Sometimes you just get lucky and stumble on the best damn album you've heard in like forever. This time around it's a new Atlanta band called Briton Rites, but you'd never know they were a recent invention from their sound. This is what went through my mind while spinning this for the first time: early Manilla Road, early Cathedral, Pagan Altar, fuzz pedals, rooting through import metal record bins at age 14, Cirith Ungol...memories. This record should have come out in 1984...it's so old school it's insane. It's also genuine, authentic and direct from the heart. Songs are epics, this band's singer is fantastic, a bit like the lad performing with Hour Of 13 actually, and the damn thing sounds like it was recorded in Brocas Helm's secret lair of audio evil. And here's a great kicker...despite the epic nature of the songs, they just fly by, seamlessly connecting the sections of their songs in traditonal, yet amazing ways. My god. If you love doom, you must have this. If you are old school you must have it. And look at the damn band photots...these guys are so metal it hurts.
Thanks for the recommend on this! Just tracked down their myspace page and playing "A Meeting in Woods" now. Doom! The band has already posted a blog about the blog you wrote about them (get all that?!) on their myspace. Hail the vast reach of the Stinking Pit!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susky! I spoke with Howie via email, but didn't see their blog post.
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