#pallbearer have a 100% "turn on" rate. Every person I introduce to this band end up digging them. It's a little baffling because they are, after all, doom metal. All the trappings of the genre are present: slow as molasses tempos, long songs (none under 7 minutes) and depressing as a suicide note lyrics. So why does this band appeal to the "what is doom metal?" crowd? I'm not sure. I mean the vocalist sings in the ozzy register, maybe it's the lack of death growls or Gothic operatic vocals that litter the genre that are appealing. The production of the album is pristine, the guitar distortion is warm and organic. There's no razor like tones or thin sounding drums to put casual listeners off. I don't know. I do know this debut full length is a modern doom metal classic.
The band is performing tonight at a club a few blocks from my house and I'm almost as excited to people watch the crowd as I am to catch the group's set. I'm curious if their appeal is as diverse as I've found or if it'll be another room of bearded dudes with "dopesmoker" t-shirts on (nary a girl in sight). However that pans out I'm going to have an awesome soundtrack.
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