Mountain Throne - Serpent's Heathland
Mountain Throne are a German doom metal band that perform in the vein of Black Sabbath and other bands like Heavy Lord, but with better production. 'Serpent's Heathland' is a brief album of an EP and only released on vinyl, but offers some interesting material for those who are one of the rare few to pick a copy up. The album begins with the slow, but catchy sludge rock "Altar Of Reason." The crisp, clean production may betray the whole idea of a crusted sound when it comes to sludge doom, but mostly that clean sound comes from the vocals which border along heavy metal territory. The solos are heavily melodic while the drums keep up that the whole begrudging pace. "Endtime" picks up the pace a bit for a more melodic sludge rock tune; one thing that Mountain Throne is very good at is creating catchy rhythms.
The title track is the shortest track on the album but also the unique one. While all the others are either chugging rockers or crunching sludgefests, "Serpent's" is a soft, acoustic medley that shows a different side of the band and gives a nice interlude for the album overall. Combined, both the soft and heavy sides make a balance experience for doom or heavy metal fans, and Mountain Throne should become a well appeciated addition to their collection. While the EP is limited, hopefully a full length will be released soon so the music can be spread more widely.
The title track is the shortest track on the album but also the unique one. While all the others are either chugging rockers or crunching sludgefests, "Serpent's" is a soft, acoustic medley that shows a different side of the band and gives a nice interlude for the album overall. Combined, both the soft and heavy sides make a balance experience for doom or heavy metal fans, and Mountain Throne should become a well appeciated addition to their collection. While the EP is limited, hopefully a full length will be released soon so the music can be spread more widely.
- Altar Of Reason
- Endtime
- Serpent's Heathland
- The Forest
- The Merry Men
Cyclone Empire
Reviewer: Colin McNamara
Jan 15, 2011
Jan 15, 2011
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