Black Moth – Condemned to Hope

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BLACK MOTH seem to have gone quiet for quite some time only popping their heads up for a few shows of late but luckily that is soon to end as this new album is prepped and ready to drop alongside an awesome full UK tour with our damn good buddies in LIMB as main support.

This album was along time coming and is a great follow up to their first offering, a lot has changed in the scene since the first album came with bands getting a lot more coverage than a year ago so the timing for this album is perfect. My main concern was that with coverage from alot of more “hip” press areas like NME and the like, it could have watered down the music of Black Moth but I am happy to report that things are heavy as hell, which I for one are very thankful for!

The riffs are immense and there are a hell of a lot of them, with songs like ‘Set yourself alight’ and the ‘Undead King of Rock and Roll’ proving to be highlights very early on in the album. Harriet’s lyrics show a continuation of damn good storytelling and album highlight ‘White Lies’ is a damn belter and sure to be a pit favourite! We even have monstrous Hammond organs on ‘Stinkhorn’ and brooding rockabilly feel to another of my favourites ‘Slumber with the Worm’ there is just so much on this to keep people like myself happy, its damn refreshing!

All in all a damn fine effort from the Moths and can’t wait to catch these guys on October 1st when they hit the best damn venue in London, the Camden Underworld…

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See you at the front!

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