Stardate 12/01/2024 02:08 

Definitely death/doom of a vibe throughout. They're a killer boon to the metal industry offering something quite unique. I really like how the guitars are with such low distortion alongside eerie tones on top of the low burly licks. They don't speed up too often in the songs. They're mostly just slow thick songs with vocals that are also burly. It all goes with this epic vibe Druid Lord has potentiated. I am totally digging it because there's not a lot of bands that choose these two genres all into one. The sound quality was good as well. This is like something that comes out of a horror movie. It's creepy in a way.

The album is about an hour long and they show the listener some dark and spooky sounds all along the way. These guys don't fool around in terms of the doom that they portray throughout. I wouldn't even say this is death metal that it's more doom metal than anything else.

The guitars are the most noteworthy elements along with the vocals. These tempos don't seem to get fast at all throughout. They are death like and totally underground. I liked the leads too! There were some elements of faster tempos but most of this album is doom metal kind of like in the vibe of older Draconian. But the guitars are thick and chunky. They don't fluctuate throughout they keep from going too fast. The vocals are low and at some instances shriek like. I'd have to say that this whole release was definitely fulfilling. And they keep you in the know with doom metal variability.

The guitars throughout were slow and depressing. I think that there's only a select few instances where they play fast. This is just so down of an album you cannot listen to it if you're in a depressive state. It's totally awesome but the whole thing just puts you in a frail state. I think however that I like this album more than their newer release because it carries with it the utmost sense of morbidity and misery. The guitars are continuing to sound low throughout the album and the riffs are slow for most of the songs. I think the leads are quality. I would just characterize this band as a doom metal band because the death metal portion isn't too prevalent. Be sure to check this out!

Rating: 9 (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Death8699
10/12/2023 17:42

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Druid Lord
(USA)

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Grotesque Offerings
1. House of Dripping Gore (08:03)
2. Night Gallery (07:41)
3. Spells of the Necromancer (01:35)
4. Evil That Haunts This Ground (07:02)
5. Black Candle Séance (05:11)
6. Creature Feature (07:17)
7. Into the Crypts (01:17)
8. Murderous Mr. Hyde (06:43)
9. Last Drop of Blood (07:13)
10. Final Resting Place (02:06)
11. Foul Smell from the Cementary (live) *
12. Curse of the Skull (live) *
13. Druid Death Cult (live) *
14. Baron Blood (live) *
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Hells Headbangers Records 2018

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