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WITCH MOUNTAIN
"Cauldron of the Wild" (Profound
Lore; 2012)
Reviewed by Mike SOS
After a lengthy absence and a major lineup switch, Witch Mountain have finally found their retro gloomy groove on their third album, the six-track excursion "Cauldron of the Wild."
This female-fronted Portland-based quartet drop dollops of dreary doom metal down the hatch (“Shelter”) while adroitly executing dramatic songwriting with an emphasis on building and falling dynamics (“Aurelia”) to create a unmistakably ballsy and authentically bluesy heavy experience.
Chock full of raw protometal power, mesmerizing vocals courtesy of the scintillating, operatically-trained pipes of newest member (and gamechanger) Uta Plotkin, and a collection of viscous rhythms and snarling riffs masterfully woven together, Witch Mountain possess a genuine oppressive nature and superb composition skills that any doom fan will fawn over.
For more information, check out http://www.facebook.com/witchmountain.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the cover makes you wanna hurl.
Copyright © 2013 by R. Scott Bolton. All rights
reserved.
Revised:
30 Sep 2024 15:31:18 -0400.
