REVIEW OF CULTT OF SHE BY BRYAN BLAKE

 CULT OF SHE 

SOUTHERN DOOM 

Cult Of She is a hybrid band that will blow your fucking mind. Influences consisting of hard core punk, fuzz metal, grunge,stoner metal, and that dirty raw sound we “ live “ music addicts crave. Southern Doom is the latest offering from this band, and it flows like a keg after a mosh. 

Songs like “late bloomer” and “ cottonmouth “ smack you in the face with aggressive guitar playing, howling vocals, and a rhythm section that pounds like the drums of hell. Their use of tempo’s and dynamics affirm that this band is well rehearsed and well versed. “ Dent”, is one of my favorite tracks on this album, it has a killer blend of grunge, death, hate, and agonizing lyrics that everyone can relate to. This song is an example of this band demonstrating it’s range in all things metal. 

This album has a great guitar tone, fuzzy, and at times utilizes that crispy stack clean to build a hellashish chorus, like on the song “ widow” which howls like old school manson with the angry vocals Blythe. I love their use of pedals, pitch shifters, and all manners of kool little nuances that are webbed  on this album. I love the use of feedback and noise, because it sounds like I am standing in front of the band, the use of gang vocals even make it feel like a show. This is a hard thing to do, especially for aggressive bands, they do so effortlessly. 

A special shout out to the bassist and drummer for their monstrous and tight arrangements throughout the album! This is a must have and will fit perfect in your collection, next to the stooges, nirvana, agnostic front, black flag, the melvins, and chase it with some code orange.

REVIEW BY

Bryan Blake