Samothrace
Life's Trade
20 Buck Spin (2008)
Doom metal is something that's an acquired taste; either you're a fan of it or you're not, and those who are fans of it will probably go crazy over Kansas four-piece Samothrace's latest offering, Life's Trade. It's a four song album that's roughly fifty minutes long and has no shortage on heaviness. Samothrace are one of the more interesting bands to come out of the doom metal scene lately, and there's a lot more to the band than just heaviness. They take elements of post-metal, psychedelic rock, and stoner metal and mix into their doom metal sound to make one damn fascinating album, but in a good way. To a casual listener, Life's Trade may just come across as another one of "those" albums that is praised by many, but misunderstood by others who aren't into this breed of metal. So, how would this sound appeal to someone who's never heard a doom or stoner metal song before in their life? Well, for one, Samothrace do branch outside their usual down-tempo heaviness on numerous occasions. As I mentioned earlier, they incorporate a lot of different genre styles into their sound, whether it be the occasional post-rock influenced guitar melodies (quite … Read more
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