Wiseblood Review
February 13, 2023
Stoner Metal remains one of the least compelling Metal subgenres to me. The slower stuff lacks the emotion and atmosphere of Doom, for example, while the more energetic takes can’t match the riffs of tried-and-true Heavy Metal. And far too often, it just sounds like Hard Rock/Grunge with just a bit of extra heaviness. The vocals are uncompelling, though not nearly as much as the lyrics, and the instrumentation ranges from boring to serviceable.
Corrosion of Conformity fall into the statement I’d have to make “good, for a Stoner band.” They’ve got good energy and decent riffs… for a Stoner band. Wiseblood is pretty by the numbers for them. A large number of tracks that could easily be found on a Grunge album or heard on Classic Rock radio and no one would think anything of it. Every track good enough, but never standing out or packing anything memorable.
I guess the demographic is… people driving trucks, lifting weights, or getting turnt on the substance of the day. Not me.
Corrosion of Conformity fall into the statement I’d have to make “good, for a Stoner band.” They’ve got good energy and decent riffs… for a Stoner band. Wiseblood is pretty by the numbers for them. A large number of tracks that could easily be found on a Grunge album or heard on Classic Rock radio and no one would think anything of it. Every track good enough, but never standing out or packing anything memorable.
I guess the demographic is… people driving trucks, lifting weights, or getting turnt on the substance of the day. Not me.
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Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | King of the Rotten | 3:14 | 70 | 1 |
| 2. | Long Whip/Big America | 4:52 | 70 | 1 |
| 3. | Wiseblood | 3:03 | 70 | 1 |
| 4. | Goodbye Windows | 5:41 | 75 | 1 |
| 5. | Born Again for the Last Time | 4:39 | 70 | 1 |
| 6. | Drowning in a Daydream | 4:19 | 70 | 1 |
| 7. | The Snake Has No Head | 4:13 | 70 | 1 |
| 8. | The Door | 3:28 | 70 | 1 |
| 9. | Man or Ash | 5:13 | 70 | 1 |
| 10. | Redemption City | 4:50 | 70 | 1 |
| 11. | Wishbone (Some Tomorrow) | 3:56 | 70 | 1 |
| 12. | Fuel | 2:39 | 65 | 1 |
| 13. | Bottom Feeder (El Que Come Abajo) | 7:51 | 60 | 1 |
Line-up (members)
- Pepper Keenan : Guitars, Vocals
- Woody Weatherman : Guitars
- Mike Dean : Bass
- Reed Mullin : Drums
- Guest/session Musicians:
- James Hetfield : Backing Vocals
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▶ Wiseblood Review (1996)
SilentScream213 55/100Feb 13, 2023 Likes : 1
Stoner Metal remains one of the least compelling Metal subgenres to me. The slower stuff lacks the emotion and atmosphere of Doom, for example, while the more energetic takes can’t match the riffs of tried-and-true Heavy Metal. And far too often, it just sounds like Hard Rock/Grunge with just a bit of extra heaviness. The vocals are uncompelling, though not nearly as much as ...
