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Some people think I always start my reviews telling the style and the country of origin of the band reviewed. Well, to satisfy those self righteous souls, I´ll do my best and I won´t start these lines telling Heavy Lord is a stoner band from the Netherlands. Enough! Or too much? Nothing really impressive perceived through the listening of the 1´s and 0´s contained in this CD, except for some loose groovy guitar riffs here and there, pretty scarce for the taste of a demanding listener as I am. If I got into the body and soul of an average music fan I wouldn´t dislike “From Cosmos To Chaos” at all. Technically speaking and analysing the songmaking, this band is mostly correct. Heavy Lord alternate classic distorted riffs with other hazy dark parts to provide a certain prog feeling or something similar. The main lacks are: the low originality (something usual nowadays... perhaps the guys hadn´t creativeness as a goal...) and the boredom derived from some passages. Some songs are quite long and that fact stresses that dull element. To begin a stoner album with a 11 minutes piece is brave and dangerous, to say the least. It´s hard to be epic and succeed at the same time, and stoner doom is not an easy way to achieve it... As far as vocals are concerned, when they´re supposed to reach intensity matching crescendos of the music, the results are not convincing at all. Other tones used by singer Steve also fail to fit well in the music. Obviously vocals need more work... An average band still trying to find their own way into the scene.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Elephaunt |
| 2. Scorpion Sting |
| 3. The Ego Has Landed |
| 4. One Is A Million |
| 5. While Empires Burn |
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