The Crawling – All of This for Nothing
The Crawling – All of This for Nothing
Grindscene Records
Release Date: 04/08/23
Running Time: 42:52
Review by Rick Eaglestone
8/10
Northern Ireland’s The Crawling return with their long awaited third album “All of this for Nothing”.
Beginning with a sense of foreboding, a rattling drum pattern and lingering bass lines ‘March of the Worm’ serves as a great re-introduction to the trio. Their blend of slow & purposeful death/doom continues with the woefully melodic ‘Another Vulture’ which is sprinkled with heavy elements and this combination makes it my highlight of the release.
Then ‘Thy Nazarene’ and ‘Bound to the Negative’ compliment each other perfectly with the latter reminiscent of Novembers Doom. Moving on to ‘Leaving the Skin’ without skipping a beat proves just as captivating as previous tracks. The album’s most doom-laden track is ‘A Light We Cannot See’, before the album gears up for the final track, a reworking of 2021’s ‘Sparrow’ which was my introduction to the band. Before listening to this version I dug out the cassette I purchased at the time and re-familiarised myself with it, which gave me goosebumps, just as the previous version had.
A fabulous album for any death/doom lover.
‘March of the Worm’ OFFICIAL video
TRACKLISTING:
01. March of the Worm
02. Another Vulture
03. Thy Nazarene
04. Bound to the Negative
05. Leaving the Skin
06. A Light We Cannot See
07. Sparrow
LINE-UP:
Stuart Rainey – Bass/Vocals
Gary Beattie – Drums
Andy Clarke – Guitar/Vocals
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