BLACK TUSK — Set The Dial (review)

BLACK TUSK — Set The Dial album cover Album · 2011 · Sludge Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Genre: sludge metal

Uptempo and with aggressive vocals, Black Tusk's hardcore-tinged approach to sludge metal is quite refreshing, given that most sludge metal bands these days seem to emphasize heaviness and progressive experimentation.

The base sound of Black Tusk's "Set the Dial" is undeniably the characteristic heavy and fuzzy sound that defines sludge metal, and the riffage is also mostly full of Southern groove, but Black Tusk largely refrain from the heavy and slow tempos that a lot of sludge artists make use of, instead opting for faster hard rocking tempos, occasionally touching thrash metal velocity.

The vocals are aggressively yelled, reflecting the punky roots of early sludge metal, but overall, "Set the Dial" does not strike me as being overly aggressive - which could be because of the 90s alternative rock/metal feel that also characterizes the album.

recommended to fans of sludge metal who need an injection of singleminded, focused uptempo music.
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