THE HOUSE OF CAPRICORN — In the Devil's Days (review)

THE HOUSE OF CAPRICORN — In the Devil's Days album cover Album · 2011 · Stoner Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"In the Devil's Days" is the 2nd full-length studio album by New Zealand doom metal act The House of Capricorn. The album was released through Swamps of the one Tree Hill in October 2011.

The band site artists like the badass doom/goth rock/metal act Babylon Whores, the ultra doomy and melancholic Type O Negative and the stoner/doom metal fathers of Black Sabbath as their main influences and that´s more than audible in the music on "In the Devil's Days". Heavy doomy riffing coupled with more groove based doom/goth rocking metal and a melancholic atmosphere. The two opening tracks "All Hail the Netherworld" and "Les Innocents" speak loud of the music style and diversity on the album. The former being a hard rocking doom metal track with a catchy chorus while the latter is an ultra doomy and very Type O Negative influenced song. The band seamlessly go from one music style to the other and make it work well within the context of the album. You´re never in doubt that it´s the same band playing.

The album is very long with it´s 72:55 minutes long playing time, and it´s an album that takes time to fully appreciate. The long playing time is necessary though as The House of Capricorn generally write rather long tracks. The shortest (excluding "Canto IV" which works like a shorter interlude) tracks are around 5 minutes long while the longest track on the album ("Horns") is a 14:04 minutes long beast of a track.

The band are well playing and the organic sound production brings out the best in the music. Paired with strong songwriting those elements make "In the Devil's Days" quite a great listen and I´d say a 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.
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