Hole Grove, from Oregon, USA are a doom rock band four piece
with a female singer. No one is credited for drums on the record though but a
guy named Ryan is listed on their web page. The bio page writes them up comparing
them to Bang, Grand Funk and Deep Purple and I have to say this is very
misleading. There are a lot of female singers these days, which is kind of cool
but not everyone digs that.. The album was produced by the band with assistance
from Billy Anderson. The CD/LP features
7 songs. Death of Magic starts things off with a some intense riff rock. Andrea
has a nice voice and tells some interesting stories. I wish it included a small
booklet with more cool artwork and the lyrics. Some nice chorus guitar parts
and a short wah guitar solo. You can hear it below. Nix has this distant sound to start and then it
really kicks in massive and a bit doomy. Like the effect on the bass and a nice
guitar section before the return of the vocal. Pretty psychedelic at the end. Holy
Grove is a pretty long track but again this doomy mysterious vibe prevails.
Huntress is another doomy number with some intense vocals but they really kick
it up with some nice groove which I had been missing a bit. Caravan kicks up
the groove again and you will find your head banging. Hanged Man starts with
some solo vocals that slowly fade up and tell a tragic story. A slow doomy
track to start and then a good rocking groove at the end. Safe Return ends the
album with another uptempo track with some intense vocals. I am still on the fence about this record
after 3 listens. Some cool tracks but not that original, lots of people doing
stuff like this, are they better than the others? You have to decide. I know
people will complain about the singer, as this genre is getting quite a few
female singers and it make you stand out more than the men and a lot of them
sound a lot a like, at least that is what people think or perceive. Give Holy Grove
a chance and check them out and make your own decision.
This is a site where I post reviews of CDs, DVDs, LPs, and concerts. I have been writing music reviews on and off since 1984. I ran a heavy metal fanzine from 1984-1988 called Metal Madness and have been a staff writer for Aural Innovations for many years. I have also contributed to Chrohinga Well (RIP), Bad Acid (RIP), Lowcut (RIP), Roadburn and a number of other zines as well. I recently moved to Portugal so please request the new address and do not send any music to Denmark anymore. Tak..
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