Ελληνικά
Last Updated on 06:49 PM by Lilliana Tseka
Genre: Heavy metal
Country: UK
Label: Rise Above
Year: 2015
Uncle Acid have well been established by now in the musical map, standing out of other peers that exercise all kinds of retro sounds nowadays. They are exceptional not only musically, because there is no other band out there blending the heaviness of early Black Sabbath with the seemingly carefree attitude of The Beatles and such boogie, but also with their unique aesthetics and for their approach in music industry and what it is to be a professional band these days.
If “Vol. 1” came straight from the garage and the dungeons, “Blood Lust” was the hit machine that took the world by storm and “Mind Control” was an easy rider, hippy soundtrack for bike trips (or mass suicide), “Night Creeper” is based on a whole different setting as haunted castles, black masses and cult leaders are left behind. We are taken to mid20th century London, in a metropolitan surrounding amidst the night and its – fictional in the story that unfolds – creepers. Forget the eerie aura of previous records, this one is rooted to the ground, or better, the bloody sidewalk, and the band sounds more mundane yet darker than ever. The pace is slowed down and mid tempo has taken control giving way for a gloomy smoggy atmosphere to clad the story of the night creeper. While exhibiting the same skills as before, the riffs are more dragged and repetitive, more danceable if you prefer. What I particularly enjoyed was that the guitar sound is more blurred reminiscent of their early days without trying to grasp the same vibe, for sure it has the same effectiveness, but it is yet another one of the transformations each album of the band has to offer. There is no part in Uncle Acid’s songs, no chorus, bridge, solo or guitar harmony that is not well thought and orchestrated. It wouldn’t be possible for “Night Creeper” to lack instant hits like “Waiting For Blood”, “Pusher Man”, or “Melody Lane”, but it is the overall feeling of completeness this record emits, just like reading an exciting book, there would be climaxes in some chapters of course, yet the sequence of the story and the succession of events is what keeps you going with voraciousness. And this album is like a good old film noir in the form of a book, even the cover is made in that way.
Uncle Acid’s fourth album is totally worthy of the fuzz around their name, very much different from the previous ones, but so much recognizable that it comes from the same group. And this has always been the sign of a great band. Keep them coming boys.
5/6
