Gomorrah was started in 2012 by a group of Missouri boys who moved to Ohio in hopes of becoming a part of a larger music scene. Colton, Mitch and Cody all set out to create a sound that encompassed all of their influences. They self-released an EP To the Depths in the fall of 2013. Since then the band has gained a new bass player Ryan Hamman as well as played out extensively in the Cincinnati area and are currently working on their first as of yet untitled full length album. Gomorrah are a combination of modern metal with elements of old school Bay Area thrash and some more groove and doom aspects sprinkled in!
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As first track ‘Imperial’ kicks off the anticipation is nudged in the direction of fever pitch with a resounding and gleeful kick to the groin – the aggressive flanks of vocal metal strives for attention, make no bones about that!
‘Nine Kings of Sulphur’ doesn’t hang about and casts its abhorrent slayings over the ears and ratchets up a flexible dexterity of magical riffs. ‘Carcosa’ is just as abrasive as the previous track with scathing vocal contagion and lashings of powerful beats that melt into a sinister amble of screeching guitar riffery.
‘Dismantling The Throne’ is slightly cleaner cut as it sears to its peak and leaves behind a trail of debris. The doom element is prevalent and nestles into the vibrancy of this uplifting track. ‘Sitra Achra’ throbs with a tormenting vocal and screaming guitar riff that doesn’t let up for a second.
It is so tenacious that it moves the blood coarsely around the veins and infects with delicious emotion. ‘Crowns of Flesh’ takes on a slower pace and ambles beautifully through its beginning’s until it brews up enough gusto to take the listener by brute force!
‘Cerulean’ has the throbbing beats and outlandish riffs melting together in a fusion of hatred. Vocal expansive and driven with all the muster it can forge within this dynamic track. ‘Venom and Rapture’ has a melodic beginning that is made good use of and exploited to the full. Taking an audial scenic route it guides the listener through their satisfactory paces, stomping through a sonically induced assault – it is a feisty track that leaves no stones unturned.
‘Architects’ takes stock of itself and plunges the listener into an atmospheric jungle and turning it into a majestic wonderland. ‘The Mark of Veritas’ finishes the album on a higher note. The drum literally batters out a stomping melee of gluttonous poundings and fused together with a dark and evil vocal lure that smacks of uncontrolled incitement.
This is one such album that doesn’t know when to stop and believe me when I say you don’t want it to either! Drenched in atmospheric resourcefulness and ingenious lures it allows the listener to explore a whole new world through their aural cavities and subsequently unfolds to reveal an awesome breeding of new and exciting grooves.
