Clouds Taste Satanic - Your Doom Has Come album review

Clouds Taste Satanic - Your Doom Has Come

We've been told never to judge a book by its cover since we were children. But, with album art like that, how can one not insinuate that Brooklyn, NY based doom-metal band Clouds Taste Satanic's Your Doom Has Come isn't going to be anything less than spec-fucking-tacular? Let's all be real here, you first see this album cover and expect it to be a great fucking album; I know I sure did the moment I saw it on Bandcamp. And, even more so as I ripped open the packaging of the vinyl the band sent to me last week. And, allow me to inform you with the utmost confidence that your implication of greatness would be right on the money.

Your Doom Has Come released on September 1st 2015 and follows up their lengthy two-track 2014 debut, To Sleep Beyond the Earth. It features six instrumental tracks that incorporate fuzzy, sludgy filled guitar riffs, bass lines that make you groove and drumming that pummels your eardrums into oblivion. This quartet's approach on the genre is one for the record books, setting the bar well out of reach of imitators. A thunderous album that rears its head at its listeners, forcing multiple spins in order to fully comprehend the silent story taking place within its grooves.

Clouds Taste Satanic immediately toss you to the demons with the opening chord to the first track, "Ten Kings," an eight-and-a-half minute expedition that traverses the nine planes of Hell. Merging hazy guitar tones with some mild-mannered, thunderous drumming, "Ten Kings" is all one can ask for in a Doom Metal track. The ambient, almost atmospheric lead guitar places you in a state of hypnosis, allowing your body to sway and move with every beat. An amazing opener, it puts you in the mood for how the rest of the album is going to unfold within your ears.

Your Doom Has Come is a fantastic record for those interested in exploring a genre where vocals and lyrics seem to reign supreme. Considering the fact that it is entirely instrumental, you need to piece together the story in your own words and imagination. Clouds Taste Satanic have done an exceptional job laying the groundwork for their extremely promising musical future with this album. Don't allow the lack of lyrics to hinder your enjoyment of what is an extraordinarily captivating musical venture. Imagination is needed for this album, close your eyes and allow Clouds Taste Satanic to overtake your mind's eye, spitting you deep into a world where angels battle demons, countries inflict war upon each other, or Autobots battle Decepticons.

With Your Doom Has Come, the story is entirely up to you. This album just provides a captivating soundtrack for the backdrop.

Clouds Taste Satanic have been booked on the first annual Doomed & Stoned Festival occurring November 18th & 19th at the 5th Quarter Lounge in Indianapolis, IN.

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