Heavy Planet - January 9th, 2011
Threefold Law has been crushing skulls
in the Cleveland, Ohio area since 2006 honoring their
heros such as Trouble, Black Sabbath, Pentagram with
their own blend of sinister stoner/doom rock. Their most
recent release is unique to say the least. Instead of
one album, Threefold Law released two EPs, "The Burning
Time" and "The Rede" (also available separately) include
two videos, an interview and a live shot of the song
“Kingdom on Earth”, on a USB stick.
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The first EP is The Burning Time consisting of 4 tracks.
First track "Rankin" starts off the EP with a Tool-like
riff then unexpectedly transforms into a chug-along
rocker complete with mid-song bass solo and ripping
guitar lead. "Killer of the Sultan" cruises along with a
riff reminescent of something off a Dio-era Sabbath
release. "The Burning Time" is easily the best tune on
this first EP. The song starts off with what sounds like
a Beastie Boys drum beat then kicks in with a bone
crushing riff that transcends through time, 8:48 to be
exact. The first EP finishes up strong with "The Serpent
King", a scorching southern-tinged doom rock ditty.
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The second EP is The Rede consisting of 5 tracks. The
first song "Paris Green" is a nice little sing-a-long
rocker. The next track "Kingdom of the Earth" has a
great groove that grabs you and doesn't want to let go.
Track 3 "Ember Daze" is a slow burning... , well exactly
what the title suggests. The next track "HIS" is a bit
faster paced than the others and is maybe say a bit more
"radio-friendly" and has a great moving bass part
mid-song. The second EP finishes up in epic proportions
with the slow-tempo doom-laden 7:53 long "Old Dominion".
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In conclusion, for the most part the songs on both EPs
are pretty damn good and the concept of the release is
pretty cool. I think for the listener to get the full
effect they need to purchase both EPs and possibly
listen to them in a different order. I guess what I am
trying to say is that the release lacks cohesiveness. I
love what these guys do and commend them for trying to
be different in an otherwise predictable genre. Also, I
must finish by saying that the artwork for MMX is
completely bad ass. Kudos!
