Abdullah | "Graveyard Poetry"

Abdullah

"Graveyard Poetry"

MeteorCity

2002

 Many thanks to Rob (Stonerrock.com) for the killer review...

 Well, it only took me about 2 and a half minutes into this record before I realized that I was going to like it. Abdullah hasn't disappointed me in the past and knew that it was going to be some serious hard rock doom metal with great melodic vocals and excellent lyrics...I got that and more.
 This is a stack of rock for one, with 13 new cuts that all range on the average between 4 minutes to 7-8 minutes in length. The first song 'Black Helicopters' starts out with a chugging soul riff that is heavy on the doom side with blues based hooks and chunky overdriven guitars. The vocals are over the top melodic, much along the lines of Solitude Aeturnus's front man, but not nearly as operatic. The hooks and slowed down temporary time changes in this song reeled me in like a hooked catfish. The chunky metal riffs throughout are tight and on par guitar wise with Penance or Oversoul...along those lines.
 A little further in a track called 'Deprogrammed' sparks your attention with its blast beat intro similar to late 70's Judas Priest, or more recently Boulder. Great melodic vocals and heavy riffs that are trucking along like a semi truck on the freeway. Great changes...this song is so 'Sin after Sin' Priest...really! But, different of course. The guitar leads on this record are top notch and often are doubled with another guitar to get those Iron Maiden/Priest s t y l e harmonies. The overdubs on the vocals are subtle and sure genius. Great musicianship all the way through...man!

 I don't want to spoil the whole album for you, but I can tell you for sure that Abdullah has truly outdone themselves this time. If you have liked these cats in the past, then you will love this album. It's got all the great hooks and melodies that are Abdullah- but this is one louder and better. If you like classic rock/doom or metal of any sort and haven't gotten into these guys then this is a good time. This release surpasses many out this year on all sorts of levels. I am hooked...

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