Full text of reviews (BLACK RIVER):
Planet Mosh - Rated 5/5
http://planetmosh.com/doomsday-outlaw-black-river/
Doomsday Outlaw are a five piece from Derby who went into the studio to produce this, their debut album after reaching the East Midlands finals of Metal to the Masses but narrowly missing out on a spot at Bloodstock Open Air in 2014. Fast forward a year and the album Black River is out and the band are back at Metal to the Masses. They’ll be competing in the East Midlands semi-final in June. On the evidence of Black River I’d say they have a good shot at reaching the finals again, and maybe even getting to Bloodstock this year.
Debut albums can be a bit iffy, the band hasn’t quite got their sound down yet, or they can play great live when no one really notices the mistakes but can’t do it in the studio. Having only been together since late 2012 Doomsday Outlaw might have been expected to fall into this category, but in fact nothing could be further from the truth. Black River is an incredible debut. From the beginning of title track Black River, as doom-laden an intro as you’ll ever hear, through the riffs of Down and Judgement Day you’ll be three songs in and arguing with anyone who’ll listen that there’s no way in hell this is a debut. It’s so polished, so brilliantly produced, but also as raw as hell and so powerful you just want more. Carl Batten’s vocal comes straight from his boots. It’s deep, rough, but each line is sung in such a way that you feel he’s trying to teach you a lesson, like you must listen because he’s telling you something important. It’s a quality that reminds me of Neil Fallon, and a comparison to Clutch is always a positive coming from me. The band’s Facebook bio states, “Groove and feel are as important as power and volume. We aim to leave you wanting more!” I love that sentiment, there’s no point in just making people’s ears bleed. Be as loud as you want, sure, turn it up to eleven, but if I can’t hear the melody I’m not interested. This is an album so full of “groove and feel” you think they must have taken that statement as their mantra. The slower tracks, New Salvation and Hallelujah show off the vocals but the tracks which stand out for me are the ones where the guitars really go for it. The tone is such that you’d almost believe this was a band straight out of the South, Skynyrd-esque riffs that can’t get any more amazing until all of a sudden they do. Thin Line is my standout track of the album, I defy anyone to listen to it without instantly wanting more.
Doomsday Outlaw will be at Metal to the Masses East Midlands semi final at the Intake Club, Mansfield on June 20th. Planetmosh will, as always, be at Bloodstock and I hope Doomsday Outlaw will be too. On the evidence of Black River there are huge things in their future.
Rated - 5/5
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Worship Metal – Rated 8/10 [ALBUM OF THE WEEK]
http://www.worshipmetal.com/features/doomsday-outlaw-black-river-album-review/
Another day, another UK Southern-Metal championing band of leather-lunged, Hard-Rockin’, whiskey-drinkin’ mutherf*ckers attempting to emulate their transatlantic cousins. Luckily for us, Doomsday Outlaw not only do a mighty fine impression of Clutch et all, they have also added a hefty dose of exceptional songwriting nous to the brew and the result should be enough to have you happily staggering and slurring from the first sip.
Overflowing with songs that’ll have you envisaging matted-haired ‘mountain men’ – a song title incidentally – blindly swigging from moonshine brewed in their own piss, big pendulous balls swinging between their tree-trunk legs, living in a wood cabin built with their own hairy hands and decorated with the dead skins of animals they’ve eaten raw….in Derbyshire. Or, to be slightly less vulgar and a little more realistic, just imagine the huskiest, dirtiest, riff-filled explosion of a Black Label Society/Lynyrd Skynyrd love-fest! That should give you some indication of the kinda bluesy Rock ‘N’ Roll Doomsday Outlaw are pedalling.
Highlights? There are plenty. “Judegment Day”, “Back On Track” and “Blind Eye” are Worship Metal favourites but the whole thing rumbles through your guts like all good Southern-Metal should. In 2015, albums like this are ten to a penny; Black River just happens to be that particularly shiny penny that immediately captures your attention and stands out from the rest.
Rated 8/10
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Maximum Volume – Rated 9/10
http://www.maximumvolumemusic.com/review-doomsday-outlaw-black-river-2015/
Self released brilliance from the Swamps of the East Midlands
You know those Heavy Metal band name generator pages you get on the Internet (this reviewer is Iron Spawn by the way)? Well, sometimes equally you just know by a bands name what they are going to sound like.
So it was, when Doomsday Outlaw’s new record dropped into our inbox at MVM Towers the other week, that we got rather excited at what we assumed was some kind of NOLA inspired stoner metal effort from the U.S.
We were half right.
The first part, yeah, of course it was correct. And the riffs here are thick, the vocals low and it all sounds like Down, COC, and a little closer to home a touch of Orange Goblin, but Doomsday Outlaw, rather than being from across the pond, are from the East Midlands. They are also a new act. Competing in this year’s Metal To The Masses for a place at Bloodstock, and this is their debut effort.
However if the band name prepared you to some extent for the sound, you are absolutely not ready for one thing: how good this record is.
It kicks off with the title title track, a great weighty slab of Southern metal and roll, a superb guitar sound, riffs that just about restrain themselves from punching you in the face and talk about a groove! “Back On Track” is better still, adding a sort of BLS feel, while singer Carl Batten possess such a rich, down to earth voice that it almost dares you to disagree with him.
There’s admirable light and shade on offer too. “New Salvation” is a huge sounding ballad, but comes with the warning that “I’ve had all I’m gonna take.” “Bed Of Lies” is a more twin guitar, conventional metal track, the opening gallop wouldn’t be amiss on a latter day Saxon album, and drummer John Willis slams throughout, while “Hallelujah,” is a slower, crushing piece of work.
Best of all, though, are a pair of songs that stick closer to their Southern fried roots. “Mountain Man” stomps around like a hairy beast and actually has you believing that these five men here are from the Prairies instead of the Peak District – and actually sounds not unlike the mighty Monster Truck while it’s about its business. However, the absolute jewel is “Judgement Day,” like Lynyrd Skynyrd drinking moonshine with Clutch and Motörhead, this is the song that surely deserves to push them into the public conscience.
At a gig recently MVM was at recently, one of the bands remarked onstage that it was the best time ever for the unsigned metal scene in this country. “Black River” is further proof of that.
Let’s not burden a band who has been formed for less than two years with the weight of silly expectations, but just instead say this: Doomsday Outlaw have released a brilliant record, and you need to seek them out forthwith.
Rating 9/10
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Midlands Metalheads – Rated 4/5
http://www.midlandsmetalheads.com/james-reviews-doomsday-outlaw-the-final-chapter-phoenix-calling-prophasis-and-venrez/
If you’re looking for a mid-tempo dirty southern sounding metal album, Derbyshire’s Doomsday Outlaw’s debut is a good choice. 11 tracks of heavy and groove-laden riffs. What brings the album down for me is vocalist Carl Batten’s attempt at sounding like he is from the American Deep South and not Middle England. This however doesn’t stop this from being a great album. Notable songs include Down, New Salvation and Bed of Lies which will make you to struggle to believe that this is their debut.
Rating 4/5
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Metal Rules – Rated 4/5
http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=June&year=2015&pos=18
Derbyshire, England’s Doomsday Outlaw might be the least “British”-sounding band of all time – and in this case, that’s a great thing! What I mean by that purposefully oblique opening line is this: BLACK RIVER, the independently released debut from Doomsday Outlaw so perfectly nails the swampy, filthy southern heavy metal vibe that I immediately assumed that they were from somewhere in the Southern United States.
As the title track kicks off, the sludgy downhome riffs stomp into the room blazing a trail for Carl Batten’s mountain man bellow, which brings to mind similar backwoods warriors Scissorfight (man, I miss those guys!). Every song swings a ten-ton sledge to your cranium embellishing the mid-paced Southern music theme; whether it’s the melancholy grind of “New Salvation” or the melodic (relative) speed of “Bed of Lies” the band members prove themselves equally adept at kicking ass. As mentioned though, the bulk of the album is comprised of buckshot-spewing groove metal fit to fire up your inner redneck.
If I have one complaint, and only one mind you, it’s that the back half of the album starts to sound a bit similar after a while. Doomsday Outlaw has obviously found their formula but they rely on it a little too much. That said, there’s not a single song on BLACK RIVER that’s not enjoyable, this being one of the most damn solid albums I’ve had the pleasure to enjoy this year.
It’s shocking to me that Doomsday Outlaw is releasing this incredible album independently – they should definitely be signed to a label. Perhaps it’s because they are a British band playing a quintessentially American style of music but whatever the case, you need to check them out!
Rating: 4.0/5
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Phoenix Rising – Rated 8/10
http://www.phoenixrising.rocks/doomsday-outlaw-black-river-album-review/
Over the last few years, Derby’s Doomsday Outlaw have been making a big noise on the live scene with some outstanding shows.
Now, on the back of a self titled EP, released in 2013, comes their first full length album, Black River.
Title track ‘Black River’ gets things underway, and the opening brings to mind Dirt era Alice In Chains. The crunching main riff kicks in, sounding like a heavier version of Tool. However, once the gravelly, bluesy vocals begin, you begin to realise that Doomsday Outlaw are forging a style all of their own.
This becomes evident on second track ‘Down’, which, in the blink of an eye goes from a heavy grunge influence to a groove laden chorus. And, from this point on, the one word that underpins the whole album is most definitely “groove”.
This is a record that you just can’t help move along to, and the classic rock stylings of ‘Judgement Day’ and ‘Back On Track’ merely serve to highlight this
‘New Salvation’ brings a change of pace, and the opening immediately evokes Led Zeppelin. We’re moving close to ballad territory here, but still keeping things to the heavier end of the scale, and avoiding so many of the cliches that such tracks often fall victim to. A change of vocal style is required here, and frontman Carl adopts a sound similar to that employed by James Hetfield on the slower Metallica numbers. It all blends together perfectly, to create a future lighters in the air classic.
After this, the album settles back into the heavy southern rock groove, from the toe tapping beat heavy ‘Bed Of Lies’, the bluesy ‘Mountain Man’, and the hard rock sound of ‘Hallelujah’.
After another foray towards grunge with ‘Thin Line’ comes ‘Never Train’, a thumping, balls to the wall rocker, before album closer ‘Blind Eye’ finishes things off with catchy riffs and a classic sing along chorus.
On their Facebook page, Doomsday Outlaw state that “We aim to leave you wanting more”. On this evidence, they are certainly doing that. Listening to their debut EP back to back with this album, and the progression is evident.
After narrowly missing out at the 2014 Metal To The Masses, they have already progressed to this year’s semi finals and, if they can capture anything near the quality of this album in a live environment, then don’t be surprised to see them take their place on the New Blood Stage by the time Bloodstock rolls around.
This is a band that have found their groove – and you’ll find yourself well and truly grooving along with them. If you like your rock hard, heavy and downright catchy, then this is the album for you.
Rated 8/10
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Metal Talk – Rated 4/5
http://www.metaltalk.net/columns2015/20159102.php
The East Midlands county of Derbyshire is famous for a number of things, namely world renowned poet DH Lawrence, the Peak District, super nurse Florence Nightingale, the birthplace of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice and most importantly the Bakewell pudding. But famous for loud abrasive rock music it isn't; hopefully that is due to change with the emergence of Doomsday Outlaw.
Formed in 2013, the Derby five piece are gradually cementing a solid reputation mainly due to their high octane live performances. Their grisly, dark, pungent rock n' roll is now unleashed on the public with the recent release of their debut album 'Black River'. The title track opens things up in bestial fashion, held together with a gritty distorted riff; it's an ominous but brilliant introduction to the band.
The guys caused a massive ripple of excitement last year with the release of their self titled six track EP. And judging by this full blooded tune, they've more than gone up a level. If ever there was a rock voice to make you sit up and listen, it's undoubtedly Carl Battens'. Try and imagine James Hetfield mixed with a large dollop of Glenn Danzig, then whack Down up to 11 and you'll see exactly what I mean.
Southern rock has been largely mooted as an influence in Doomsday Outlaws' armoury. The sluggish drawl of 'Judgement Day' certainly encompasses that. One of the early impressions of this album is the instinctive off the cuff live feel. The caustic stomp of 'Back On Track' lets loose an impromptu vibe that's purpose built for the live setting.
I may be putting my life in danger by describing 'New Salvation' as a rock ballad. Not that it sounds like Poison's 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn', but there's sentimental qualities throughout the song, only here there delivered with a dark and doomy edge. And once again Batten's pipes excel, which are rivalled by Steve Broughton's and Gavin Mills five star guitar work, a compelling beast of a song.
If ever there was a song ready made for straddling a Harley and eating up the open road it's 'Bed Of Lies'. Opening with a barbarous clatter the Young brothers would be proud of, it's followed by a simple riff that deliciously effective. I have to say it's been a while since I heard an album that's balls grow larger with every song. The bullish 'Mountain Man' is another southern kissed belter that boasts a big brute of a chorus. its harrowing vibe coupled some fine riffage is pure five star rock n' roll.
While the album up to now hits you with the power of a Category Five hurricane, 'Hallelujah' unfortunately merely strokes you with a sea breeze. Not a bad track, it's just up to now, the bar has been set pretty high.
Not to worry, 'Thin Line' steadies the ship with some Sabbath infused rhythms that is followed by the funk fest that is 'Never Train', which also features some nifty skin bashing from John 'Ironfoot' Willis on the intro.
For a closing track, 'Blind Eye' takes a bit of an unfortunate nosedive, a tad feeble and lacking a killer punch. But this is the only true negative on this album; you will struggle to find a better debut this year of that I have no doubt. As it's early days in the band's existence, these guys will be slugging it out in every hellhole known to man, but if the rock n' roll are worth their salt, before too long, Doomsday Outlaw will be dining at a bigger table.
Rated 4/5
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Crossfire Metal (GERMANY) – Rated 7.5/10
http://www.crossfire-metal.de/10486-0-DOOMSDAY-OUTLAW-BLACK-RIVER.html
Eine mächtige Hammond tut den ersten Schritt, bis warme und tiefbratende Gitarren trocken durchs Gebälk rocken. Diese schleppende Groovemasse wird von Freunden des Stoner Rocks sehr gemocht werden, oder von trendbewussten Völkern als dunkle Alternative Band wahrgenommen, wenn man einen Refrain wie den von "Judgement Day" hört. Die Engländer selbst bezeichnen sich als zehnbeinige Armageddon Maschine und geben als Einflüsse Black Label Society, Black Stone Cherry und Mötley Crüe an. Eine Stonercombo hätten sie ebenfalls mit aufführen können, zumal ihr aus dem Back brüllender Shouter Carl Batten gern den Vocalstyle von John Garcia (Kyuss) übernimmt. In "Bed Of Lies" kriegen sie ihren brummigen Sound etwas beschleunigt, dass Doom entgegen dem Begriff in ihrem Bandnamen als Stilistik völlig ausscheidet. Eine Klasse Scheibe ohne Ausfall ist "Black River" geworden, auf welcher der Fünfer aus Derby schon auf eine gewisse Trägheit setzt, und sich ganz sicher dessen bewusst ist, wie Zakk Wylde seine Songs schreibt.
Note: 7.5 von 10 Punkten
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Long Live Rock n Roll (ITALY) – Rated 70/100
http://www.longliverocknroll.it/doomsday-outlaw-black-river/
Autoprodotto – Aprile 2014 voto 70/100
Mi siedo e prima di premere il tasto play alzo il volume. Non conosco la band, ho letto qualcosa nelle note informative quindi non ho alcun pensiero se non quello di rispettare il consiglio al suo interno del foglietto esplicativo, ovvero ‘Play Loud’. Ricomincio. Mi siedo, dunque e prima di premere il tasto play alzo il volume. Ascolto in sequenza ‘Black River’ e ‘Down’, i primi due brani, sorrido, seguo il ritmo e quindi tasto stop e ricomincio… mi piace.
Sono i Doomsday Outlaw dal Derbyshire e questo che sto ascoltando è ‘Black River‘ album di debutto di questo quintetto britannico. Album autoprodotto e che album… immagino con una produzione adatta ad hoc per loro cosa potrebbe mai accadere (registrato presso gli Snug Recording di Derby e masterizzato al Subsequent Studios di Nottingham).
Sonorità tra heavy doom e stoner, potenza souther rock, acida cattiveria e splendide atmosfere cupe, oscure, tetre con lontani bagliori di luce profana che come fulmini in lontanaza rischiarano un cielo tenebroso disegnando nell’oscurità volti, figure, fantasmi e riff carichi di energia. Passaggi esasperati e perversi, ripetuti e riproposti che si rincorrono aumentando la dose di ossessione, che affiancata ai mid tempo costanti e possenti, lega a doppia mandata l’intero lavoro. Gli amanti di questo stile potente e soffocante gioranno anche e anche se ci si rende immediatamente conto che non ci si trova davanti all’album del secolo, ‘Black River’ è davveo un bel lavoro in cui le componenti ‘potenza’ ed ’emozione’ la fanno da padrone.
Tra i miei brani preferiti? La title track di certo, l’ho già detto all’inizio, e la seguente ‘Down’, e poi ‘Mountain Man’, ‘Thin Line’, ‘Judgement Day’, ‘Back On Track’, ‘Never Train’ e la conclusiva ‘Blind Eye’. Perchè questi brani? L’ho, in buona parte, accennato prima: emozione, durezza, sonorità e riff, lampi di luce fra le tenebre, ritmi soffocanti, linee di voce, bei solo ricchi e possenti e dose di malinconia…
Doomsday Outlaw, promossi…
curiosità: John ‘Ironfoot’ Willis crea il suo brand di batteria ‘Ironfoot’ e Indy è sponsorizzato dal marchio italiano JHS pedaliere per basso…
Voto 70/100
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The Midlands Rocks – Rated 7/10
http://www.themidlandsrocks.com/doomsday-outlaw-black-river/
Release date: 13 April 2015
Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Not every album needs to be ground-breaking, to push the genre forward on the next step of its hairy evolution. Sometimes all that’s needed is to plug in and rock. With balls, passion and commitment. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the debut LP by Doomsday Outlaw.
This Derbyshire five piece play heavy, groove infused authentic Southern metal… hang on, I hear you cry… authentic? Derbyshire? Well yes, vocalist Carl Batten has his rebel yell down pat! He genuinely does sound like a bearded, check-shirted, oily baseball capped, beer swillin’ good ole hoodrat. And hey, everywhere has a South, right? So, I’m guessing he’s from South Derby. See… Southern rock!
The title track lets us know what we’re in for. A deceptively slow, doomy keyboard note leads us into a stomping, fuzzy riff fest with Hetfield vocals and chugging guitars spinning off into some nice twin lead harmonies. The all-important groove continues with ‘Down’ – which is exactly what it says it is – a downtuned, growling, insistent thing with a deep tone and a hint of no-frills biker rock about it. And that Harley and whiskey aroma pops up on several other tracks, notably the heavy boogie rifferama of ‘Hallelujah’- both of which bring to mind those criminally overlooked late 80’s/early 90’s also rans – Circus Of Power. And anyone who remembers them will agree that’s no bad thing!
So, what else do we have? More of the same really with minor variations – all lean, stripped back and ready to hit the road, which is where Doomsday Outlaw are in their element. ‘Judgement Day’ has some nice, scuzzy slide geetaw while ‘New Salvation’ is a heavy power ballad with a guitar-centric finish that wouldn’t have been out of place on Black Stone Cherry’s latest. ‘Thin Line’ has a mega greasy bass intro that leads into a slinky, sleazy riff that would sound just perfect blasting out of your favourite, grungy, neon-soaked strip club… if, erm, you frequent those establishments… ahem.
And these boys can certainly bring The Heavy. Several riffs are soaked in Eau De Zakk Wylde (ewww!) and ‘Bed Of Lies’ boasts a Mastodon style intro, some serious double kick drumming (played, no doubt, on drummer John Willis’ own ‘Ironfoot’ brand drums) and thrash fills spinning around it’s almost industrial strength central riff. But really this album is all about the groove, which here is impeccable and present in spades. The tempo of most of these songs is very similar but that’s all part of the deal – the whole album can play as one heavy, bourbon drenched, heads down groove thang! It’s good, no nonsense, old fashioned, brilliantly produced stuff, created to be played live…with horns flashed in abundance.
Rated 7/10
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Belfast Metalheads
http://belfastmetalheadsreunited.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/album-review-doomsday-outlaw-get-groove.html?spref=tw
ALBUM REVIEW: Doomsday Outlaw get the groove on in Black River
INDEPENDENT act, Derbyshire-based Doomsday Outlaw, caught us by surprise when we slipped it on to listen. We read so much PR blurb that we are now born skeptics - but this time the blurb is justified.
Their album 'Black River' is a slab of groove based southern-influenced heaviness. From the stomp 'Bed of Lies' to the brooding 'New Salvation' they manage to tick all the boxes as Carl Batten growls his way through the tracks.
Opener and title track 'Black River' rolls like a tank over the listener, as Steve Broughton and Gavin Mills weave guitar strands around the song's structure.
'Down' has a riff-laden swagger and battle sensibility, while 'Mountain Men' snarls like a backwoods bastard of heavy blues. (Are there any mountains in Derbyshire?)
Throughout the release there are hints of BLS, a smidgeon of Down and CoC and similar, but there is no sense that this is derivative. Instead Doomsday Outlaw have their own sense of purpose.
Indy's bass keeps the whole thing rolling along, while John 'Ironfoot' Willis stars with his unfussy battering of the kit - proof that you don't need to be copying Neal Peart to lay down impressive drumming, you just have to deliver what is needed for the song. Very impressive.
'Thin Line', 'Never Train' and the title track really caught our attention, and this album deserves to catch even more people's attention
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Samer Bata – Rated 4/5
http://samerbata.com/doomsday-outlaw-black-river-review/
Doomsday Outlaw made a great name for themselves on the live scene since their early EP. I have seen them several times on stage rocking and grooving. So, when I heard that they are releasing an album, I jumped on the opportunity to review it. I wanted to hear if they managed to capture that live attitude they bring on stage, that sort of attitude that reeks rebellion, eeks out blues rock and gets everyone moving to their grooves. The answer is YES!
This album reminds me at times of those dark moments that Metallica’s Load and Reload brought (great albums, don’t get me started) then they swiftly move to Black Label Society laden riffs and vocal styling to some thrash. If you want a genre then I would say this is a Stoner/Blues Rock/Hard Rock collection of songs.
The albums quieter blues moments are a must to listen to. With all the heaviness and groove, those moments are stand out – its about good music and heavy bands need to find the balance, Doomsday Outlaws did it perfectly here. New Salvation sums it up perfectly (would make a great single too).
Musicianship:
There is no questioning this element of Black River. The band are tight but provide ample groove to be a rock band. The album sounds like its been recorded live and has a live feel! Remember those early grunge albums and those stoner albums that sounded like this? Pearl Jams VS comes to mind in terms of feel! a well deserved 4 skullbeanies!
Songwriting:
Blues rock through and through. The heavier moments are heavy and are balanced with a softer side at times. Great guitar moments when solos kick in. heavy rock blues formula followed religiously and this creates a consistent sound!
Album opener Black River is a stand out track, followed by Down – brilliant rocking tune.
Slide guitar on Judgement day breaks the early sound of the album and jumps into a fine groove. For some Alice in Chains/Black label Society goodness check out Never Train.
Stand out tracks on the album, for me any ways and this is a hard choice to makes, are Mountain Man, Down and personal favourite Black River – just becuase of that dual guitar sound and excellent arrangement! Great choice to start an album. New Salvation is potential single for me, great feel and excellent song!
For a modern rocker check out Back on Track!
Recording Quality:
Great live feel. Doomsday Outlaw are tour dogs and play live constantly and put a solid show, great thing then they decided to go for a live sound that captures them in their elements. Big guitars and huge overall sound. For an independent release and a band doing it on their own, this is all you want. Great fuzzy/overdriven guitar tones, punchy bass lines and great loud drum sound with clear vocals (despite the throaty element to them). The band’s basic elements where captured and put forward with panache and finesse.
Not many release where you can hear all instruments clearly, despite the fuzzy and over-driven tones, the mix is subtle and clear.
Lyrical Content:
This album has a varied lyrical theme. Best I found that I can relate to where Black River and Down, the album openers.
Mountain is what I like to hear from bands: personal, thought provoking and yet anyone can relate to it, an anthem for sure.
New Salvation provides the best lyrics on the album. open and honest, I can’t ask for more.
Final Thoughts:
From the moment you hit play on Black River, you are under no illusion that this is a blues rock album born and breed with American southern tastes wrapped up in British Northern attitude. To me, it reminded of the first time I head Metallica’s Load and Reload ( I love those albums, they were a constant in my teens and adulthood, so this is a good thing). Riffy, loud, grizzly, fuzzy tones with whiskey drenched throaty vocals, punchy bass grooves and power drums with a few great soulful solos and a jumpy festival-like attitude that resonates through out, This an album worth listening to and worth starting a Friday night with. For me as a fan of the band before this album, I am now an absolute supporter, Doomsday Outlaw have produced a opus that is consistent with their sound and image, excellent music and a worthy blues rock and hard album that I can see rivalling what bands like Black Stone Cherry, Crowbar, Down are doing now. There is no hiding the fact, these Derbyshire lot have made a very point with Black River and it is a point worth noting!
A great guitar based rock and blues album that is done right!
To purchase the album head over here http://www.doomsdayoutlaw.com/store
Rated 4/5