WINDHAND self-titled LP

WINDHAND self-titled LP

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(Forcefield)
*** This is a new and unplayed item, direct from the CRUCIAL BLAST shop. ***


DESCRIPTION FROM CRUCIAL BLAST:
      Here's where it all started for this remarkably popular doom metal outfit from Richmond, VA. Windhand's eponymous debut album just got a recent repress on 180 gram black vinyl in gatefold packaging, which we've picked up along with the CD reissue that comes in gatefold packaging. It's easy to see what it was that caught everyone's ear with these guys, as Windhand skillfully capture the spirit of classic doom metal while producing really well-written songs with staying power. And of course the presence of Dorthia Cottrell is a large part of their appeal as well, her bewitching, bluesy singing imbuing these lumbering Sabbathian dirges with dark magick. They've received all kinds of accolades from the metal community since this album came out, which was followed buy a number of high-profile releases on Relapse Records. In my opinion though, Windhand has never sounded better than they did on this debut.
      It really takes something special to stand out amongst the hordes of Sabbath/Vitus-worshiping doom bands out there. While there's no mistaking the influence of those pioneering bands on Windhand's music, they twist that sound into something more personal and unique, adding an extra dose of psychedelic malevolence to their dark, mournful atmosphere. The guitarists bring a hefty amount of ultra-heavy droning power to the riffs without sacrificing any of their hypnotic tone, and Cottrell's witchy lead vocals drift languidly across it all, powerful and ghostly, her soulful wail echoing through a haze of reverb, sounding somewhat distant, rising like smoke over the pulverizing psych-doom of songs like "Libusen" and "Summon The Moon".
      With those striking vocals, Windhand's molten blacklight vibe becomes all-encompassing, the songs shifting from menacing, slo-mo heaviosity to some supremely brain-melting moments of jet-black space rock madness that emerge deeper into the album, where trippy Hawkwindian effects and cosmic guitar noise sweep across the pulverizing bluesy groove. Those are my favorite moments on the album, delivering a perfect combination of titanic riffage and sky-climbing delirium, heavy and mesmeric, dark and threatening, everything steeped in a sport of rural dread that's echoed in the vaguely Hammer Horror-esque album art. Of course, all of this is what you'd probably expect from this kind of band, but Windhand do it better than most, one of the few bands I've heard that has succeeded in tapping into the same black energy as early Electric Wizard, while sounding utterly American at the same time. Highly recommended if you're a devotee of the slow and low.   © CRUCIAL BLAST
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