Being my introduction to Godsend, I expected only the finest in death / doom brought together by the mastermind Dan Swanö. The cover art itself is incredibly eerie, menacing, and rather atmospheric; you could tell there was some serious shit inside to be discovered. I went in hoping for some death / doom – I ended up finding some stoner / traditional doom hybrid. What I find puzzling is how odd this band sounds – it’s alternative rock that sometimes kicks into traditional doom. The atmosphere is very stoner like – I should have known. The cover art – it’s so obvious now… the electric mist = Purple Haze!
The vibe is very laid-back, cool, and relaxing; it’s like smoking weed with your best friends on a Friday evening after school. Many times the band will churn out a deafening riff that surges with a grindy tone like electricity through the air, building up with this ominous, dark trend. For the most part, that’s not entirely the case with this album. What really kills any effort in becoming doom metal is the vocalist, hands down. I don’t know who this guy is or where he came from, but he should have been a guest vocalist on only a couple tracks; Swanö should have handled vocal duties. For one, this guy belongs in a completely different genre: his voice is frail, vibrant, very clean, and his accent makes him off-key sometimes. He’s more of a punk / alternative vocalist trying to be part of a doom metal band (if you hear them, it’s much easier to understand). He always has this twang in his voice that just sounds so backward country, even though the band hails from Norway. His vocals are pretty cheesy, and only on a few tracks does he really sound gloomy and somber (“In The Bitter Waters” and “Tranquillity”).
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