Windhawk
Yet another Swedish hard rock band bringing on the heritage of the 70's has arrived, this time in the shape of power-trio Marulk. They've been around since 2007, and made their début available in February 2010 courtesy of Transubstans Records.
What's showcased in the 9 compositions featured are a driving variety of hard rock, often sounding like vintage Black Sabbath playing tunes by AC/DC or vice versa, early doom metal Sabbath style but with the livelier riff patterns and boogie rock tendencies of the electric band from down under as the structure and shape of heavy downtuned guitar sound is placed in.
Add in some touches of blues and folk music, with vintage psychedelic sounds flavouring the proceedings now and then, and this disc is pretty much covered as far as content goes.
This début effort shows promise and talent, especially when the band heads into more sophisticated waters, and while the more sparsely crafted tunes mostly sound pretty interesting at best too it is when these guys gets to be a tad more elaborate that this albums gets really interesting.
Standout track: I See You in My Dreams