Earthride / Doomraiser - Split 7"

Doomraiser and Earthride - two of the greatest doom acts to ever walk the earth have teamed up for this excellent little 7" and as an extra dose of awesomeness, Scott "Wino" Weinrich guest stars on the Earthride track titled 'Supernatural Illusion.' Let's start this with Doomraiser who are one of my favorite bands ever, they have released one killer album in 'Lords Of Mercy' and then released the even better 'Erasing the Remembrance' full length. That album was a 70 minute monster of flawless traditional doom-metal and they made it even more essential when they released it as a double vinyl with 2 bonus tracks, one of which was 'Dune Messiah,' originally performed by Aussie 70's proto-metal legends Buffalo. Along with those monumental releases, they have also done a split with Midryasi called 'Behind The Same Cross.'

Moving forward to last year, they recorded 'Guardian of the Great Eye' for this split 7" and it continues their impeccable high-standard of classic doom. They have always played in a general, varied style of doom-metal and this track is no different. They take the very best of influences from early Black Sabbath, mixing it with the modern doom sound of Electric Wizard and the prog-doom leanings of Cathedral. They also don't forget about traditional black and heavy metal either as inflections of Celtic Frost and others can be heard. 'Guardian of the Great Eye' is classic Doomraiser and is simply, perfection in my doom book. Earthride don't let their side down either with 'Supernatural Illusion' as this tune rips along in typical Earthride apocalyptic sludgy doom fashion. The guest appearance of Scott "Wino" Weinrich is not that important really as I hardly notice his presence to be honest. Punishing and devoid of any subtly, Earthride never let you down. This is an excellent 7" that was limited to 500 copies so I don't know if it is still available or not but my advice is get it anyway you can.......Perfection......10/10
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