conan is back again. this british, steroid pumped, low tuned and dripping-with-blood-of-its-enemies monster of a doom metal band strangles us all with this fourth album aptly called 'revengeance'. just as if only vengeance, respectively only revenge wouldn't be enough, this newly coined word gives the listener a glimpse of what is to be expected from conan's number four.
in november 2015, when napalm records announced the release of 'revengeance' for the end of january 2016, there was not the faintest shadow of a doubt that i would be all over the pre-order. napalm offered a lame silver coloured vinyl option and a lesser limited orange splatter variant. napalm seems to go the same boring way as nuclear blast records, pressing all their records on either gold or silver coloured vinyl.
for my part, i am really annoyed by this procedure so i opted for the lesser limited splatter platter. a lot of folks did so as well because the splatter lp has sold out while the silver one is still available. anyway, musically conan crushes. you call this too repetitive? you call this too slow? you call this too rediciously down tuned? well, you better get out because this is what conan is all about. and they are brilliant at it.
probably they cannot outgun my favourite album 'monnos' but 'revengeance' is definitely second best. six songs full of relentless heaviness and hypnotic riffs. the soundtrack to thulsa doom's beheading, if you know what i mean. the artwork is colourful again and just like the 'monnos' art, this looks stunning. especially the inner gatefold is very nice with its flowing lava and thick smoke. 300 copies on 180g orange with black splatter vinyl. napalm records.
