Black Land - Extreme Heavy Psych (2010) (Full Album)

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Italy is psyching out! Midryasi, Stake-Off the Witch, Ufomammut, and now Black Land with their spot-on titled album 'Extreme Heavy Psych'. The title 'Extreme Heavy Psych' hits the nail on the head. These freaks confront the gentle listener with an extreme, but extremely good album. Black Land has imbibed the eccentricity of such giants like Cirith Ungol and the psychedelic genius of Hawkwind from their infancy already. Were they nursed possibly like Romulus and Remus by a she-wolf? Absolutely brilliant guitar soli, space-like synth sounds and monsterlike riffs, brilliant singing. Here everything is simply right! The songs are complex, progressive, psychedelic, but always comprehensible - absolutely no boredom here. Sheer insanity - pure magic! Retro and futuristic style simultaneously. Authentics in the dimension of genre tradition. Right off the bat, with the first song "Psych No. 1," the grooves are heavy, methodical and slow, and the first half of the track is instrumental. Then the vocals kick in - standard doom vocals, nothing sludge here - and the song takes off. A great track to lead off the album; from title to composition. The following song, "Black Wizard," is of the same vein, this time focusing more on the vocals as a contributing member, but still keeping the music alive. With an album titled 'Extreme Heavy Psych,' I expected a bit more psychedelia within the music. There is a hint of psych throughout, but the group must have been more focused on the 'Extreme Heavy' part of the title. Whatever, it works, the doom blending in with the psychedelia, and having the continual hint of stoner in the background. It's a band that prides itself on layers within it's music, and you know how I like layers....thinking man music I call it, and I love it. This second Black Land album, basically, has two distinct faces: on the one hand, it's Punk-ish, raw Rock and on the other hand, it’s plain Doom. It can be rough and very direct-in-your face one minute and the next, it's sinister, anxious and gloomy music, built on simple choruses and rolling and repetitive riffs, enhanced by short solo-ing spurts and a groovy bass that gives an eerie touch to the band's sound (the bass playing really is something to behold). However, the songs can take many detours and show rather complex songwriting abilities - which reminds me a little of the deconstructed melodies of Circle, or the groove-drenched swing of Helmet. The use of electronic effects, droning and whirling, as well as the almost inevitable movie samples, convey a bizarre and twisted horror vibe that adds a lot of atmosphere to their little vintage circus. This is in fact so vintage that it already kind of sounds classic, as if you had already heard these songs before... The music sounds fluent and lively, it has a warming charm, it runs straightforwardly: so much so that it immediately propels you in a late sixties venue, inviting you to join the smoking crowd and to start tapping your feet and nodding your head. On the whole, these guys deliver the goods with a crunchy Rock attitude. A good ol’ ride spiced up with some inventive precious melodic moments (bass work, psychedelic solos, weird electronics) that manage to keep you interested till the end. 01. Psych N. 1 - 0:00 02. Black Wizard - 9:53 03. Life and Death - 15:15 04. Drowning Deeply - 23:51 05. R'n'R Bite - 31:34 06. Holy Weed of the Cosmos (The Great Ritual) - 35:53 07. From the Black to the Rainbow - 38:58 08. Victims of the Cast - 46:00 Support Black Land by purchasing the album here ~ https://bloodrockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/extreme-heavy-psych http://bloodrockrecords.blogspot.it/ Black Land Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/BLACK-LAND-197611966018/?fref=ts

Black Land - Extreme Heavy Psych (2010) (Full Album)

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• published: 08 Jun 2016
• views: 33849

Italy is psyching out! Midryasi, Stake-Off the Witch, Ufomammut, and now Black Land with their spot-on titled album 'Extreme Heavy Psych'. The title 'Extreme Heavy Psych' hits the nail on the head. These freaks confront the gentle listener with an extreme, but extremely good album. Black Land has imbibed the eccentricity of such giants like Cirith Ungol and the psychedelic genius of Hawkwind from their infancy already. Were they nursed possibly like Romulus and Remus by a she-wolf? Absolutely brilliant guitar soli, space-like synth sounds and monsterlike riffs, brilliant singing. Here everything is simply right! The songs are complex, progressive, psychedelic, but always comprehensible - absolutely no boredom here. Sheer insanity - pure magic! Retro and futuristic style simultaneously. Authentics in the dimension of genre tradition. Right off the bat, with the first song "Psych No. 1," the grooves are heavy, methodical and slow, and the first half of the track is instrumental. Then the vocals kick in - standard doom vocals, nothing sludge here - and the song takes off. A great track to lead off the album; from title to composition. The following song, "Black Wizard," is of the same vein, this time focusing more on the vocals as a contributing member, but still keeping the music alive. With an album titled 'Extreme Heavy Psych,' I expected a bit more psychedelia within the music. There is a hint of psych throughout, but the group must have been more focused on the 'Extreme Heavy' part of the title. Whatever, it works, the doom blending in with the psychedelia, and having the continual hint of stoner in the background. It's a band that prides itself on layers within it's music, and you know how I like layers....thinking man music I call it, and I love it. This second Black Land album, basically, has two distinct faces: on the one hand, it's Punk-ish, raw Rock and on the other hand, it’s plain Doom. It can be rough and very direct-in-your face one minute and the next, it's sinister, anxious and gloomy music, built on simple choruses and rolling and repetitive riffs, enhanced by short solo-ing spurts and a groovy bass that gives an eerie touch to the band's sound (the bass playing really is something to behold). However, the songs can take many detours and show rather complex songwriting abilities - which reminds me a little of the deconstructed melodies of Circle, or the groove-drenched swing of Helmet. The use of electronic effects, droning and whirling, as well as the almost inevitable movie samples, convey a bizarre and twisted horror vibe that adds a lot of atmosphere to their little vintage circus. This is in fact so vintage that it already kind of sounds classic, as if you had already heard these songs before... The music sounds fluent and lively, it has a warming charm, it runs straightforwardly: so much so that it immediately propels you in a late sixties venue, inviting you to join the smoking crowd and to start tapping your feet and nodding your head. On the whole, these guys deliver the goods with a crunchy Rock attitude. A good ol’ ride spiced up with some inventive precious melodic moments (bass work, psychedelic solos, weird electronics) that manage to keep you interested till the end. 01. Psych N. 1 - 0:00 02. Black Wizard - 9:53 03. Life and Death - 15:15 04. Drowning Deeply - 23:51 05. R'n'R Bite - 31:34 06. Holy Weed of the Cosmos (The Great Ritual) - 35:53 07. From the Black to the Rainbow - 38:58 08. Victims of the Cast - 46:00 Support Black Land by purchasing the album here ~ https://bloodrockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/extreme-heavy-psych http://bloodrockrecords.blogspot.it/ Black Land Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/BLACK-LAND-197611966018/?fref=ts