and the first album with guitarist/singer Willam DuVall after Layne Staley passed away in 2002.
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