Eibon - Eibon EP ( Aesthetic Death )

Eibon are a four piece Sludge/Doom band from Paris and this as far as i now is their only release to date,a brief but crushing 2 song EP.From first listen,the comparisons to Eyehategod come shining through but they also have enough of their own sound to make them unique enough to appreciate what they do with these 2 10 minute plus Sludge fests. Georges Balafas is a real guttural screamer that fits in real well with the lumbering riffs from guitarist Max Hedin.While Eyehategod is the main band you think of here,they add a great deal more atmosphere to the songs than most Sludge/Doom bands."Asleep and Threatening" and "Staring at The Abyss" are both pretty diverse tracks within the Sludge realm offering both some real heavy grooves mixed with some ambient touches.When they launch into a big riff,the sound is huge indeed but at times i felt like the tracks were lacking something.There is however some real potential with this band and seeing as this EP has been out for quite a while now a full length album might around the corner.The band seems have some good shows under their belt judging by whats on their website so they be gathering a following.It will be interesting to see what they do next recording wise.8/10

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