WITH THE DEAD

Release Year: 2017
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: rigid sludge stoner doom metal

before recordings of their sophomore longplay, UK stoner's finest have updated their rhythm section involving both the time-tested comrade in arms, bassist Leo Smee and drummer Alex Thomas, once recording a Bolt Thrower album, and seven tracks on offer mark more varied and slightly diverse approach to remarkably swampy, filthy sound, evolving with growing tension and tumultuous atmosphere around the cavernous, repetitive riffs, creating a relentless, suffocating vibe, on top of that throwing in more layered guitars, groovy accents, and some ambient dirge moments to get closer to a breaking point, making music sound more unpredictable, while the desperate message remains negatively philosophical, like the band name might suggest