Moonbow – The End of Time (2013)

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With a huge Southern influence, today we have Moonbow and their extremely catchy release “The End of Time”. Featuring seven tracks of whiskey infused Hard Rock/Metal, this odd group of characters manage to craft one of the most complete and engaging releases of 2013. With a Survivor participant on vocals and members of Hank 3’s and Hermano, this odd mismatch works wonderfully when it comes to producing excellent melodies.

The album opens with a very Southern vibe on “End of Time”, all down to the riffs we get that awesome feeling to immediately start drinking. The gracious vocals of Matt Bischoff are a true perfect fit to the band’s sound, perfectly complementing the Stoner Metal infused guitars. David McElfresh does a great job in handling the guitar duties to create a very lively and authentic atmosphere. While “Journey Of Their Iron Horse” is a superb and catchy tune, we found that the distorted vocals sounded a bit odd, taking some of the magic away.

With a Sludgy vibe, “Fire Bath” keeps the album flowing very effectively and keeps the listener fully immersed in the bands captivating sound. Never abusing their distortion, the band never goes overboard and keeps finding inventive ways of delivering a cohesive sound will never being extremely repetitive like many bands of the genre, good examples of this are: “Take It For Granted” and “Octavia”, one of our favorite songs of the album.

Just before calling it a day, the band delivers their best track: “Saved”, an extra catchy tune filled with excellent vocals and a pulsating bass guitar line. Going full in, “Black Widow” is one hell of a short track that has a Hard Rocking vibe that will leave you wanting for more of this excellent outfit.

Overall, “The End of Time” is quite a solid Southern/Stoner Rock/Metal release that fans of The New Black, Chrome Division, etc., should not miss. Moonbow has enough potential and skills to be one of the best in their genre and with this release they make a very strong case for it, so keep an eye out for this band in the future. Enough words now, just head to their website and get your dose of “The End of Time”.

Band: Moonbow Album: The End of Time

Label: Self-Released

Release: August 30th, 2013

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Genre: Stoner/Southern Rock / Sludge Metal

Country: USA

Rating: 89/100
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