Description

If anything, Devil is the underdogs favourite – has been for some time in the online community. See, back when I was a casual observer (read just newly getting into doom and whatnot) I witnessed the online music community bolstering Devils six-track demo as sort of a weapon raised against the more well-known and well-supported. The demo, titled Magister Mundi Xum made them one of the underground hits of 2010, and now, one year later, their full-length Time to Repent is at hand. Devil is a very honest doom metal band who carries obvious heavy metal influences. One of their greatest strengths, easily heard in their work, is their utter and complete lack of pretension: there arent any attempts to create grandeur or over-arching, soaring, epic sound. Instead, the band relies on pronounced guitar work, grooves and chuggier partitions complimenting one another, bass that steps forth and goes away into the background and incredible harmony between the three. Their demo cassette (that later was released on both cd and 10 vinyl) were one of the underground doom hits of 2010 so we have been waiting for this full length album with eager. So when the needle finally hits the first track Break The Curse you realize its true what they say, true loves first kiss will not break. Its a trailblazer, it moves you along in the same pace it moves itself along. The guitars alternate between grooving it, letting it ride and pulling it together, and the song brings the image of a wanderer forth with ease. With a solo that fades in when the guitars are just chugging it on, the song is a testament to what Devil is, intends to and will do (blow your mind, in case you were wondering). The complete album is mainly a thrilling and frankly amazing ride into the land of occult doom. Highly recommended

Track listing:
1. The Welcome-intro
2. Break The Curse
3. Blood Is Boiling
4. Time To Repent
5. Crazy Woman
6. Open Casket
7. Death Of A Sorcerer
8. Howling (At The World)
9. At The Blacksmith’s
10. Outro