Hellamor – Denim EP Review by Mirza Gazic (StonerRock.com) Self released Release date: 2008
Most of us know that the stoner genre is within a very close reach of its saturation point. The worry that arises when confronted with a recording from a fairly unknown band comes from more than just the usual question of whether it’s actually any good - the other one is if it stands out enough to warrant multiple listens.
The answer here has to be a rather ambiguous, as it goes both ways. There is nothing inherently wrong with the Denim EP as such - the four songs on offer are suitably riff heavy and the vocalist fluctuates equally well between raspy croaks and soulful wails. The recording bears all the hallmarks of the genre and Hellamor also wisely throw in a more mellow song in the shape of the dusty “After All,” which is the pick of the quartet.
A redeeming feature with Hellamor is that, as they’re still unsigned, they’re at the beginning stages of their career and can develop. There is good songwriting here, but at the moment not much to outweigh the Nebula or Kyuss records on your shelf.
