Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Beast In The Field/The Sacred Above, The Sacred Below/Saw Her Ghost Records/2013 CD Review


  Beast  In  The  Field  are  a  band  from  Detroit,  Michigan  that  plays  an  instrumental  from  of  stoner/doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "The  Sacred  Above,  The  Sacred  Below" which  was  released  by  Saw  Her  Ghost  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording  along  with  a  brief  use  of  tribal  sounding  percussion  work,  while  there  are  no  bass  guitars  present  on  this  recording,  as  for  the  sound  effects  which  are  only  use  briefly  bring  a  very  avant  garde  and  experimental  sound  to  the  album.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  heavy  and  dark  riffs  that  combine  doom  and  stoner  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  are  very  70's  orientated  70  heavy  metal/hard  rock  guitar  solos  and  leads,    as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  which  are  only  used  briefly  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  psychedelic  elements  to  the  album.

  Vocals  and  song  writing  are  all  absent  from  this  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  song  themes  cover  Native  American  Shamanism,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  to  it  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Beast  In  The  Field  are  a  very  great  sounding  instrumental  stoner/doom  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hollow  Horn"  "Wakan  Tanka"  "Oncoming  Avalanche"  and  "Covered  by  Clouds,  Eaten  By  Snakes".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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