Old Time Relijun
Jul 29, 2010 at 10:28 PM By: Ross Edwards
Rating: 10/11
Old Time Relijun’s theatrical gasping and schizophrenic vocals are something of a demonic jamboree. “Daemon Meeting” is a satanic “Monster Mash,” shouting evily over nasal surf guitar “What does it mean to be human?!” Creepy, and insanely over the top. The swirling Indian guitar that introduces “Indestructible Life” unremorsefully breaks into some groove-drones, while tenor sax wails meet male vocal wails. Lyrics are spit out like a drunken, angry pirate, fading deep into the jungle of multi-vocals as “Indestructible Life” is chanted epically.
They vary their specific instrumentation with every song, but the ferocity is always there, especially on the enchanting “Veleno Mortale,” with wavering Italian shouted among a fantastically creepy disco, with a murderous sax/bell melody that will make your hairs stand up. “Garden of Pomegranates” is an instrumental that sustains the same forlorn, embittered, tormented, driving feeling. Old Time Relijun’s songs are to the point, enough to give you a taste of blood, and like a shark we hunger for more.




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