Back in the end of the Nineties I had 3 albums that at the time I did not realise would shape completely my music taste years down the Line, they were by Iron Monkey, Will Haven and Neurosis. 2 of those bands have had countless copy cats over the years but Will Haven never had anyone that would come close (at least not for me) with their life ending heaviness and creative streak that could not be matched….. Until Now!
TORPOR are a band that I fell in love with instantaneously, so much so that I booked them off the back of hearing just one song for one of my WPC nights and it turned out to be one of their first live shows with the line up that you see today. I loved them so much I booked them for my next show and would quite happily have them on any bill that I put together, so to say that I was looking forward to this album is quite an understatement.
Starting proceeding with 10 minute opener ‘from This Time’ this track has been in their Live set for some time and its crushing heaviness and incredible build up is captured perfectly on record with producer Wayne Adams (Death Pedals, Shitwife, Ladyscraper) knowing exactly how to get the best out of this band. Every song completely matches (and exceeds) the creative bleakness that Will Haven have had on albums like ‘Carpe Diem’ except they have the amazing dual vocals of Nat and Jon which just makes this a near perfect record for me.
It is worth noting too that I love a good Female vocalist that can scream like a monster and Nat is high up there on my list of favourites, Nats vocals have improved so much on this record too compared to their initial release back in 2012, this is highlighted on track ‘Abandon’ which is so immensely heavy and the low guttural roar of such a small young lady is quite unnerving. This for me is a track that I have yet to hear live and shall be very much looking forward too!
In conclusion, this is quite possibly the longest review I have written for some time which shows how excited I am about this release… Its Crushing, Creative, Mind Blowingly Heavy and a Damn Masterpiece.
LONG LIVE TORPOR!
this beauty is being released late February on HEAD OF CROM on vinyl and BLACK BOW records on Cassette.
If you want to order the Vinyl you can by emailing THIS ADDRESS
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