Reviews list for Mouth of Oceans - Battlewitch (2015)

Ostensibly a Death Doom release this album is so much more than that. True, the majority of the album comprises a wall of sound of chugging, throbbing, tribalistic doom rhythms overlaid with inhuman death growls, but there are also lighter more progressive and even psychedelic passages that relieve and provide contrast to the crushing weight of the more doomy material. Most definitely one of THE metal albums of recent times and truly something a bit different in the oft-times stagnant-sounding doom scene. If you need convincing, then check out Nemesis or No Doom for the Wicked if you have any taste at all for extreme doom. Not for the fainthearted, though, clocking in at over 80 minutes this wil leave you in need of a stiff drink...