Hymns for the Wicked, by DRUID LORD

Hymns for the Wicked

by DRUID LORD

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Dan Hébert Death-doom is probably my favorite subgenre, and Druid Lord delivers. I've seen some complain about the album's mix, and while the guitars definitely got priority, you can still hear everything else pretty clearly anyway.

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	1.	Chamber of Ghastly Horror 04:31
	2.	Witchfinder 05:15
	3.	Castle of Count Sadist 05:30
	4.	Awaken by the Dead 05:53
	5.	Baron Blood 03:15
	6.	Eerie Ways 00:59
	7.	Gorgon Witch 04:49
	8.	Circling of Vultures 05:19
	9.	Druid Death Cult 05:57
	10.	Curse of the Skull 05:59

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Originally released on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on Halloween 2010, 'Hymns For The Wicked' wasn't just another debut album: first and foremost, it signed the brilliant return to form of some of Florida's most seasoned veterans, back to where they belong that is the dirty swamp of extreme metal the 80's way. Death, thrash, doom... Hell, having take part in such seminal acts as EQUINOX, ACHERON, INCUBUS or DIABOLIC, Steve Spillers (drums), Pete Slate (lead guitar) and Tony Blakk (basse and vocals) surely know about them all hence DRUID LORD that works as a kind of combination of all.

Owing a large debt to the mighty CELTIC FROST but also to doom lords such as CANDLEMASS and the very early doom/death scene - the intro alone of "Witchfinder" would have made PARADISE LOST circa the 'Lost Paradise' period proud - and akin to what ACID WITCH achieved on their debut, 'Hymns For The Wicked' is an old-school record that isn't nevertheless stuck in the past just for the sake of it. No, DRUID LORD have just to shave off the crap and take the genre back to its natural source. No gimmick, no female vocals, no modern production, just filthy and dirty doom with a death-metal edge, played with gusto and conviction.

Initially recorded as a trio (the band has since been joined by Ben Ross on rhythm guitar), this debut has lost in two years and a half none of its impact and DOOMENTIA is damn proud to make this intense piece of dooooom available to the public, this time with two extra tracks as bonuses for the diehards, curled from their latest 7 inches 'Druid Death Cult' that got almost instantly sold-out upon its release in April 2012.

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released April 16, 2013

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