The Wandering Midget ! Pretty funny name huh ? I have had this on a CD for a while that a friend gave to me but finally got the real deal last week.When you first hear this band,the obvious Reverend Bizarre comparisons come up but after a few listens you soon realize they have there own thing happening. Their EP "I Am the Gate" was hailed as one of the most promising entries in doom metal scene and that was 100% true. Because the Finnish trio really showed that they can play a critical role with their dark, gloomy, obscure, old (very old) school doom metal. "The Serpent Coven" is an album that mixes 70's gloomy heavy rock, ‘80s classic metal and most specific NWOBHM and contemporary doom metal a la RB (which again owns too much to the old stuff).
Is it retro? In a sense yes, since the production deliberately refers to these sound colors. There are elements of Witchfinder General, Cathedral and Witchcraft in their sound too that lead to a tempting approach of doom metal.The songs themselves are quite long for the most part and the original vocals of Samuel Wormius may not be to everyone's tastes.The title track and Family Curse are highlights but the whole album is solid with not much filler passages.This is a pretty good progession from their ep so they can only get better.8/10
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