Micro Dose: Canyon Of The Skull - The Sins Of The Past (Post/Doom)

Canyon Of The Skull
The Sins Of the Past
Doom/Sludge
November 20, 2019
Chicago, USA

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There’s been some solid instrumental albums released in 2019 and that’s going to continue right to the end of the year with the third album from American doomers Canyon Of The Skull titled Sins Of The Past. It contains a compelling and long two tracks, the first track titled “The Ghost Dance” (Basically half of the album) is streaming on bandcamp right now. It should speak to the hearts of Bongripper fans and anyone living that doom life. Who needs vocals? There’s nothing you can’t articulate with guitar and bass, especially when wielded so proficiently. Members of Canyon Of The Skull have also played in Powermad, 1349, Broken Hope and The Atlas Moth.

Artwork, Layout and design by Erik Bredthauer

You either adore long form metal or you don’t, if you do, you do and listen to this album. It’s also one of the few doom albums with folk influences that don’t completely ham up the sound. Good commitment to atmosphere. Here’s a quote about the bands identity and message supplied to me in the promotional materials:

“The main aesthetic and themes that Canyon of the Skull was founded on remain unchanged. This band has always been focused on telling the stories of Indigenous Americans and their environments, specifically those of the American Southwest. I am still surprised at how many people have never met an Indigenous American, but we are not extinct, and this band exists to tell our stories both past, present, and future. This record is a bit more broad with the subject matter since it involves the rituals of tribes far from the land of my people. Also, this record is more influenced by recent events that have an impact beyond Native communities. I don’t like to talk specifically about the deeper meaning of any of my compositions as I want people to discover their meaning in our music. These two pieces have very specific meanings to both me and the wider world and googling the titles is my recommendation for people that want to delve deeper for the literal meanings.”
– Guitarist Erik Ogershok

Sins Of The Past is out November 20th, independently so show it some support.