Church Of Misery
(black) Born Under A Mad Sign (2lp)
Formed in Tokyo in 1995, Church Of Misery had a pin-sharp and focused vision from the very start. Led by bassist and riff-machine Tatsu Mikami, they conjured a perfectly pulverizing new strain of doom metal purity, wherein an endless succession of monstrous pentatonic riffs collided with obnoxious levels of swing and swagger. Five full-length albums, numerous split releases, and multiple trips around the planet to spread the bloody code of doom later, few would dispute that Mikami's crew are the living, breathing, riffing epitome of everything Black Sabbath Lord Iommi taught us. And now, with the utterly peerless 'Born Under A Mad Sign', Church Of Misery are back to reclaim the throne.