ZOROASTER - Matador [2010]

01. D.N.R.

02. Ancient Ones

03. Odyssey

04. Trident

05. Firewater

06. Old World

07. Black Hole

08. Odyssey II

09. Matador

Country: Atlanta, U$A

Genre: Psycodelic, Stoner, Doom

Label: E1 Music

When asked for comment on Matador, ZOROASTER guitarist / vocalist Will Fiore dished, “As a whole, these are the strongest songs we've ever put together and they really encompass everything we've done until now as a band. There are some really heavy, slow creepers and some of the faster, more driving songs. The new material ranges from really aggressive to more melodic and trippy.” “It’s going to be a pretty straight-forward rock album and I think it’s what we wanted to create with both ‘Dog Magic’ and ‘Voice of Saturn’ rolled into one,” offers drummer Dan Scanlan. “There will be a lot of shorter tracks that are very straight forward and hard-hitting — it’s a lot less of a droning record than what people are expecting. The album title "Matador" sums up the feel of the album perfectly. It's an "epic" sort of title; strong and powerful, but graceful.”

ZOROASTER, the Atlanta-based group who has been called "one of the U.S.'s most promising metal bands" while drawing stark comparisons to Godflesh, Sleep and the Melvins, formed in Atlanta, GA in 2003 out of the need for “sedation by high volumes and low frequencies". ZOROASTER has met to shining praise from metal and indie rock press alike, receiving shining accolades for its deafening power, intriguing mysticism, use of left-of-center instrumentation (which has included Moog synths, Theremins, ominous vocal choirs and even brass sections) and unique take on heavy music. ZOROASTER’s live show has been described as "an obliteration of the senses", earning the three piece the title of “Atlanta’s loudest band".

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Zoroaster - Matador [2010]