GENGHIS TRON, THE CROWN Among Gimme Metal s Top Tracks of the Week
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GENGHIS TRON – Dream Weapon
Back after a long absence, Hamilton Jordan and Michael Sochynsky s fabled Genghis Tron returns, joined by two new members: vocalist Tony Wolski and Sumac/Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn. Full of crushing rhythms but overriding dreamlike vibe, the band builds upon layers of frenetic energy that elevates into a trancy state not unlike Boris with say more synths. It s dense, full of left turns and varied instrumentation, gorgeous harmonized vocals and lush electronics, but heavy indeed, and thread with a very precise needle to coalesce all its sums of parts into one interesting setting. The LP of the same name is out March 22nd on Relapse.
The story of doom metal in 29 songs
The long, dark, winding story of doom metal, told through its most vital tracks – from Black Sabbath to YOB
Words: Nick Ruskell
You could spend a very long time telling the story of doom. Literally, you could, given its frequently slow tempos naturally leading to songs of notable length. But also because its history stretches so far back, and splinters into so many different tangents. From the “scary music” idea Sabbath had in 1970, through to bands who took that idea and really ran with it, to funereal dirges and explorations of doom where it feels like you’re on a different planet to Sabbath altogether, doom is a genre as wide as it is long.