Grey Widow/Sons of Tonatiuh - Split EP

Artist: Grey Widow/Sons of Toniatuh
Album: Split EP
Year: 2015
Rating: 88/100

Fresh from a supporting slot with Japanese doomsters Coffins, Brighton's Grey Widow have now teamed up with Atlanta's Sons of Tonatiuh for six tracks of the rawest, feedback laden doom this side of Fleshpress and Noothgrush, as a taster for their upcoming tour together later on in the year. Simply put, this all out sonic assault on the senses is heavier than a tungsten Triceratops.

Grey Widow are up first, and the opening drums of the monolith that is "X" are so intense that they feel like they're single handedly going to bore a hole straight through the listener's skull. What the listener is totally unprepared for, however, is the sheer WALL of noise that surges forth and batters you about the head like a champion boxer on the attack. Their take on Leechmilk's "Obey" is equally as impressive in its intensity, surpassing even the original in terms of nastiness.

Don't be fooled into thinking that Sons of Tonatiuh will offer any respite, though. The Atlantans offer a more groove-laden attack that still keeps the level of intensity at a high. Covers of Cavity's "Wounded" and Killing Joke's "Sun Goes Down" are ferociously superb, while "Skull File" brilliantly sets the tone for their side of this evil release and "The Oracle" closes the EP in a fingernail-gnawingly terrifying kind of way.

It's obvious that this EP is not going to be for everyone. It actually physically hurts to endure it. But it's executed so well from both sides that once you start listening to it, it's difficult to stop. Definitely worth catching them on their upcoming tour!

Track list

1. Grey Widow - X
2. Grey Widow - Obey
3. Sons of Tonatiuh - Skull File
4. Sons of Tonatiuh - Wounded
5. Sons of Tonatiuh - Sun Goes Down
6. Sons of Tonatiuh - The Oracle