From the frozen outskirts of Rochester, New
York, Blizaro has been circling the
underground for over two decades, dragging doom metal through a kaleidoscope of
horror film tension and ‘70s prog mysticism. The band is the vision of John Gallo, a man equally at home crafting molten
riffs for Orodruin or conjuring occult
melodies on vintage synths. Through earlier releases like “City Of The Living
Nightmare” and “Cornucopia Della Morte,” Blizaro earned
a cult reputation for mixing doom’s heaviness with cinematic strangeness,
creating something that felt like a Hammer Horror flick brought to life through
amplifiers.
“Light And
Desolation,” the band’s third album, continues this eerie alchemy. Gallo and
his collaborators walk the narrow line between the metal of old, rooted in the
spirits of Black Sabbath, Candlemass, and Pagan
Altar, and the soundtracks of Goblin or
Tangerine Dream. The songs roll forward with
a ghostly sense of drama, guided by the glimmer of analog synths and riffs that
rumble more than roar. There’s a strange beauty in how it all unfolds, as if
you’re listening to heavy metal played in a cathedral lost in fog.
The album
thrives on contrasts. One track might wander through slow, doom-laden riffs and
melodic gloom, while another brings flashes of classic heavy metal urgency.
There’s melody and drama. The closing stretch of the album has a strange
calmness, as though the storm has moved on but the sky still glows red. It’s
the kind of release made for listeners who enjoy the arcane corners of metal
history, where riffs and keyboards are equal partners in storytelling. “Light
And Desolation” is about atmosphere and vision, a continuation of Blizaro’s mission to make doom sound cinematic and
weird. It’s a work that will draw in those who like their metal with mystique,
somewhere between the crypt and the cosmos.
Score:
6.5
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