Members:
J.W. -
Drums
M.S.F. - Bass
B.G.N. - Guitar
T.G.N. - Guitar
M.F.L. - Vocals
Denmark’s Demon Head is a doom metal and hard
rock band with a preference towards the dark and psychedelic sound. The band
produce angular riffs and the chorus are both demonic and epic.
The Copenhagen-based five-piece serving us a
follow-up to their masterpiece ”Thunder In the Fields” and their seven-track/40-minute debut, ”Ride the
Wilderness” and it sounds good.
Demon Head have come a long way since their
debut. Ride the Wilderness set themselves apart from the heavy influences of
bands like Pentagram and put them more into the sounds of bands like the Swedish In Solitude but not without losing what made them special in the
beginning. The sound is more colossal in scope, it’s heavier soundwise and also
filled with some sinister. It’s driven by bass-heavy tones and put the listener
in a complete darkness surrounded by the psych warmth.
I can assure you that I thought that the two
songs on ”The Resistance” were songs left out from the recording sessions of
”Thunder on the Fields” but after listening I’m not sure anymore. The guitar
work felt more meditative and layered. The dynamic pipes of the singer who
reminds me of Glenn Danzig and Dave Hill,
M Ferreira Larsen has a wonderful accent and his tone brings some horror
and darkness that few other bands in the genre are managed to do. Demon Head
are in my opinion a heavily underrated band but now they finally have grow into
their skin. If you've never heard about Demon Head before I think this EP may be a
nice introduction to them. The Resistance are the perfect epilogue to the
previous albums that pulls from their conceptions and looks to the future.
“The Resistance” are described by the band as
a “homage to those who defy tyranny”. I get the vibe of sitting in a cabin far
out in the woods with a snowstorm raging outside. Everything feels nice but the
undertone of the song gives me a feeling of something scary, creepy going
by just outside the window. Something that's
unmentionable but very frightening. The horror in the past, present and in the
future surrounds the cabin. It’s a moody and subdued song compared to “Rivers
of Mars” and shows a different side of Demon Head I think the listener deserve
to hear.
The Song “Rivers of Mars” are easy to compare
with ”Night of the Demon” and Pentagram .It makes senses but I also see similar
point to the sound of the Swedish band Witchcraft around ”Nucleus” Why? Maybe
perhaps the wailing guitar solos,the feeling of sitting by the campfire
listening to melodies that open all your senses wide.
If your not hooked on the band like I am it
may the perfect time to be. The future looks very bright for Demon Head.
-Doomsdaysjesus
-Doomsdaysjesus
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