Murcielago is a record five years in the making. Originally recorded around 2010, its release was put on ice after label trouble and changes to the band’s lineup. Then in late 2014, Murcielago’s current lineup took another stab at recording their debut, and two weeks later (with a total of four days of recording/studio work) it was finally done. The stone-y quad out of Portland, Maine has been compared to 70’s gods Led Zeppelin, and at times the record will undoubtedly give you a serious case of the throwbacks with strong elements of Zep (think the heaviness of the opening riff to “How Many More Times” and the hypnotic trippiness of “No Quarter” on the track “Fairlane Swain”). They’ve also been compared to electric wizards Black Sabbath. It’s an impossibly heavy record dripping from the get go with standout riffs, slick fuzz and the kind of heavy...
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- by Cherry Bombed
- Destroy the Brain
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