1. Horns Of Steel
2. You Jackals Beware
3. Gods In Broken Men
4. Asherah
5. Jezebel
6. Heavenless
7. The Scorpion's Last Sting
8. Parish Of The Obscene
9. The Day Of Rest
10. Oma
11. And The Gnawing
12. Kings That Steal
Genre: Doom Metal
For Fans Of: Mastodon, Kylesa, High On Fire
Second release from Howl which also happens to be their first album, I’d have to say this album has more from the vocalist then the ep did. They've improved a lot from the ep also, instrument and vocal wise. The guitar play got a lot better I’d have to say, there’s never a dull moment on this album everything really keeps your attention on them lyrically, instrumentally and vocally, But when it comes to guitar riffs, Howl is one of those bands that has probably the best sounding riffs you’ll hear, and even the solos are powerful and very common on this album which will have people that play guitar more into it. A few of the songs that stick out on this album would have to be, Gods In Broken Men, Jezbel, Heavenless, The Day Of Rest. I really don’t know if people have complained about the songs titles yet, but the song names seem very controversial. Gods In Broken Men happens to be the second shortest song on the album and the song that I think really packs a punch in the intro and really gets your attention drawn right there, the guitar solo on this song has with really heavy drumming which is really nice, then right after that the vocals come in sort of high in range. The Day Of Rest, longest song on the whole album, a whole 10 minutes of Doom Metal goodness for your ears, if anything this songs intro is pretty catchy with its guitars, it’s not very bad length either, I mean 10 minutes isn't too long, when it has some great solos and some amazing riffs in the song along with deep vocals and seriously good drumming to go with it, with such a great over all sound to it I think this song should have been a little bit longer than it should it is already. I kind of wish the album didn't stop at 9 songs, I really want to hear more from howl in the future.
Breakdown:
Screams: The vocals improved a bit from the ep, they’re more
on the album, also they are more vocals in the songs then they were on the ep,
which rarely had any vocals on the songs and when it did it wasn't for very
long, they definitely changed up a bit from that which is really good and it
does make them sound a bit better, the vocalist is really good at his growl
type vocals and it’s something that people would really enjoy listening too,
but the guitar riffs are what really bring in the listeners I’d have to say.
Instruments: Their instrument play improved, a lot, the
guitars seem to have gotten a lot better than they were on the ep and they've definitely improved with their overall sound which has gotten only more heavier
and brutal than it has soft, which is something that’s always a plus when bands
mature, I kind of like the direction Howl is going and if they get even heavier
on the next release it may as well be my favorite.
Rating: 8/10
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Rating: 8/10
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