AKUMA NO UTA

Boris. A doom metal band band like no other and this release is pretty neat, (with the exception of one track) this isn't the most proggy album of theirs however it's still an excellent album, the sounds here this time are Doom, Punk, and Psych (with a tiny bit of prog). Just like Nick Drake's Bryter Layter album (witch the cover is referencing) it opens with an introduction but instead of a peaceful folk instrumental it's a nine minute doom rock drone and like in typical Boris nature it's repetitive but not in a bad way, it's very effect driven (lots of feedback like usual) and it sounds like if a song off of KING CRIMSON'S "RED" was an ambient track it may be near ten minutes but it is not boring what so ever. The next track is a heavy punk track and I don't know if I'm alone here but the guitar tone sounds a lot like KING CRIMSON'S "LARKS TOUNGS IN ASPIC". The song itself also almost sounds like a punk version of an early BLACK SABBATH song (this album in general does really) the album contines with the punk sound on the next track and is pretty good again has the for-mentioned sounds and if you've listened to there "PINK" album then you'd get some enjoyment out of this. Then comes my personal highlight of the album the track Naki Kyoku is the albums twelve minute prog epic, having influences of Doom/Stoner rock, Psych and even Krautrock there's moments here that sound influenced by Krautrockers CAN and man this track is good and my favorite off the album, any prog fan would get a kick out of this, the album then follows up with the last track, returning to the punk sound and is alright but I'm just left a bit underwhelmed by it after that previous prog epic we just had it's not bad by any means far from it but it's again just a bit underwhelming for me. But in conclusion this is an excellent album, not my favorite from them but still a very solid release