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Sagh- Sagh I | |
| 1. Intro: Parade Macabre | 6. Whisper Of Abaddon | |
| 2. Repent | 7. Godless Faith | |
| 3. The Executioner Undead | 8. Soul Exile | |
| 4. The Alchemist | 9. Boundless Demise | |
| 5. Rivers Running Dry | 10. Black Passage | |
| Norway is famed for many
things. The birth place of the Vikings, it's wonderful skiing and possibly the
most prolific Black Metal scene anywhere in the world. Dark Throne, Burzum,
Emperor, amongst an endless list of others have all emerged from this winter
wonderland to reap their havoc on the world. Norway has not however been famed
for it's conveyer belt production line of Doom Metal bands. That is until now.
Sahg burst onto the scene in early 2004 with some key figures from Gorgorth,
Manngard and Audrey Horne making up the ranks. On paper the bands pedigree was
in no doubt, but the million dollar question was could the collective talents
deliver? "I" is first and foremost an impressive rock album, that it would be a disservice to label and categorize as pure Doom. The variation of songs on display is even more staggering when you consider this a debut release. Fans of the aforementioned Gorgorth and Manngard beware however as there are no brutal screams or furious double bass drums to be found here, rather a homage to Kyuss and Sabbath. "I" provides Olav Iversen the perfect stage to demonstrate the full, and varied, vocal talents. Ranging from the low soulful moments on "Godless Faith" to his almost Scott Jefferies / Ozzy like wails on "The Executioner Undead". If 70's rock is your thing "I" should slate your thirst, and still somehow leaves you wanting more. Iversen and Tofthagen have obviously been thumbing through the Tony Iommi book of guitar riffs, as the six string sound is as heavy as an anvil and groove is the order of the day. "I" has just so many points of merit it is difficult to know where to begin, suffice to say that such tunes as "Soul Exile" or "Black Passage", would not look out of place on "Vol 4" or even "Paranoid". With both the Stoner and Doom genres enjoying a new lease of life in recent years, Sahg should be hailed as one of the new breed, taking Sabbath's beelzebub fuelled grand blue print and dragging it by it's forked tail and horned head into the new millennium.
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