![]() ![]() ![]() It has a bluesy vibe you might encounter in a seedy Arizona dive bar and highlights all the band’s strengths: Norén’s emotive voice, more hooks than Velcro and bass thicker than a brick, finally culminating in a lengthy Skynyrdian solo that keeps you engaged throughout. Centerpiece “Money” is the album’s biggest asset, however. “Bells from the Underground” has a slightly darker tone and pounds its riff into your skull with a sledgehammer. “Ghost Town” is a great way to open the album: full of fire with a riff that would make Clutch proud and ending with a great, groovy solo. It combines well with the joyous, energetic riffs not far removed from Fu Manchu. Vocalist and founder Norén produces one-half of the authenticity of the geographically challenged band with a strong voice and a playfully offhanded inflection. ![]() With two records already under their belt, these boys have a confident swagger and straightforward gait, focusing on catchy riffs, a solid yet playful bass, and the voice of a 22-year-old kid cruising through Palm Desert in an open-top junker. Of course, this has everything to do with the locations that spawned the genres in the first place, which only adds to my amazement that I find myself staring down the third Scandinavian stoner album in a month.Ĭaptain Crimson are a different beast than the two debuts I praised before, however. On the other side of the pond, we expect thrash from the Bay Area, metalcore from a local Hot Topic, and stoner metal from California. We expect our black metal to come from Norway, our melodic death metal from Sweden or Finland, our poorly translated power metal from Italy. Metal sub-genres tend to be tied to certain areas of the world. ![]()
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