{"id":18655,"date":"2014-02-25T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=18655"},"modified":"2014-05-20T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:25:09","slug":"album-review-dooms-day-the-devils-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-dooms-day-the-devils-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"DOOM\u2019S DAY – The Devil\u2019s Eyes (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOOM\u2019S DAY
The Devil\u2019s Eyes<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPRC Music (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Canadian metallers Doom\u2019s Day are somewhat of an unknown quantity within the metal realm, something which I find quite alarming considering their exhilarating brand of magical old school metal. With enough creepiness and weight, Doom\u2019s Day should quickly get themselves recognised.<\/p>\n

With occult metal very much flavour of the month and acts such as Ghost B.C. becoming household names, Doom\u2019s Day dig a similar trench of eerie, goth-horror metal, albeit one which is heavier than Ghost B.C. The riffs are more in tune with Mercyful Fate and Black Sabbath<\/a>, and are bolstered by a traditional metal influence too. Vocally, there is an air of the sinister from the chap who likes to call himself DooM. Imagine a peculiar mix of Rob Zombie and Papa Emeritus II. <\/p>\n

The Devil\u2019s Eyes<\/em> is the second platter from this quartet. It\u2019s one sprinkled with ghoulish delights throughout, all the while the metal remaining riff heavy and atmospheric \u2013 marrying the doom-laden qualities of, say, Candlemass, and even darker Metallica. There are eight tracks on offer here, and each one is as solid as the next. Instead of relying on gimmicks, Doom\u2019s Day keep things relatively simple, but maintain a level of creepiness throughout without ever going over the top.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no need for costume drama because the music speaks for itself, as the likes of opener \u2018The Offering\u2019 and the epic title track prove. Patrick Gauvin is a strong bassist and his fluency allows tracks such as \u2018Crush The Cross\u2019 rise above the mediocre; the track rumbles with thrashing menace, combining the greasy residue of Mot\u00f6rhead with Frank Breton\u2019s fantastic guitar work. <\/p>\n

With hordes of bands treading the same path, it\u2019s important for some acts to be aware of their surroundings and to create something less dramatic but yet still effective within their framework. Doom\u2019s Day are one of those bands which has taken 80s metal, and successfully melted it with modern dynamics. The overall feel is one of doom-laden quality, bolstered by the intense drumming qualities of Dominique Verreault.<\/p>\n

Some may also find it unusual to hear a band injecting a dose of punk too, but this really works, giving this album an upbeat and go-go quality which was also evident on their 2012 debut opus The Unholy<\/em>. The only real flaw is that the vocals can at times begin to grate, but because the music is often rewarding in its groove we can at times look past the negatives.<\/p>\n

This is an enjoyable record that should appeal to anyone with a penchant for dark rock \u2019n\u2019 roll and sinister metal. While it\u2019s not up there with Danzig, Doom\u2019s Day\u2019s sophomore composition should entice a few decomposing spirits from their grave.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOOM\u2019S DAYThe Devil\u2019s Eyes PRC Music (2014)Rating: 7\/10 Canadian metallers Doom\u2019s Day are somewhat of an unknown quantity within the metal realm, something which I find quite alarming considering their exhilarating brand of magical old school metal. With enough creepiness and weight, Doom\u2019s Day should quickly get themselves recognised. With occult metal very much flavour […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1208],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-dooms-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18655"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18659,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18655\/revisions\/18659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}