Band : God Damn
Album Title : Old Days
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Release Date : June 2009
Review : CD

God Damn hail from France and have been around for about five years. They actually bounce back between stoner rock and NOLA metal and it's an approach that they handle with relative ease. 
The sound might be comparable to a cross between Pantera, COC, Down, Sixty Watt Shaman, Channel Zero, Down, Crowbar, Orange goblin, Roadsaw,… and maybe a dash of early Metallica. For some reason they are far heavier than I was expecting and almost every song charges full-on ahead. I was also surprised by just how tight the playing is overall as they waste very little time in any of the ten tracks here. The Anselmo-like shouting vocals are overall fairly strong and rely more on energy than melody for the most part. 

I am always pleased when an album exceeds my expectations and this one does. There were several moments on this album where I expected the band to go in a safe direction, but they would surprise by keeping the pace strong and maintaining a heavier sound than I predicted. Right from the start, the music is simple and straight forward and very well performed.
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God Damn’s Old Days is an album that I immediately liked because of its in-your-face approach. Based on what I hear on this CD, I bet this band is killer live.

85/100

Cosmicmasseur.