Sorcerer - Lamenting of the Innocent (2020) [Limited Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 527 MB | Covers - 51 MB
Genre: Epic Doom/Heavy Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Metal Blade Records (3984-15715-0)
Heavy metal always provides in our hour of need. The return of Sorcerer seems particularly timely, such is the Swedes' noted mastery of an epic, classic and utterly ageless strain of doom metal that can hardly fail to resonate in an age of widespread mourning. Perhaps more importantly, however, "Lamenting of the Innocent" is far more than just another exercise in sledgehammer sorrow. Metal's ability to inspire and uplift hardly needs restating here, but within seconds of first track proper "The Hammer of Witches", it's obvious that this is as much a celebration of heavy metal as it is a funeral march. Weirdly, there is much joy and reassurance lurking in these snail's-pace hymns to religious misdeeds and spiritual torment…