Dunbarrow is a new 5 piece Norwegian band that I recently
saw and met at the Pstereo Festival in Trondheim, Norway. The band had just
returned from playing 9 shows in the UK and had quite some stories. Anyway,
this is their debut album, having previously released a 7” record and a few
demos, of which most of the songs appear on the LP. The album is a beautiful
gatefold LP. The band collaborates with a man named Richard Chappell, who wrote
most of the lyrics for the songs. The bands clearest influence is the Swedish
band Witchcraft and early Pentagram. Try and Fall starts things off and the
vocal delivery and vibe is very much like the first Witchcraft record but with
a more modern sound production, not quite as raw. The Wanderer has a more
aggressive guitar but a similar slow stoney groove. The end fade out features some acoustic
guitar but sadly fades out as he begins to play a solo. You knew I was a Snake is
a slower track with some a lot of lyrics. The band do not have many guitar
solos, which is a pity since they have two guitar players but there is a short
one on this track. My Little Darling is slightly more evil sounding and some
cool guitar parts. Lucifer’s Child ends side A.
Guillotine is a sort of
ballad with some nice vocals. The Crows ain’t far Behind is a bit more bluesy
with some nice guitar parts. Forsaken reminds me so much of Witchcraft. Witches
of the Woods is a really hypnotic track with a great riff and the longest track
on the record with some longer instrumental parts. While the band is not
offering anything very new or original they have written a set of pretty cool
songs with a great sound and vibe. For sure you need to play this one LOUD. Fans of early Witchcraft should check this
out.
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