The
Lumberjack Feedback – Hand of Glory (2013)
Kaotoxin
Records
Review by Jude
Felton
There are
some record labels out there that I always look forward to the next release.
The likes of Dark Descent, Mordgrimm and UKEM, among others, have a knack of
putting out consistently high quality music, and it does get expensive. French
label Kaotoxin Records is another such label that are really impressing me,
with some of my favorite releases of the last year or so coming from them, and
now we have another one.
Hot on the
heels of the death metal assault from Darkall Slaves, and their Abysses of
Seclusion single, comes another new single. This time it’s the two-track Hand
of Glory single from French demolition crew The Lumberjack Feedback. Now, aside
from having possibly the best band name ever, and I don’t say that lightly,
they have also released an incredible single. It may only be the two tracks, A
Whisper to the Thunder and The Dreamcatcher, but both clock in at over 8
minutes.
The
Lumberjack Feedback is an instrumental band that delivers a hulking and hugely
destructive brand of doom metal. Complete with two drummers, which beef up an
already monstrous sound, they deliver an almost hypnotic and rhythmic musical
journey. It’s a roaring journey that thunders along, laying waste to all in its
path and then returning to make sure that the job is complete.
The absence
of any vocals, which could dissuade some, is not an issue at all here, as the
music on display is of a consistently high quality over the two songs. This is
the soundtrack to the end of days, and when that arrives you aren’t going to
care enough to be listening to any words. Suffice to say that this is crushing
and bleak, and ends far too soon. Is there a full length album on the horizon?
I bloody well hope so, as if this is anything to go by it will be an absolute
beast.
Track List:
1. A Whisper to the Thunder
2. Dreamcatcher
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