Band : Elliot’s Keep
Album Title : In Medias Res
Label : Brainticket Records
Distributor :
/ Release Date : October 2009
Review : CD

The neo-doom invasion continues with the Dallas, Texas trio Elliot’s Keep, risen from the ashes of Marauder. Elliott's Keep was founded by three former members: Ken on bass guitar,Jonathan on lead and rthym guitars and Joel on drums, after the passing of their friend and Marauder vocalist/rhythm guitar player, Glenn Riley Elliott.

While hardly the most original band in the world, they treat the listener with slow and mid tempo doom and epic metal. The riffing and vocal melodies show the unmistakable influence of Solitude Aeturnus, Candlemass, Las Cruces, Warning,…but the thin production could be punched up a little bit. The vocals by Ken fit the gloomy music very well, but next time he has to put more emotion and power into his singing lines. The band sounds tight and tends to work in the service of the songs rather than to showing off their technical chops. Standout tracks include “Votum” and the evilish "Nameless” but nothing really feels like filler. "Black wings" is packed with Vitus/Frost variations with black-ish vocals.

To get yourself a copy, head on over to Brainticket’s website.:  http://www.brainticket.com

85/100

Cosmicmasseur.