Cough - Sigillum Luciferi
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Despite the pentagrams, upside-down cross, and many-pointed stars, this is not black metal. The pot leaves are more indicative: sludge/doom cut straight from the Eyehategod cloth. Sigillum Luciferi (Forcefield, 2008) is the full-length debut from Cough, who have this schtick down cold: monolithic riffs, agonized screams, gear set in “first.” Occasionally the Richmond, VA trio trudges into bluesy swing à la Electric Wizard. The formula isn’t original, but the execution is killing. Much to credit is Sanford Parker’s recording. Guitars sit fat and heavy (one player uses a custom Matamp), edges hang out all over the place, and drums cut meat with big knives, slowly. This music doesn’t depend on choice of notes so much as how they’re played and how they sound. Cough is perfect on both scores.
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Amazon (MP3)
Robotic Empire
Aquarius Records
