Mothman and The Thunderbirds – Into The Hollow

 

 

Mothman and The Thunderbirds – Into The Hollow
Self-released – 2021 (May 21st )
Rock, Metal, Doom, Prog, Sludge, Stoner
Rated: ****

It won’t be released till May; but the debut full-sized album Into The Hollow by one man sludge metal project Mothman and The Thunderbirds is sure to kick some serious alien ass and chew bubblegum. And he’s all out of gum… Mothman and The Thunderbirds puts into music all those conspiracies, cryptozoology legends, fables and Ancient Alien theories we all love to hear about. Infused by all sorts of angst, anxiety and fear about what the future holds for this earth and humanity. The man behind the curtains in this instance is Alex Parkinson but he has implored the help of a bunch of guest vocalists and musicians. Extremely dynamic, the push and pull of both riffs and hooks takes his sludgy stoner metal to dazzling and prog influenced heights. Just over thirty minutes of prog and metal that uses a lot of his own growls; as well as other kinds of vocal treatments. And that might be the best aspect of the album; that with the help of all those other voices the album feels like one giant metal opera that masters like Devin Townsend and Mastodon are capable of. Just like the kind of abrupt Hollow Sun ending track; leaving you, feeling lost, trapped and almost at the end of your tether… Until you start the running Into The Hollow once again…

(Written by JK)

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