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Released on February 10th through Tartarus Records
War Iron hail from my home Belfast, at least that's what their profile says. Listening to them I'm more inclined to believe they were forged in the fiery pits of hell. This is sludge at its most filthy, all low end rumbling and vocals no more than tortured screams. Twin Bass provide the bone-rattling dirge, this is the kind of stuff to accompany, say a weekend of virgin bloodletting and sticking red hot pokers up yer ass.
So, no War Iron won't be appearing on "This Morning" anytime soon, unless it’s to fulfil some work of Beelzebub himself. Come on Philip Schofield's got more than a retired Gopher puppet in his closet. Many a skeleton lurk there in I'm sure, and I'd like to see his face when War Iron come calling time.
Anyway back to the music, I became aware of War Iron through the impressive Tartarus Records and discovered they had released a split with Glasgow's 's own HEADLESS KROSS which is available here.
Musically The Fifth And Final Sun stays low in gear and sound. That's what's intended though as it slowly unravels working its way into your brain. Occasionally it all locks into a devilish groove, when it does it is over-powering. Tracks average around the 7 minute mark and 'Black Fleet' is double that. Drums are pounded into submission while the two bassists provide treacle thick riffs throughout.
If you like the kind of earth shattering slow doom and sludge of Conan and Slomatics then War Iron may just be what you need.
The Fifth and Final Sun is available as a limited cassette (is it 1980?) now here. Orders also include an immediate digital download.
