Black Pyramid – S/T (Meteorcity)

I have been thinking lately that the quality coming out on "Meteorcity" has fallen a little in the last year or so but now its gone right up there again with one of the best albums released this year.Black Pyramid's debut is a instant classic,featuring “Visions of Gehenna”, “Mirror Messiah” and “No Life King” from their demo plus 6 new tracks this is as good as anything you will hear this year.Anyone who has hear the original demo tracks know how good they are and here they seem to get even better.Guitarist/vocalist Andy Beresky’s use of Sabbathian riffs and the occasional Matt Pike induced melodic groove wash over you.All tracks are complete with killer solo,s,swagger with attitude and a sense of real Doom Metal quality songwriting. “Mirror Messiah” is a standout track along with “No Life King” .Both tunes have a kind of High On Fire feel about them but in my humble opinion are much better than anything that HOF are dishing at the moment.You have the sweeping, acoustic instrumental “Celephais” and the full on boogie Doom rock of “Twilight Ritual” which conjurs up images of Sabbath and Ozzy in a "Hole In The Sky" frame of mind.There is a good dose of fuzz on this record but it is all done in a tasteful way and not overdone at all.Another good example is “The Cauldron Born” which starts off in a melodic way before kicking in the gut with some killer guitar hooks.The closer “Wintermute” is almost like a complilation of all the styles and sounds that are on the album all wrapped up in the one tune.Dynamic and powerful Doom meets classic 70's rock all blended together with a modern crossover edge.This album is almost perfect,just wish it was longer.9.5/10