21/11/05

CREOZOTH / CREOZOTH

Swedish Doom Metal band Candlemass’s career has gone through a reincarnation this year and somehow in between touring Guitarist Lars Johansom and Drummer Jan Lindh have managed to record this superb album.

It’s still very much in the Metal vein but it does allow Lars to write material outside the normal Doom territory of Cndlemasss, the material is very dark but still has a strong melodic content which is helped by ex Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Michael Storck who puts in a fine performance, only 1 of the songs on here could have been included in the 2005 Candlemass record and there are only a couple of guitar workout tracks, which are both very good.

This is not out till January 2006 but it will be well worth the wait for this is a fine effort and I think this is only the start of something and we will see more of Creozoth, best tracks; the booze soaked "Intoxicated", the Rocking "State Of Shock", "Forsaken" and Bad Day".

TOTAL PLAYING TIME = 54 mins + 13 TRACKS