Bastards Of The Skies - S/T

Bastards Of The Skies debut album on Meltdown Records is a bit of a Stoner Metal fans delight.While they have shades of Crowbar,Down,High On Fire and even Saint Vitus within there songs,there is enough of there own sound to make them unique enough for most people.From the first track "Deputy Lou Ford" you know you are in for quite the ride,hold on tight because band is quite extreme in places.The opening track starts off with feedback like a lot of tracks on here.More about that later...After the feedback they launch into a monumental riff before moving into a more traditional stoner break in the song.The next 2 tracks blend Doom with more standard extreme Metal sounds that at times sounds a little Hardcore."You Foe" and "Traitor In The Herd" move in the Doom tradition but not real slow but not real fast either.They put their own stamp on these songs especially with the vocals that are very aggressive in parts."Michael Fucking Dudikoff" is a brain melting headbanging track is one of the picks of the album.

The rest of the album is more of the same but the final track "Kubrick Zirconia" is a killer closer.Like i mentioned before the use of feedback is a bit excessive in places so they may or may not affect what you think about this album.Personally it dont bother me,hell i listen to bands that have entire songs full of feedback.This is a great album and cant wait to see where the band goes in the future.They deserved to be more popular than they are.Check out the album....8/10