DOWNLOAD: Black Mountain - Tyrants
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This record has been out for a bit now, but with a swiftly approaching Bowery Ballroom appearance, (September 23), it seemed like a good time to revisit our friends from the Great White North. The eight-minute song is always a bit of a dubious proposition, but Black Mountain have packed this song with enough melody and variety to put a stop to all the clock-watching. Listen as the galloping Thin Lizzy guitars play leapfrog with mellotron and a finger-picked acoustic, while the male/female vocals stitch it all together into one big stoned tapestry. None of the twists and turns in this prog-metal epic shocked me as much as the final minute, where the previous bombast gives way to what sounds like a Dinosaur Jr. b-side about Dungeons & Dragons. Download and go looking for that 16-sided die.
Sounds Like: Dead Meadow, Sunn, Comets on Fire, Black Sabbath
