Description
Release: 28-02-2025
If you want Sludgy, Doomy Metal that has more grooves than a vinyl pressing plant, is heavier than the molten core of a planet, has more soul than the entire Motown and Stax record labels COMBINED and yet still retains a sense of fun and enjoyment and also features terrifyingly committed performances from the entire band, then, lads and lasses, you are going to fucking love “Beneath It All” by Ironrat.
Dark Juan does. And not just because Gordon is my mate either. Generally, when I review records that my friends are involved with, I am more than usually critical because I don’t want to be accused of favouritism. Unless it’s Iron Slug, because then I will mock them for being Southerners and needing a big coat when it’s a bit breezy. Or Runereader, in which case I’ll just accuse them of using children’s toys instead of instruments.
The Patented Dark Juan Blood Splat Rating System is more excited than the time he got a hug off Beth-Ami Heavenstone (we all know how much Dark Juan adores Beth-Ami Heavenstone) about this seminal album from Ironrat. Yes, Dark Juan and the Blood Splat Rating System are in accord in considering this record the finest Doom/ Sludge to come out of the UK thus far and will score it twenty-seven nonillion/10. You are most welcome, Oli Gonzalez.
Tracklist:
01. Liar
02. Tip of My Tongue
03. Lost
04. Burn
05. Wasted
06. Obscene
