DARK CASTLE
Spirited Migration
(At a Loss)
MASSEMORD / THE FRONT / VALDUR
3-Way Split
(BlackMetal.com)
FUNEBRARUM
The
Sleep of Morbid Dreams
(Cyclone Empire)
EASPA MEASA / SILENCE
Split
(Acclaim / Sadness of Noise)
BURMESE
Monkeys Tear
Man to Shreds, Man Never Forgives Ape, Man Destroys Environment
(Enterruption)
CONSTANTS
The
Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension
(The Mylene Sheath)
AMBASSADOR GUN
When in Hell
(Pangea)
DUSTED ANGEL
7"
(Corrupt Rcordings)
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Dusted
Angel hails from Santa Cruz, California and are
vocalized by Clifford Dinsmore and drummed by Bill
Torgerson; both of whom made small history by being
members of the hardcore punk band Bl’ast. While Bl’ast’s
sound remotely approximated stoner rock, the band is
largely credited to have been very influential to the
first slew of stoner rock. Especially, Fu Manchu who
have been anything but quiet regarding their
appreciation and going as far as naming two of their
recordings after Bl’ast songs (The Action is Go and the
EP Something Beyond).
Soundwise,
there is definitely a connection between Bl’ast and Dusted
Angel. Which is to say that for today’s standards Dusted Angel
seem to be doing just what’s necessary to make the cut and fit
into the genre. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with
any of these three songs. If anything, they skew the blues based
of the most classic sounding stoner bands in favor of a fairly
more metalized sound, but this has been done before in bigger
quantities and with as much and then some more panache. So yeah,
as a 7” this is a nice introduction, it’ll create expectations. But
that’s about it.
“The Thorn”
opens slow. Like many recordings, it gradually warms up to rock
and roll temperatures via a driven riff and the mature and
natural vocals of Dinsmore. In “Valium 5” Dusted Angel get a
tad more aggressive, emphasis in ‘tad’. There is a nice
crescendo in it, but Dusted Angel waste the greater part of its
3 minutes and 47 seconds just putting the blocks for such a
short plateau. And in the instrumental track “Purple Jesus”
Dusted Angel reminds me of a few Man’s Ruin bands that died by
the wayside years ago. That’s good and bad at the same time.
Once this 7” is done with though, one gets the feeling that
there was very little music in it and that Dusted Angel will
have to put a lot more effort if they want to stand out in a
subgenre that’s as stretched as it can get. Considering, they
are formed by seasoned veterans, the prospects are worrisome.
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