Release
date: April
13th
2018.
Label: Fuzzmatazz Records.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
III
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Tracklisting
1.When
Habits Embrace 06:19
2.Super
High Me
3.Recipe
Of Doom
4.Me
vs. Me
5.Stop
- No, Wait!
6.Queen
Of My Heart
7.To
Rewind
Members
Sven
(guitar, vocals)
Andreas
(guitar)
Jörg
(drums)
Martin
(bass-guitar)
Review
Slow
Green Thing superb new album - III - sees the band continuing playing
the Grunge/Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal dynamics of their last record and
give it a stylish vintage sounding makeover. I'm very happy that the
band have stuck to the similar sound that made II such a great album.
There are a few parts on III where Slow Green Thing do try their hand
at adding different musical elements to their sound. Though for the
most part, if you dig II then you're going to enjoy their latest
album immensely.
Opening
track - When Habits Embrace - is a heavy psychedelic offering with
the band opting for a "less is more" approach. The riffs
are heavy but not as loud as their last album. That is a good thing.
As you can hear different things going on in the background. The
vocals are clearer and more focused. The music is slowly played at
first but still remaining distinctively heavy. The whole feel of the
album is drenched in DOOM based FUZZ. The mellower parts of the album
really standout and you're treated to that strange new and yet
familiar sound on the opening track.
Second
track - Super High Me - opens with a Heavy/Thrash Metal pounding
groove. Though the mood remains firmly in Doom/Stoner Metal
territory. As the lyrics are very tongue-in-cheek and the music
elevates the whole album to a more robust Grunge/Doom based sounding
atmosphere.
The
band carry on this heavy infectious attitude throughout the rest of
the album with songs such as: Recipe Of Doom, Stop - No Wait! and
Queen Of My Heart being the best parts of the album. The lyrics on
Recipe Of Doom deserve special mention as it will perhaps get the
"Stoner" crowd in the mood for ordering a different kind of
medication from their registered Doctor. Anyway, joking aside. III is
a thrilling and well-produced album with Slow Green Thing embracing
the Doom/Sludge/Stoner Metal culture like ever before.
The
album will take a few listens to fully enjoy and appreciate. I'm
hoping on their next record that the band be a little bit more
adventurous with their overall sound. Still that doesn't stop III
being a brilliantly entertaining album and one that sees III being
the perfect companion piece to Slow Green Thing's last album.
Words
by Steve Howe
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