Limb
We recently featured London based Doom crew Limb on our compilation album, so I figured it was only right we check out what else they had on offer. Formed in 2011 with the aim of making giant guitar riffs and blast hole-sized drum sounds, these guys say they can fill a room with sonic destruction – which sounds pretty good to me! I checked out their demo (available on their bandcamp page) to see what was on offer.
Opening with Black Rat you’re eased into proceedings with a faded in guitar sound, slowly forming around you as the bassy tones gather momentum and grow ever louder. Suggesting that what is to follow is going to be damned heavy, this track soon launches you into a melee of sludgy guitar tones, hammering drum sounds and a guttural vocal line, the whole mix forming a sound which is both heavy and yet somehow intriguing as it grows around you. Alternating between fast and slow, the differentiation in the pace accentuates the heaviness and ensures you’re receiving the full effect of what’s going on. Despite this raw approach to things, this isn’t as heavy as you might expect it to be, they’ve somehow managed to create the distorted and heavy sound without going over the top or taking things to a level where it would destroy the track – the sense of melody remains making this a track which suggests damned good things.
Moving into Daemoness (the track featured on our compilation), the sludgy and bass heavy tones continue to bombard you from every direction, keeping the sound firmly set on the heavy setting. Slow, sludgy, bass heavy and raw, this is a track which epitomises the sound of Limb, taking what could be a relatively mundane rock track and turning it into something heavier and darker. The most striking moment of this track for me is midway through when the heaviness fades and we’re left with the raw elements of the band, it’s a demonstration that these guys understand music and know how to make a track which will keep you engaged from start to finish.
Closing with Dead Voice, Limb seem to go all out to close the demo and leave you wanting more. Combining the two tracks into one to form a track which is fast, heavy, urgent and massively deep in sound, this final track closes the selection but leaves you with a taste for the band, and a desire to know more. What I really like about this track is how they’ve taken their heavy approach and made it funky, adding in a sense of movement to proceedings to really make the track stand out. Add into this their ability to use their sludgy and distorted approach to craft a moment of pure, slowed down aggression – and what you’ve got is another cracking track.
At first glance, Limb might seem one of those bands that will be too heavy for most people, but when you listen to their stuff it’s not that simple. Whilst the tracks here are heavy, there’s also a fair whack of melody running through things which keeps them as something you can happily sit back and just listen to. I can only imagine how this stuff is received on the live scene but I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be immense, one to look out for I reckon.
To find out more about Limb, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Opening with Black Rat you’re eased into proceedings with a faded in guitar sound, slowly forming around you as the bassy tones gather momentum and grow ever louder. Suggesting that what is to follow is going to be damned heavy, this track soon launches you into a melee of sludgy guitar tones, hammering drum sounds and a guttural vocal line, the whole mix forming a sound which is both heavy and yet somehow intriguing as it grows around you. Alternating between fast and slow, the differentiation in the pace accentuates the heaviness and ensures you’re receiving the full effect of what’s going on. Despite this raw approach to things, this isn’t as heavy as you might expect it to be, they’ve somehow managed to create the distorted and heavy sound without going over the top or taking things to a level where it would destroy the track – the sense of melody remains making this a track which suggests damned good things.
Moving into Daemoness (the track featured on our compilation), the sludgy and bass heavy tones continue to bombard you from every direction, keeping the sound firmly set on the heavy setting. Slow, sludgy, bass heavy and raw, this is a track which epitomises the sound of Limb, taking what could be a relatively mundane rock track and turning it into something heavier and darker. The most striking moment of this track for me is midway through when the heaviness fades and we’re left with the raw elements of the band, it’s a demonstration that these guys understand music and know how to make a track which will keep you engaged from start to finish.
Closing with Dead Voice, Limb seem to go all out to close the demo and leave you wanting more. Combining the two tracks into one to form a track which is fast, heavy, urgent and massively deep in sound, this final track closes the selection but leaves you with a taste for the band, and a desire to know more. What I really like about this track is how they’ve taken their heavy approach and made it funky, adding in a sense of movement to proceedings to really make the track stand out. Add into this their ability to use their sludgy and distorted approach to craft a moment of pure, slowed down aggression – and what you’ve got is another cracking track.
At first glance, Limb might seem one of those bands that will be too heavy for most people, but when you listen to their stuff it’s not that simple. Whilst the tracks here are heavy, there’s also a fair whack of melody running through things which keeps them as something you can happily sit back and just listen to. I can only imagine how this stuff is received on the live scene but I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be immense, one to look out for I reckon.
To find out more about Limb, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls