The Sound of Steel on Bone: Demo Review: Pallbearer

Official Website: http://www.pallbearerdoom.com/

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Download "Demo (2010)": http://www.mediafire.com/?y81jusmyvxylb33

A splendid piece of music showing the true glint of future greatness, Pallbearer's demo...aptly titled "Demo (2010)", does not disappoint. Often categorized as "traditional/epic doom", Pallbearer's tunes carry the hefty weight of richly harmonized guitars, distorted bass, and heavy handed drumming. They all serve, however, at the doom laden altar of Brett Campbell's stellar vocal performance. Not to take anything away from Brett's guitar playing (he also plays guitar in addition to handling vocals) or the other band members' skill, but his knack for the ability to belt out memorable melody after memorable melody with soul and feel is profound.

Pallbearer recently released their debut full length, "Sorrow and Extinction", on Profound Lore Records. If you downloaded "Demo (2010)" (you can get the demo, safely and with no remorse, here: http://www.mediafire.com/?y81jusmyvxylb33) and dig it, definitely pick up "Sorrow and Extinction" here:

http://www.profoundlorerecords.com/index.php?option=com_ezcatalog&task=detail&id=852&Itemid=99999999

For those who dig Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Saint Vitus, Cathedral, Paul Chain, Judas Priest, Solstice, Candlemass, Pagan Altar, Pentagram, older While Heaven Wept, Sleep, My Dying Bride, Revelation, Skepticism, Rush, Camel, Thergothon, Funeral, Anathema, Warhorse, Iron Maiden, and Confessor.