Beastmaker - Eye Of The Storm
Shadow Kingdom Records - 2019
7.5/10
Having been around since 2015, Beastmaker have released an overwhelming amount of short releases between demos and EPs, as well as a few full-lengths. Eye Of The Storm is one of the more recent ones. To put it simply, this captures a noisier brand of doom metal that still steers clear of harsh vocals and adds vibrant wails for contrast.
For effect, the vocals are meant to match the more colorful leads. Keeping melody as a priority, the two team up for a rather melancholic feel, which is heard very clearly on “Shadows”. The licks that this one boasts in the solo are probably the strongest part of the EP. Admittedly though, dismal and grungy delivery of the rhythms somewhat swallow this up at times, and everything meshing together comes off awkwardly.
This isn’t enough of a problem to ruin anything, but more of an observation that’s hard to overlook. Stripping that away, the steadiness of the riffing here is solid from front to back. Even when we reach an erupting point in “My Only Wish,” the resolve is strong. So if nothing else, this is a neat release that works as a small doomy sidestep for fans of Trevor’s more traditional projects.
Listen: Bandcamp
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