 Orange Goblin
 A Eulogy For The Damned
 Review by Mike Korn
Orange Goblin have been a dependable force in the British heavy metal scene for many years now, churning out quality efforts on a very reliable basis. How to describe these guys? They've been labeled as part of the stoner/doom metal scene. They've been called punk influenced metal and even the bastard offspring of Black Sabbath and Motorhead. None of this really does them justice, so why don't we just call them straight up heavy metal and be done with it?
A Eulogy For The Damned performs the tricky task of being faithful to every one of Orange Goblin's past records while still managing to plow into new territories. The record is their most professionally and cleanly produced and may lose some points with sludge purists because of this. But the power of their riffs is unchanged and the clarity brings out aspects of the band that weren't apparent before, especially in the rugged singing of frontman Ben Ward.
Bottom line: A Eulogy For The Damned should please every long time Goblin fan and if you've never ridden with these guys before, now is the time to hop on board and head to hell.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2012 Volume 1 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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