Another short review of one of those bizarre ideas that musicians sometimes have.

Lammoth are an American one-man band who make (by their own admission) Tolkien influenced metal...

Onward is a concept album based around Bill the Pony from Lord of the Rings and it only gets stranger from there.

It’s pummeling black metal mixed with what appears to be music from a vintage Gameboy all presented with some cutesy artwork which wouldn’t look out of place on an album of children’s nursery rhymes.

My favourite track is A Gardner where the brutality is dialed back a bit allowing a bit more melody to shine through with the aid of some wonderfully out of place keyboards.

There is one track, A Fox Passing Through the Woods on Business of Their Own, in the middle of the album that offers some respite. With a title longer than it’s run time (51 seconds) it’s an odd bit of electronica

Depending on your tolerance level for tortured screams masquerading as vocals, I’d recommend you have a listen as proof that there are still some brilliantly imaginative minds our there making music.