Sollubi are a Pennsylvania/Ohio four-piece who spewed forth a type of Doom Dirge that sounds it was recorded in a dirty swamp somewhere.At nearly a hour long but only 3 tracks long,this is not the easiest CD to digest in one sitting.The CD begins with the shortest and fastest track "In Violation " which attacks with some real power and a type of Grind Sludge if there is such a thing,the guitar work on this track is hectic.After this track however you get to the real meat of the album."The White Witch" is a Psychedelic Doom Sludgefest that features long instrumental passages but also releases a wall of noise and feedback.A monster of a track that is as downtuned as it is drone filled,the lyrics are particularly of interest,something about a "pussy that is like a neutron bomb".Not quite sure what the message is here but it caught my ear ha ha.For the most part is pretty minimalist but still a real thick sound complete with a disturbing lyrical approach.At 20 minutes it is a real effort to get through the track,they are one of those bands that require a few listens to fully appreciate. The third third track "At War With Decency" clocks in at over 28 minutes and features what i consider to be their best riff of the album.The only problem is you have to sit through close to 20 minutes of the track before you will get to that bit.The track crawls along,without many if any sudden changes but is one hell of a torture filled Doom track.This is a album for the Hardcore Doom purists because if you suffer from a short attention span then avoid this album.I think the entire album only has maybe 10 to 12 riffs at that most which is the element that will either attract listeners or repel them in droves.Trying to compare is also difficult but think of Boris at their most droning or Electric Wizard at their most ponderous and you get the idea.There is the odd Sabbath meets Saint Vitus moment but this is much more nasty and bleak.Some people will hear this as a masterpiece while some people will be climbing the walls in torment.I am in the middle of those two,check it out but give it a few spins before judging. 8/10
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