King Woman - Created in the Image of Suffering (2017) EN

King Woman makes one of this year's hottest full length debuts, so good they're on Bandcamp and could end up here as well. The Californians name tag themselves as doom rock and that's no coincidence - heavy sounds of stoner guitars can hit so hard. But there's also Kristina Esfandiari's vocal that makes the whole thing sound shoegaze-y (or rather darkgaze-y).

"Create in the Image of Suffering" begins with an intro followed by the album's hit because that's the way to call "Utopia". But the album keeps your attention til the very end. The combination of tough music and airy vocal (but the vocalist can also show some claws, like in "Shame") with dark atmosphere doesn't leave you indifferent. Bandcamp's website says that they are some kind of unbelievable concoction of Black Sabbath and Mazzy Star and that's so very true.

"Create in the Image of Suffering" costs 9,99 USD.

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