Deadbird – “The Head and the Heart”
This band will destroy your hearing! This cd is ruining my cd player! I don’t know how they recorded this, but whenever I put this thing on, the reverb is so bad, so distorted, it’s actually quite similar to a live concert when you stand next to the speakers (and you’re not wearing ear protection). It’s difficult to hear anything clearly because it all just sounds like gigantic buzzing. Deadbird’s music is thick and massively heavy, the guitar work is totally inspired by Black Sabbath “Master of Reality”-style of guitar sound and riffs; thick. Another reference point is bands like High on Fire and the other Relapse Records bands that specialize in that superdoom/stoner rock with screamed, semi-growled vocals. In addition, the band has quiet, acoustic-sounding moments to go along with the superheavy, plodding sounds. Now, if you want to know whether they are better than this or that band, I cannot help you because I’m no aficionado of superstoner/doom rock, but I do think this is solid, strong stuff. The Sabbath-y riffing is superb, but the vocals are screamed, sort of slow growling, which may or may not matter to people.