Seum – Double Double

 

 

Seum – Double Double
Self released – 2023
Sludge, Punk, Doom
Rated: ***

It’s the doom ‘n bass trio from Montréal, Canada, coming at you with an entirely new release called Double Double! Where, Seum, the three we are talking about here, doubles up on the grime, the sludge and the blackened screeches. The eight tracks on Double Double deliver thirty-two minutes of hardcore, punk inspired bass work and very choppy metal drums. Best track on the album might be Dog Days though, which might make you do a double take due to the double vocals, the way Noureddine El Ouarite, (who you might know from Mlah! The band he shared with Seum’s bassplayer Piotr), adds his colors to this track and the hardcore breakdown groove it encapsulates, is damn double tasty! It must have been intense and sizzling while recording Dog Days! And damn good to hear the two connect again! The best difference between Winterized and Double Double might be the way the instruments seem to breathe, the air in between them, the fact you can easily focus on the bass or the drums, or the hellish screams. And because of that, there is more groove to detect, and way more sludge dancing to do! Double the amount, if not more!

(Written by JK)

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