There has always got to be one of those people in the world that says ‘I like the bands old stuff more!’ and sadly today folks I am going to be that man. BOSSKELOID came to my attention about 5 years ago and I instantly fell in love with both previous releases Angular Beef Lesson and The Calming influence of Teeth. The zany sense of humour alongside Nu-metal inspired riffs were a match made in heaven, for me at least!

Now, with Herb your Enthusiasm the band have obviously taken a lot of time to hone their skills and focus themselves on to something a lot more crushing and mature, and they have done an excellent job of creating a release that fits that feel and the current scene of Sludge and Doom in the UK. However, I feel that the sense have humour may have been lost along the way and its for that reason that I was just not as excited on this occasion.

Don’t get me wrong it is a damn fine album and nothing makes me more happy to see so many people embrace what are an incredibly talented band. The complex riffs from Paul are still very evident and Alex’s vocal range is more impressive than ever with his Patton-esque style.. The best song to showcase the true immensity of this album is lead track ‘LUNG MOUNTAN’ which the guys have very kindly produced a visual accompaniment which can be seen below:

So now you have a taste for them go grab the new album DIRECT FROM THE BAND RIGHT HERE