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Women Of Doom DESERT RECORDINGS/ BLUES FUNERAL

Doom sirens congregate to cast a far-reaching spell

Celebrating women’s contributions to all facets of doom from performance to production, Women Of Doom

draws together nine artists, opening ceremonies with the predatory stomp of Heavy Temple’s Astral Hand,

a clarion call by virtue of the power of High Priestess Nighthawk’s swords’n’ sorcery vocals. The quietude of Year Of The Cobra bassist/vocalist Amy Tung Barrysmith’s Broken

meanders eerily into Besvärjelsen’s A Curse To Be Broken, mixing ethereal soprano with righteously solid riffing. Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsons features twice, closing the record with keening vocal power on the heart-rending Broke An Arrow. A testament to women’s invaluable artistic perspective and contributions to the wider metal world. ■■■■■■■■■■

FOR FANS OF: Dool, Royal Thunder, Blood Ceremony TOM O’BOYLE