Ashen Mortality
Ashen Mortality
Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt
Those of you who've wondered what Ian Arkley of Seventh Angel has been up to will have their answer in Ashen Mortality. Together with his fiancee, Melanie-Sarah Bolton, they've put together a devastating tape of three brutal songs with all the heaviness you'd expect from dear old Ian.
Ian describes the new sound as doom metal -- a label that fits well, although I'd add that the band has a speed metal crunch to its guitar sound, and they go after it speed-wise occasionally in "The Darkest of Nights."
After reviewing too many (shall we say) "light-stepping" projects this time around, it felt great to play a thunderous tape with a monster sound. This one'll require some hassle to order, but it'll be well worth it.