Ramesses We Will Lead You to Glorious Times EP
This Dark Reign Recordings January 14th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Ramesses is comprised of two former members of the laudable Electric Wizard, and We Will Lead You to Glorious Times finds the power trio at a condition in which extolling is warranted. Unfortunately, this album is an EP and a full-length is far from being on the edge of the horizon.
Witchampton is a dense listen, and the vocalizations of Richardson reside comfortably in the background. Thankfully, his throaty rasps are situated in the right place, and are effective as need be. Musically speaking, the pace is somewhat methodical, plodding, and conducive to long listening sessions. These are relatively lengthy songs, for an EP, UMers. Master Your Demons speeds things up, though, for the time being. As with the rest of We Will Lead You to Glorious Times, the song is immersive and home to top-heavy, sludgy riffs. Likewise, hardly any of the members of Ramesses display virtuoso qualities in this setting, but that is seldom the point. Master Your Demons ends after five and a half minutes, and cuts to Ramesses II. The latter showcases previously utilized formulas in its five minutes at the forefront. Black Domina sounds vaguely similar to Isis, but gets much heavier and lasts for the better part of ten minutes. The remainder of the album is two videos from aforesaid tracks (Ramesses II and Master Your Demons). So, that may be another incentive to purchase We Will Lead You to Glorious Times.
God forbid anyone should choose Ramessess latest over Electric Wizards We Live. But, the observation that the former is a young group with only an EP to their name is an encouragement. Maybe the two aforementioned bands shouldnt be compared or strapped into an involuntary competition, but nature does seem to take its course regardless of the circumstance(s). Good debut; lets hear more.
7.5/10
Official Ramesses website
Official This Dark Reign Recordings website
This Dark Reign Recordings January 14th, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Ramesses is comprised of two former members of the laudable Electric Wizard, and We Will Lead You to Glorious Times finds the power trio at a condition in which extolling is warranted. Unfortunately, this album is an EP and a full-length is far from being on the edge of the horizon.
Witchampton is a dense listen, and the vocalizations of Richardson reside comfortably in the background. Thankfully, his throaty rasps are situated in the right place, and are effective as need be. Musically speaking, the pace is somewhat methodical, plodding, and conducive to long listening sessions. These are relatively lengthy songs, for an EP, UMers. Master Your Demons speeds things up, though, for the time being. As with the rest of We Will Lead You to Glorious Times, the song is immersive and home to top-heavy, sludgy riffs. Likewise, hardly any of the members of Ramesses display virtuoso qualities in this setting, but that is seldom the point. Master Your Demons ends after five and a half minutes, and cuts to Ramesses II. The latter showcases previously utilized formulas in its five minutes at the forefront. Black Domina sounds vaguely similar to Isis, but gets much heavier and lasts for the better part of ten minutes. The remainder of the album is two videos from aforesaid tracks (Ramesses II and Master Your Demons). So, that may be another incentive to purchase We Will Lead You to Glorious Times.
God forbid anyone should choose Ramessess latest over Electric Wizards We Live. But, the observation that the former is a young group with only an EP to their name is an encouragement. Maybe the two aforementioned bands shouldnt be compared or strapped into an involuntary competition, but nature does seem to take its course regardless of the circumstance(s). Good debut; lets hear more.
7.5/10
Official Ramesses website
Official This Dark Reign Recordings website
