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Aquarius - THUNDER PERFECT MIND
Not to be confused with the albums from Nurse With Wound and Current 93, *this* "Thunder Perfect Mind" is the full length debut from a Pennsylvanian power trio known as Pale Divine, and it's something we've been waiting for ever since we heard their cut on the Miskatonic Foundation's "At The Mountains of Madness" doom metal comp a few years back. We'd have to say it was worth the wait. The ten tracks of rockin', mid-paced stoner/doom riffage here are sure to interest those into that scene, fitting in with stuff like Spirit Caravan (although Pale Divine is darker and more metallic than Wino's band). Guitarist Greg Deiner's clean but rough and ragged vocals remind us a bit of Metallica's James Hetfield, but especially of Corrosion of Conformity's "Blind" album era singer, Karl Agell. Of course, all these comparisions harken back to the gods of doom, Black Sabbath. Actually there's a whole list of inspirations here (looking at Pale Divine's thanks list in the cd booklet), from the obvious (Sabbath) to the obscure (Leafhound, Manilla Road). But it seems that it's Pentagram who are their big heroes, though. That's obvious for two reasons: they cover Pentagram's "Twenty Buck Spin" and also actually manged to get Pentagram's Bobby Liebling to lend guest vocals/lyrics to their own tune "Dark Knight"!! So, Pentagram freaks (who'd probably like this album a lot anyway) now *have to* pick it up. Supposed '70s inspired stoner rock bands are a dime a dozen nowadays, but here's one of the few with an authentic DOOM vibe, that will really reward your attention. Back to Reviews Back to Pale Divine Home |