Earth

Every time you mention Earth to anyone into that genre of music, they'll always go on about how, 'they aren't heavy anymore' and you know what, they're absolutely right. However, the point they're missing is that they're still awesome.

SunnO))) stole their sound and they moved onto something else, get over it. If you want to hear something like that, Stephen O'Malley has about 10 different projects with similar sounds.

Personally, its really refreshing to hear a band that can progress into a different sound, still maintain their originality, keep some semblance of what they were doing before, take some chances by experimenting with different approaches and still put out and bunch of different sounding/good records I actually want to buy. This is why Dylan Carlson is my hero.

With their latest release Earth steps fully and confidently into they droney country sound they have been developing over the course of their last few records. Channeling Ennio Morricone on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; I am amazed how, on this record in particular, they can play such repetitive riffs, but still keep them interesting sounding with each pass. On each riff, they've cut out all unnecessary notes, leaving only the chord changes you want to hear. Then, carrying your attention throughout the whole record and leading the group from part-to-part is a beautifully toned piano and organ parts. Thus leaving you a beautifully recorded song just chock-full-of-goodness.

Bend over and open your ears Earth and drone metal haters because they dropped The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull to remind you that Earth 'ain't dead yet'.

Keep your eyes peels because they're dropping the LP version soon.


Favorite Track: The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

Rating: 10 Out Of 10