After their previous full length, the excellent 'The Serpent And The Lamb' blew my mind as well as my speakers, now lumbers forth the latest album from Los Angeles Sea Of Snakes called 'Bow To No One' and as with 'The Serpent And The Lamb' this is right on point.
'Bow To No One' sees the band fully embracing a doomier direction that was hinted at with previous songs such as End Of The Sun. There is an abundance of riffs, huge and full of depth for the listener to revel in. I was particularly struck by the grandeur and clarity of the excellent mix creating a more satisfying crystalline crunch to the tracks rather than a dreary thud. Despite the lucidity of the production, 'Bow To No One' isn't overly polished, the undercurrent of stoner sees to that but neither is it choked in fuzz allowing the dynamism of the songs to shine through, songs that aren't shackled by rigidity that this genre often harbours. enhancing the heaviness of the album and allowing the tracks to ebb and flow like magma.
A bastion of doom for 2024
