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.