GORSE - Slumber Of Artemis

Gorse from the UK have released this EP which is one hell of a dirty fuzzed out Stoner/Noise Rock release.Imagine Sabbath,Baroness and Kylesa mixed up with the alternative rock sounds of bands like The Jesus Lizard and you will get the idea.There is a lot lot of melodies, well-thought out arrangements and an relentless sense of momentum and doomed out intensity that makes 'Slumber Of Artemis' a rewarding listening experience. 'King of Tyre' is my favorite track here with some incredible changes going from intense highs to dramatic lows.The clean vocals of guitarist James Parker (ex-Hey Colossus) are not quiet what i expected but they seem to fit in well with the bands overall sound.The 8 track production gives the band a muddy sound but it also doesn't seem to hurt the overall sound,in fact it actually enhances the songs.This is some ugly sludge driven Stoner Rock that is hard to put a tag on,there is even times when bands like Godflesh spring to mind when listening to this.There is also a deep element of the 70's but Noise-rock, doom and melody have rarely combined into a sound so organic.Even though is called a EP it runs well over the 30 minutes and you will be happy with their brand of intense Doom laden heaviness.A impressive EP from a band i know little about so hearing this made my day.Heavy !!!!! 9/10 http://www.myspace.com/gorseband