SAINT VITUS Mournful Cries LP SST Records doom metal the obsessed pentagram NEW
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SAINT VITUS Mournful Cries LP
__________________________________________________________(SST Records)
*** This is a new and unplayed item, direct from the CRUCIAL BLAST shop. ***
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One of the benefits of the recent Saint Vitus reunion tour with the Wino-fronted lineup of the band was SST finally repressing a big chunk of the legendary doom metal band's 1980s catalog on both vinyl and cd, much of which had been out of print or otherwise unavailable for ages. I know that I'm sotked to be able to finally get my hands on some of these releases, especially their 12"s which have been particularly rare. Saint Vitus were responsible for some of the finest doom metal to ever come out of the American underground, and along with The Obsessed, Trouble and Pentagram, pioneered the sound of Sabbath-influenced doom in the 1980s. The Vitus sound was also a gritty one, playing slower and heavier and bleaker than any of their peers, taking additional subtle influence from the hardcore scene and injecting a level of streetwise attitude, rebellion and ferocity to their gloomy, ponderous heaviness that most other post-Sab outfits during this time were lacking, which had much to do with them being signed to the legendary hardcore punk label SST label and touring with Black Flag. No self-respecting doom metal fan should be without Born Too Late in their collection, widely considered to be Vitus's best album, but their other full-lengths are just as crucial listening for anyone into doom metal and classic 80's metal. Along with Born Too Late and their previous album Hallow's Victim, we've also been able to get the 12" Eps Thirsty And Miserable and Walking Dead, the killer 1988 album Mournful Cries (on both cd and lp), and the career-spanning crash course in all thing Vitus, Heavier Than Thou (and how!).
1988's Mournful Cries was Saint Vitus's last alum for SST, and was in some ways their most overtly heavy metal record. Just dig that awesome cover art from fantasy illustrator Lionel Baker, with a multi-headed dragon laying waste to a medieval landscape, rendered in rich detail like the cover to an old Advanced Dungeons And Dragons game module from the 80s. Sweet. As the follow-up to their classic third album Born Too Late, this is a tighter and more musically focused record that, while it doesn't have the non-stop power of the last one and the songs weren't as immediately memorable, does more than deliver on the supremely heavy doom. Wino's vocals sound even more confident and at home this time around, his gravelly roar blending perfectly with those monolithic riffs and a much drearier, darker vibe. Opener "The Creeps" is a short upbeat stormer akin to the galloping metal from the band's earlier records, but the almost eight minute "Dragon Time" is one of Vitus's brain-flattening epic doom numbers, with Chandler going off on a black hole wah-shred eruption as the band digs in to the super-slow Sabbathian dirge. The rest of the album continues the downward spiral into pure doom, from the dour dread of "Shooting Gallery" to the haunting clean guitar and stomping mid-paced doom of "Looking Glass", one of the catchier tracks on the album. "Bitter Truth" is another creeping Sab-style doom plod, but the band kicks back in to the faster metallic chug on the last song "The Troll", which matches another killer Chandler riff to a thunderous low-end groove. Another righteously heavy doom metal album from one of the pioneers, and essential for Saint Vitus fans. © CRUCIAL BLAST
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