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The Sleeping Shaman (uk) Alunah Review | Awakening the Forest

29/9/2014

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Birmingham born n’ bred four-piece Alunah are nothing if not consistent. Playing doom in its purist form is not an easy thing to do when based out of the Midlands: that smoky, solemn, industry-ravaged community that spawned (amongst others) Black Sabbath, Godflesh, Napalm Death, Judas Priest, Bolt Thrower, Diamond Head, Cathedral and Led Zeppelin. But yet this humble quartet time and time again demonstrate their passion and devotion to continuing this musical heritage of playing sophisticated blues through heavy, downtuned equipment and haunting audiences via frontlady Soph Day’s soulful tones. From simple beginnings as a standard pub-metal band, Alunah have grown into one of the UK’s most regular go-to home support acts and I’ve enjoyed watching them stand firmly toe-to-toe with everyone from Fu Manchu to Saint Vitus to High On Fire to The Sword to Acid King to Orange Goblin to Spirit Caravan and beyond. However, there’s only so long you can remain in the shadows. Awakening The Forest is a true triumph in itself that should, if justice holds true, propel these Brummies into doom’s highest echelons.

In many ways, with Alunah you know what you’re going to get. If you’ve ever caught them at a show (if you like going to doom gigs and live in Britain, then there’s a 97% chance you already have) or you’ve heard any part of 2010’s Call of Avernus or 2012’s White Hoarhound then you’ll know its doom exactly as Dr Iommi prescribed. Huge, never-ceasing walls of drums, a bass sound thicker than the walls of Dubrovnik, sultry yet riff-heavy guitars and a vocal sound that cuts through the lot to land a place firmly in your heart forever. Awakening The Forest doesn’t change any of this, but it refines, multiplies, tops and cements all that Alunah have built up thus far. Good luck finding a band with a sound that’s denser or more grandiose than this black-clad foursome creates; it’s practically stadium-ready in its fullness and cathedral-sized in its melodies. It’s the real deal.

Opener Bricket Wood Coven is perhaps the most “Alunah” track on the record. Dave Day’s giant swaying lumber behind the guitar coaxes his wife Soph’s subtle, yet commanding vocals into the fore early into the eight minute gauntlet of pure doom. Sure, there’s plenty on offer around the world now in this oddly (and in my opinion wrongly) lumped together melting pot of “female fronted doom” bands, but Soph’s voice constantly rises above the pack into a field of her own. Imagine Lulu singing instead of Ozzy on Black Sabbath’s eponymous Black Sabbath track and you’d arrive in a similar place to Bricket Wood Coven. The quivering string-bending is there, the brooding bass line, the high end vocal mix. It’s a scene-setter, not a show stopper.

If this record were to feature a radio hit single, Heavy Bough would be the bookies’ favourite. Accompanied by a gorgeous, yet mysteriously crafted video shot by the multi-talented Michael Cowell, it’s a driving, anthemic shot to the arm, heart and mind. There’s more than a friendly nod to Cathedral in Dan Burchmore and Dave Day’s chugging, uplifting, bass-driven riffs as Jake Mason makes toes tap and heads nod behind the kit. Its Soph again who makes the moment last and this is arguably her finest vocal achievement to date in both her soaring range and delicate serenity. Heavy Boughtakes me right back to the very first time I ever heard Alunah on their early Spend My Time single, but it charts their ascendency upwards through the clouds from their earlier stoner rock-themed moments.

The pivotal title-track brings the tone back down to the morose. Think Born Too Late-era Saint Vitus or The Obsessed circa The Church Within and you’ll hear the same guitar drone and almost gothic throat signals. There’s hope in there somewhere and Soph digs deep to find it for us in and amongst that dense woodland and misty fens; her song opening us out into clearings of clear sight amongst the bleakness of the riffs. It’s a slow-burner, but one of the album’s strongest moments comes with its soaring crescendo of a finish. Like doom metal? Alunah are as good as it gets in 2014 this side of Yob and Pallbearer.

The Mask Of Hernes is one of the more stoner-doom moments on the album and reminds me of Spirit Caravan or Earthride in its swaggering yet depressed slumbering approach to the guitar-work. Similarly, The Scourge And The Kissis another stand-out Sabbath harkener. The riffs seem to get larger by the second as Dave Day’s Paradise Lost-esque solos weave in and out of Jake’s myriad drum networks and Soph’s ghostly songcraft. At nearly eight minutes in length, it’s another moment to savour long and hard. It’s also got a super cool mega-riff towards its conclusion which JUST about eclipses Belijal’s Ford from the White Hoarhound album. Only just, mind.

As the gentle acoustic passages of the The Summerland fades out, I can think of very little that I would change about Alunah on this pitch-perfect third album. You could potentially argue that the band don’t stray at all from their comfort zone, that this is just more doom being pumped out of a town that hasn’t moved on musically for the past fifty years. You may have a point, but my counter response would be that it’s what we all want, it’s what we all need and to worship at the Sabbathian altar from the nine hundredth time is certainly no sacrilege when it sounds this damn good. Alunah have worked solidly, painstakingly and above all determinedly to be where they are today. Perhaps now the forests of doom will awaken to their grandeur on a global scale at long last. This is a towering achievement.


http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/album-reviews/a/alunah-awakening-the-forest-cd-lp-dd-2014/
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Spader Ess (swe) Alunah Review | Awakening The Forest

29/9/2014

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Ta min hand, vi skall på en tur genom skogen och som vägvisare har vi Alunah och deras tredje platta Awakening The Forrest. Ännu en gång så leder Soph Day och hennes mannar i Alunah oss på en långsam, vacker och storslagen resa i Doom-skogen. 

Trots att det är traditionellt nedstämda gitarrer och feta doom-acckord och en väldigt lågstämd, melankolisk musikresa som Alunah , så ser jag denna resan in i skogen som en ganska ljus och positiv upplevelse. 

Bilden bandet målar upp för mitt inre är en grönskande och ljus "west midland" skog. Dock är det som sig bör, det finns givetvis ett mörker också, där i ljusets utkanter döljer sig skuggorna. För även om skogen är oss ganska likgiltig, då den inte behöver oss på det sätt som vi behöver den, så dväljs det även andra varelser i denna skog. Väsen som kanske inte är helt ofarliga och oss alltid välvilliga, särskilt inte när mörkret faller och om vi inte möter dem med ödmjukhet och respekt. 

Häromdagen skrev jag om deras doom kollegor i Electric Wizard, och även om det finns vissa likheter så finns det väldigt stora skillnader. Framför allt att denna skivan lämnar mig med positiva och hoppfulla känslor, snarare än den mörka känslan som kommer efter lyssningen på Electric Wizard.
Soph's sätt att sjunga kan i och för sig påminna om en prästinna, med ett mässande, liknande Jus Oborn.  Men i Soph's fall blir så handlar det inte om galenskap och ondska, utan mer om skogens och naturens skönhet och inneboende kraft och det framfört med en mer folkmusikalisk ton.

Skivan består av ett par riktigt bra låtar, både vad gäller text och musik. Låtarnas längd är, trots att dom är lite längre än vad normalt radioformat brukar vara, är väl avvägt och det blir aldrig långtråkigt.
Till det ligger det stundtals en sologitarr som ett överjordiskt väsen och sveper in mig i en värme som är svår att beskriva. Särskilt i avslutande låten "The Summerland", där en skör sologitarr flyter in i bland de skönaste fetingackord jag hört på länge. Gitarrljudet på skivan är i en klass för sig själv. Trots att det är mäktiga och nedstämda powerackord, så har dom även en dov mjukhet och värme i sig som är som balsam för själen. Antar att det handlar mycket om övergångarna mellan riffen som skapar den atmosfären. Helt magiskt. Särskilt tillsammans med just sången, då dom tillsammans  skapar en underbar palett av kontraster mellan ljus och mörker, jordnära och överjordiskt.
Allt snyggt producerat och kompetent inramat. 

Redan på förra plattan, White Hoarhound, så grundlade bandet en speciell plats hos mig och med nya plattan så befäster dom den. Jag ger idag, Awakening The Forrest, ett betyg på 4/5 Ess, men om denna skivan fortsätter att växa för mig, som den gjort hittills, så skulle betyget kunna bli högre med tiden. Skulle inte förvåna mig om den tittar upp och nosar på årsbästalistan. 


4/5

http://spaderess.blogspot.se/2014/09/recension-alunah-awakeing-forest.html

Take my hand, we are on a ride through the woods, and as a guide, we Alunah and their third album Awakening The Forrest. Once again, it leads Soph Day and her men in Alunah us on a slow, beautiful and epic journey of Doom Forest. 

Although it is traditionally tuned guitars and obese doom acckord and a very lågstämd, melancholic music journey Alunah, so I see this journey into the forest like a pretty bright and positive experience. 

The image band conjured up in my mind is a lush and bright "west midland" forest. However, it is as it should be, there is obviously also a darkness where the light fringes lurks the shadows. For although the forest is us quite indifferent, then it does not need us in the way we need it, so dwells there are other creatures in this forest. Beings that may not be entirely harmless and us always benevolent, especially when darkness falls, and if we do not meet them with humility and respect. 

The other day I wrote about their doom colleagues in Electric Wizard, and although there are some similarities, there are very big differences. Above all, this album leaves me with a positive and hopeful feelings, rather than the dark feeling that comes after listening to Electric Wizard. 
Soph's way of singing can in itself reminiscent of a priestess, with a chanting, like Jus Oborn. But in Soph's case, so it's not about madness and evil, but more about the forests and the natural beauty and inherent power and it rendered with a more folk musical tone. 

The album consists of a few really good songs, both in terms of lyrics and music. Length of the songs is, even though they are a little longer than normal radio format, usually, is well balanced and it never gets boring. 
For it is there sometimes a solo guitar as a supernatural being, and wrap me in a warmth that is hard to describe. Especially in the closing track "The Summerland", where a fragile solo guitar flowing into among the most comfortable fetingackord I've heard in a long time. The guitar sound on the album is in a class by itself. Although it is powerful and depressed power chord, so they have even a dull softness and warmth in itself which is like balm for the soul. Guess there is a lot about transitions between riffs that create the atmosphere. Absolutely magical. Especially with the right song, then they work together to create a wonderful palette of contrasts between light and dark, earthy and unearthly. 
All nicely produced and competently framed. 

Even on the last album, Whitehoar Hound, so founded the band a special place with me and with the new album so they reinforce it. I give today, Awakening The Forrest, a rating of 4/5 aces, but this album continues to grow on me, as it has done so far, so the score would be higher with time. Would not surprise me if it looks up and sniffs the seasonal best list.
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Metal.De Interview Soph from Alunah

29/9/2014

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Thanks to Metal.De for this great interview, the English version is below and the German version can be found here: http://www.metal.de/doom-metal/interview/alunah/58925-interview-mit-sophie-day-zu-awakening-the-forest/

Hello! Your third album is called “Awakening the Forest”. What forest do you mean? Is the album some kind of a concept album? What are the lyrics about?

Hello! It isn’t one forest in particular, and it goes beyond meaning an actual forest, but something or someone of beauty. The idea originally came during a period in my life where I had just lost my father, nan and granddad, and I was trying to find a way to deal with it all. I was stood in a forest with my husband and my dog and I suddenly had this overwhelming thought that this could be the last time I see such beauty, I could literally die that day and I thought back to the last things of beauty my family who had passed on would have seen. The forest suddenly came alive to me, I noticed things that I would have taken for granted or ignored previously, it was a massive moment for me, like I was seeing things for the first and last time and I needed to consume it all. I didn’t say anything to my husband at the time, I just went home and wrote the lyrics for “Awakening the Forest” - once we’d got a bunch of songs together that title was chosen for the album, we liked how it sounded and it was very personal for me. Now, when we go for walks I’m constantly pointing things out to him and he just nods and smiles haha. I like people to tell me what the lyrics and titles mean to them, but in general I sing about the beauty, importance and power of nature, and how it has been used throughout history; particularly in England. I also sing from a personal perspective, and some of these lyrics are the most personal I have written.

Is there a message you would like to express with ALUNAH?

Go outside, open your eyes and take a deep breath! Personally I just wish people would live their lives more and stop arguing, fighting and generally wasting time. If there’s something you want to do, and you have the means to do it, go and do it. If you haven’t got the means to do it, make steps to getting them. Life shouldn’t be full of regret, because before you know it you’re 90 and wondering why you didn’t live the life you could have lived. Be happy, surround yourselves with people you love, embrace positivity and use any negativity as an education.

How went the recordings with Greg Chandler?

Greg Chandler is an incredible producer. We’ve worked with him on all 3 albums, and I think we all agree that this time was the most enjoyable recording experience. We recorded in just 5 days, but those days were super long and Greg worked even longer once we left. His studios are set in a quiet area of countryside near Birmingham, so the absolutely perfect location for us. He’s like the 5th member of Alunah, he suggests changes to songs, really pushes me as a vocalist and even teaches Dave new guitar techniques. He’s also a great laugh, and has given us valuable business advice from his experience with his amazing band Esoteric.

To me “Awakening the Forest” sound more intensive, melancholic, heavier and more atmospheric than “White Hoarhound”. Do you confirm? Where do you see the differences between both albums?

Yeah I agree with that, we wanted to write a heavier album and we’d been listening more to artists such as Ahab, Jex Thoth, Esoteric, Rose Kemp, Wolf People and Hexvessel so that’s perhaps where the melancholy comes from. As I explained earlier, the lyrics also have a big part to play in this. I wrote most of them before we wrote the music, so we were conscious of them complimenting each other. We spent more time in the studio on the sound this time - we did lots of layering using our own amps, Greg’s amps, and also Fen’s amps who were also recording with Greg and kindly let us use theirs. We also spent the two years between both albums working hard on our individual playing and singing styles, and song writing skills.

In which time were the songs written, and how goes the song writing for ALUNAH? Have you changed something in that process? How much impact does your new bassist Dan have?

Dan joined us in June 2013, and we signed with Napalm in the following December. When Dan joined, we spent those few months teaching him the “White Hoarhound” songs, as well as playing live. We started seriously writing for the third album around November / December 2013, and recorded it in May 2014, so we wrote the album in a very short space of time. Dan had a massive impact, both in terms of fresh ideas and a different playing style and sound. Our previous bass players were primarily guitarists, whereas Dan has always played bass so he bought a completely different element to the band. Plus, on a personal level he’s an absolutely perfect addition to the band and we can’t wait to tour with him.

What are your main musical influences as band? And what made you to start as a Doom / Stoner Rock band?

We’re influenced by many different doom, stoner, folk, ‘70s, metal, psych and blues artists. A band can never avoid being compared to other bands, and we wear our influences on our sleeves, but I think we have our own sound going on. Originally it was bands such as Black Sabbath, Acid King and Kyuss that inspired us to start a band.

When you first started as a band, how hard was it to get your foot in the door of the music business to the point where people were starting to pay attention?

It was really hard for us, and it took us a good 2 or 3 years to get people to pay real attention. We got offered a couple of big gigs with Trouble and Paradise Lost after a few months of playing together, and we learnt some valuable lessons from doing them. Our guitarist Dave and I started up Catacomb Records so that we could release our debut album “Call of Avernus”, no other label was interested so we did it ourselves. We basically love doing this with each other, and the amount of amazing people you meet through it is beautiful – that drives you on to keep going. You’re very lucky if your band explodes straight away, but sometimes a struggle makes you stronger.

Imagine, you could tour with any band you like, could be also with dead musicians, what 5 would it be?

For me it would be The Doors, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Hexvessel, Black Sabbath and Jex Thoth. We played with Jex Thoth recently, not only are they a great band but they are one of the friendliest bands we’ve ever come across - touring with them would be a pleasure.

While you are touring, are you a party band or a sit around and watch movies / play games band? Any weird tour stories?

Both, depends on how tired we are haha. We drive ourselves on tour, so there are always times when a couple of us need to be sensible but yeah, we love a good drink and we’re perhaps the filthiest minded band in England. The strangest thing that has happened to me has been told a few times, it involved a public toilet in a Polish hostel on our last tour, I walked in on two men masturbating in the sink, and defecating in the shower. I didn’t hang around for long haha!

What have you planned within the next future with ALUNAH? Will you come touring to Germany?

We leave for our European tour next week, and yeah we’ll be coming to Germany as part of that - we’re playing Berlin, Wurzburg and Oelsnitz. We’ve started booking gigs for 2015, and we’ll be re-releasing our debut album on Canadian label PRC Music next year too. Other than that, we’ll be writing for our fourth album.

Thank you very much for the interview! The last words are yours!

Thank you for taking time to speak to me, thanks to everyone for the support. Check us out on wwww.alunah.co.uk or www.facebook.com/alunah.doom and we hope to see some of you on the road.

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MetalMouth (uk) Alunah Review | Awakening the Forest

29/9/2014

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Alunah, led by Soph Day have been around for some eight years now, steadily building up a reputation as one of the UK’s finest acts.  It’s the last four of those years that things have really started to take off with this their third album proving you can still challenge convention and put out some great music while doing so.  Not content with the four minute mark ten track average that is standard issue the band have created a full album out of just six longer than normal tracks.  And do you know what, it works a treat.

You’d expect with songs running out at anything up to nine minutes long I’d be rattling on about how they could have clipped them to keep up the interest level.  The truth is though the way each track is constructed with real groove and warmth they could all be twice as long and still not become tedious.  It takes great skill to construct music in such a free flowing manner.  It’s almost as if Alunah have a heart of metal, a head of classical and a soul of folk.  Songs such as Bricket Wood Coven and The Summerland epitomise this where on first listen you may only get the heavier more obvious side.

Listen closer though and there are distinctive movements in the songs, it’s the reason they keep you engaged.  There’s also an earthy side to the album too and not just because of the title.  Soph Day’s vocals might have a similar tempo and pitch as his holiness Ozzy Osbourne but her delivery is soothing rather than demented.  She sounds like she wants to save bats not bite their heads off.  With a theme that has more to do with myth and magic than politics or personal introspection Awakening The Forest works so well because it is both familiar and yet unexplored all at the same time.

There is a distinct lack of pace change which means that towards the midway point many might find things start to get a bit hard going.  It’s a bit like driving on an arrow straight road on the fens, very pretty but after a while it becomes quite predictable.  It’s predictably good but could do with a bend or crossroads to liven it up a tad.  For those that like doom though it will come as a relief that at last we have a band not yet able to qualify for a bus pass that can really do the genre justice in its original form.  Of course there are others around but none that I’ve heard match Alunah in terms of playing it straight.

Awakening The Forest is a giant stride in the right direction from a band with all the credentials to become metal legends. 7 / 10


http://metalmouth.net/2014/09/alunah-awakening-the-forest/
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Angry Metal Guy Alunah Review | Awakening The Forest

29/9/2014

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There was a huge weight on Alunah‘s shoulders at the advent of their career. Hailing from Birmingham, the illustrious home to heavy metal, it would have been all to easy to fly under the radar. Fortunately, their début captivated doomsters with its crushing riffs and entrancing female vocals, and the follow-up White Hoarhound miraculously eluded the sophomore slump by boldly expanding their sound to epic levels and progressing their song-writing prowess. Now, Awakening The Forest has arrived and blows them out of the water. As an ode to British folklore, it’s replete with massive riffs, earthy vocals and tasteful guitar solos. From a hometown steeped in musical tradition, Alunah draws on the 70s blues-rock of early Black Sabbath, the destructive riffs of Cathedral, and even veers state-side to borrow from The Obsessed – and they are worthy to bear such comparisons.

What will strike you first and foremost is the quite awesome guitar sound and riffing. Opener “Bricket Wood Coven” immediately hammers the listener with David Day’s assured, crushing lead. Meaty doesn’t begin to describe the thick tone used here, and the melody has a groovy-ness all its own. When listening to this out and about, I actually had to concentrate on not obnoxiously swaggering. Highlights include those on the opening two tracks and the more ballad-y, “The Summerland.” Alunah uses a highly down-tuned tone, reminiscent of Sabbath, and slow, dirgey riffs – they are simple and unhurried, yet engage due to the impressive writing and massive sound. The best comparison to draw is a groovier Cathedral, due to the centrality of the guitars above the vocals.

Speaking of the vocals, Sophie Day’s powerful and unique voice is another big plus. She’s been garnering critical acclaim since the genesis of Alunah, and Awakening The Forest is no exception. Her voice is perfect for the music, seemingly drawn straight from the unholy ground of which she sings in “Bricket Wood Coven”; soulful but depressive. Her lyrics, derived from wiccan folklore, are certainly more interesting as a result of their specificity, relating to names and places many Brits are aware of: Herne and Bricket Wood Coven, for example. A nice touch, and indicative of the great care taken with this record. A small criticism along these lines is that the vocals can get submerged where their prominence would elevate a track – but when it’s the class-leading riffs superseding them, it seems relatively insignificant. Nevertheless, the points at which the vocals and riffs are inter-woven, but are each given space, are particularly striking, such as on the title track. The dual melodies are separate yet fuse beautifully, further demonstrating the superior song-writing knack these guys possess.

Alunah_2014aAlunah also sidesteps repetitiveness, writing songs which confidently progress without meandering. Despite an average track length of over 7:30, I never felt bored and have grown to enjoy the record more with subsequent listens. This is best represented by the last track “The Summerland,” an ode to the wiccan afterlife. Opening with a beautiful but melancholic atmosphere, it builds and layers with varying textures, breaks into a tasteful guitar solo, then concludes with a dominant riff. This sense of progression, pacing and dynamics ensures navel-gazing never raises its dreary head to indifferently shrug at you. The drums are noteworthy in this, keeping things moving at a pace which feels brisk, even when it isn’t. As is the case with the guitar melodies, the drum lines are rarely complex, but always engage the listener and complement the music.

The production hems the record into a miserly DR 6, which does slightly limit the excellent musicianship, but it’s all still audible and satisfactorily crunchy. Tony Reed’s mastering job is good, aiding the massive guitar tone, but the aforementioned submersion of the vocals is slightly to the detriment of the record. But given the restrictive dynamic range, it sounds good on the whole.

Another record like this one, and Alunah will assuredly be ensconced in the pantheon of doom greats. They’ve moved from strength to strength and Awakening The Forest boasts their honed dynamics and majestic song-writing. I’m honestly struggling to choose between this and Pallbearer for my favorite doom record of the year thus far, which is high praise if you’ve heard the brilliant Foundations of Burden. I sincerely hope Alunah can continue to defy the patented Angry Metal Guy Law Of Diminishing Recordings™ .


http://www.angrymetalguy.com/alunah-awakening-forest-review/
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Stormbringer (Austria) Alunah Review | Awakening the Forest

26/9/2014

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Mit fettem Record-Deal (NAPALM RECORDS), neuem Bassisten (Dan Burchmore) und einer nicht wegzuleugnenden Überdosis „Psychedelia“ stampfen die vier Doom-Headz aus den West Midlands in England auf ihrem insgesamt dritten Full-Length-Album dahin. Das federführende Ehepaar Soph & David Day hat ohne Zweifel im Vergleich zu ihrer 2012er „White Hoarhound“-Veröffentlichung diesen essentiellen, diesen ungemein wichtigen Schritt in Richtung Weltklasse-Doom geschafft.

Das beweist schon allein der Video-Track „Heavy Bough“, welcher ob seiner durchdringenden Eingängigkeit gar der Doom-Hit des Jahres 2014 werden könnte. Aber auch die extra-langen Takes wie der hypotische Opener „Bricket Wood Coven“, bzw. der knapp an der zehn Minuten-Schallmauer kratzende, tief unter die Haut gehende Closing-Song „The Summerland“ wissen ohne Zweifel zu überzeugen.

Dazu gesellt sich mit dem fett-riffenden „The Mask Of Herne“ der wohl härteste Track des Albums und auch die beiden restlichen, wieder länger ausgefallenen, Songs – der dahin-trottende Titeltrack bzw. das Bassmonster „Scourge and the Kiss“ – lassen dem Rezensenten kaum einen Grund hier nicht vollends zufrieden zu sein.

ALUNAH reihen sich mit „Awakening The Forest“ in die Reihe jener Female-Fronted-Doom-Bands ein, die uns mit Sicherheit nachhaltig in Erinnerung bleiben werden – für alle Freunde/Liebhaber/Kenner von AVATARIUM (CD-Review vom Debütalbum), THE SABBATHIAN (Review der „Ritual Rites“-EP) oder generell für die Psycho-Doom-Abteilung mehr als eine Hörprobe wert, wenn hier nicht sogar eine Kaufempfehlung ausgesprochen werden sollte…

(4/5)


http://www.stormbringer.at/reviews.php?id=11172

With a rich record deal ( NAPALM RECORDS ) , new bass player ( Dan Burchmore ) and a non wegzuleugnenden overdose " Psychedelia " Stomp the four Doom - Headz from the West Midlands in England on their total third full- length album then. The lead couple Soph & David Day has managed without a doubt compared to their 2012er "White Hoarhound " publication these essential , this immensely important step towards world class Doom .

This proves alone the video track "Heavy Bough " , which if his penetrating even catchiness of Doom hit of the year could be 2014 . But the extra - long takes as the hypo- matic opener " Bricket Wood Coven ," and the scratchy short of the ten- minute barrier , deep under the skin closing song "The Summerland " know to convince without doubt .

These joins with the fat - reefs ends " The Mask Of Herne " probably the heaviest track on the album and also the two remaining , longer again failed , songs - the then - trotting title track and the bass monster " Scourge and the Kiss" - let the reviewers little reason here not to be completely satisfied .

ALUNAH lined up with " Awakening The Forest " in the ranks of those female - fronted doom bands , which will remain us with security lasting memory - for all the friends / lovers / connoisseurs of AVATARIUM ( CD Review from the debut album ) , THE SABBATHIAN ( Review of "Ritual Rites " EP ) or generally for the Psycho - Doom department worth more than an audition , if not a buy recommendation should be spoken here even ...



(4/5)
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Rock 'n' Reel Review (uk) Podcast | Soph from Alunah and Tom from The Order of Israfel Feature

25/9/2014

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Soph recently sat down for an interview (1hr 25 minutes in) with Rock 'n' Reel Review for their podcast. There's also a great interview with Tom from The Order of Israfel (55:50 minutes in), who Alunah are doing a few dates with next week!
https://rnrrpodcast.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/rnrr-podcast-35-feat-the-order-of-israfel-alunah/
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Metal.De Alunah Review | Awakening The Forest

25/9/2014

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Nicht nur aus dem Land, sogar aus der Heimatstadt der Genre-Gründer BLACK SABBATH stammen ALUNAH, die mit "Awakening The Forest" bereits ihr drittes Album veröffentlichen. Und man kann attestieren, dass die Band um Frontfrau Sophie Day diese vererbten Gene der Urväter im Blut haben.

"Awakening The Forest" erfreut mit erhabenem, typisch britisch relaxt und unaufgeregt zelebriertem Doom Metal, mit Psychedelic –Einsprengseln und Stoner-Rock-Groove-Elementen. Im Mittelpunkt steht der hervorragend ausdrucksstarke, melodisch-entrückte und kraftvolle weibliche Gesang von Sophie, was immer wieder an JEX THOTH erinnert, wobei ALUNAH deutlich rockiger und weniger psychedelisch zu Werke gehen, oder auch THE WOUNDED KINGS. Gerade mit dieser bezaubernden Stimme können sich die Briten von vielen ähnlich gearteten Bands, die ebenso von PENTAGRAM, BLACK SABBATH und CATHEDRAL beeinflusst sind, abheben, ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal ist das aber schon lange nicht mehr. Die epischen Stücke mit den schwer schleppenden Grooves und prägnanten, verzerrten Riffs zeigen sich verglichen mit dem stilistisch gleichen Vorgänger "White Hoarhound" (2012) intensiver, melancholischer, heavier und atmosphärischer. Besonders hervorzuheben sind der majestätische Opener  "Bricket Wood Coven", das psychedelische "Heavy bough" und das träumerische "The Summerland". Natürlich definieren ALUNAH das Genre nicht neu, aber zumindest können sie eigene Akzente mit dem von Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC) gut produzierten Album setzen.

ALUNAH haben mit "Awakening The Forest" ein wunderbar atmosphärisch dichtes, zwischen groovender Heaviness und verträumter Leichtigkeit angesiedeltes Werk gelungen. Stark!



8/10


http://www.metal.de/doom-metal/review/alunah/58887-awakening-the-forest/

Not only from the country , even from the hometown of the genre - founder BLACK SABBATH come ALUNAH who already publish with " Awakening The Forest " their third album . And we can attest that the band around singer Sophie Day have these inherited genes of the forefathers in the blood . " Awakening The Forest " pleased with raised , typically British relaxed and unexcited , celebrated Doom Metal with Psychedelic -Einsprengseln and Stoner - rock groove elements. The focus being ALUNAH much more rock and less to go psychedelic art, or even THE WOUNDED KINGS is the ideal expressive , melodic and ethereal and powerful female vocals of Sophie , which constantly reminded of JEX THOTH . Especially with this enchanting voice , the British can choose from many similar type bands that are equally PENTAGRAM , BLACK SABBATH and CATHEDRAL are influenced , stand , a unique feature is the but long gone . The epic pieces with the heavy slow grooves and incisive , distorted riffs show up compared with the same stylistic predecessor "White Hoarhound " (2012 ) intense , melancholic , atmospheric and heavier . Particularly noteworthy are the majestic opener " Bricket Wood Coven ," the psychedelic "Heavy bough " and the dreamy "The Summerland " . Of course ALUNAH define the genre is not new, but at least they can set their own accents with the Greg Chandler ( ESOTERIC ) well-produced album . ALUNAH have with " Awakening The Forest " a wonderfully atmospheric density , located somewhere between groovy heaviness and lightness dreamy work done. Stark !

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Ravenheart Music (uk) Alunah Review | Awakening the Forest

23/9/2014

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For the third time, ALUNAH spread wide their mighty Doom wings: Following up their exceptional previous albums CALL OF AVERNUS (2010) and WHITE HOARHOUND (2012), the International Doom community will be tied up again by this latest offering on the mighty Napalm label. The English quartet featuring singer Sophie Day, forges forward with hard guitars, pumping heavy grooves and a sound to make fans of this genre get shall we say, rather excited. Featuring six tracks that run in at well over 40 minutes, the album kicks off how it means to go on. The opener is stoner heaven - the 8 minute plus 'Bricket Wood Coven', kinda takes me back to the early Sabbath era (but with a female vocalist this time), certainly a retrospective feel to the music here. And that is the way it carries on - next up 'Heavy Bough' maintains that similar sound, a slightly more up tempo number than the opener, but still with that 70s Sabbath feel. The doom laden title track runs in at over 7 minutes while 4th track in 'The Mask Of Herne', maintains that mid tempo sludgy texture. 'Scourge and the Kiss' and the rather nice 'The Summerland' total close on 18 minutes between them and end this trippy, stoner doom album. I am the first to admit that this cd would not normally be my cuppa tea, but it is a great piece of Doom Metal, and so it should be, didn't we invent it? The album gets released in October, so check it out.... 


8/10 (Dave)

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Hardforce (fr) Alunah Review | Awakening the Forest

23/9/2014

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Six morceaux : six longues pistes, farcies de tours et de détours, que l’on parcourt avec prudence et attention, dont les passages les plus sombres et inquiétants débouchent parfois dans des clairières dégagées, mais souvent dans l’âtre du Démon.

Troisième album du quartet ALUNAH, formé en 2008 à Birmingham en Angleterre, « Awakening The Forest » repose sur un délicat équilibre entre les certitudes assénées par ses guitares et les doutes et nuances instillés par la voix de Sophie Day. Si par malheur la seconde vous égare, par instants, l’implacabilité des riffs viendra vous remettre sur le tortueux chemin : celui, ombragé par l’immanquable figure tutélaire de BLACK SABBATH, mais où, quand la forêt s’éveille, l’on peut croiser les esprits torturés de Mike Oldfield ou de Carlos Santana, les spectres embusqués d’ALAN PARSONS PROJECT ou de METALLICA, voire les poltergeist de Marylin Manson, de Trent Reznor ou même d’Adele.

« The Summerland », qui clôt l’album, est particulièrement emblématique, à cet égard : démarrant dans une ambiance où l’on imagine la "lune mexicaine" de CONCRETE BLONDE perçant à travers la cime de gigantesques séquoias millénaires, après un passage déroutant sur une voie quasi soft-pop et carrément éthérée, le morceau dévoile d’abord un solo de guitare d’une majesté infinie, sorte de montée au Golgotha mais en encore plus classe, puis un riff monstrueux, digne des forges de tous les Enfers – niveau « No Quarter » ou « Snowblind ». Et là, un peu comme à un moment donné dans un roman de Houellebecq, tout prend du sens.

« Awakening The Forest » n’est donc sans doute pas exempt d’imperfections, mais c’est un album puissant et riche, dont les inspirations, parfois transparentes, servent une œuvre généreuse, très attachante, et sans doute plus accessible que celles de bien d’autres groupes qui occupent les voisinages de Monsieur Doom et de Madame Psyché. Enfin, cerisier dans les bois, le public français pourra en découvrir au moins quelques extraits, en avant-première, à l’occasion du passage d’ALUNAH au Divan du Monde, à Paris, le 3 octobre prochain (avec LONELY KAMEL et THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL).


http://www.hardforce.fr/actu/8722/alunah-awakening-the-forest-chronique

Six pieces: six long tracks, stuffed with twists and turns, which travels with caution and care, including the darkest and disturbing passages sometimes open into clearings identified, but often in the hearth of the Devil.

Third album from the quartet ALUNAH , formed in 2008 in Birmingham, England, "Awakening The Forest" is a delicate balance between certainty dealt out by his guitars and doubts and nuances instilled by the voice of Sophie Day. If unfortunately the second you astray at times, ruthlessness riffs will get you back on the tortuous path: the shadowed by the inevitable father figure of BLACK SABBATH, but where, when the forest is awakened, we can cross the minds of Mike Oldfield tortured or Carlos Santana, spectra Dodgers ALAN PARSONS PROJECT or METALLICA or poltergeists Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor of or even Adele.

"The Summerland" which closes the album, is particularly emblematic in this respect: starting in an atmosphere where we imagine the "Mexican Moon" CONCRETE BLONDE piercing through the tops of giant sequoias millennia, after a confusing transition on a path almost soft-pop and downright ethereal piece reveals first guitar solo of infinite majesty, so climb Golgotha ​​but even more class and then a monstrous riff worthy of the forges of all Hells - level "No Quarter" and "Snowblind". And there, a bit like a given in a novel by Houellebecq moment everything makes sense.

Is "Awakening The Forest" is therefore probably not free of imperfections, but it is a powerful and rich album, inspirations, sometimes transparent, serve a generous work, very endearing, and probably more accessible than those of many other groups occupying the neighborhoods of Doom Mr. and Mrs. Psyche. Finally, in cherry wood, French audiences will see at least a few excerpts, previews, at the of passing ALUNAH at Divan du Monde in Paris, October 3 (with Kamel and THE LONELY ORDER OF Israfel).
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Soundscape Magazine Alunah Review | Awakening The Forest

22/9/2014

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When it comes to doom music, you’d arguably be forgiven if you were to expect slow and sluggish instrumentation with deep and gloomy harsh vocals, so when you come across something a little different, it makes for a refreshing listen – and that’s exactly what Alunah have accomplished with Awakening The Forest simply by utilising clean female vocals rather than the standard style of harsh male vocals.

The vocals are certainly a high point of the album. There’s this great innate gloominess to them and they lend themselves fantastically to the music; there’s no ‘gimmick’ to them and the way Sophie moves as one with the music is incredible. Highlights include Heavy Bough, which features a rather soulful and moving vocal performance atop of substantial guitar line, and Scourge And The Kiss, which has an absolutely fantastic rumbly bass line that gives the song a lot of meat and power.

However something that does need to be mentioned is that Awakening The Forest is nothing new instrumentally, which lets it down a tad. It does feel like it’s all been done before, which is disappointing because it does feel like Alunah are capable of better.

As a whole, Awakening The Forest is a strong and engaging album, and one definitely worthy of checking out, but it does need a little bit of fine-tuning here and there.

7/10


http://www.soundscapemagazine.com/alunahawakeningtheforest/
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Loudwire Premieres New Alunah Video for "Heavy Bough"

16/9/2014

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Here it is, we can finally share the video with you! Thanks to Loudwire for premiering it >>
If you need some quality psychedelic doom in your life, we suggest you look no further than merry ol’ England. The land that created Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard has also produced Alunah, who will release their third studio album, ‘Awakening the Forest,’ on Oct. 7, and we’ve got the exclusive premiere of a brand new track.

Since 2006, Alunah have trudged out doom psychedelia heavy on the groove. Led by frontwoman Soph Day, the Birmingham band is rounded off by guitarist Dave Day, bassist Dan Burchmore and drummer Jake Mason.
We’ve teamed up with the quartet to premiere the music video for ‘Heavy Bough,’ an addictive new track from ‘Awakening the Forest.’ The voice of Soph Day is hypnotic and carried along by a solid instrumental section reminiscent of classic Sabbath.

The video is captivating as well, depicting a hermit-like individual roaming through the woods searching for natural additions to a special potion. “Rhodri Thomas (director) and George D Sanderon (actor) took our vision, inspired by Soph’s lyrics and Michael Cowell’s artwork, and made the video into something magnificent,” Alunah explain. “Elvaston Castle was the perfect location, and we are extremely privileged to have been granted access to such beautiful buildings and grounds. We hope you enjoy it.” Check out the tripped-out clip for Alunah’s ‘Heavy Bough’ above! To pre-order Alunah’s third album, ‘Awakening the Forest,’ click here.


- Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann (Loudwire)
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Queens of Steel Alunah Review | Awakening The Forest

15/9/2014

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Thanks to Queens of Steel for what is possibly our first "Awakening The Forest" review! We've had this roughly translated (below) and it's a great first review!

"Conocidos inicialmente como ALUNAH, la banda británica liderada por la vocalista Sophie Day decidió cambiarse el nombre a ALUNAH un par de años después de su creación. Pues bien, tras ello han publicado una demo, un EP, un split y tres discos de estudio, el último de ellos titulado “Awakening the Forest” y publicado a través del sello Napalm Records. El sabor setentero de los temas se puede apreciar a través de algunos acordes psicodélicos que introducen un apreciado colorido dentro de un oscuro patrón musical. La lentitud en los ritmos de esta obra que combina el Doom Metal y el Stoner hace que tengas que disfrutar cada pista con calma y tranquilidad, saboreando cada segundo como si fuera el último. El alto nivel de Groove, los solos rockeros y el estilo de cantar tan retro de Sophie, completan una notable obra que como ya he dicho con anterioridad, hay que saber catar con calma y sin prisa alguna. Puntuación: 8/10"

http://www.queensofsteel.com/2014/09/alunah-awakening-the-forest/

"ALUNAH originally known as the British band led by vocalist Sophie Day decided to change the name to ALUNAH a couple of years after its creation. Well, after that they have released a demo, an EP, a split and three studio albums, the last one entitled "Awakening the Forest" and released through the label Napalm Records. The seventies flavour of the issue can be seen through some psychedelic chords that introduce a colorful appreciated in a dark musical pattern. The slow rhythm of this work that combines Doom Metal and Stoner makes you have to enjoy every track calmly and quietly, savoring every second as if it were your last . The high level of Groove, rocker solos and singing style as retro Sophie, completes a remarkable work which as I said before, you should taste calmly and without haste. Rating : 8/10"

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Heavy-Metal.De | Personal View with Soph from Alunah

12/9/2014

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a) Who r the guys in the band - different characters? 
I’m (Soph Day) the vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Dave (Day) is our lead guitarist, Dan (Burchmore) is our bassist and Jake (Mason) our drummer.

b) Your favorite bands / musicians 
My favourite band is The Doors. I also love Big Brother and The Holding Company and Janis Joplin’s solo material, Hexvessel, Ahab, Jex Thoth, Nick Drake, BB King… all kinds of different things there.

c) What kinda music do u really hate? 
I’m not a fan of power or symphonic metal.

d) Which records would u take to a lonely isle here u only have a cd player? 
Portishead’s back catalogue, “The Giant” by Ahab, “Cheap Thrills” by Big Brother and The Holding Company, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” by Black Sabbath, “Morrison Hotel” by The Doors and “No Holier Temple” by Hexvessel. I could go on and on…

e) What else would u need? 
Family photographs, contact lenses, a guitar, paper and a pen. I’m vegetarian but I reckon I’ll have to learn to eat meat and fish too…

f) Funniest tour experience? 
DeserFest Berlin was perhaps the best time we had on our last tour. We had quite an early slot, so spent the time afterwards drinking - some of us more than others. We spent the evening with members of various well known bands, spoiling the well behaved reputation we have built up haha.

g) Worst or most embaressing situations? 
I think the worst involved a public toilet in a Polish hostel, and two men – one defecating in a shower, and the other masturbating into a urinal. As you can imagine, I made a hasty exit. Grim.

h) Best concert u´ve ever seen?
That’s a difficult one. I went to see The Doors twice when they reformed with Ian Astbury on vocals, and both times were amazing. I’ve seen Sabbath a few times, but their last Birmingham gig was incredible. Soundgarden at Download Festival is also up there with one of my favourite gigs. The Kyuss reform gig was also amazing. However, I’m generally not a fan of big gigs, some of the best gigs I’ve attended was in pubs back in the late ‘90s, early ‘00s when I first got into this type of music - watching Mastodon, High on Fire, Orange Goblin, Sixty Watt Shaman, Spiritual Beggars, Nebula, Truckfighters, Brant Bjork etc in tiny rooms was awesome.

i) Best newcomerband? 
I’m not really aware of many new bands that are coming up, but our friends’ new band Ki are very cool, some of the guys used to be in Moghul. Also, they’re not really a new band but I really enjoyed Monolith Cult’s debut album “Run from the Light”.

j) Nicest holiday? 
My honeymoon in New Orleans and Memphis was easily the best and coolest holiday I’ve ever been on.

k) Happy about... 
My life at the moment. I have a great husband and family, brilliant friends, a job I enjoy, a band I’m loving being in and generally having great experiences.

l) Disappointed about... 
I’m not really disappointed in anything, but I wish my dad could be here so he could hear the new album and share the experiences with me. He passed away just after “White Hoarhound”, so he got to hear that album.

m) Where did u grow up? 
Brownhills, West Midlands, England – 12 miles North of Birmingham.

n) Favorite food? 
I absolutely love Indian and Moroccan dishes.

o) Can u cook? 
Yeah, I love cooking. I cook a lot of dishes from scratch, and like experimenting with different cuisines. I’m vegetarian but I don’t mind cooking meat for people.
 
p) Your idols, influences? 
My parents and nan are my idols. They brought me up well, and gave me lots of amazing opportunities.  

q) How was school? 
I loved school, without it I wouldn’t have been able to go to university – which were some of the best days of my life.

r) Still have “normal” jobs? 
Yes, we all work full time alongside the band.

s) What are the most important things in life?
My family, friends and dog are the most important things in my life. Alunah is also very important to me, as it allows a creative outlet and a break from the mundane. Getting the balance right between family/friends and the band is also important.

t) Would u be a good politician? 
No, neither would I want to be.

u) Any bad habits? 
I tend to talk over people too much, rather than listen to their full sentence. I’ve noticed it since doing video interviews, so I consciously try to avoid this now.

v) Does your family support your musical success? 
Yes, they’re great. All of our parents and siblings attend our gigs, Jake’s parents are perhaps our biggest fans. 

w) Do u believe in god? 
I don’t believe in the heavenly god, but I do believe there’s something else - I haven’t figured out what it is yet though. I have an A-Level in religious studies where my main subjects were Buddhism and Old Testament. I’ve read various Pagan, Christian, Satanic and Buddhist texts in depth - religion interests me, but I’m not someone who practices anything, or attends church.

x) In what else do u believe? 
I believe in the power and beauty of nature, and I believe in myself. You can’t really deny either of those.

y) What is most important 4 u? 
Family, friends, my dog and my band. If I have those, I’m happy.
 
z) Last statement? 
Thank you to everyone who has supported Alunah, I hope you enjoy the new album. Remember, we are merely hairs on the bollock of the world!


http://www.heavy-metal.de/?id=28006
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"Heavy Bough" by Alunah - Trailer #2

9/9/2014

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