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Camel of Doom Release Terrestrial Feb. 8

Posted in Whathaveyou on January 28th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

UK experimental outfit Camel of Doom return next month with Terrestrial, their first new full-length since 2012. Led by former Esoteric guitarist Kris Clayton, the band follow-up their Psychodramas LP (review here) by pushing further into slow-motion cosmic churn, heavy and expansive in kind. As the two new songs streaming below, “Cycles (The Anguish of Anger)” and “Euphoric Slumber” make plain, if it’s terrestrial at all, it’s extra-terrestrial. Call it progressive doom, call it space metal, call it whatever you want, but it’s definitely Camel of Doom‘s own.

Album is out Feb. 8 on Solitude Productions. Judge them not by their moniker, open your mind, and dig in below:

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Camel of Doom ‘Terrestrial’ – Out 8th February

“The brand new full-length album by the British experimentalists. Starting with psychedelic stoner doom metal, Camel of Doom have come to make sophisticated music mixing doom death metal and sludge doom metal, with a tendency towards psychedelic effects and energetic riffs. Combining groovy moments with lengthy atmospheric riffs, adding industrial motifs to their masterpiece, the musicians paint a wide scale picture of cosmic chaos and, at the same time, harmony expressed with a share of melody. Also noteworthy is the breakthrough the band have made in forming a dense sound, fully disclosed in ‘Terrestrial’.”

After several months of pre-production, we entered Priory Recording Studios in January 2015 to record and begin mixing the record with guitarist/vocalist Kris Clayton’s former Esoteric band-mate, doom supremo Greg Chandler. These tracks represent the results of this session.

The band originally formed in 2002, and performed a handful of shows around the UK in 2004/2005. After a short hiatus, the band continued as a one man project of founder Kris Clayton, then playing with UK doom band Esoteric. Following the release of the Psychodramas LP in 2012, the line-up was expanded with the addition of bassist Simon Whittle. For the recording of Terrestrial we were assisted on drums by the extremely capable Thomas Vallely (Lychgate, Omega Centauri). The band has recently become a three piece with the addition of Ben Nield as a permanent drummer. This has allowed the band to play live once more, with shows planned throughout 2016 and beyond.

Kris Clayton – Guitar/Keyboards/Vocals
Simon Whittle – Bass
Thomas Vallely – Drums (Studio Session)

Engineered by Greg Chandler and Kris Clayton
Mixed and Mastered by Greg Chandler
Produced by Kris Clayton
Art by Daniele Lupidi

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Camel of Doom, Terrestrial (2016)

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