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Band
Black League
Title
Ghost Brothel
Type
LP/EP
Company
Brain Bomber
YOR
2009
Style
Doom/Stoner
9/1/2009 - Review by: Eric Compton
Dark, bluesy hard rock band
BMan, I’ve missed nearly a decade of The Black League. ‘Ghost Brothel’ is the Finnish quartet’s fifth record and first for new label Brainbomber. Things sure have changed a lot since the 2000 debut. Progressively, the group have morphed into this dark, bluesy hard rock band. It’s very Danzig at times, but that’s a cop-out comparison. This sort of thing could easily appeal to fans of Lordi and Mustasch if you wanted to dig below the headstone. “Malabarista” serves up a mid-tempo rocker with melody, hooks and a lively battery with enough clang on the cymbals for the pubs. “Until We Sail” and “Beast is a Riddle” rip 'n tear with blues riffing while the group slow things down to a crawl with bass-heavy "Bipolar Meltdown". It’s still an identity crisis, but a much more enjoyable one 9-years removed from the ice-breaking ‘Ichor’.
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    4 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: BLACK LEAGUE
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Ghost Brothel
2009
Brain Bomber
Eric Compton9/1/2009
4
Ichor
2000
Spinefarm
Eric Compton9/15/2005
3.5

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