Lord Of Doubts - Lord Of Doubts (2010)

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Lord Of Doubts - Lord Of Doubts (2010)

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Lord Of Doubts are from Russia and at least (everybody cheer) they are NOT another My Dying Bride clone nor do they have any Goth-Doom tendencies at all. I actually got told from a good source its only been the last couple of years that more Traditional Doom Metal and Stoner Doom has began to make a appearance in Russia. Still its a mystery as to why the Russians have always been so obsessed with the Gothic side of the Doom Metal genre so hearing Lord Of Doubts makes a refreshing change even if is a predictable one. The band doesn't hide the fact they are heavily influenced by dope, the occult and obviously bands like Electric Wizard. Its so obvious in fact, that comparing them with any other band would be totally misleading as they sound like "Witchcult Today" era Wizard in the riffs and the vocals. The vocalist here is almost identical to Jus Oborn but rather than being a rip-off, they put their own spin on the sounds that were invented by Electric Wizard but of course some will be put off by the similarity but not me.

Opening track, "Temple Of The Riff" is like sonic, psychedelic slime seeping its way out of the speakers. The riffs are massive, hypnotic and turning, churning continually building layers upon each movement or section of the chord progression. Just like the very best of Electric Wizard's material, its crushing heaviness all the way but also very infectious so the long running times of most of the tracks never seem that drawn out at all. There is only 6 songs taking up close to 50 minutes but its a very quick 50 minutes listening to this monster of a album. I hate to mention EW once again but Lord Of Doubts also use samples from cult horror films to enhance the morbid, drug induced vibe of the tracks and it succeeds in creating a mood and a twisted vibe throughout. If you have been listening to this style of Doom as long as i have, some of it is horribly cliched especially in the song titles like "Satan's Magick Smoke" for example but thankfully the actual music is killer enough to make forget about such cheesy elements.

Highlights apart from the crushing ambiance of the album opener include "Endless Slumber" and the album closer titled "Electric World" which is literally has LSD in the grooves and this band of Russian riff freaks are not weak in that department. The entire album churns out infectious riff after riff and the laid back Psychedelic vibe keeps the dense, smoke filled atmosphere at its most mesmerizing right up to the last earth-moving notes. While the band is seriously lacking in originality, they are bursting with a passion for volume and hellish riff worship and you got to admire that. The label they are on also deserves your support, "Sekt Ov Gnosis" seems to have their heart in the right place and have a exciting future in front of them if this release is anything to go by. The conclusion i reached with the Lord Of Doubts debut is they simply have the riffs but no originality as yet. However, this self-titled album shows un-tapped potential that shows the band could be a force in the underground within a year or two. They just need to break out of the Electric Wizard mold somewhat, don't get me wrong on this though. I love EW and i seriously dig Lord Of Doubts but its a little too much like Jus and Company. There is only one EW and there should be only one Lord Of Doubts but this is a hell of a killer release anyway and one that will blow the minds of Stoner-Doom freaks everywhere. Load your bongs for this one, you wont be disappointed too much.

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