Caravan of Whores – Present ... A Cosmic Interlude ...

Caravan of Whores is a three-piece stoner/doom metal band based in the UK. Released in late 2010, 'Caravan of Whores Present…A Cosmic Interlude' is the band’s three track EP. The amazingly original artwork designed by Jonah Wimbush grabs your attention but even better is the music which is equally as impressive. The EP comes a total surprise release as I have never heard of the band till now but looking at their Myspace Page it seems to suggest they are a busy band. The band plays an unoriginal but still very good style of riffy doom-metal with some surprise tempo changes and an epic feel.

'Now' kicks off with a repetitive, low-ended riff with great vocals from bassist Pete Smith who has a very good vocal tone that really goes together with the music. The track uses catchy grooves and sense of commercialism without sounding too mainstream but it is certainly on the radio-friendly side of the doom-metal spectrum. The band has been given the 'stoner-doom' by many people but I don't hear it personally. They are however, doomy and very heavy and that is helped along by some powerful production. 'Now' is an epic and is more upbeat than what else on the EP but with heavy grooves and a memorable chorus that will get you hooked.

'Crowfeet Eyes' is heavy as f**k and also very epic with a slower pace and more intense, grim doom riff and atmosphere. It has a long instrumental section made up of captivating riffs and solos that totally crush the listener.


Again they are not re-inventing anything but simply delivering a high-quality doom performance that is hard to ignore. They capture your attention with their infectious hooks. The other track on this EP is also very good; '9 Bar' is even more epic at over 11 minutes long but it never fails at being totally mesmerizing. This is the most Black Sabbath inspired track but they avoid falling into the plodding doom vibe by supplying classy instrumental sections that move and switch directions. There is mid-tempo catchy passages and the blend of fuzzed-laden riffs, droning riffs and the more traditional heavy metal riffs is throughly engaging up to the dying seconds.

This EP is tasteful, extremely well-produced and exceptionally well-played and their song-writings skill are incredible for such a new band; they already sound like seasoned veterans of the doom-metal scene. You can hear this entire EP on their Myspace Page so I urge you to head over there and check out the tunes. I expect to see this band climb the ladder of doom-metal very quickly indeed, this is great..............8.5/10

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