Band: Hadewijch
Album: Herbal Noise
Label: Electric Valley Records
Genre: Doom/Post Rock
Release Date: 8th May, 2020
Hailing from Lyons, France, Hadewijch is not your typical stoner metal act. The amalgamation of drone, hazy shoe-gaze and post-rock they have masterminded is hypnotic to say the least. I find it hard to elucidate exactly what happens when you listen to Herbal Noise in it's entirety in one go, but I know I felt something peaceful.
The band has made this statement: “Through herbalism and heavy sounds, we aim to bring positiveness and catharsis, because sounds, just like the plants, can be therapeutic. Beyond our sonic perception of life and humanity, the Herbal Doom is a way to transcend, ascend, and going back to our roots; a way to finally be conscient of our personality; a way to become an old connexion to the elements.”
The debut EP consists of one sole track, "Salvia," which drones on a creeping pace for a total runtime just shy of 19 minutes. Hadewijch delve deeply into the well that bands like Bell Witch and YOB have drunk from, and that's no bad thing. If you like what you're reading so far, why not just dive into the piece and hear it for yourself?
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