Toner Low - Toner Low II

Another long overdue album review now and its Toner Low's II.Anyone who has the first album from this band knows how heavy and crushing this band can be.This CD is even more so in my opinion,reason being they have a much better production and less blown out sound on this one.The album is split up into four parts so its almost like a concept album except there not much in the way of vocals or storyline.The concept is put together 4 brutal passages of music and make is as cohesive as possible and they have done that.

One of the first things that make this album different from a lot of other Doom/Drone works is the use of synthesizer but this not some novelty,it actually adds to the music.At times things are pretty quiet and then they launch into a riff that will make any Doom fan shit themselves.I mean this is real heavy in the bottom end department.Like i have already said there not a lot of vocals on here but the vocals you do hear get the Dopethrone(electric wizard) kind of treatment.Distorted and full of pain filled anguish.This is a well put together and well crafted album which is available on double vinyl with one track per side which seems fitting for such a monumental piece of work.This is a album that needs to be listened to from start to finish with no breaks.Just soak it all in,the more i listen,the more i love this album.Makes me wonder how they can top it.Time will tell.9.5/10