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8.1
Stinking Lizaveta - Scream of the Iron Iconoclast
Info
Track list
1. Gravitas
2. Scream of the Iron Iconoclast
3. To the Sun
4. Secrets of the Past
5. Willie Nelson (Tired of the War)
6. Unreal
7. Yagan's Head
8. Thirteenth Moon
9. Soul Retrieval
10. Indomitable Wall
11. Presence of Mind
12. Requiem for a Rock Band
13. That's How I Feel
14. Cyclops
15. The Neutral Ground
16. Nails
Label
Country
USA
Released
2007
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Line up
Yanni Papadopoulos - Guitar
Alexi Papadopoulos - Upright Electric Bass
Cheshire Agusta - Drums
Like most things in live, Scream of the Iron Iconoclast needs time, time in your part to sit and enjoy, to sit and let yourself be carried by the elaborate yet understandable tunes performed by this Philadelphia trio, so if you don’t have time and you’re looking for a quick fix, you are not going to get it here.

Stinking Lizaveta is described as metal/jazz, Doom/Stoner… you know this is one of those bands that nobody can really tell what they are playing, but the truth of the matter is that all of the previous genres can be found in pretty much every song on this album, and not in a division of segments designated for each member to “show off” what they can do, but in a well blend of ideas and influences that result in a lucid display of good music and musicianship without loosing the cardinal idea of making you “feel” something.

“Scream…” is pretty much a gathering of virtuosity and common sense; with intricate, always changing, melt facing riffs that don’t repeat themselves, all of which is well accompanied by an unorthodox drum work and a clear song structure that makes you get involved after just a little wile and at some points it does make you headbang… not very hard but it does make your head move to its beats.

Many have tried before to put a label, or better said to describe the band so that you can have an idea of what I just listen to, so running the risk of showing my always astonishing ignorance in music, I’ll have to say that Stinking Lizaveta is a good middle ground of stoner metal and jazz, and to be fair I’m ignoring so many other sounds put into this effort just so you (and myself included) can have a remote idea of the instrumental experience that this album is.

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