Black Mountain - In The Future

Customer reviews
Press release

Acclaim for Black Mountain’s previous album was glowing and widespread, with pieces running in Mojo, The Guardian, Observer Music Monthly, Uncut, Metro, Vice amongst many others.Already a large amount of touring lined up – an appearance at Portishead’s ATP coinciding with a Cargo appearance in London, an album launch show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Hall in January plus a full UK tour in May 2007, with festivals to follow throughout the summer.There will be a limited edition of 1500 copies of a deluxe, limited edition 2CD set containing three bonus tracks exclusive to the deluxe edition.Vinyl edition of the record is a double LP in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, limited to 500 copies.

5...according to Joe Green.

Great record throughout, and probably one of the better rock releases of last year, in my opinion - I got the CD first (as I found it cheap) then imported the vinyl - the CD stayed in the car for months. Although each song has a distinct sound, it is overall very reminiscent of Deep Purple, or even a less bombastic/operatic Uriah Heep (David Byron era). Excellent Jon Lord style keyboards, lovely guitar with overdrive, with a rhythm section that really pounds along, but able to switch to acoustic mellowness if required. At times also reminds me very much of Amorphis, especially from the "Elegy" period, with interplay between swirling keyboards and simple guitar riffs - lovely. Vocal duties are shared and the female vocalist is fantastic, with a gothic sound similar to that of the female session vocalist off Paradise Losts "Gothic" album. Very highly recommended.

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