{"id":19315,"date":"2014-06-17T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=19315"},"modified":"2014-06-23T22:26:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T22:26:11","slug":"album-review-lecherous-gaze-zeta-reticuli-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-lecherous-gaze-zeta-reticuli-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"LECHEROUS GAZE – Zeta Reticuli Blues (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

LECHEROUS GAZE
Zeta Reticuli Blues<\/strong><\/span>
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\nTee Pee (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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For me the band moniker suggests some type of death metal combo, but in fact, Lecherous Gaze are masters of groove metal which hints at that 70s style of oaken rhythm. <\/p>\n

The Oakland, California-based band was formed in 2010 and features ex-Annihilation Time members Graham Clise (guitar), Chris Grande (bass) and Noel Sullivan (drums), alongside vocalist Zaryan Zaidi.<\/p>\n

Lecherous Gaze mash together the wild exuberance of MC5 and the weightier chinks of Black Sabbath<\/a>, all glued together with a dash of psychedelia, a sprig of pounding, sweaty punk, and a pinch of sleaze rock. It makes for a cracking listen because the band are so energetic and god damn catchy, but above all it\u2019s a riotous affair dripping sweat, promoting mayhem and good enough to fill arenas all around the rockin\u2019 world.<\/p>\n

Whatever aspect we focus on, it\u2019s just as wild as any other segment of the band. The vocals are of the club-wielding caveman quality; rampant, scratchy, uncontrolled, loose and in your face, they sit in squalid fashion alongside a sonic guitar attack which evokes images of The Ramones, The Stooges, Jimi Hendrix and the MC5 as the riffs flail and solos spin and fizz with destruction. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s such a live feel to the record. This is helped by the frantic percussion and that bass, which just marries so many classic rock styles that by the end of this record you\u2019ll be left in a shattered mess on the carpet, surrounded by groupies, beer cans and the remains of the television you attempted to throw out the window but which instead crashed up against the wall.<\/p>\n

\u2018End Rising\u2019 is feisty, pumping, punky and hard \u2013 it hits below the belt, evoking images of the wild abandonment of the 70s \u2013 while \u2018Dog\u2019 just cranks everything up to ten and blasts the ears with sleazy aplomb. It\u2019s half vintage Alice Cooper and half New York Dolls, but more oily and less glam. <\/p>\n

Vocally, Zaryan Zaidi is a true monster. He doesn\u2019t merely sing the words; instead, it\u2019s as if each sentence is a lump of flesh that he\u2019s just bit from his own torso and then spat with menace at the perspiring audience. <\/p>\n

I can see why people have mentioned a Black Flag influence, but then again, there are so many nods on this record; there\u2019s even a snarling version of Big Joe Williams\u2019 1935 classic blues song \u2018Baby, Please Don\u2019t Go\u2019 thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n

If you like music to throw yourself around to though, then you can\u2019t go wrong with the sneering \u2018New Distortion\u2019 or the fuming calamity that is \u2018Uncle Dale\u2019 with its rock \u2019n\u2019 roll drive that splinters bones and tears out hair. It sounds old, but yet it\u2019s not a case of mimicry \u2013 it\u2019s just pure beer-soaked chaos wrapped up in those loose and wonderfully dirty riffs that just snarl with arrogance. <\/p>\n

Whichever form these guys take doesn\u2019t really matter, because you know you\u2019re getting your money\u2019s worth with this heap of raggedy rock \u2019n\u2019 roll. Super-charged, volcanic, and boasting the same sleazy flesh one would associate with the late 60s psych scene, this is a must-have for fans who like to hear a record that sounds as if the band is literally trashing your front room. Don\u2019t just buy it; smash it up…<\/p>\n

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

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