Blacktooth Brothers (Abbott Brothers Tribute) by St. Unholyness<\/a><\/p>\nUnfortunately, raw drive and interesting ideas don\u2019t make a good record. While Earlymorn is obviously a proficient guitarist\u2014I was particularly impressed by the bluesy hooks and licks on \u201cThrough High Holy Haze\u201d as well as the swedeath-influenced riffage on \u201cHate Response\u201d\u2014but she\u2019s not as talented vocally. Her cleans are stiff and monotone, and her blackened rasps sound weak and half-hearted. From the promo material, I understand the lyrics are deeply personal to Earlymorn, but to do them justice, they needed to be passed off to someone with more range and experience. The same can be said of the programmed drums. A live musician could have breathed life and emotion into an element that, as is, feels like little more than a beefed-up metronome. There are very interesting ideas on Through High Holy Haze, like the way St. Unholyness mixes black metal and stoner metal together or uses a swedeath tone to play stony, bluesy riffs, but they needed more input than Earlymorn\u2019s alone to come to life truly.<\/p>\n
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A lack of refinement isn\u2019t the only problem plaguing Through High Holy Haze. Artifacts and clipping are pervasive throughout the album, and the mix often fumbles potential high points. \u201cDampflok des Todes\u201d and \u201cAlchemist Blues\u201d both feature vocals that seem pitched to soar, but in such a flat mix, come across unremarkable at best, weak and poorly written at worst. Carrigan\u2019s bass sounds excellent when it gets some time in the spotlight (\u201cBlack Tooth Brothers,\u201d \u201cSt. Unholyness\u201d), but otherwise it\u2019s all but buried. The songwriting on Through High Holy Haze is challenging, as well. Mismatches between intros and the meat of songs are frequent, as are mismatches between leads\/solos and rhythm sections, creating a dischordant listening experience (\u201cDampflok des Todes,\u201d \u201cBlack Tooth Brothers,\u201d \u201cAlchemist Blues,\u201d \u201cHate Response\u201d). Bloat is also an issue. \u201cBlack Tooth Brothers\u201d and \u201cAlchemist Blues\u201d both feature aimless interludes, and \u201cSt. Unholyness\u201d employs a great deal of repetition to fill its six minutes and change.<\/p>\n
St. Unholyness\u2019 debut is, start to finish, the product of a single mind. As a result, Through High Holy Haze feels more like a rough draft than a final, polished product. An unfocused approach, poor mixing, and jarring, disjointed songwriting conspire together to utterly hamstring some decent potential. There are compelling ideas here, of that I am sure, but without the support of other skilled artists to workshop, refine, temper, and realize them, ideas are all they\u2019ll ever be.<\/p>\n
Rating: 1.5\/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: ~190kbps VBR mp3
Label: Self-released
Websites: Official<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a>
Releases Worldwide: December 25th, 2025<\/p>\n\n\tGive in to Your Anger:\n<\/p>\n
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As a non-musician, writing music and playing an instrument is always impressive to me, but I am in awe of the successful solo artist. The knowledge and skill required must be staggering. St. Unholyness, hailing from Pfarrkirchen, Germany, is essentially one such project. Aside from conscripting Mac Carrigan to play bass, debut Through High Holy Haze is the singular vision of guitarist\/vocalist Christina Earlymorn. Does Earlymorn come through with some truly holy loud, or is Through High Holy Haze all stems and seeds?<\/p>\n