Sea Witch
As Above… So Below [2xCS; Small Doses]

As Above… So Below; shit Sea Witch, that’s the name of my favorite Forced Entry (80s thrash) record, and FE’s singer went to my junior high allegedly, so… Awww fuck it, yr all good, so long as you continue to hurt my ears every time you step into a studio to slam a tape track down. This nifty double-cassette never surges above a crawl ‘far as I can tell, save a quick dip on the second tape, and I’m a huge flip-flopper on this topic. Back in the day I was all about bands that try to do everything, the multi-tasker’s approach to music listening, and now I know the truth: The best shit is specific almost to a fault. Sea Witch hone in on the churning, slowww side of the doom genre so hard it’ll drive you nuts if you thought the celebrity guest spots on the last Earth record kicked ass (you dumb pieces of shit). Luckily you have me here to break it to you that they didn’t, and that As Above… So Below doesn’t bother with any of that garbage. No vox, no worries, as far as I’m concerned, and there’s not a single point at which I’d argue a singer is necessary. Hell, I don’t even want Sea Witch to speed up. I’m willing to slide through the slop with them and steam-clean my ears afterward. I’m a huge supporter of the Slow Doom movement, and I think you’ll find a lot of solace in these symphonies, many abetted by strings, despite the booming heaviness inherent. Don’t sleep on Sea Witch even if you’re a little doomed-out.

Links: Small Doses

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