Album
Type:
Full
Length
Date
Released:
May 18th
2015
Label:
Self
Released
Sleeping
Volcanoes - Track Listing:
1.Through This World
2.On We Go
3.Up & Away
4.Railway Shuffle
5.I Miss The Sex
6.Walk The Planck
7.Covered In Tits
8.Mind Control
9.Ode To Death
Band
Members
Adam - Guitar
Gary - Vocals/Guitar
Jonny - Drums
Emlyn – Bass
Bio:
A juggernaut of
power blues stoner rock, milked from the beard of Zeus! - Grooving on
a more cosmic perspective with an ecclesiastical guerrilla.
Review:
Ten
Foot Wizard is back with their 2nd album - Sleeping Volcanoes. Almost
2 years since they released their acclaimed debut album – Return To
The Infinite. If you're not familiar with Ten Foot Wizard then where
have you been all this time? If you're a fan of good old fashioned
Blues Rock driven Heavy Stoner Rock/Metal in the vein of Clutch.
Though this album is more blues rock focused than its predecessor.
There is still a ton of heavy Stoner Rock riffs for you to discover
it's that their previous album was way heavier. That's not a bad
thing as this album is a fantastic album in its own right.
Ten
Foot Wizard is more focused on this album and they finally start to
create their own identity. The opening two tracks - Through This
World and On We Go - features crisp vocals and heavy bluesy Stoner
Rock riffs that offer a refreshing change within the UK Hard
Rock/Stoner Metal Scene. Ten Foot Wizard play to their strengths on
the album as they leave out all the progressive rock theatrics for
other bands to deal with. Sleeping 'Volcanoes is the album that Ten
Foot Wizard need to come out with. They could have made an exact
duplicate of their celebrated debut album but they went for something
different.
Classic
70s Rock given a more modern 21st Century Blues/Stoner Rock makeover.
On We Go feels like the band delivering a history lesson of how
British Hard Rock has evolved over the last 50 years or so. I mean
that as a compliment as Ten Foot Wizard have managed to capture a lot
of different moods within the songs 7 minute run time. Third track -
Up And Away - has a more QOTSA style vibe especially with the vocals
and riffs towards the end of the song. If you dig QOTSA classic - Go
With The Flow - then you will find much to enjoy here. I know I did
but I still admire the band for writing a tune influenced by the
legendary Desert Rock Scene.
Fourth
track - Railway Shuffle - is back to normal heavy Bluesy Stoner Rock
business as this song opens with a slow-paced bluesy riff. It has
echoes of 70s Classic Rock once again but I think that's part of Ten
Foot Wizard's sound now. It doesn't take long for the band to offer a
more fast-paced approach though the vocals can be very hit and miss
at times. I'm not a fan of the Americana inspired vocals but I
applaud lead vocalist Gary - for trying something different.
Fifth
Track - I Miss The Sex - sees Ten Foot Wizard inject a welcome dose
of humour with their own style of heavy blues rock inspired riffs.
The band are having way too much fun on this song and no doubt you
will too. It's one of the albums standout tracks as Ten Foot Wizard
offer the right balance between slow and fast paced riffs. The rest
of the album becomes more of a blur as Ten Foot Wizard blast there
way through some spectacular bluesy moments with more great humour to
match. Covered In Tits being another superb song to check out.
Ten
Foot Wizard leave the best two songs for last - Mind Control and Ode
To Death. Both lasting 6:30 mins and 9:30 minutes respectively. It
sees Ten Foot Wizard throw caution to the wind and unleash one heavy
barrage of riffs and vocals that brings back memories from their
debut album. As Ten Foot Wizard even offer bleak soundbytes on Mind
Control for a hypnotic tale of despair and destruction. The
production on the album is superb through out as the album showcases
what a great band Ten Foot Wizard actually is. I'm not going to lie,
I do prefer their debut album to Sleeping Volcanoes but that doesn't
stop the fact that this album is another superb release from Ten Foot
Wizard.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Thanks
to Ten Foot Wizard for the promo. Sleeping Volcanoes will be released
on May 18th 2015.
Words
by Steve Howe
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