"beam machine" : DOOMSOWER's new single

After the "earth" demo last Autumn, here's the new recording from Portland's trio DOOMSOWER, a band that delivers some rather Traditionnal  Doom wih a very fuzzy and crushing approach.

"Beam machine" contains two new songs and  is pretty much in the same vein, though the little psychedelic touch is not as present, "replaced" by a slight 80's  Metal edge that is certainly accentuated by the type of sound...

This is indeed a very garage recording, kinda sounding like a rehearsal tape, which has the advantage to reinforce the authenticity and crushingness of their style but the inconvenient to limit the thickness of the fuzz... Songs are great and very personnal, but for those who don't know them yet, I would recommend to listen the "earth" demo first, to identify  and enjoy the particular style of the band and then get into this new stuff more easily...

Now here's a few lines from Justin (guit/voc) about the band's actuality :  

"What we have here is the 'Beam Machine' single. Two songs to keep your attention until we release more new tracks shortly. It features our new addition Leviticus Neptune on bass (he has one hell of a voice as well).
Please contact us via our Facebook or bandcamp page (where you can also donwload it for a buck) if you'd like a hard copy of the single.
2012 is shaping up to be a great year for us. New recordings to be unleashed, new songs in the works, and some awesome shows in the Portland, Ore. area comin up. Keep an eye out for the "Ceremony of Sludge" that's happening here March 2nd-3rd. Showcasing us and other great up-and-coming heavy bands in the Portland area.

Thanks for checking us out and give us a shout on our facebook page.
The cougar roars, get out of this joint!"

-Saint Justin Doom-

http://doomsower.bandcamp.com/album/beam-machine-single
http://doomsower.bandcamp.com/album/earth-demo

"earth" new demo by DOOMSOWER - available via free download !!!

After their first album "vintage era" released through DMA rds in the first days of this year and some line up changes, this band from Portland (Oregon) has recently released a new demo called "earth" -available via free download- ... First I clicked on the link with curiosity, you know like when it's free you sometimes tell yourself "oh, why not, there's nothing to loose ?!" I didn't need several listenings to admit what became obvious "oh shit, I did well, this band fuckin' rules " !!! I really wonder why they aren't more known, despite being on Ed Barnard's label and above all having such talent to display awesome trad' Doom ?!!! So many many many releases come out regularly, DOOMSOWER prooves again and more than ever that it's almost impossible not to miss sometimes great bands.

But everyone is given here the opportunity to catch up the mistake to have "neglect" them, so let's hope that this new line-up and demo will be a kind of booster to get the recognition they fully deserve.

Saint Justin Doom ( vocals/guitar) has been indeed joined by The Doom Rocker (bass) and The Beard Of Doom (drums), forming certainly now a more homogeneous entity, stronger both musically and humanly.

DOOMSOWER style didn't change radically at all, still pretty much influenced by the referent of trad' doom SAINT VITUS and some of its best apostles Reverend Bizarre and The Gates Of Slumber, musically and vocally wise, with Justin's singing sounding brillantly like Scott Reagers or sometimes Karl Simon.

But they aren't a copy of anyone at all, it's just that the type of sound and structures remind these bands.

Songs are on average not as long as previously (the album contained 2 songs lasting 14 mn) which gives more catchiness; production is in some parts just average but this is a demo and all in all it does fit pretty well with this raw and gloomy style of doom.

I especially enjoy "el camino real" and "stone pussy", raw and crushing with some very skilled solos by Justin showing a wider range of influences (eyeing a bit on blues), while "meteor" has a more intimate mood but introduces in some parts an external soundtrack that in my opinion doesn't bring anything special, nothing really damaging though.

This band has a deep character, breathing Doom with authenticity and nobility, just for that they deserve respect but that's not all, so give them a new chance by downloading this new demo and believe me you will quickly become a new addicted fan, like I did a few days ago !!!

http://doomsower.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doomsower/139547379413565