Album
Type:
Album
Date
Released:
30th
November 2014
Label:
Self
Released
WAINGRO
– S/T – Track Listing
1.Firebird 02:58
2.Bathed In Tongues
02:38
3.Tailwind 03:43
4.Matador 01:04
5.Ride 04:33
6.REKALL 03:42
7.Force Fed 02:57
8.St. Regis 00:36
9.Black Dawn 04:54
10.Arboria 00:45
11.True North 03:05
Members
Brian Sepanzyk –
Guitar/Vox
Nate Pennell –
Bass
Benjie Nesdoly –
Drums
Review:
Waingro
class themselves as a Loud Stoner Rock Band. Though to label them
under that genre, you will be missing the point, as there is so much
more to Waingro’s music. Named after a character from 1995 Michael
Mann crime thriller – HEAT. Waingro are a band who offer a more
violent and bombastic approach to Stoner Rock with the emphasis on
noise and destruction. Their S/T debut album is 31 mins of pure chaos
from start to finish as they blast their way through tales of Punk
and Sludge based fury that sees Waingro as future stars of the
Canadian Heavy Rock/Stoner Rock scene.
Opening
track – Firebird – is a snarling beast of track waiting to rip
everything to shreds. The band is primed for action and fly out of
the traps with fast-paced, loud and angry riffs that will pound you
into submission. The punk drenched fury of lead vocalist adds a more
hardcore edge with Waingro showing early on that these guys are not
to be messed with. Sounding like a more Stoner Rock orientated
version of Cancer Bats as these guys seriously know how to write a
mean hard-rocking tune you will be singing from the rooftops.
Second
track – Bathed In Tongues – is more of the same chaotic battering
ram style of Stoner Rock to cause damage to your hearing to. It is
packed full of vibrant and violent energy that is dangerous as it is
addictive. The Stoner Vibe takes a more a disturbing turn as the
vocals and lyrics are a bit more sinister. Though you cannot help
enjoying, the huge riffs Waingro have written here. It maybe just me
but I can start to hear a slight Clutch influence though played at a
faster pace. Could be just me as I am feeling the after-effects from
the musical beating that Waingro are putting me through.
Third
track – Tailwind – sees Waingro slowing down some of the punk
based aggression from the previous two tracks. It is still one mean
and loud affair you cannot hide from. With Waingro slowing things
right down, you start to notice other things such as melody and
lyrical content. The riffs are spectacular on a loud and noisy scale.
This song will soon get your heart pumping, as Waingro take no
prisoners with their own brand of Stoner Rock Justice.
Fourth
track – Matador – is a 60-second instrumental Sludge/Stoner Rock
burst of Punk Rock aggression that has tons of melody and heavy riffs
despite the short run time. Shame this track was not extended by
another minute or so. The first four tracks should give you a good
impression what this album is all about. Waingro. The remaining seven
tracks will leave you breathless through out as the band unleash a
heavy storm of brutal based Stoner Rock riffs. You will be floored by
the heavy dangerous riffs of REKALL, Force Fed and Black Dawn.
Waingro
have delivered an album packed full of great ideas and where the
Stoner Rock is summed up as BRUTAL. There is no escaping from the
fact that Waingro have something special about them. As they have the sound and vision to turn
some heads within the Hard Rock/Stoner Rock scene.
Brilliant
and Highly Recommended.
Waingro
S/T debut album is available to buy on DD/CD/Vinyl from BandCamp now.
Words
by Steve Howe
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