One Listen Review
1st Listen 12 Dec 24
Reviewed 13 Dec 24
Lord Sin – Confessions
Larvae Records
Released 13 Dec 24
Confessions, the 2nd album from Lord Sin is a strange affair. With psychedelic rock infused doom, this Portuguese duo have delivered an album that, in theory, should hit a home run every time. So why do I find it so one-paced and plodding?
First of all, there will be a market for this album. Folk will love it, and no doubt it will be for a good reason. It may be the delicious guitar that overlays the serious doom undertones on many of the tracks, first rearing its head on ‘The Presence’ and continuing in ‘Living Sin’. Perhaps they will love the decent vocal delivery that is omnipresent throughout. There are a number of reasons.
However, ultimately the 6 tracks on offer provide little in the way of variation. The drumming is a masterclass in monotony. There is little variation.
The doom element of the underlying riffs again lack in variety. All this could be covered if Lord Sin brought the heavy. But alas, Confessions isn’t heavy enough for these ears.
Confessions is an album featuring long tracks, the shortest is a tickle under 7 minutes. The lack of variety leads to a listening experience that drags, and an album that lacks any form of dynamism.
It is an album that, ultimately, is inoffensive. Lord Sin are sitting in a genre featuring bands with seriously heavy albums, some of which have been released this year. The lack of heaviness coupled with the albums plodding nature means that this is unlikely to go beyond my one listen.
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