Earth is a band, that just came on my radar, with their 8th release Primitive and Deadly. I'm not sure how I keep missing some of these bands, but I am thankful, when I discover, like this. To be honest, Earth isn't one of those bands, that I would typically appeal to. They have this slow droning, doom metal-ly, thing going on, which for the most part, bores me. The cool thing about these guys, is that they infuse some nice melodies, into their tunes, to keep the ears perked up.
Primitive and Deadly is a 6 track CD, that clocks in just under 60 minutes. The tracks are slow and brooding, but have nice melodies. The only track, I was not very stoked about, was the instrumental, bonus track, Badger's Bane, which went on and on, with the same chord progressions, just being played over and over again, which clocks in at about 12 1/2 minutes. I'm thinking Bill Zebub, could use this track, for one of his flicks. All joking aside, this band does have a very melodic and creative side. I actually think they excel, when they add in vocals. Check out the track From the Zodiacal Light, featuring vocals from Radia Shaheen Qazi, and you'll know what I mean. If you like your music slow and droning, with melody, then check these guys out.
Bottom Line: Not being a big fan of droning or doom metal, i really found this one appealing. The melodies that these guys come up with, become infectious and will stick with you. Even though they are better know for their instrumentals, I think they are better with vocals, especially with Rabi. That song rocks.
Standout Tracks: From the Zodiacal Light, Even Hell Has it's Heroes, Torn By the Fox of the Crescent Moon
-Ragman is branching out. Who am I kiddn', this is pretty friggin metal dude!