{"id":75109,"date":"2025-08-16T23:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T23:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75109\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T23:12:08","slug":"lommi-667788-review-angry-metal-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/75109\/","title":{"rendered":"LOMMI – 667788 Review | Angry Metal Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"LOMMI first formed in 2007, but these Swedes are essentially digital ghosts. You\u2019d think an 18-year history would at least come with a multi-album discography, but I have no idea what these guys have done between then and the release of their latest (and possibly only) album, 667788. A Google search mostly pulls results for Tommy Iommi; they have no dedicated page on Metal Archives; and even their label, Majestic Mountain Records, has zilch about them on their site. This lack of a written history leads me to have some doubts about the promo\u2019s claim that these guys are a \u201cformidable force in [Sweden]\u2019s heavy metal underground.\u201d Still, I\u2019ll give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they\u2019re just too trve to have built up a digital presence. The promo blurb also states that 667788 was a \u201cdecade in the making,\u201d so maybe these guys were just really busy with life. With these scant details at our fingertips, it\u2019s time to play a dangerous, but exciting, game of promo bin roulette.<\/p>\n

Turns out my doubts were ill-founded: 667788 is a blast. The promo describes LOMMI as traditional\/groove metal, and while this isn\u2019t the first style that popped into my head when I pressed play, it\u2019s also not inaccurate. They rely on heavy, low-tuned guitars and chunky bass riffs to lay down infectious grooves. The bass line on \u201cDown\u201d carries strong influences of Pantera\u2019s groove classic \u201cWalk,\u201d if Pantera were stoner doom. Stoner doom, to my ears, best describes their sound. The opening guitars on \u201cSayonara\u201d bring to mind a cleaner, less fuzzy High on Fire, and the epic riffs and cymbal-drenched percussion on \u201cRather\u201d conjure The Sword. They also sprinkle a little blues and a not-insignificant pinch of grunge, from Alice in Chains to Stone Temple Pilots. I can\u2019t help but think of \u201cVaseline\u201d when Jens Flor\u00e9n sings \u201cThere\u2019s a fly in my room and it keeps me awake\u201d on \u201cWish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While this might make them sound like a clumsily cobbled-together Frankensteinian monster, LOMMI plays with a high level of swagger. This swagger is apparent when Flor\u00e9n cackles on \u201cSayonara\u201d and throws out a \u201cyeah!\u201d here and there. It\u2019s also there in his thick and meaty guitar riffs, such as those that open the raucous \u201cBlood Moon.\u201d Flor\u00e9n\u2019s voice evokes the spirit of Lemmy from Motorhead and his riffs carry the energy of Rob Zombie. He\u2019s not the only source of the swagger, though. Dennis \u00d6sterdal\u2019s other band, Transport League<\/a>, may have been trashed by Grier six years ago, but his bass serves as the backbone on \u201cDown\u201d and \u201cChildren,\u201d adding healthy doses of heft and groove. To quote the BFG, that blues-y bass line on \u201cChildren\u201d is \u201cscrumdiddlyumptious.\u201d J\u00f6rgen Tjusling proves a formidable presence behind the kit. He sets a disciplined, mid-tempo pace, though he occasionally goes ape-wild on the cymbals. There\u2019s a moment on the back half of \u201cSayonara\u201d where he summons Black Sabbath a l\u00e1 \u201cWar Pigs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From the simple song titles to the tight songwriting, this trio seeks to prove the mantra that \u201cless is more,\u201d no matter how many times Angry Metal Guy quotes Yngwie Malmsteen\u2019s \u201cmore is more\u201d counterpoint. Over 8 songs, LOMMI provides 38 minutes of no-frills, high-octane fun. However, there are a few momentum-killing moments where songs meander with little purpose. Unsurprisingly, these moments occur on the only two tracks that surpass 5 minutes. While \u201cBlood Moon\u201d has some of my favorite riffs, the final few minutes go into freestyle jam session mode, where your mileage may vary. On \u201cChildren,\u201d the bookends are terrific, but the middle portion feels like an entirely different, more sluggish song, a rare moment where the band seems unsure how to fill the time. These few minutes are just a minor issue, however, on an otherwise rollicking record.<\/p>\n

667788 just may have put LOMMI on the map; at the very least, it put them on my map. It proves not just the prowess of the individual performers, but their songwriting acumen. Despite their limited credentials, they play as if they were masters of the craft, and that\u2019s saying something for what is possibly a debut album. This one took me completely by surprise, and it\u2019s one of those records where 750 words just isn\u2019t enough to say everything I want to. Hopefully, it doesn\u2019t take another decade to write the follow-up, but if you put out a record this good, who\u2019s to dispute the process? If you love big riffs and big fun, don\u2019t miss out on these guys.<\/p>\n

Rating: 4.0\/5.0
DR: 10 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Majestic Mountain Records<\/a>
Websites: Bandcamp<\/a> | Facebook<\/a>
Releases Worldwide: August 1st, 2025<\/p>\n

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