Druid Lord - Grotesque Offerings

http://www.secret-face.com/

#PER CHI AMA: Death/Doom

Definitely death/doom of a vibe throughout. They're a killer boon to the metal industry offering something quite unique. I really like how the guitars are with such low distortion alongside eerie tones on top of the low burly licks. They don't speed up too often in the songs. They're mostly just slow thick songs with vocals that are also burly. It all goes with this epic vibe Druid Lord has potentiated. I am totally digging it because there's not a lot of bands that choose these two genres all into one. The sound quality was good as well. This is like something that comes out of a horror movie. It's creepy in a way.

The album is about an hour long and they show the listener some dark and spooky sounds all along the way. These guys don't fool around in terms of the doom that they portray throughout. I wouldn't even say this is death metal that it's more doom metal than anything else.

The guitars are the most noteworthy elements along with the vocals. These tempos don't seem to get fast at all throughout. They are death like and totally underground. I liked the leads too! There were some elements of faster tempos but most of this album is doom metal kind of like in the vibe of older Draconian. But the guitars are thick and chunky. They don't fluctuate throughout they keep from going too fast. The vocals are low and at some instances shriek like. I'd have to say that this whole release was definitely fulfilling. And they keep you in the know with doom metal variability.

The guitars throughout were slow and depressing. I think that there's only a select few instances where they play fast. This is just so down of an album you cannot listen to it if you're in a depressive state. It's totally awesome but the whole thing just puts you in a frail state. I think however that I like this album more than their newer release because it carries with it the utmost sense of morbidity and misery. The guitars are continuing to sound low throughout the album and the riffs are slow for most of the songs. I think the leads are quality. I would just characterize this band as a doom metal band because the death metal portion isn't too prevalent. Be sure to check this out! (Death8699)

(Hells Headbangers - 2018)
Score: 75

https://druid-lord.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque-offerings

Druid Lord - Relics of the Death

http://www.secret-face.com/

#FOR FANS OF: Death/Doom

Totally brutal and intriguing at the same time! I love their death/doom genre(s). The music is slow, but it's catchy and admirable. I loved this whole album. I thought that they had everything covered on here. The music first and foremost and the vocals are SICK. They fit well with the gloomy guitar riffs. The leads are solid as well. Overall, a monument of an album. The tempos are just moderate but the musical aspect is what's to admire on here. They totally kick ass! They know exactly what they're doing in the musicianship of the band. They seem to have it all down. The songwriting, vocals, guitar and production.

I liked the fact that not only were depressing type of metal to play, but even some of the synthesizers played a part in the grim compositions. They had some reverb to the guitars and the guttural vocals leads the way to this ear throbbing death/doom. The tempos are like that of say Draconian but slower and all death metal vocals. The music is like no other. They use a lot of tremolo picking but the drums double bass kicking goes well with those riffs. There were even some acoustic guitar riffs but not for entire songs. They were mainly intros to the what's to be brutal/doom types of songs.

The sound quality was rather good and I have no complaints in that respect as well. They did the music justice. I would say that there's many highlights to this album. Most the music and vocals. I'm not sure about the lyrical concepts but that doesn't really matter. I've found this band to be at the utmost of intriguing music. There are two guitars that play somewhat of harmonies but it doesn't take away from the brutality of the songs. These guys are nothing overly special, they just know how to write good songs. I mean, I respect this band, but I feel like they could've done better with some of the riffs.

There's many good songs and songs that you can't go wrong with. Here's some of them: "Mangled as the Hideous Feed", "Immolated Into Ashes", and "Monarch Macabre." I think all of these songs are catchy and to the point. There's nothing I would change on here because all of the tracks are worth mentioning. These guys have been around for over a decade and it seems like you can't go wrong with any of their releases. They are just on top of their game musically. Like I said, they just know how to piece together good underground music. A release in 2022 that you shouldn't overlook! (Death8699)

(Hells Headbangers - 2022)
Score: 77

https://druid-lord.bandcamp.com/album/relics-of-the-dead