Boris Randall- All That is Black (2017)

Meet Boris Randall. Boris is an incredibly talented gentleman with more than twenty-five years of experience playing horror punk and heavy metal in bands such as the Splatterpunks, Hallowmas, and Necrophagia. His most recent work, a solo album entitled "All That Is Black", is a grand force of heavy, doom-infused, sludge-hardened metal that will leave your speakers shaking. On this record Boris did everything: all writing, recording, and mastering. When you hear it, you're getting a true, 100% solo effort. It's a tiny window into this man's soul - and he has some solid stuff in there. It starts out with the slow, hazy track "Blaspheme The Cross" but then smoke clears up a bit afterwards and you can see more of the hard edge that the album brings. The sound is deep and the guitar and bass synchronize to produce a tone that COULD bludgeon you, but will only push you around a bit in a rocky groove. The third track changes up the vocals and becomes a Danzig-esque tune, the fourth track is a short instrumental with an almost uplifting riff, and then the rest of album continues on with the wicked clamor introduced by the second song. This isn't a sound that will brutalize you, but it will rough you up a little with a friendly pounding. This is definitely an impressive release from a single man - another good one for his ever-growing discography! -Brandon