Album Review: KÓLGA – Black Tides
“Blackened surf rock/nautical horror”. Well, now I’ve heard it all. Although, to be fair, any band with a glockenspiel and waterphone isn’t to be denied for adventuresomeness alone. ‘Space Beach Massacre’ begins, already substantially more creeped-out and terrifying than 99.9% of death metal intro tracks, quickly slipping into the churning foam, flecks of black metal howl and DICK DALE guitar stranglings a’ flying and, believe it or not, ending too quickly for my taste. It’s alright, though, as the brilliantly titled ‘Squall Of Cthulhu’ rises, not as inherently frenetic as its predecessor, more lurking as its namesake befits. Imagine, if […]