The River - Different Ways To Be Haunted

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Genre	Doom Metal	Vicky	Vocals
Tracks	3	Christian	Guitar
Runningtime	22 Min.	-	Guitar
Label		Stephen	Bass
Release	2005	Jonathon Gibbs	Drums
Country	England	-	Keyboards
Similar artists	Candlemass

A new demo from the extremely slow doom metal band The River. Their sound is quite characteristic with dark, heavy riffs and beautiful, melodic female vocals from Vicky. I am impressed that you actually can play this slow without tipping over or something. Vicky's voice is like the crying of a sad angel, and stands for the strength of the bands sound. The three songs kind of melt into each other and form a dreamlike mass. The impression is the same as for their last demo Oneiric Dirges In Mono.

Promising, but it needs a bit more variation to fill up a full-length album. This demo is much better produced though, and does more justice to the music. The sound is low and harmonic and matches the mood of the songs perfect. But there is still need for some more edge, not just a rumbling base.

See also review of: Oneiric Dirges In Mono

Production	Vocals	Compositions
6	8	6

Summary
6 chalices of 10 - David