Tyrant’s Kall - Dagon
It’s getting to that time of year again when I start
thinking about my favourite album of the past 12 months. Tyrant’s Kall might not have stolen the top
spot, but I think Dagon will just about dent my top 10.
Starting off with a deathly instrumental that speeds up
towards the end, the scene is gradually set for the splendour of the Lovecraft
influenced, Ia Cthulu.
Now before I played this album for the 1st
time, I hadn’t read the biog, so had no idea that Tyrant’s Kall had a female
vocalist at the helm. So when Esmee Tabasco’s growled vocals appeared, I was both shocked
and pleasantly surprised. Before the songs ends, her style does change, just
slightly, and this is a sign of things to come.
The whole retro Doom thing is in danger of being overdone
already, but Tyrant’s Kall buck this trend by mixing up Death Metal and
elements of Doom with 70s Rock. I think most of the retro female singers borrow
heavily from 60s Hippy Icon, Grace Slick and the situation is pretty similar
here too. With the cleaner vocals containing a mix of Hippy and Occult
leanings. Sinister and groovy, and a joy to listen to.
Tyrant’s Kall remind me of Cathedral in places too, like
the thick groovy guitars on Mankind’s Damnation. A “Huggy Bear, oh yeah”, would
have been a nice addition, had Lee Dorrian not already done that on Utopian
Blaster.
But that should give you an idea of where this album will
take you. It’s heavy as hell in places, but it does possess that feelgood
factor that made Cathedral such an enjoyable listen. So if you want a darker
journey than Cathedral offered up, this could be the album for you.
Another quality release from the good people at Witches
Brew.
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