Cost: $1.00
Just to be clear, this is the 6-track version of the EP that came bunded with Rock Hard magazine, not the regularly released version. Only the first 2 songs are the same, and a different set of Party San live tracks are included.
I was aware of the band, but had never checked them out before. Knew they were considered occult rock, but at least on these songs, they often feel more like a straight up retro-hard rock band dabbling with some eviler and more esoteric influences. I was kinda surprised how light this goes on overt Coven/Black Widow/etc. worship based on the bits and pieces I had read about their sound. Most notably, it's lacking the '70s guitar tone, and I thought the amount of weirdness and psych rock influence here was comparatively minimal. Just compare this to something like Norrsken and some of the Witchcraft material, or most of the non-vintage Black Widow Records signees.
All that said, I don't think it's bad at all, just different (and honestly, probably a tad less unique) from what I was expecting. The vocal lines and harmonies are extremely well done. While it is lacking that very live-wire and unsanitized '70s guitar tone, and I don't consider them to be an emulation of any kind of proto-metal sound, a lot of the dual guitar attacks and various licks have quite a NWOBHM feel to them.
Not my favorite kind of thing, but there are definitely some appealing moments, and it was well worth the dollar.
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