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GLOW Gone, But Never Forgotten CD

Seriously awesome/heavy debut from madrid psychedelic doomster's GLOW beams straight out of 1975 and channels absolute asskicking post-Hellhound Records vibes with this eight song album....

Alone / Stone Circle (2006) NEW / UNPLAYED / STILL SEALED

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Seriously awesome/heavy debut from madrid psychedelic doomster's GLOW beams straight out of 1975 and channels absolute asskicking post-Hellhound Records vibes with this eight song album. You know what we wish we heard alot more of from doom metal bands? COWBELL. At the risk of echoing the now-classic SNL skit, you just can't have enough cowbell, and GLOW offer it up in spades. The album starts off strong with heavy duty doom rock in the vein of The Obsessed and Saint Vitus, totally born-too-late shit, with obvious nods to Black Sabbath, but Glow really hit the mark with the third song, "Rush", a crushing slab of metallic flower power that simultaneously recalls Louder Than Love era Soundgarden and primo Maryland Doom a la Unorthodox and Internal Void, but with massive downtuned guitars and huuuge chugging riffage, and a killer cowbell break lifted straight offa Nazareth that'll have you lifting 10 sets of horns. The rest of the album continues in this vein, with killer hooks, reverb'd soul vocals, crazed wah-wah freakouts, and even some doped up Hammond organ infused funeral dirge jam on "Seasons". An excellent dose of saurian doom and soaring, bonged-to-oblivian hippie sludge. Tacks on a cover of VITUS' "Living Backwards" + some live video footage as a bonus.

REVIEW FROM DOOMMETALCOM: It's 1970, and the world is being torn apart. The SDS and Weatherman are throwing bombs, Woodstock and Altamont have come and gone, and drugs and tie-dye rule the day. There's great music everywhere you go: the west coast, with its dark Blue Cheer underbelly and increasingly revolutionary Jefferson Airplane, still rules in the US, while prog rock and metal are on the rise in Europe. Donning your headband and stubbing out a doobie, you venture into the outside world to pick up some new tunes. The new Hendrix isn't out yet, but an album cover by a new band called Black Sabbath calls out to you. That witch in front of some medieval-looking house in the woods....too much! You put that under your arm, and as you go up to pay the clerk, who knows your taste, is talking about Randy Holden from Blue Cheer putting out a solo album, called 'Population' or something like that. It seems to be impossible to get ahold of. Well, the new album by Spain's Glow could easily fit under some record buying music fanatic's arm back in 1970 as well. Its like a time machine; something about their brand of riffing doom takes you back to some hazy golden age in music's history, when longhaired acid heads wound their way through outdoor music festivals while onstage bands of freaks belted out increasingly heavy riffs, plowing new furrows in their listener's consciousness. For starts, Glow's album cover features a slender nude woman posed artfully against a desert hillside. From a distance she looks like an alien. The music within is one of the best demos I've ever heard, Sabbathy goodness leavened with a host of more modern ingredients to create an unbeatable doom sound. This demo joins the ranks of the very few in recent years, such as Starchild, Mindblizz, and Reino Hermitano, who have made music of such high quality that they practically DEMAND to be signed. Glow's tuneage might best be described as psychedelic doom, and is of course first and foremost influenced by Father Sabbath. If you add in favorites old and new such as Pagan Altar, Paul Chain, St. Vitus, Goatsnake, Place of Skulls, and Necromandus, it will give you a better picture yet of what you're in for. The wailing, soulful vocals sound like Randy Holden mixed with (clean) Dax Riggs, though some have compared them to Las Cruces' Mark Zammeron. Whether you agree or not, you get the idea. The guitars are beautifully played, drenched in distortion and wah, while the mid-paced drums are located a bit farther back in the mix than you might be accustomed to, giving the whole thing an authentic early 70s flava. Hawkwind once said they wanted to get their listeners high without drugs. Yeah, right. But I know what they were getting at, because Glow does just that better than any new group since the second Datura album came out. Or Starchild's first demo. Or.....I'm sure you can fill in your own blank. This album will hit you like a ton of dirty psychedelics, flying up your spine and exploding in the back of your brain. You know what to do.....

REVIEW FROM MONOLITH: Glow are the latest member of the Spanish Alone Records, home of bands like Yawning Man, Fooz, Mermaid and some more highly respected bands in the heavy rock universe. Glow’s existence came into being after the split up of the Doom band The Tempter. I have to say that my knowledge about the Spanish Doom scene is very poor. The only Doom band from Spain I was familiar with was Great Coven, and you surely can not classify me among their fans. But Alone records surprised me once again, after the Yawning man release. The guys from Malaga have surely very sensitive antennas when it comes to tracking down great bands. Although the 70’s are the band’s main orientation, they can easily compare themselves with other contemporary doom acts, mainly situated on the other side of the pond, like Earthride, Internal Void and Black Manta. Of course their crushing doom also refers to the masters of the genre Pentagram, Trouble, Obsessed. Opening track “Stone Circle” caused me some anxiety in the beginning with the “Black Sabbath’s” copied intro but then the song changed to something completely different, a classic mid tempo doom anthem soaked in evilness. “Frustrated Song” can really cause frustration as Glow’s double guitar attack spits acid riffs all over the place. The same counts for “Seasons” where the guitar solos will make you think that Kelly Carmichael have joined forces with them. “Rush” and “ Bleeding Hands” are both mid-slow tempo tracks without the annoying and fuckin boring high-hat cymbal hits that unfortunately characterize so many Doom acts. “Oxigen” kicks off with a boogie vibe but midway through the track have an unexpected change. Some strange electric noises that would be easier for one to hear in an experimental ambient track seem to turn the whole song to something else, but (thank god) the guys soon enough put the song back on rails. “Godfish” besides the story of a fish that just wants to live, tells you in simple way, a stoic way if I may say so, how a sleazy/muddy southern heavy rock track can transform to a heavy-based crunchy doom anthem. There is also a video of the track included in the CD. As a farewell Glow picked up a cover, an obvious one. Although they deliver a cool version of Vitus “Living Backwards”, I think I’ll stick with the prototype. So if I had to pick favourites it would be extremely difficult since we have to deal with a bunch of great songs. Anyway, a big hail to the band for a great album and to Alone records for the stellar production and for one more excellent choice.

REVIEW FROM CONCRETE WEB: Doom Metal fanatics among you may remember having read a review done by collegue Cosmicmasseur back in September '05, but for some weird reason this Spanish band sent us their promo package for their 2 nd promo all over again. No biggie, gives me the chance to tackle the band's history, whichbegins in February of 2001 when former The Tempter members Charlie (guitar) and Miguel (bassist) decide to start a new band. 2 months later they are joined by a drummer, and a period of rehearsals and songwriting begins...and ends some 10 months later, when the band is put on ice for a while! Not for long though, because 2 months later Charlie & Miguel find drummer Ricky, with whom they really click! Another 3 months later, a 2 nd guitarist enters the fold, and in September '02 Ralph becomes the singer. At this time, the members combined take inspiration from such greats as Soundgarden, The Obsessed, Trouble, Spiritual Beggars, Pentagram, and of course the mighty Black Sabbath! A year after the joining of their singer, the band releases their self-financed debut "Living On Borrowed Time". In February of '04, the 2 nd guitarist (who lacks in availability) is asked to leave...2 months later, he's replaced by Juan, and soon after the recording sessions for the 2 nd album begin. Which is released in April '05. Still a self-financed affair, the band secure themselves a distribution deal with Spanish label Alone, and gather some very nice reviews and reactions from fans globalwise! The music itself is really nicely delivered Doom Metal, both instrumentally and vocally! Guitars flow from slow and heavy riffing to wah-wah laden solos, and often remind of the influences mentioned above, but we can fairly add St. Vitus to that list (the album closing song of the 8-track album is a cover from that band's "Living Backwards", by the way). Well, the Doom Metal style being somewhat limited, that is not such an extraordinary thing, but this Spanish quintet manage to make it all give a specific signature quite of their own, thanks to the great vocals! Also, there's an occasional (additional) Stoner Rock vibe to the tracks! On the force of this album, the band have achieved being invited over to Germany's Doom Shall Rise festival which will happen on March 31 st. Quite a feat, because they'll be the first Spanish band to ever have graced those stages! In other words, if you �re either a Doom Metal �r Stoner Rock adept, this is an album you g�tta have in your collection!

REVIEW FROM HELLRIDE: Spain’s Glow do a pretty damn good job in interpreting the 70’s doom thing without being totally derivative. You remember the greats of the 70’s when they’d play live and not even look at the audience? They’d be in the middle of a jam, staring at each other and grinning (or cursing, depending if you had the Blackmore curse of personality or not) just vibing off of one another, becoming one musical unit versus 3 or 4 jack-offs that know how to play instruments. While listening to Gone… I’m picturing the members of Glow doing that very thing – looking at each other, half-smiles breaking out because they know they are now playing as a collective, the guitar player nodding over to the drummer because that particular cow bell fill was bad ass… that’s my dream, anyway. If you’re gonna tackle the 70’s doom vibe, a keen observation on juxtaposing big ol’ negative riffs with more uplifting groove is a key element. This Glow do in spades… all 8 tracks are doom/goove nuggets, “Godfish” being particularly powerful in a “Symptom of the Universe” kind of way, “Oxigen” featuring a very nice jam-like midsection and “Seasons” nailing the “scorching 70’s heavy rock guitar lead” thing. As a bonus, we get a cover of Vitus’s “Living Backwards” which is OK, but the video of the band rocking out to “Godfish” is way more entertaining. G’dam, Ralph the singer sounds more and more like Las Cruces/ Blood of the Sun great frontman Mark Zammeron every time I hear him. Can two people be blessed with larynxes like that? I dunno. I’ll wait until Mike Ballue spins this a couple of times and let him weigh in on this incisive and compelling question. Gone, But Not Forgotten is a great way to spend 43 minutes, by the way. The 70’s doom thing doesn’t get much better. And is sure does get a whole lot worse.

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