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Artist......: Bottomless / Witching Altar
Album.......: Graveyard Thunder
Year........: 2024
Genre.......: Metal
Type........: Split Album
Label.......: Dying Victims Productions
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1657kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 6 tracks
Playtime....: 00:39:18
Size........: 466.1 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-19
S.Date......: 2024-09-27
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/qq1ylvq33ppsc
01. Bottomless - Burning of the Vampire 6:50
02. Bottomless - Lightning in the Realms of Death 6:29
03. Bottomless - Shadows Call 6:02
04. Witching Altar - The Sadness 4:45
05. Witching Altar - Silence at the Cross 6:24
06. Witching Altar - The Crypts Below 8:48
Graveyard Thunder is aptly titled, for it brings
together two cult doom metal bands, each offering three
exclusive new tracks for a total of 40 minutes of
bewitching, bottom-heavy sound. BOTTOMLESS are likely
familiar to those following the dark deeds of DYING
VICTIMS, for the Italians released their second album,
The Banishing, through the label last summer. While they
largely stick to their tried & true template of classic
Candlemass, Trouble, and Solitude Aeternus, there's a
certain silkiness to their entry here. "Soothing" is a
strange misnomer, but not entirely inaccurate;
slicked-up doom this is definitely NOT. Rather, one
could maybe point to the almost-hushed haunting tones of
Blue Öyster Cult's "Burning for You" and indeed even
"Don't Fear the Reaper" as extrapolated touchstones for
BOTTOMLESS' velvety rumble on their three tracks - a
unique and ultimately awesome development from this
increasingly potent bunch.
WITCHING ALTAR complement their split-mates well, for
they're just as - if not more! - entrenched in the '70s
and early '80s. And while the Brazilians had been on
something of a hiatus until last year's surprise release
of the Morningstar EP, any new WITCHING ALTAR material
is cause for celebration. Thankfully, no great changes
have been made to their sound: always and forever,
Ozzy-era Black Sabbath and oldest Pentagram form their
foundation, fleshed out by the likes of Witchfinder
General, Pagan Altar, and Count Raven. Maniacal DOOM
METAL traditionalism for traditional doom metal maniacs,
WITCHING ALTAR nevertheless inject their own spooky
personality to proceedings, particularly on the titanic
"The Crypts Below." Graveyard Thunder rolls!