With this album I think Drug Honkey
has done something quite extraordinary, they have made the perfect noise. When
first listening to this album I was a bit skeptical but as the first song
turned into the second one I was hooked. This is music filled with so much
emotion and angst it is almost too much to bare. I know this might sound corny
but it is the truth. I have to be honest and say that I write off most bands
playing this particular brand of angst ridden funeral doom as pretentious junk,
don't get me wrong I love allot of funeral doom, but many bands just bore me to
tears. But not guys, oh no, there is something about the music on this record
that has got my full attention. I don't really like the term soul destroying
but I can't really find a term better suiting this album. If I was a religious
man I would say that this is probably what hell sounds like, or maybe a
psychotic break down.
The vocals range from low death metal
grunts to more black metal sounding screams and plain old shouting. The voices
used are varied and this keeps things interesting, since when the pace is this
low, at least for me I get very easily bored. I have a hard time writing
anything really concrete about this album since I feel that I get swept away in
the music almost like I am floating in an red ocean and the only thing that
surrounds me is the music. One thing that stands out form me thou is track 9 Twitcher
since this track consists of the drums playing a jazzy beat and a guitar
playing a lonesome melody (and I'm using that term loosely cause I'm pretty
certain it is just distortion) with some electronic sounds in the background.
This song serves as a great little break from all the torment my ears have
suffered through this record, and I do men that in the most positive way
possible. And if you consider that this song is just a loop of a few seconds
that goes round and round for almost six minutes and was loving every single
loop. You know that these guys have done something right. And for the last track the drone and angst
is back.
The production on Ghost In The Fire is one that fits the music perfectly, it is not
exactly pretty to listen to, but I guess that is the point. The drums has a
good but raw sound, the bass is heavy and guitars, well they are distorted like
there is no tomorrow. There are allot of effects going on, especially on the
vocals, and that just adds to the haunting feeling.
Soooo is drone, funeral doom or just plain
spooky shit you bag, then this bag is for you. It is simply an extraordinary
bag.
Sweden`s Wilhelm Lindh*, "Portuguese by adoption," guitar player, composer and owner of the Doom / Death Metal band The Gardnerz, reviews here in HeavyHardMetalmania.net. Careful and professional analysis to the music and albums with suggestions of what there is to see and hear ... not to be missed. "The wisdom is found in the extremes, all extreme Metal here!".
Sweden`s Wilhelm Lindh*, "Portuguese by adoption," guitar player, composer and owner of the Doom / Death Metal band The Gardnerz, reviews here in HeavyHardMetalmania.net. Careful and professional analysis to the music and albums with suggestions of what there is to see and hear ... not to be missed. "The wisdom is found in the extremes, all extreme Metal here!".
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1.Order of the Solar Temple2.Ghost in the Fire3.Weight of the World4.This Time I Won't Hesitate5.In Black Robe6.Dead Days(Heroin III)7.Five Years Up8.Out of My Mind9.Twitcher [Scorn Cover]10.Saturate/Annihilate |
Honkey Head(Paul Gillis) Synths/Vocals/Samples/Programming
BH Honkey(Adam Smith) - Drums
Hobbs(Gabe Grosso) - Guitar
Brown Honkey(Ian Brown) - Bass
Scag Honkey(Blake Judd) - Guitar/Vocals
"... With the release of their strongest album to date & the addition of Blake Judd to the lineup things are looking better than ever for the band. Together they are in the beginning stages of writing new material with plans of releasing an EP in 2013..."
"The only drug you need is Drug Honkey"
