Stoned Jesus - First Communion (2010) (Full Album)

• published: 10 Apr 2014
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With a name like Stoned Jesus you really do have to investigate into the band a bit further, and when you do you'll find an awesome heavy psyche/stoner/doom with occult influences but more similar in sound to Sleep than Electric Wizard. Consisting of 4 tracks about 10+ minutes in length each it's really easy to get lost in the bluesy swagger and hallucinogenic occult world crafted through sound on First Communion. I really love the way this Ukranian band mixes the more classic slow burning boogie of 70's Doom, but also manages to add more up tempo stoner blasts throughout the album to give it an additional kick and undeniably convert the listener over to Stoned Jesus. The opening track "Occult" has an wonderfully organic riff and the production on this album is very warm and thick. The opening riff of the track cruises along with a tasty groove for a few minutes before it drops several gears into an plodding doom dirge, the likes of which is common but its done here with a lot of taste. The second half of the ten minutes is mostly based around some infectious riff work before the tune goes back home to the riff that started it all, its a very good opening track. "Red Wine" is the shortest of the three tunes here and is straight of the Sleep "Holy Mountain" song-book but with vocals straight from Black Sabbath circa 1972. He does indeed have a "Ozzy" twang to his voice but it suits this tune particularly well, there is more great guitar tones on here that are warm and fuzzy with a bluesy type swagger. "Black Woods" is more Sabbathian worship in the Volume 4 vein, it has a lay back jamming groove but there isn't a lot of riffs to enjoy here. Actually the song pretty much rides the same riff for most of the 12 minutes but its kept interesting with the use of some guitar effects and some killer lead work. The jamming vibe is in evidence throughout as it sounds loose and live while the analog, vintage sounds really capture a mood long since past in Heavy Rock music. Make no mistake, this is Psychedelic bluesy Doom Metal, the perfect soundtrack for bong-hits and despite its repetitive nature "Black Woods" stands out as the best track on "First Communion". The album ends on "Falling Apart" and it gets even more Psychedelic and certainly more bluesy. Like the previous song there isn't much in terms of variation as it is based around one single riff but its hypnotic and full of bass-laden grooves. Debut from Stoned Jesus! Great heavy Psychedelic Doom! Enjoy! 1. Occult - 0:00 2. Red Wine - 10:00 3. Black Woods - 15:05 4. Falling Apart - 26:51 https://www.facebook.com/StonedMeadowOfDoom Check out my new online radio station of the same name! A great station for the best in Psychedelic/Stoner/Sludge/Doom http://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/stonedmeadowofdoom/index http://stonedmeadowofdoom.playtheradio.com http://listen.radionomy.com/stonedmeadowofdoom Also check out my new website for Stoned Meadow Of Doom ~ http://stonedmeadowofdoomradio.weebly.com/