{"id":93772,"date":"2022-05-18T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93772"},"modified":"2022-06-07T19:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:45:04","slug":"ep-review-massasauga-exorcisms-and-psychic-visions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-massasauga-exorcisms-and-psychic-visions\/","title":{"rendered":"MASSASAUGA – Exorcisms And Psychic Visions EP (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MASSASAUGA
Exorcisms And Psychic Visions EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This duo from Coventry in England deserve your attention if you\u2019re into fuzzed-up, psyched-out occult-drenched doom n\u2019 roll. Massasauga features Conrad Lummus (vocals and guitars) and Adam Stewart (drums), and this new EP runs just short of 15-minutes.<\/p>\n

The biggest compliment I can pay the band is that they sound like something British comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh might come up with if satanically influenced and in an orgy with UK act Possessor!<\/p>\n

However, Massasauga have a far more Gothic \/ death rock groove to their sound, even though I can\u2019t stop thinking of the \u2018Nanageddon\u2019 song from The Mighty Boosh episode of the same name on opening cut \u2018Psychic Visions\u2019. The track remains catchy, theatrical and thankfully not too stoned or bogged down like so many other acts attempting this sort of horror-cum-doom ethos.<\/p>\n

Conrad Lummus\u2019 vocals are interesting as they are relatively clear and more Gothically themed as he croons his way through the suspenseful tinkles of \u201910-46\u2019, where the duo provide a lighter touch yet remain haunting in their techniques. Meanwhile, \u2018Switchblade\u2019 is pure riff-a-geddon where again there\u2019s that doomy edge, although the weight is never crushing \u2013 more nifty if anything. And that\u2019s where the Possessor feel comes to the fore, yet with less distortion.<\/p>\n

Massasauga does have its own style that hints at 60s garage themes and enough ghoulish lyrics to soundtrack any Halloween party. No, I wouldn\u2019t call it metal at all \u2013 there\u2019s the punky vocal swagger and the Gothic fuzz guitars \u2013 but it remains far more occult-driven than most, and one cannot argue with the shock-o-rama tumble of \u2018Motorbeast\u2019. This is the kind\u2019ve band you\u2019d want opening for someone like Uncle Acid, but then again Twin Temple might want them on board too.<\/p>\n

Exorcisms And Psychic Visions<\/em>, from cover (and that is one hell of a cover!) to sound, is a cauldron of catchy devil rock to accompany your graveside rock \u2018n\u2019 roll rendezvous. Support these guys so we can get a tasty vinyl release.<\/p>\n

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

MASSASAUGAExorcisms And Psychic Visions EP Self-released (2022)Rating: 8\/10 This duo from Coventry in England deserve your attention if you\u2019re into fuzzed-up, psyched-out occult-drenched doom n\u2019 roll. Massasauga features Conrad Lummus (vocals and guitars) and Adam Stewart (drums), and this new EP runs just short of 15-minutes. The biggest compliment I can pay the band is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4822],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-massasauga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93772","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=93772"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93775,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93772\/revisions\/93775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}