Haarp - EP - 2009

2009 - Demo EP II

Track Listing:

1. If they were men

2. Durendal Foresaken

3. Blindsight

4. Mons Sermo Incendia

The 2009 E.P., released with the same lineup, has a harsher guitar sound and adds the bass guitar fuzz more typical of the genre, which stands out on slower tracks "Durendal Forsaken" and "Mons Sermo Incendia". The tracks are longer on average, the shortest being over seven minutes, and the album feels more like a movie soundtrack than a collection of songs. "If They Were Men" clocks in at a whopping nine and a half minutes , subjecting listeners to a long, slow intro, erratic guitar solos, and an ultra-fuzzy bass solo that ends with non-resolving dissonance. The second track, "Durendal Forsaken", runs the gamut of metal styles, beginning with New Orleans sludge, making a short sprint through Exodus-influenced thrash, and climaxing at another moody midsection, one which likens the band to a very slow Amon Amarth and reveals again the band's knack for composition. The song has three false-endings. "Blindsight" is a lyrical ouroboros beginning and ending with the words "Blackest, coldest heart" in which the god Ares warns his successor "One needs the patience of a saint to cultivate this hate". This E.P. ends stronger than the other, the last track an opus in which gods and giants destroy the earth.




Don't miss out on this one either.  Haarp fucking slays!!  NOLA sludge/doom at it's best.  One of my personal favorite bands.  



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Haarp - EP - 2007

2007 - Demo EP

 Track Listing:

1. Soothsayer

2. Blackhand

3. Fog Cutter

4. Synthetic Sense

5. Dissemination

The 2007 E.P. begins with guitar feedback and an unedited drum count-in like many sludge records, but opts for the cleaner bass guitar sound found in more traditional metal genres, rather than the fuzz-saturated bass sound of many stoner and sludge recordings. The first track, "Soothsayer" begins slow as expected but builds to a nice, up-tempo groove reminiscent of stoner bands like C.O.C. and St. Vitus. The riffs in "Blackhand" bring to mind a slow motion murder scene from a horror movie. "Fog Cutter" is an interesting track, with two guitar solos that could not be more different from one another in style, building into a section that is moody, mature, and melodic. The main tempo of the song generates that wonderful urge to slowly nod the head like a pump jack on an oil pad, and just when you think they're going to speed it up they run the slow riff for another 40 seconds. "Synthetic Sense" feels like it could be a newly-discovered track left over from a Crowbar or Acid Bath session, so much so that I kept instinctively expecting Dax Riggs to make a vocal appearance. The dynamic tempo changes of "Dissemination" register very much like a non-sludge record, reminding me more of Gojira or Mastodon, and the track definitely supports Haarp's diversity of influence. - Brandon Bowers

Let me just say this...... DOWNLOAD THIS NOW.

Haarp fucking rules, they are one of the heaviest bands to ever slither out of the muck here in the "Chocolate City".   I never miss a chance to see them, if you ever get the chance, you shouldn't miss them either. 

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The Mezmerist - 1985 - The Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty EP

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005 - The Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty EP

Heavy/Doom Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Death, Magic, Damnation, Hell
Origin                                                                     Formed in     Last label     Status
United States of America (Los Angeles, California)     1980         Unknown     Unknown
Last known line-up
"The Mezmerist" AKA "Tommy Mezmercado" - All Instruments
Former/past member(s)
"Roger Abercroombie" - Bass on "The Innocent..."
Additional notes
One man Heavy/Doom metal project along the lines of Coven (US), Cirith Ungol, or Paul Chain, with Hawkwind influences. The vocals are somewhat similar to those of Hyksos or Mercyful Fate.

Released one 12" EP in 1985 that has only been listed on Ebay one time as of early 2007. Since then it has been listed 3 more times.

Track Listing:
Limited to 500 copies. Recorded partly in 1982 and partly in 1983, before being released in 1985.
1. The Forsaken 02:55 2. Dead Ones Cry No More 06:41 3. Arabian Nights 03:30 4. Victim of Environmental Change 05:38 Total playing time 18:44

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