Smoking Mountain
SATANIK ROYALTY
Seattle doom debutants add menace to their meanderings
Formed in 2018, Deathcave may be new kids on the block to the doom scene, but their debut record marks a strong start for the Seattle trio. With five tracks all reaching or exceeding seven minutes, the band take their time to meander through a river of sludgy, powerful grooves, meddling with tempo changes throughout. Though a little buried in the mix, vocalist Freiburger adds a stylistic performance seated between the realms of thrash and black metal, offering an imposing accompaniment to the foundation of thick, grizzly instrumentation. Death Cave and The Road are roaring highlights - it’s just a shame we’ll have to wait to hear them in a live environment.