| Brimstone Coven: New Cosmic Hymn From Retro/Doom Metal Sorcerers Now Playing At Revolver
Release Day Draws Near
As retro doom metal sorcerers, Brimstone Coven, prepare for the official unveiling of their self-titled full-length and inaugural release for Metal Blade Records, today Revolver Magazine summons forth the cosmic echoes of “Children Of The Sun.”
Spawned in Wheeling, West Virginia in 2011, Brimstone Coven manifest a captivating amalgam of dark, smoky cult rock that echoes the eerie reverberations of Black Sabbath and Pentagram, mixed with the classic rock expressions of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, all the while preserving a vintage rock sound mixed with a style all their own. The outfit’s Metal Blade debut boasts seventeen inebriating tracks of manic occult conjurings – a combo of their self-released full-length and EP complete with new mastering and the vintage art renderings of Creighton Hill.
In an advance review of the offering, Metal Underground relays, “Brimstone Coven should appeal to most of the occult rock set for its vintage sound and supernatural atmosphere that pervades throughout the album. The band’s use of dynamics is fantastic,” furthering that, “the band’s members have major chops and their foray into the occult is certainly alluring.” Against Magazine notes, “the dry sound can refer to Led Zeppelin, the blues soul derives directly from Black Sabbath and the solid structures scream Pentagram, but somehow Brimstone Coven manage to do it with a bit of own musical personality and self-consciousness,” while Sea Of Tranquility concurs, “this is not your typical stoner/doom release by any means. There is a psychedelic feel throughout the album that drifts between the riffs, adding the right amount of atmosphere and a somewhat spooky element that works quite well.” Adds The Obelisk, “Brimstone Coven is an album that righteously engages the tenets of classic doom. There’s an early ’70s sway to the material, a looseness in the rhythm section of bassist Andrew D’Cagna and drummer Justin Wood, that gives the chugging, grooving riffs of guitarist Corey Roth both meat and movement, and vocalist ‘Big John’ Williams meshes with this modus perfectly, the layers of his voice harmonizing and calling to mind the natural feel and melodic range of grandiose ’70s prog, working with the music surrounding to give cuts like ‘Behold, The Anunnaki,’ ‘The Black Door’ and ‘The Séance’ a mystique without sounding overblown or needlessly theatrical. It’s a careful balance and Brimstone Coven execute it well.”
Fall into the gritty, psychedelic rock swagger of “Children Of The Sun,” courtesy of Revolver Magazine, at THIS LOCATION.
And if you missed it, check out “Behold, The Anunnaki,” still streaming at The Obelisk at THIS LOCATION.
In related news, Brimstone Coven will bring their bewitching odes to the stage with additional ceremonies to be announced in the weeks to come.
Brimstone Coven:
07/31 31st Street Pub – Pittsburgh, PA
09/27 Chronic Tattoo – Cleveland, OH
Brimstone Coven will be released in North America via Metal Blade Records on August 5th, 2014. Preorder you copy at THIS LOCATION where you can also sample delightfully jam-laden fifth cut, “The Grave“.
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