Dozer - “Through the Eyes of Heathens” Review
Dozer . Through the Eyes of Heathens . 2005. 4 stars .
A solid stoner metal release from this Swedish band. Strong, soaring vocals, fluid bass lines and rolling percussion flesh out an inspired sound that owes much to the fast paced assaults of Kyuss (and their respectable family tree). While Dozer has more in common with 70s hard rock than doom or prog metal styles, Through the Eyes of Heathens is as epic as it is heavy, with impressive solos, riffs and lyrics amplifying its straightforward rock attacks.
Like any good stoner rock album, the themes of Heathens touch on social strife, war, madness and tripping out with creative deft. While the song structures themselves aren’t as mind blowing as say Kyuss’ cosmic Welcome to Sky Valley , this album has just the right pacing and rough-edged character to make it stand out. Between the sludgy, fuzz-happy dirges of Electric Wizard and the Black Sabbath-worshiping efforts of Witchcraft, Dozer fits nicely as one of the more direct, grungy and immediately satisfying stoner metal albums to come out this decade. A must for fans of the genre.
"From Fire Fell"
May 12th, 2009 at 11:54 am
buena banda me patea el craneo!