CHRISTIAN MISTRESS‘ debut album, at least once a day since we got the promo. The album will be out on February 28th via Relapse, and it makes me sad to think that people haven’t heard it yet, because this album fucking rocks. Christian Mistress play metal with the soul of classic rock – wailing vocals and guitars, and drumbeats that make you want to get stoned and dance behind a wall of flailing hair. Their vocalist comes at you with the elemental growl of a High Priestess, vibrating with power and an electrifying aura. The riffs amplify her voice and suck you in to the band’s bloody ritual with solos that raise the hair on the back of your neck. This is some serious bangover music. If the world survives the impending apocalypse, when I get my 2025 Camaro I promise this album will be the first thing I blast in it – songs like “The Way Beyond” have a sense of unbridled adventure, and the music tells a story of sun, wind and burning rubber all the way to Hell. The title track, “Possession,” has a doomy vibe that perfectly captures the darkness of the lyrics, and the chorus has the catchiness of an anthem. In fact, this song is the new anthem for my nightmares, and now that this album has gotten under my skin, I think I’m going to enjoy them. Their 2009 demo cassette and 2010 LP, Agony & Opium, got the buzz going about them in underground metal, and put the pressure on for the follow-up, and with Possession, Christian Mistress have proven they are a force to be reckoned with. Below, stream preview tracks from Possession.
Cover art by Benjamin A. Vierling
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February 3, 2012 at 12:28 pm
I gotta say that I’m really excited about this. The new tracks, Haunted Hunted especially, indicate a higher level of development in their sound, but really, anything new from them would be great.