Not to be confused with the recently-reviewed Worm Ouroboros, or any of the myriad other bands out there who spell that self-munching serpent’s name in various ways, this North Carolina four-piece was brought to my attention recently because of a Buried Treasure piece I did a while back on a band from the same area called Soulpreacher, who share with this Orobourus a guitarist named Michael Avery.

Where Soulpreacher‘s album Sonic Witchcraft was bent more toward the Southern-tinged sludge for which their home region is famous, Orobourus have a more straightforward, beery rock sound with elements of Hermano, Down, and metal of the old school (vocalist Antares Nicklow indulging in several high-pitched screams on “The Grinder”) without being overly derivative. They played their debut show last May with Beaten back to Pure and (coincidence divine) Soulpreacher, and judging by the tracks on their MySpace — one of which is instrumental and two of which are improv jams; not necessarily a negative — they don’t have much recorded yet. One assumes they’ll get there.

In the meantime, the jams have that “rehearsal room” feel to them that sounds like there are actual people playing those instruments who are actually having a good time, the instrumental grooves, and the two cuts with vocals, “The Grinder” and “Psych,” hold promise of things to come. Glad to see Avery‘s still in it, and hopefully Orobourus keep rocking with a new demo or EP (or something) sometime soon. Goes without saying at this point, but I will anyway, that they’re on the radar.

Tags: North Carolina, Orobourus, Unsigned bands

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