You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But sometimes, after going through the book you can step back and say "Yeah, that cover was perfect for this". Right now that's what I'm thinking about Lord Vigo's latest release whose artwork features the undead shambling out of the sea on a misty, moonlit night with a ghostly ship in the background - this is exactly the kind of shit you're getting on their third album "Six Must Die". Their last two releases featured epic doom steeped in horror, but even though their new album is inspired by John Carpenter's The Fog the band trades in a little bit of their hellish terror for some adventure/fantasy sense and mixes it all into one enthralling sound. The opening instrumental track "Elizabeth Dane" sounds like it could be a heavy take on a pirate theme, but before the tone shift scares you away it dives into the depths on the next track "Doom Shall Rise" with metal riffage, organ tones, and chilling clean vocals prove that the band is still dwelling in the darkness. Although the songs are all strong and have some muscle to them - even some traditional metal moments - the album has a sort of ghostly presence about it, as though the spirits of vengeful warriors have risen to haunt the songs - or maybe that's just the combo of moaning synths and rhythms fit for nighttime marches across a battlefield. Even though they're branded as epic doom, Lord Vigo has always brought their own unique sound to the table and Six Must Die presents an exciting evolution of that style - it's got my recommendation! -Brandon
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