Review by Sonny for Trebuchet - Trebuchet (2020)

Dave Gilbert, the man behind Trebuchet, is one half of the Norfolk doom duo Dark Matter and is a man of impressive musical ambitions. Although resources are limited, Dave's compositions are wide-sweeping and encompass genres from doom metal, classic hard rock, old-school heavy metal and progressive rock. For this project Dave has enlisted the help of Shayne Joseph from Aussie doom outfit Eldritch Rites on guitar and backing vocals and to help with songwriting.

As with his Dark Matter releases, the vocals are the weak point and although they aren't terrible they are a bit reedy. The production is also a bit on the light side, but the riffs are solid and the lead work is pretty damn good too.

Most of the album is based around Reverend Bizarre style doom metal, but also strays into hard and progressive rock territory, particularly on The Devil's Den.

Doom devotees who need a dose of classic doom metal and admire a band with a vision who give it their all should definitely check this out.