Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Obelyskkh/White Lightnin/Exile On Mainstream/2012 CD Review


  Obelyskkh  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  mixture  of  occult  sludge/  doom  metal  and  post  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "White  Lightnin"  which  was  released  by  Exile  On  Mainstream.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present on t his  recording,  while  the  soundscapes  bring  a  very  psychedelic  sound  to  the  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from s low  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  sludge,  doom  metal  and  post  rock  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  a  along  with  a  great  amount  of  heavy  distortion  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  some  soft  and  clean  playing  being  utilized  at  times,  while the  lead  guitars are very  70's  style  rock/metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when t hey  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  more  psychedelic  touches  to  the  music.

  Vocals  range from  sludge  style  screams  to  clean  singing  doom  metal  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Enochian  and  Occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  dark,  heavy  and professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  most  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Obelyskkh  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  hybrid  of  sludge,  doom  metal,  psychedelic  and  post  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  White  Lightning"  "Amphetiminr  ANimal"  and  "Invocation  To  The  Old  Ones".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

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