REALMBUILDER
'Fortifications
Of The Pale Architect'
(I
Hate Records)
I
am pleased to see New York’s Realmbuilder
return
to the pages of Canadian Assault [And
Dead Void Dreams now - ED].
I reviewed their debut album a couple of years ago, it was excellent
and they made me a fan of the band. Realmbuilder
definitely still have that classic doom feel and pacing. Yet at times
the music comes off more as slow and epic heavy metal, damn good epic
heavy metal mind you. They have a very hypnotic atmosphere to their
music, it relaxes me and sends my mind wandering. The music is
relatively simple, but effective with some great meandering riffs and
vocals care of Czar that are half spoken/half sung. Those vocals for
some are probably an acquired taste but I find them mesmerizing,
during sections they are absent I find myself waiting for them to
start up again. There are some good, subtle guitar fills / leads on
here that really add a some flavour to the song, but the band are
careful not to over use this tool. Fans of bands like Manilla
Road,
Cirith
Ungol,
Saint
Vitus,
Morningstar,
Brocas
Helm,
Ironsword,
Paul
Chain
(more in vibe than sound) etc., I think you will absolutely like and
probably even love Realmbuilder.
(Dale
Roy)
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