DUNBARROW - Dunbarrow III - LP - Vinyl

LABEL: Blues For The Red Sun

CAT NO: BFTRS022LP

BARCODE: 4046661705218

Tracklisting:

Side One

1. Death That Never Dies (05:42)

2. In My Heart (04:02)

3. Worms of Winter (04:09)

4. Turn In Your Grave (06:51)

Side Two

1. When It’s All Over (04:16)

2. Curse (04:44)

3. Lost Forever (04:07)

4. Turns to Dust (05:04)

DUNBARROW – Dunbarrow III

LP – Black Vinyl

Every Dunbarrow album has a hauntingly classic sound of, in the band’s own words, “an eerie rawness.” But their third album feels like you’ve discovered a mysterious half-century old recording tucked away in a decrepit abandoned mansion. Perhaps there’s a note attached, begging its courier to beware. Alas, whoever possessed the tape apparently never survived. …that is to say, it feels like there’s a solemn story to this album, not just in the lyrics, but in the sound itself.

Much like the eponymous debut of Black Sabbath, the band uses subtle sound effects to dramatically set the scene for its mostly clean tones and masterful use of open space for which the band has become known. But unlike their first two albums, this one does see the band branching out just a bit into heavier, more distorted guitars. The result is a much more in-your-face sound, while retaining the Haugesund, Norway quintet’s masterful proto-metal sound.